30xx Series Founders Edition

steverebo · 17 Nov 2021 at 21:09

10+ strux 3070ti cards but prices at 1099.99

gpuerrilla · 17 Nov 2021 at 21:13

I think its got worse over past couple months again. There was a gradual taper down in price and steady stream of AIB stock floating in. Unless these retailers are hoarding stock for christmas bonanza! £££££££

DeliciousStorage · 17 Nov 2021 at 21:18

varkanoid said:
I was very lucky other week getting a 3060ti for £524.99 from an etailer elsewhere brand new especially when 3060's are £559.

I don't think it's lucky to buy a 1 year old GPU 42% above an already high MSRP :cry:

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steverebo · 17 Nov 2021 at 21:18

Normally stock flies off the shelves but no one wants to pay the prices ocuk are charging hence the abundance of stock

uscool · 17 Nov 2021 at 21:24

I would not be paying these prices even more so when this gen is into over 1 year of its life , find another hobby and go for FE drop ,

steverebo · 17 Nov 2021 at 22:08

Getting a card on an fe drop is like winning the lottery

Skynet5 · 17 Nov 2021 at 22:23

steverebo said:
Getting a card on an fe drop is like winning the lottery

I'd have rather won the lottery.

Trig · 17 Nov 2021 at 22:44

chrcoluk said:
Maybe Nvidia have read this forum full of people talking about selling it to CEX and mining on their cards and decided the UK isnt the place to sell to get in the hands of gamers?

NVidia have proven they couldn't give two, or more, ***** about who buys them as long as they make bank..

Trig · 17 Nov 2021 at 22:46

alphaomega16 said:
I have been waiting since 3080 cards first came out, its been absolutely ridiculous.

You cant be trying hard at all, I got my 3060Ti in December when they first came out.
Then when I sold that card to a mate he got me a 3080 first attempt, and to say he's really not technically gifted would be a huge understatement..

uscool · 17 Nov 2021 at 22:47

steverebo said:
Getting a card on an fe drop is like winning the lottery

Really isn't you just need to have the right alerts set I recommend doing it all on mobile and completing payment or if front of computer could do it that way can install telegram for Windows, I even set unique ringtone just for that so I know it's that

Just be alert around 9-12pm but of course it depends if working gets in the way.

alphaomega16 said:
I have been waiting since 3080 cards first came out, its been absolutely ridiculous.

You been doing it wrong unless work gets in the way , I got the 3080 friend also got 3070

Trig · 17 Nov 2021 at 22:48

steverebo said:
Ocuk have a pretty large stock of gpu's problem is they are all ridiculously priced

Nvidia screwed a lot of people with the insanely low MSRP on the FE cards, AIB's stood no chance, as for e-tailers like OCUK and everyone else, they have to buy from distributors and I'm sure prices are up across the board..

gpuerrilla · 17 Nov 2021 at 22:56

Yeah although they have some markup, cant really call them out when I compare to other retailers.

Best option is hoping Gibbo does another members batch and pick them up (AIB flavours) if you cant snag an FE.

Dirk Diggler · 17 Nov 2021 at 23:14

Trig said:
NVidia have proven they couldn't give two, or more, ***** about who buys them as long as they make bank..

That's nonsense, after witnessing the 'bot feeding frenzy last September/October they teamed up with a local retailer in each region to ensure the cards are sold in the fairest manner possible. They're the only company I can think of that is putting that level of effort into how the product is being distributed for sale.

Trig · 17 Nov 2021 at 23:55

Dirk Diggler said:
That's nonsense, after witnessing the 'bot feeding frenzy last September/October they teamed up with a local retailer in each region to ensure the cards are sold in the fairest manner possible. They're the only company I can think of that is putting that level of effort into how the product is being distributed for sale.

Yeah them selling $175million's worth of ampere cards directly to miners before they then started pushing LHR cards out slip your mind?

Dirk Diggler · 18 Nov 2021 at 00:08

Trig said:
Yeah them selling $175million's worth of ampere cards directly to miners before they then started pushing LHR cards out slip your mind?

What are you talking about. They initially sold the cards from their own website via Digital River and the site ground to a halt every time as 'bots scooped them all up in seconds in order to scalp them on eBay. NV then outsourced to an OcUK rival as their sole retailer in the UK with the strict instructions to sell at MRSP. One card per customer etc.

What do you expect them to do, request your home address and have Jensen turn up in a French maid outfit? The fact a LHR version even exists tells you all you need to know.

chrcoluk · 18 Nov 2021 at 00:37

Trig said:
Yeah them selling $175million's worth of ampere cards directly to miners before they then started pushing LHR cards out slip your mind?

Careful, I have only seen miners using AIB cards, never seen a pic of a mining rack using FE.

Its the AIBs doing it.

Have any AIB retailers imposed the restrictions that the official FE retailers have done? Granted its not working 100%, its still better than nothing. Also how many AIB partners have enforced MSRP pricing at the retail level?

alphaomega16 · 18 Nov 2021 at 05:29

Trig said:
You cant be trying hard at all, I got my 3060Ti in December when they first came out.
Then when I sold that card to a mate he got me a 3080 first attempt, and to say he's really not technically gifted would be a huge understatement..

uscool said:
Really isn't you just need to have the right alerts set I recommend doing it all on mobile and completing payment or if front of computer could do it that way can install telegram for Windows, I even set unique ringtone just for that so I know it's that

Just be alert around 9-12pm but of course it depends if working gets in the way.

You been doing it wrong unless work gets in the way , I got the 3080 friend also got 3070

They go so very quick, no data plan on mobile and not on a mobile contract, seems like you gotta hit magic minute, was working on a build when they were first released and before I settled everything went to hell.

The near x2 markup on basically different cooling method isnt helping things either.

delvey · 18 Nov 2021 at 08:31

chrcoluk said:
Careful, I have only seen miners using AIB cards, never seen a pic of a mining rack using FE.

Its the AIBs doing it.

Have any AIB retailers imposed the restrictions that the official FE retailers have done? Granted its not working 100%, its still better than nothing. Also how many AIB partners have enforced MSRP pricing at the retail level?

There is literally a full topic of people replacing thermal pads on the FE cards, the only reason you need to do that is for mining.

delvey · 18 Nov 2021 at 08:34

uscool said:
EU just recently got 3080 drop after while so UK will likely be next would be surprised if it doesn't also not sure what's Brexit got to do with it as they have been dropping through it, it's AMD that it effected no direct drops from AMD

If they ship to the EU it is one lot of paperwork, one lot of imprt charges, one lot of everything.
If they ship to the UK (I imagine they arrive in the EU first) it is even more paperwork for them to complete. So Brexit will have an impact.

Trig · 18 Nov 2021 at 09:10

delvey said:
There is literally a full topic of people replacing thermal pads on the FE cards, the only reason you need to do that is for mining.

Not true, there are also images of people that had cards that were thermal throttling and then when they stripped the cards down they found misplaced thermal pads, pads with the plastic protective sheets on and do forth..