30xx Series Founders Edition

[Dirk Diggler]

I've caved in and sold my 3060ti for £682. I was tempted to sell the 3080 but with the way things are these days I don't want to chance not having a powerful card for a few years.

I bought a PS5 with the proceeds and banked a few hundred profit - I have to say I'm impressed with the PS5 and it's a much better choice for a second system anyway, as it's more portable.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

May wanna update your sig then!

I don't think I can - have they disabled that?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Is there still a purchase limit for these?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

3080 still in stock after a couple of hours, new cards must be due to release very soon.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

You seriously believe 4080 is going to retail for less than £999, never mind £649? I'd be delighted to be proven wrong, mind you.

This conversation comes up every single time there's a new generation. People hear that the new x80 card will exceed the current x80ti/x90 performance and then can't accept that the price will equal the current x80 price.

The 4080 will retail for around £650 give or take 10%.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Where? As I want one but showing out of stock

https://store.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/store/?page=1&limit=9&locale=en-gb

 

[Dirk Diggler]

3070s 3070tis still available.

Is the 3070ti worth it over the 3070?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Looks like 3070 and 3070ti FE is now available

They've been available since the end of last week.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Wow shows I haven't been keeping an eye on things. Not of interest to anyone anymore then?

Interest seems to have waned now that new cards are just around the corner, plus with the 3070 in particular the 8GB memory doesn't hold much longevity.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I don't think it's a case of no buyers, more a case of Nvidia now flooding the market with their remaining 2 year old tech stock prior to releasing the next series.

That is, just because they're still available doesn't mean they haven't sold any.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I know its hip to hate and blame everything on the crypto bro's at the moment but some blame has to be put onto people overpaying second hand and paying way over the cost for brand new.

Blame for what? It's just market dynamics.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Don't fret about memory temperatures, that's what warranty is for.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Looks like Nvidia are flooding the European market today - loads of models in stock.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Where does the 3080 fe stand in the current pantheon of graphics cards for £649? Is it still worth it compared to the others on offer currently (ignoring any which might come out soon)?

If I had to choose I'd go for the 6800XT - that's the choice I made. I owned the 3080 since launch up until around 6 months ago when I sold (for what I paid, bizarrely) with the intention of upgrading to 4000 series. After gauging how things were progressing, I decided to buy a 6800XT as a hedge against the new release being a **** show. I only bought the 6800XT because the 3080 wasn't available.

I wouldn't swap the 6800XT for a 3080 now, and as it happens the new gen is indeed a **** show so I'm glad I did what I did.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Yeah if I was getting one now (I got a 3080 fe about a year ago) I think the Radeon ones would tempt me as they’ve come down in price

I just had a look, the 6800XT is £749 on here but my comment above was based on the price I paid 2 months ago which was £649.

It's increased by £100 - these really are strange times.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

where?
I couldnt find any post.
after 2 years? that's defies logic!

I can confirm that I tried to buy a 3080 having purchased a 3060ti last year. Denied.

I bought a 6800XT instead, which was stroke of luck, TBF.