Poll: Ampere owners - do you own a FE/reference or AIB model?

[willhub]

I have a 3090 FE but it's sitting in a box unused as I refuse to use EK's **** water block and have been waiting for an age for a custom one.
If I could swap it for one of the Palits on OcUK right now I'd be off like a rocket as I could use a Heatkiller block

Why can you not use it with the stock cooler?

 

[Mr Gimp]

Why can you not use it with the stock cooler?

Very specific niche ITX case which would require me measuring, cutting and crimping new cables again if I ran it on air.

The GPU itself is larger than the chassis running my 9700k /2080Ti rig lol

 

[willhub]

Very specific niche ITX case which would require me measuring, cutting and crimping new cables again if I ran it on air.

The GPU itself is larger than the chassis running my 9700k /2080Ti rig lol

You might be better selling the GPU to CEX and exploring other options

 

[Mr Gimp]

When the pricing was high that might have been an option, for what they're offering now they can do one. I'll have to eBay it I think

 

[willhub]

I'd take it off you for MSRP if I could flog my 3080Ti lol

 

[philo-sofa]

I did not expect that result. The FEs are good, but the AIBs are mostly better.

Does this reflect Nvidia direct selling more GPUs this cycle, or is 2/3 being FE normal?

 

[Nicholas Eagle]

3090 FE for MSRP back when this "situation" started

Didnt think it was a deal at the time but as time when on

 

[heatonpkmassive]

I did not expect that result. The FEs are good, but the AIBs are mostly better.

I'd argue that this round, the FE is actually better than AIB. Seem to be less issues with them and the build quality is infinitely better than most AIBs.

 

[Nicholas Eagle]

I'd argue that this round, the FE is actually better than AIB. Seem to be less issues with them and the build quality is infinitely better than most AIBs.

Yes and no, build quality seems good but the COIL WHINE is real and horrible
I undervolt my 3090 and its kind of OK now.

 

[cub123]

3070 fe.
No regrets buying it at rrp!

 

[heatonpkmassive]

Yes and no, build quality seems good but the COIL WHINE is real and horrible
I undervolt my 3090 and its kind of OK now.

I don't have any coil whine issues either! But agreed everyone's situation is different.

 

[Nicholas Eagle]

I don't have any coil whine issues either! But agreed everyone's situation is different.

yeah I think theres a lot of them that whine but I dare tempt fate to send it back for RMA, it works and its manageable

 

[CapitalOne]

All that was available when the urge to buy hit! Both cards have been faultless.

Gigabyte 3070 Eagle (I paid £610 just after release)
Zotac Gaming 3090 (I paid £1300 Nov 2020)

 

[xPETEZx]

yeah I think theres a lot of them that whine but I dare tempt fate to send it back for RMA, it works and its manageable

I went down the RMA route for my 3090fe. The process itself was flawless. nVidia approved the RMA within hours, just based off a video they requested.
The replacement card was new-sealed in retail box.
Sadly it still has coil-whine, but a bit less.

So yea... sadly it seems the odds of getting a whine-free FE card is very low. At least from my own experience and the general posts about it. Seems some people get very lcuky... but most seem to have whine.

Further... seems lots of the AIBs do too this gen. I always wanted to get a Suprim X, but never managed to snag one, as I have seen fewer reports of those whine-ing. But the cost of them over the FEs now is insane... so I UV my card and its 'manageble'

 

[Nexus18]

Bumping this for people to keep updating

 

[willhub]

I went down the RMA route for my 3090fe. The process itself was flawless. nVidia approved the RMA within hours, just based off a video they requested.
The replacement card was new-sealed in retail box.
Sadly it still has coil-whine, but a bit less.

So yea... sadly it seems the odds of getting a whine-free FE card is very low. At least from my own experience and the general posts about it. Seems some people get very lcuky... but most seem to have whine.

Further... seems lots of the AIBs do too this gen. I always wanted to get a Suprim X, but never managed to snag one, as I have seen fewer reports of those whine-ing. But the cost of them over the FEs now is insane... so I UV my card and its 'manageble'

Coil whine seems like the same situation as people that like sprouts or not, some gene that determines it, must be the same with the whine, doesn't bother me, and I love sporuts.

 

[uscool]

Coil whine seems like the same situation as people that like sprouts or not, some gene that determines it, must be the same with the whine, doesn't bother me, and I love sporuts.

it bothered me when I could hear it over even when the fans kicked it, just annoying pitch which isnt consistent luckily with replacement the coil whine gets drowned out when the fans kick in i can settle for that

yeah mostly use headset but doesnt mean I should have to have it when its lottery and im paying the same to someone else who may not have it

 

[chrcoluk]

Looking at the result of the poll NVidia selling FE direct seem to have nearly 2/3 of the market.

The question is are NVidia limiting the supply to AIB partners/retailers or is there something else shady going on in the supply chain.

Are AIB partners sending their cards in bulk direct to the big miners?

AIB's might be favouring America, apparently over there, FE is much rarer than the UK.

 

[Blackjack Davy]

Looking at the result of the poll NVidia selling FE direct seem to have nearly 2/3 of the market.

The question is are NVidia limiting the supply to AIB partners/retailers or is there something else shady going on in the supply chain.

Are AIB partners sending their cards in bulk direct to the big miners?

I could be that its this place thats skewing results I'd like to see a poll of the general public regulars here are more likely to be clued up on whats a good deal and how to get one. And I'd say the reason here is down to price with a 3080 FE roughly half the price of an AIB I'd say budget is the principal reason

Coil whine seems like the same situation as people that like sprouts or not, some gene that determines it, must be the same with the whine, doesn't bother me, and I love sporuts.

PSU issue in my experience only ever had it once on a GTX 1080 that howled like a banshee but not seen or heard it since and not on my 3xxx FE card either. That PSU is long since dead and buried.

 

[Tired9]

AIB - Inno3D.
Solid card.

£865 3070.

No issue paying the price as my limit was 900 anyway.
4000 series are coming and will switch as I want more GPU grunt.