I just managed to purchase an RTX 3090 FE, which I am happy about often waiting nearly 9 months. But would swap it in a heartbeat for an ASUS RTX 3080 ti OC. ROG Nerd, sad but true. Also I don't think the FE will fit in my case.
Likewise, the 3080 TUF non-OC was my choice but now I've snagged a 3090 FE think it's probably time to reluctantly cancel that. Was hoping it would arrive so I could sell the FE, but I'm still about 100 in the queue.
I swore from launch up until the day I purchased it (last week) I would never buy a 3090 because it was so much money, but my PC build has been on hold for 9 months or so because I wanted to build my system all in one go. So when I saw the 3090 FE drop last week I broke and picked one up. Still not good value in absolute terms, but compared to the rest of the market it's a steal.
Exactly my thoughts, although I started losing the plot mid-April and looked around for AIB 3090's. Very glad I
only spaffed for an FE!
It's quite a piece of work and so far I've had to get a bigger case, beefier PSU and will be doing the thermal pad upgrade today once my iFixit tool set arrives. Mem temps at the moment are 98C on 100% fan using a stress test.
Hardly fair, I think gladiatorial combat only, and weapons can only be picked from a selection of old PC components...
I chose an original Winchester drive, although I'm going to need a forklift to move the bloody thing!
I cannot see how Nvidia will have enough Silicon and Memory to keep up acceptable production of the normal 3070/80 GPU's.
People should consider joining a discord alerts and grab a 3000 FE GPU when they pop up.
I managed to get one very easily today.
I used a Telegram group, same principal, but there's a bit of prep work to do first to ensure you can jump the hurdles fast enough. Got mine on the second drop I saw so definitely achievable without a bot. I did go 3090 though, the 3080 are gone almost instantly.
I am in the 3090 queue and the only update I had was the week following the purchase. Still I dont think they have had any deliveries of the version I bought, so that ties in
I'd strongly suggest trying for an FE, drops are every 2-3 weeks and there's a good chance you'll get one if you do the prep.