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Anyone have any info on the stock levels for 3080? Specifically Asus 3080 TUF? Just wondering how long we gonna have to wait for this version of card to come into stock properly.
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Update on 3080 Stock levels?
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nVidia and the retailers must be sitting laughing themselves silly at the desperation they've created.
Having tens of thousands of orders with no stock in sight? Doesn't sound like a laughing matter to me.
It is funny. They managed record sales without actually having anything to sell
It is funny. They managed record sales without actually having anything to sell
Nothing is sold until the product is in the customers hands.
So who has the money?
OCUK have millions upfront and demand will be high well into next year. They're most certainly laughing.
So what happens when customers get sick of waiting and cancel their orders?
OCUK, but like I said the customer can cancel at any time and get a refund.
Very few people are going to cancel, particularly with OCUK as they're likely your best chance of getting a card in this country. It's not like they can go elsewhere, you'll have a few who'll catch the FE when it's in stock for 1 minute on the nVidia site and some who change their mind but it will be a small percentage.
If you do cancel and you're still aiming to pick one up at some point then you also run the risk of having to pay more for the model you wanted.
That's well and good but that gets vaporised if AMD offers even a slightly compelling product with stock levels to match.
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If thats the case I hope, people cancel their orders for 3080 to release some pressure for the ones sticking on Nvidia XD
It wouldn't be vaporised as we all know people would stick with the nVidia card anyway. Even with Turding, plenty of people went with a 2070 or 2070S over a 5700XT. nVidia have priced their cards higher for generations now and have still dominated the market.
Also, there's no sign of an AMD launch within a month or two. By that point, most people who got an early order in will already have their card.
3070 launch is going to be exactly the same with 2080ti level performance for <£500. nVidia and the retailers are laughing all the way to the bank, regardless of what AMD release.
The money are in limbo as long as you have it on pre-order. If you cancel your pre-order, they're losing the money.
Also, I think NVidia are in a bit of a hurry to actually have as many cards sent to customers as possible before AMD starts the sales...
There are people like me who are fanboys and only buy Intel and Nvidia and we'll be sitting in our queue long enough until we get our products... And there are those who only buy AMD and who will sit in their queues as well...
But there are many more users who tend to switch teams from time to time, and if there's any chance of snagging a next-gen card without caring about colors, then they're the most volatile customers. So, if Nvidia wants the money, they should be ready to actually ship the products before the competition takes advantage of their blunder.
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