RTX 3080

got lucky on wootware with a palit, it went within seconds, i got it within 51 seconds

Your Order #OR1xxxx (placed on 17 September 2020 15:00:51 SAST)
 
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I hope you guys get your cards soon, I really do. Only time will tell if you actually bought a physical card and not just a voucher for one. But not to be expected of Wootware...

I was referring to USA markets btw.
The cynic in me suspect Nvidia was just building hype and getting customers hooked before PS5 and Xbox pre-orders opened.
 
Managed to secure one on yesterday's second run of preorders on Wootware.

I remember on one of my previous purchase of a graphics card (think it was the GTX 970) that the release price was actually the cheapest and after that the price just kept on going up.
 
Wootware listed the palit 3090 for R29999. First batch seems sold out.

This just shows me that they probably making top dollar on the 3080s. I speculate between 4-5k a card. Once the stock levels have normalised, I can see Woot selling the palit 3080 for 15-16.
 
I had a strong urge to do a GPU upgrade even though I built a PC last year July but I have been fairly busy with work and haven't noticed how ridiculous the GPU prices have become,last year my RX 580 was on a special for just R2499,I think the best value for money now seems to be a xbox series X and then also using the game pass subscription especially with them having bought Zenimax.
 
Is anyone waiting to see how Big Navi's offerings and pricing will be before making a purchasing decision?

They should be revealing Big Navi next month, right?
 
doodlesZHS said:
Is anyone waiting to see how Big Navi's offerings and pricing will be before making a purchasing decision?

They should be revealing Big Navi next month, right?
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I'll be skipping anything from AMD for a while. MY last experience with AMD was Micro stutter on Micro stutter, enough to make me want to cry. The new RTX cards are still very expensive as well. At the moment my current GPU still plays games, so even though an RTX 3080 seems like its worth getting, I can't justify it while I'm still able to play games.
 
Personally I'm holding out for a 3070. I could go the route of getting a cheap secondhand 2080ti when 3070 lands, but the improvements to RT and DLSS make it compelling to go Ampere. Considering it's the same price as a current 2070 as long as Nvidia are transparent about the real performance and it holds up, with the discount I think it will be justifiable. I'm excited.
 
Some AIB partners may be in trouble... Nvidia is likely to make a statement in the case it is widespread. Standards are standards.

Strange that the ASUS TUF is 'hardened' unless Jay got that wrong. TUF isn't a premium series, but it shows that ASUS went all the way. There cards are going to climb in 'gouge' value.

I don't think you can blame Nvidia, but this is a huge quality control concern. Selective sampling may also be a concern.
 
Fulcrum29 said:
Some AIB partners may be in trouble... Nvidia is likely to make a statement in the case it is widespread. Standards are standards.

Strange that the ASUS TUF is 'hardened' unless Jay got that wrong. TUF isn't a premium series, but it shows that ASUS went all the way. There cards are going to climb in 'gouge' value.

I don't think you can blame Nvidia, but this is a huge quality control concern. Selective sampling may also be a concern.
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The BoM and the drawing from June leave it open whether large-area POSCAPs (Conductive Polymer Tantalum Solid Capacitors) are used (marked in red), or rather the somewhat more expensive MLCCs (Multilayer Ceramic Chip Capacitor). The latter are smaller and have to be grouped for a higher capacity.

According to the list and specifications of Nvidia, both are possible.
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Thing with Ampere is that for the first time AIB partners have to create their own PCBs from the ground up. Previously, they all got the boards from nVidia and just slapped their own coolers and overclocks on it, so you knew it worked because it was all still nVidia under the hood.

Now, the nVidia reference card's PCB is way smaller than usual because of the unique cooler design. So basically, every AIB has a blank slate, and while they technically have a "blueprint" (basically, a parts list from nVidia of what the PCB needs to include), it's entirely up to them what they end up with. And boy are they getting it wrong.

Also, LOL at all the scalpers who, once they've finally relisted all the cards people have placed troll bids on, won't even be able to move any them because of the AIB blunder!
 
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