September 1st - NVIDIA GeForce Special Event (RTX 3000 series)

[iwant2beswole]

well I took an L trying to get a 3060ti


managed to order a 5600x and a 5800x (while I try to get a 5900x) to build around but still need a gfx card to finish the build. pain.

[R3L3NTL3SS]

3060Ti is definitely a great card for a higher end mini-itx rig

Performance is withing 5% of the 3070 for $100 less. And most of the partner cards are well within 10% or far less of MSRP.
What a time to be a PC gamer, seriously. When inventory settles early next year it's going to be a great time to be building. Last gets high end performance level is now more reachable $$ wise for way more people.

[jackamo2887]

Just went on new egg and every 3 series is out of stock.

Das not it man.

[Fred87nc]

just lol at anyone not having a 3 series before cyberpunk launches.

[R3L3NTL3SS]

just lol at anyone not having a 3 series before cyberpunk launches.

I mean, I don't think anyone is in that crew by choice.

[Elvis.Costello]

Would love to be in the 3080 crew lol

[Fred87nc]

I mean, I don't think anyone is in that crew by choice.

if my mexibrahs paying $1200 for 3080s, my mericabrahs can too. You just gotta forget retail price and pay like if it was 2000s series.

[InstantLoser]

if my mexibrahs paying $1200 for 3080s, my mericabrahs can too. You just gotta forget retail price and pay like if it was 2000s series.

I've purchased 2 RTX 3090's at MSRP. Don't need to pay 1 cent over retail.

[Fred87nc]

I've purchased 2 RTX 3090's at MSRP. Don't need to pay 1 cent over retail.

Yeah I waited all this time for retail but that wasnt going to happen in mehico, had to pull the trigger at $880 for a xc3 evga 3080 for cyberpunk

[cromofo]

even the 3060ti is ****ting on 2080ti price to performance ratio

[Visel]

Got the rig all set up boys. Everything works just fine. The SSD's fast (WD SN850 2TB 7000 mb/s read), the RAM XMP's to the current frequency and timings I wanted, got the infinity cache's fclock at 1800mhz (for 1:1 ratio). All the front panel IO (USB 3.0's / USB-C / audio / power button / reset button) works.

Did some mini benchmarks and game sessions, GPU maxed at 71 Celsius after all the stress I put it through, according to Hardware Monitor. CPU primarily sits in the 40-45 Celsius range under load, idles at 38.

Was my first build from scratch, and I was paranoid thinking of how so many things could go wrong. All it'd take is one mashed up pin, or a forgotten chord, and you gotta disassemble and troubleshoot all over again. But nope pretty much no problems so far.

r9 5900x w/ Corsair h150i PRO RGB
3090 gigabyte eagle
4x16GB (64GB) 3600mhz cl16
2TB WD SN850 M.2 nVME PCI 4.0
x570 MAG Tomahawk WiFi
Corsair AX 1000w Titanium
Cooler Master H500m

Never had a PC this fast before. My old PC didn't have WiFi, didn't have blue tooth, only had 16GB RAM DDR3, only had 250GB storage space. Feels like a paper weight next to this thing.

[Lord_Lemon]

Best AIB 3080? I haven't been keeping up. It looks like 3090 is only 10% gain for more than double the price so that doesn't make sense to me when I can just sell my 3080 later and upgrade to something new. Should I just get a founders 3080 or are there some good AIB's that are worth it?

[R3L3NTL3SS]

Best AIB 3080? I haven't been keeping up. It looks like 3090 is only 10% gain for more than double the price so that doesn't make sense to me when I can just sell my 3080 later and upgrade to something new. Should I just get a founders 3080 or are there some good AIB's that are worth it?

EVGA FTW3 or Asus Strix would be my top 2 based on what I've seen.

[InstantLoser]

Das it boyos.

[Rogengupta6]

finally upgrading my 980TI

[Auburn RSX-S]

Dat feel when no 3080ti announcement... the wait continues...

[Visel]

Dat feel when no 3080ti announcement... the wait continues...

And if the trend continues, the demand will continue, and the prices will go up due to tariffs/taxes and chit. Bought a 3090 and don't regret it.

[Auburn RSX-S]

And if the trend continues, the demand will continue, and the prices will go up due to tariffs/taxes and chit. Bought a 3090 and don't regret it.

I just bought a new office chair so my budget is wiped out for a while anyways.

[whowaspotential]

Everyone called me a retarded phaggot for buying a 2070S last May. I'm still satisficed with that decision.

[guitarwar241]

It's a sad day, boys. My FTW3 Ultra 3080 bit the dust last night. My screen went black as I was playing a game and the GPU fans immediately ramped up to 100%. After restarting, I couldn't get any video, RGB wouldn't light up on the card, and there was a big fat error light over the 1st PSU cable in the GPU. Working on getting it RMA'd.

RIP
10/02/20 - 01/18/2021

[rocketfish]

It's a sad day, boys. My FTW3 Ultra 3080 bit the dust last night. My screen went black as I was playing a game and the GPU fans immediately ramped up to 100%. After restarting, I couldn't get any video, RGB wouldn't light up on the card, and there was a big fat error light over the 1st PSU cable in the GPU. Working on getting it RMA'd.

RIP
10/02/20 - 01/18/2021

damn, try using a different PSU in case the GPU is ok.

[KingSWRV]

It's a sad day, boys. My FTW3 Ultra 3080 bit the dust last night. My screen went black as I was playing a game and the GPU fans immediately ramped up to 100%. After restarting, I couldn't get any video, RGB wouldn't light up on the card, and there was a big fat error light over the 1st PSU cable in the GPU. Working on getting it RMA'd.

RIP
10/02/20 - 01/18/2021

dude, that power supply all the way calm down

get a PSU first

[guitarwar241]

dude, that power supply all the way calm down

get a PSU first

Nah, it's 100% the GPU. I'm currently using my comp with a spare GPU (onboard graphics worked as well) with a Corsair RM1000x and there are plenty of threads on the EVGA forum reporting the same thing with the FTW3 cards.

[KingSWRV]

Nah, it's 100% the GPU. I'm currently using my comp with a spare GPU (onboard graphics worked as well) with a Corsair RM1000x and there are plenty of threads on the EVGA forum reporting the same thing with the FTW3 cards.

Oh.

[rocketfish]

gpu demand / prices crazy even on the used old gpu market..

bought a vega 64 for $350 2 years ago, and resold it last week for $350

made my rtx 3070 an easy $150 upgrade

[gangaslayer]

gpu demand / prices crazy even on the used old gpu market..

bought a vega 64 for $350 2 years ago, and resold it last week for $350

made my rtx 3070 an easy $150 upgrade

i got a rtx 2080 for $650aud about a month ago, people are trying to sell their 1080tis for $700+. Three months ago they were $500. I think has to do with next gen consoles being unavailable so now people are upgrading their cpu's + lack of supply on the 30xx/6xxxx series cards

[ClivesTriceps]

I'm waiting for somewhere to restock so I can buy a 5950x and a 6900xt.... Feelsbadman

[bongowongo]

I'm waiting for somewhere to restock so I can buy a 5950x and a 6900xt.... Feelsbadman

I'm even half tempted to "buy" the cheapest rig I can that has a 3080 in it because the fkkn stores here refuse to sell the graphics cards unless you buy a brand new rig lol.

[ClivesTriceps]

I'm even half tempted to "buy" the cheapest rig I can that has a 3080 in it because the fkkn stores here refuse to sell the graphics cards unless you buy a brand new rig lol.

That's shtty as phuck, especially since I have half a new rig laying around for CPUs and GPUs to restock. Scalpers are pre-builders are fcking us DIYers