coolgamer512
Just one thing about the XC3 card though... I'd be grabbing that instead of the FTW3 purely because the FTW3 with the water ports simply doesn't fit into an O11 Dynamic.

Its a good thing I stumbled across your post. I have the very case and didn't bother checking the card size. Its a big case and I expected any card to fit.

 
and less than the 2080Ti FTW3 Ultra Hydro Copper as well

• Height: 6.24 in - 158.55 mm
• Length: 11.45 in - 290.87 mm
• Width: Dual Slot
  
  

 
 
 ..oh wait, they must be talking about distance from the motherboard to the window of the case..
 
 

coolgamer512

Nereus
 
and less than the 2080Ti FTW3 Ultra Hydro Copper as well

• Height: 6.24 in - 158.55 mm
• Length: 11.45 in - 290.87 mm
• Width: Dual Slot
  
  

 
 
 ..oh wait, they must be talking about distance from the motherboard to the window of the case..
 
 

Yep, this is what I'm referring to. Thanks to the power supply going behind the board and the lack of a rear 120mm fan, Lian-Li was able to shrink the distance between the board and the side panel. So I took a tape measure from the edge of my GPU's PCB (given that's how EVGA seems to quote their dimensions, not taking the bracket into account), and it was less than 6 in., ruling out the watercooled FTW3 (air cooled version still fits though). The O11 XL has some extra space here though and should have an easier time fitting the FTW3 HC.

Yeah I have a O11 XL and 2080 super FTW3 HC.  Not much room at all between the edge of the glass and the top of the card.  I would guess less than 0.5".

Hmm, I'm glad the height was brought up.  I built my setup going off of the block height of my 1080ti.  I have almost exactly 6" from the top of the PCI-e slot to my glass top.  Are those measurements from the bottom of the PCI-e slot on the card?

thaeggan

andrewm24
Yeah I have a O11 XL and 2080 super FTW3 HC.  Not much room at all between the edge of the glass and the top of the card.  I would guess less than 0.5".

 

Nereus
You'd need to get your hands on a 3090 FE card and one of the EK blocks with the rear outlets.

 
You sure about that, Nereus? Andrewm24 says his 2080 super FTW3 HC fits in his O11 XL while the 3080 FTW3 HC is slightly smaller from the specs on EVGA's product page.
 
2080Ti FTW3 Ultra HC
Height: 6.24"
 
3080 Ultra FTW3 HCHeight: 6.19"
 
If there is space with the 2080Ti HC in an O11 XL, then the 3080 HC would surely fit. Sadly, I'm in a whole different city until next weekend before I can put my computer together to check.

There’s no reason it shouldn’t fit based on the specs. And I can’t imagine they would make a water cooled card that wouldn’t fit in one of the most popular water cooling cases.

Jacob, Will we be able to stepup to the hydrocopper?

thaeggan

andrewm24
Yeah I have a O11 XL and 2080 super FTW3 HC.  Not much room at all between the edge of the glass and the top of the card.  I would guess less than 0.5".

Nereus
You'd need to get your hands on a 3090 FE card and one of the EK blocks with the rear outlets.

You sure about that, Nereus? Andrewm24 says his 2080 super FTW3 HC fits in his O11 XL while the 3080 FTW3 HC is slightly smaller from the specs on EVGA's product page.
 
2080Ti FTW3 Ultra HC
Height: 6.24"
 
3080 Ultra FTW3 HC
Height: 6.19"
 
If there is space with the 2080Ti HC in an O11 XL, then the 3080 HC would surely fit. Sadly, I'm in a whole different city until next weekend before I can put my computer together to check.

No I'm not sure, I don't have that case. I may have misread that earlier post, sorry.
 

dkflint723
Any updates on when we should expect the HC cards to start shipping out to those who were able to get into the initial queue?

I believe around 15th December...
 

I take it there's no word on the next opening for notifications though? I'm ready to pull the trigger on this thing as soon as the next batch opens.

coolgamer512
I take it there's no word on the next opening for notifications though? I'm ready to pull the trigger on this thing as soon as the next batch opens.

Same

So I'm curious how flexible the tubing is going to be on the FTW3 hybrids. I'm also using an 011 Dynamic (non-XL version) and currently have an MSI 1070 that lists its height as 5.51", so about .08" taller than the hybrid. The power cables are able to bend up and around to plug in, but they definitely touch the glass. I've never had a hybrid card before, so will the tubing there be able to make that bend to go up to either a top- or side-mounted radiator?

DonaldTheGiver

coolgamer512
I take it there's no word on the next opening for notifications though? I'm ready to pull the trigger on this thing as soon as the next batch opens.

Oh boy, looks like I missed out on the first round of notifications on this and apparently have been reading wrong also, didn't realize there was already a round open for these and has been since closed. I am still in que for 3080 but looking like it will be months still, I am still making my away along with a pair of old 980's, may just be better off upgrading to a used 2080TI on the cheap and sitting out 1 more generation. 

The first round was only open for a few minutes before it was "sold out". So don't worry, hopefully they will open up again soon.

dkflint723

DonaldTheGiver

coolgamer512
I take it there's no word on the next opening for notifications though? I'm ready to pull the trigger on this thing as soon as the next batch opens.

Oh boy, looks like I missed out on the first round of notifications on this and apparently have been reading wrong also, didn't realize there was already a round open for these and has been since closed. I am still in que for 3080 but looking like it will be months still, I am still making my away along with a pair of old 980's, may just be better off upgrading to a used 2080TI on the cheap and sitting out 1 more generation. 

The first round was only open for a few minutes before it was "sold out". So don't worry, hopefully they will open up again soon.

I'll have to keep a closer eye out, from a cost standpoint it's cheaper to buy the HC model rather than a vanilla model and throwing a block and backplate on after the fact. I am definitely overdue for an upgrade though so fingers crossed. 

dkflint723
Looks like some of the HC notifications have started going out today:

https://twitter.com/Fires...us/1333858406629826560

****!!!! This is exactly what I was concerned about when I dropped my auto-notify for an air cooled 3080. I would have had it in my hands by now, but I don't want another air cooled card. I'm sick of the fan noise. Apparently, someone got on the auto-notify list for the card that I want.... the 3080 HC. Lucky them. Unfortunately, I am not lucky. Never have been. I never get the message when a "here one minute, gone the next" auto-notify button appears. I wish EVGA would stop playing games. Put the ****ing button up and leave it up so people can get their name on the list and get on with their lives. I don't have time to sit on the computer hitting F5 all day. I hate social media, but I held my nose and got a twitter account just so I could follow Jacob and get the messages. I saw the message for the 3060Ti this morning and the auto-notify is live for those cards, but I saw nothing about 3080 hybrids. Not until now.

I was considering going vertical. But I didn't want to get rid of the bottom fans, and I know that the Lian Li vertical GPU mount takes up those slots. I see that that one doesn't, so that's nice. Might be something to consider. Though you lose out on the additional FPS from the RGB on the backplate of the GPU...