m4ximal
While I totally agree that this situation is frustrating, I think the queuing system that EVGA has implemented is far better than what other retailers have done (next to nothing). EVGA is getting their cards to actual end users and not scalpers, unlike other retailers. I am with you here and would like to pick-up a 3080 HC immediately, it's the last component I need to start and finish my build, but unfortunately we all get to wait.

recipe7
The fact that the Hydrocopper GPUs were delayed solely due to the waterblock itself needing ‘updating’ may signal that the standalone waterblocks won’t be available for sale until the current batches of Hydrocopper GPUs are sold off.
Also, for myself, I wanted to play cyberpunk with a Hydrocopper this Christmas season. This gamer is sad.

katana13
When will these cards start hitting Canadian retailers? I checked Canada Computers and Memory Express - still don't list the new hydro versions yet.

USMC1419
And for those curious, I pulled a fan off the radiator and looked at the back and the sticker says "PLA12025S12L-1" for the model. Apparently a "POWERLOGIC" brand, 0.65A sleeve bearing. Can't find much on the google about it however. Probably a custom run for EVGA.

kazosan
Got a 3080 XC3 hybrid and I notice it emits a buzzing noise on startup and it can go away and come back randomly. It seems to be coming from the actual card/shroud itself not the pump or rad fans. I have attached a youtube video with the noise while the PC is idle. Any idea what this could be? 
 

Dabadger84

kazosan
Got a 3080 XC3 hybrid and I notice it emits a buzzing noise on startup and it can go away and come back randomly. It seems to be coming from the actual card/shroud itself not the pump or rad fans. I have attached a youtube video with the noise while the PC is idle. Any idea what this could be? 
 

That is almost certainly pump noise, or "coil whine" - neither of which you should be particularly concerned about, unless it gets worse.  If it's happening at idle, it's most likely the pump on the GPU block.
 

recipe7
No ETA for the Hydrocopper.

Jacob via twitter responded ‘not likely’ to a question about whether or not we will have a drop before Christmas.

Looking at January or February of next year.

Dabadger84
 
Just posted a suggestion in your thread about the problem, I would recommend trying that - after listening to the sound on your video though, I can say that sounds like an issue indeed, are the temperatures on the card okay or higher than you would expect?  Because to me, that sounds like the pump is having serious issues.  Not at all "normal" pump sounds.
 
If the solution I suggested (trying to work out any possible bubbles) does not have any effect on the noise, I would definitely contact eVGA support, given that your card/radiator are mounted as they should be, that's not the issue, and it would probably be safer to RMA the card than risk the pump dying later (though you would of course be able to RMA it then since they're under warranty for at least 3 years by default).
 
Make sure you register the card if you haven't already (registration is not automatic, even if you purchased directly from eVGA, the invoice upload is also not automatic even if purchased from eVGA, and can be found on your completed orders page), and you can use a "rewards" code from someone here on the forums while registering it, not sure what sorta rewards we get from that though.
 
Edit: apparently when you use someone's rewards code while registering, it nets them 2 eVGA Bucks

kazosan
 
Thanks for your response and suggestions. I did try jiggling/shaking so I will see if that has any effect over time.  Temps look like 34 -35 idle, 60-61 under heavy load.  I had already registered my product and already sent a ticket into support.  Just waiting to hear back.  I did purchase directly from EVGA on Thursday so I know I have time to RMA if needed.  Hopefully as more people get Hybrids, we can see if this is an issue.

pclausen
Received my 3090 XC3 Hybrid a few days ago.  Very disappointed that power is capped at 104% in Afterburner.
 
Being a Hybrid card, surely the cooling is far superior to that of the air cooled version of the XC3, so why limit the power so much?  Is there an updated BIOS floating around for the XC3 Hybrid?
 
I plan to use the Step-Up program to get the Copper 3090, but by the time it comes out, a 3080Ti Copper might be right around the corner.
 
If I instead return this, how strict is EVGA about the 15% restock fee?

pclausen

Dabadger84
 
Hydrocoppers are never in Step Up queue, wouldn't expect them to be this time either.  

 
Well that sucks as that is the card I really want but got tired of waiting for the Hydrocopper to become available and I came up in the XC3 queue and had 8 hours to decide if I wanted it or not.  I figured I could do the Step Up since the rest of my system is open loop and this AIO was just a temporary solution until I could get a Hydrocopper.
 

The 104 Power Limit is partly because it only has 2 8-pins, you should be able to get a higher power limit BIOS at some point, that's the one that isn't available yet (that should unlock the highest power limit available safely for that card's amount of power inputs).
 
Keep in mind, the technical wattage limit should be 375W on that card given what it has.  Keeping it cooler has little to do with how much power the card can safely draw - and it's also partly NVidia handicapping all their cards so that there's room to improve for the Ti/Super-revisions that are coming.
 
 
If you wanted a better OCing/higher power limit experience you definitely should've held on for a FTW3 Hybrid (or the Kingpin if you wanna go full bonkers).

Yeah, I tried to get in the FTW3 queue but came up short.  Will reach out to EVGA to see if they are going to charge me a 15% restock fee and weigh that against selling it on eBay for the 10% fee.  I might be able to barely break even selling it there.

shoumpavlis
Can confirm EVGA responded to me that hybrid models including kingpin are not part of step up.