How do we get on list for hybrids

this isn't a thread for that but by any chance what board is it and did you just update de bios ? like x299 dark 1.24 ? @dinglebutter

Will the Hydro Copper cards be sold only on EVGA's website, or will retail stores get them, too? I live reasonably close enough to the only Micro Center in Michigan. My two aging EVGA GTX 780 Dual Classified Hydro Coppers are aching to be retired; I'll take whatever buying option I can get...

I agree; a 'x% improvement' or 'x% cooler' is a useless benchmark.  As you said, the scale and unit of measurement are vague and make it meaningless.

eg1122
One the corsair 680x the corsair aios will reach the bottom. I agree with the filter issue. I for one will have the gpu vertically mounted, but I have tested with a 2080 Super XC Ultra mounted directly to motherboard and tubes still reached.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/bErDoqimKq4q6Mx19

 
Perfect.  Glad you got it figured out.  Just need to figure out which rad air flow orientation you'll be using.  Again, I prefer intake on rads for cooler air versus exhaust but I would try both if you're not sure what you want to do. 
 
Don't forget to post a system shot here if you'd like.

PowerEagle
I hope to get either the XC3 3090 or Kingpin, I just hope; I really do hope that I can get one, I get an email notification claiming I can purchase one, I will be extremely discouraged if it fails this time around after what happened with the Nvidia disaster.
Typically email notifications go out, you go to the link, whether it's right away or a few hours later, and it just says; sold out. 
I typically like buying EVGA graphics cards, cause they always bundle goodies, I remember one year; they bundled the nicest mouse pad, I still own it, I wish I could get another one from EVGA; it's really nice, I could hug EVGA just for that nice goodie I got with that graphic card that time around.

 
It should not fail.  As stated by EVGA, you have 8 hours from the time you get the notification before you lose your reserve.  It has worked for everyone who's done it so far.
 

akguthal
Hey all, new to the forums here. Was lucky enough to get in queues for both the XC3 and FTW3 hybrid cards. I'm so excited to finally get my hands on a 3080.

With that being said, can someone ELI5 the differences between these two hybrid cards performance-wise? From what I've read, it seems like the air-cooled FTW3's overclocking headroom isn't massive, so it may not be worth the price difference from the XC3 based purely on real world performance. Will there be a bigger difference with the water cooling variants, perhaps after flashing an OC bios?

 
The GPU has a beefier VRM section (FTW3) while the other is a reference GPU (XC3).  If you're looking for every inch of performance, FTW3 is the answer unless of course you'd like the Kingpin, the king of the mountain if you will.  The bonus of being a HYBRID is it increases the overclock potential.

another-user
so im on the invite list for one of the hybrids, and ive never had one before.  im mainly interested in it from a noise standpoint.  do the hybrids have the fanstop like the air cooled ones do?

The HYBRIDs usually stay at a low RPM when it's cooling isn't needed too much.  I would not recommend stopping the fans completely while powered on.  

Hope we get them in AUS.

QueueCumber
Can someone enlighten me as to why watercooling would matter for anything but noise control with the 3090 chips?
 

To simultaneously get a cold GPU and a silent one is all that matters to me. I’ve had people say “My rig is quiet”. Then they tell me “It’s 35db”. Which to my sensitive ears is a jet airplane.

QueueCumber

Fair enough. I will be watching and hoping it yields real performance differences. I would love to inch my card up higher in performance if it is possible. It doesn't run hot at all, so not sure this will be the fix, but hoping it will...

You are not very likely to see any performance gain with liquid cooling unless you are switching for a card with very poor thermal performance. EVGA coolers have always been pretty good, so that's not very likely. Water cooling should keep the GPU cooler with less noise, but overclock limits are usually from power limitations rather than cooling (unless you do extreme modding).

So the 3080 HC FTW is out:
For god sakes remove the red line between the clear and the black.

If it´s not removed I´m going to have to spray paint it with plastidip as I did with the red shield on my gainward phoenix 1080 GLH. My newely modded case with a custom loop is awaiting a new watercooled GPU to be complete...

Really hoping for an Australian release, looks beautiful in my eyes

Hope not, it changed within about 5 minutes of me refreshing the page

fps_noob

vxpulse
Uh... Changed from "Coming Soon" to "Coming in December" did I miss them?

You missed the 5 minutes that the "notify me" button was up for the cards they will be shipping in December. What's coming to December for the rest of us is the ability to join a que to get notified when they make more.

Hrm, that seems a little out of the ordinary; I doubt that.

any update on auto notify?

DaltonIQ
I don’t update EVGA website for one day and this slips through my fingers.... How do I need to queue up to get in line for the next available 3090 FTW3 ULTRA HYDRO ?

Lmaoo! This is what happened to me.

I appreciate the fact that the button got updated to "Coming in December" so now we don't have to keep refreshing between now and December for the HC cards. Thank you EVGA.