4RXN

crimsonfrost

visiontim

crimsonfrost

visiontim

crimsonfrost

visiontim
"Scored" a 3090 on the Amazon today. This one: EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra Gaming, 24GB GDDR6X, iCX3 Technology, ARGB LED, Metal Backplate, 24G-P5-3987-KR

For $2300, I imagine? Yeah, I'm avoiding the scalping Amazon is allowing right now. It's as bad eBay there right now.

Negative, price was $1869

No kidding? Every listing I see for that card on Amazon is at least $2000+

No kidding. I follow a Discord that uses a bot and if you're fast enough you can catch regular retail pricing.

Can you share such a discord?

 
StockDrops

enewt
“Nothing is going back to normal.” I just heard that on the Bloomberg channel...yes, I am listening to talking heads ponder the import of a bunch of Redditors rebel against the Shorts…. “Nothing is getting back to normal.” Not sure I agree with that. It seems like we are slowly scratching out a new normal. Hopefully, over time, a better normal?!?  
 
 
 

enewt

nikolaz111
Finally I was able to purchase my 3090 FTW Hybrid. I have to admit it was a painful process. After receiving the notification email I tried with several credit cards but all of them failed. I don't live in the US. My plan was to have the card sent to my aunt's house and then just travel there to pick it up (and visit my family). I turned out I had to call several friends and relatives that live in the US and have US credit cards in order to ask them their credit card details and try to do the purchase. Many cards failed. It was only until a friend used his PayPal account that the purchase was confirmed. 
 
I get that EVGA is trying to protect themselves and people from fraud, but it was veeeery frustrating because the error messages are not clear. They should implement cryptocurrency payments to provide people with alternatives. I bought most of my PC at Newegg using Bitcoin like 3 years ago.
 
Anyways... the wait is over. Happy day.
 
Thanks @enewt for the code and the help.

Congratulations and thanks for using my  for your 3% discount.  
 
I am sorry it was such a painful process, but glad it worked out in the end.  Again, congratulations and enjoy your new card (once it arrives...sounds like it is going to be a multiple step trip).  I recall that you signed up at 9:21 am.  Is that correct?  

sturm375
I'd like to know the same thing about the 3885, 3883, and 3881 SKUs. No movement that I know of in weeks, perhaps months.

4RXN

crimsonfrost

visiontim

crimsonfrost

visiontim

crimsonfrost

visiontim
"Scored" a 3090 on the Amazon today. This one: EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra Gaming, 24GB GDDR6X, iCX3 Technology, ARGB LED, Metal Backplate, 24G-P5-3987-KR

For $2300, I imagine? Yeah, I'm avoiding the scalping Amazon is allowing right now. It's as bad eBay there right now.

Negative, price was $1869

No kidding? Every listing I see for that card on Amazon is at least $2000+

No kidding. I follow a Discord that uses a bot and if you're fast enough you can catch regular retail pricing.

Can you share such a discord?

 
StockDrops

Larac
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/l6rik9/store_here_in_taiwan_thought_you_guys_would_love/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
 
Explains a bit.

desertf0x9
24G-P5-3988-KR12/10/2020 9:23:08 AM PTYes

nikolaz111
My turn in queue was 12/10/2020 9:21:17 AM PT to be more precise.

rcosika
 
@enewt:  Interesting question...so... I learned about the queue system kind of late in the game; hence my air-cooled 3080 dates are not very likely to hit anytime soon given the current movement.  Armed with my new knowledge and info from this forum, I jumped on the hybrid versions as soon as the queues opened (thus, they are represent my 'best chances' - or so at least I thought...lol).  After seeing the industry trends, and especially considering that 3080s have become quite a 'rarity,' I jumped on the 3090 air cooled queues, just in case.  It definitely seems like 3090s have the best overall availability.
 
As for the overall rationale:  A 3080 is more than enough for my personal PC experiences, though the higher memory on a 3090 is appealing in terms of 'future-proofing,' such that it is.  I have been building computers my whole adult life (and I'm 55 now...yikes!), so I've been doing this a long time.  I generally avoid top tier stuff because of overall cost, and generally go for the 2nd tier items to maximize my bang-for-the-buck, and generally stick with reputable manufacturers to help with overall reliability and long-term stability.  For example, I am not a big over-clocker, as my experience has taught me that pushing too hard just results in overall instability for what amounts to minimal (i.e., not truly noticeable) performance gains.  Right now, my current PC has a mildly overclocked Intel CPU and 1080 GPU, both of which are liquid-cooled hybrids.  My PC has a large enough Power Supply to ensure maximum operation at no higher than 80% full load, and more than enough reliable, stable memory.  My system almost never crashes, regardless of what I am playing (e.g., modded Witcher III, PUBG, GW2, Oculus VR, etc.).  My typical issues arise from Microsoft Windows 10 troubles.  
 
Don't get me wrong, I really admire those who push their stuff to the limit - that is where innovation really begins - new things come about from experimentation and pushing the limits of what we believe possible.  For me?  Well, I just want to play and enjoy some games, without the worrying if my computer will crash in the middle of something.  LOL. 
 
In fact, I genuinely enjoy reading about the exploits of our some of the members, like Dabadger, who really seems intent on squeezing out every ounce of pure performance.  In fact, it made me chuckle (in a good way) that someone would purchase a cutting-edge device, like the Kingpin, only to immediately remove the fans and replace them with something else!  You have to admit that just reading that has to make you smile!  I love it!  
 
Anyway, within my budget and need, my preference would be for a solid 3080 card as a logical upgrade.  I am leaning more toward air-cooled solutions, as there is less to fuss with, but I do like the hybrid options as well.  As for the 3090, well, it is a lot of money, but it should have a decent longevity as a key component in a modern PC build.  I just need one card for my needs, so I'll be buying first (and only) 3080 or 3090 from either EVGA or Asus that becomes available, whichever I can find at/near msrp.  I don't have a lot of time for the constant retail/online chase, so the queues seem to be one of my best chances.  As I've mentioned, I appreciate EVGA doing it this way, though the progress is very slow overall.  Still, I am glad that folks like you are helping out by offering a glimmer of hope that our time may eventually come.  As we all know, these are strange days overall, and our 'first-world' problems are really pretty minimal in the face of a world-wide pandemic (and other social/environmental/economic calamities).  That being said, this is our hobby, and we love it, so keep up the great work...we just gotta stay patient until this mess sorts itself out.  Thanks for the ear!  
 
Regards,
 
Bob~

paglamia
From Enewt's NA queue
"3080 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid 3898 12/16/2020 09:03:34 (00:00:05)"
 
4 mins 1 second away.
Maybe I can make the April price hike cutoff but still lots of congestion period to go...
 
I also second "The Expanse" that Enewt mentioned.   Give it a chance if you like sci-fi.
I binged watched the first 4 seasons (borderline unhealthy pace) in December - I heard about the show from years back but eventually a friend told me to seriously consider watching it and to watch 3-4 episodes to get hooked in. 
My opinion is that it ranks up there among the tops.
I bought a separate subwoofer just for this show's 5th season as the standalone soundbar  was just not cutting it - to maximize the experience :)
 
Somehow I had some money left over.  (Oh yeah because I'm still on this queue instead of spending it on a graphics card)