TheRealMikeVan
 
That sounds awesome! I'm really glad you like your case! You gotta figure out the picture thing so we can see it haha I love my case too :) I like that the Lian Li has the PSU in the back so I don't need a shroud, it looks cleaner, and my airflow is better. Hopefully that doesn't sound like I'm trying to one-up you, I just really like it hahaha My biggest eyesore right now is that I have three of the stupid daisy-chained PCIE cables feeding through to my GPU. I need to spring for the bridged 8+8+8 from Cable Mod but it's SO expensive T_T


But on the topic of cases, I still gotta bring up the Motif Monument for $200 USD... .............. .................. Not sure what you're paying for there. 

I updated pictures! All set. On the Motif, I think it may have to do with low volume manufacturing costs. That metal is much more expensive than the super thin sheet-metal you normally get in a case. It's still sheet-metal, but looks like it's 1/4" thick (or maybe 3/8"?). Then they have to cut it and bend it, which takes some tooling and effort. If they're not selling thousands and thousands of them, they're not going to be making much money even at $200. I am an electrical engineer, not mechanical, but I do work in a business that manufactures products requiring metal cases and I get to see some of the prices...all of our stuff is super low volume so we'd probably pay $400+ for that piece of metal.
 
Edit: I know I don't post much (barely at all compared to many), but I have been a member here since 2009 (hence the terrible user name I abandoned elsewhere long ago) so I am wondering if the "New Member" tag on the left here is just indicative of post count lol.

rocketdoug
I get the feeling that by the time most of us get anything from the queue, we will have found what we wanted from BB or NE or Microcenter or Ebay or.....and a lot of removed notifies (including mine) will cause the spreadsheet movement to accelerate very quickly through once full production begins/resumes.  When that happens is anyone's guess.
 
 

best buy: lets me add it to cart
me : chooses a store 
best buy: no screw you 
 
newegg: tacks on a 200 dollar item I will never use. 
 
Microcenter(for me): is a 5 hour drive from sf to la 

jehoffman1

SirKronan

jehoffman1

Dabadger84

jehoffman1
I could use some advice.
 
I am building a new computer to replace my 5 year old machine. I have all the parts, except the CPU and GPU. I'm on the EVGA list for a 3060TI or a 3070, but it doesn't look like I'm going to get one soon unless the volume of the drops increases or a retailer gets some in stock.
 
I wanted to get an AMD 5900x for my CPU but they are as scarce as the Nvidia 3000 series GPUs.
 
Today, Newegg had a scramble. I signed up for a 5900x and a 5800x. I did not get a 5900x, but DID get the option to buy a 5800x at MSRP. I need to buy before 7 PT if I want it.
 
Question: Should I buy the 5800x or wait and hope for a 5900x? I'd grab the 5800x if I already had the GPU, but it is a harder decision when I can't finish the computer either way.
 
Does anyone here have any info on the relative performance of the 5800x and 5900x? I'm not a gamer. I do legal work and maintain a couple of websites. None of the programs I use are terribly CPU intensive, but I normally work with several programs at once: Firefox, Acrobat, Photoshop, Bridge, Dreamweaver, Outlook, Word, Excel, and Quicken.
 
Any thoughts?

 
I would say go for the 5800x in your shoes.  If you're not doing CPU-based rendering a lot, you're not going to notice much difference between a 5800x & 5900x.
You can always upgrade later if you feel the need to, but I think the 5800x will serve you well enough.

Thanks for the advice, Dabadger84. I don't do a lot of rendering, but I'd certainly be using the GPU for that as much as possible.


I have never upgraded my machines (except to add memory or storage). Normally, I build a new one every 5 years or so and give the old one to a friend for whom it is an upgrade over what he or she has. My current machine has an i7-6700K and a GTX 970. Either a 5900x or a 5800x, and either a 3060 TI or a 3070, should be a substantial upgrade.

Just saw this post with the CPU you currently have. Even if you "only" upgrade to the 5600X, you're looking at extreme performance gains in every metric over your current i7, all while using power much more efficiently. 
 


 
Just something else to chew on! 
 
Edit: 

Thanks very much, SirKronan. The information is very helpful.

i'll go ahead and buy the 5800x from Newegg. With the short supplies, the old saw "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" is more meaningful than usual. My philosophy has always been to buy close to the top. Usually, when I've bought less, I've been sorry later than I didn't go for the better item. On the other hand, when you go for the very top, you usually pay a big premium for a small increase in quality/utility.

I wonder what happens to this thread when the page count reaches 999. We'll probably hit it by the end of the month.

RedHondaSi
Hi all, long time listener, first time caller. I am signed up for the FTW3 Hybrid -3988. I am like #35 on the spreadsheet, of course there are more, who hasn't come here. I was looking for the Kingpin -3998 list, but can't find it. Anyone have an idea how long that list "could" be? Looking at purchasing a power supply here to get the Elite status, so I can buy it.

Thanks all. Awesome work on the spreadsheet BTW!!

It's in the K|NGP|N row in the table below.  Best of luck!
 
It's a new day; a fresh start.  Huzzah!
 
In the early days of the queue -- back in the October of our youth (lol) -- Thursdays were often solid drop days, full of promise and good news. Let's hope today offers us a chance to see again those moments of celebration, relief and joy. Anticipation and hope springs eternal. Let's go get our cards!
 
As of 8:25 am PT Thursday morning, February 4, this is the status of the North American queues (bolded font represents movement from the morning of Wednesday, February 3; italicized parentheticals calculate the length of movement from the prior report):
 
Card                                  SKU                        Auto-Notify Timestamp / (Change from Previous Summary)
 
Ultra
3090 FTW3 Ultra                 3987                       10/12/2020 16:23:29       
3090 XC3 Ultra                   3975                       10/05/2020 20:52:00
3080 FTW3 Ultra                 3897                       09/19/2020 02:25:15      (02:21:43)  
3080 XC3 Ultra                   3885                       09/18/2020 08:26:34 
3070 FTW3 Ultra                 3767                       10/29/2020 20:39:02      (02:30:26) 
3070 XC3 Ultra                   3755                       11/01/2020 08:59:22   (31:29:43) 
3060 Ti FTW3 Ultra             3667                       12/01/2020 07:08:53 
 
Gaming
3090 FTW3 Gaming             3985                       09/24/2020 12:40:02   
3090 XC3 Gaming               3973                       09/24/2020 00:00:00
3080 FTW3 Gaming             3895                       09/16/2020 00:00:00
3080 XC3 Gaming               3883                       09/16/2020 11:01:20
3070 XC3 Gaming               3753                       10/29/2020 00:00:00
3060 Ti FTW3 Gaming         3665                       12/08/2020 13:44:00 
3060 Ti XC3 Gaming           3663                       12/01/2020 07:16:00  
 
Black
3090 XC3 Black                   3971                       09/24/2020 00:00:00 
3080 XC3 Black                   3881                       09/16/2020 15:14:00  
3070 XC3 Black                   3751                       10/29/2020 06:14:00  
 
Hybrid
3090 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid       3988                       12/10/2020 09:29:30      (00:02:17)     
3090 XC3 Ultra Hybrid         3978                       12/08/2020 14:19:07     
3080 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid       3898                       12/16/2020 09:03:37        
3080 XC3 Ultra Hybrid         3888                       12/10/2020 09:08:56    
 
Hydro Copper (Delayed)
3090 FTW 3 Ultra HC           3989                       11/13/2020 00:00:00
3090 XC3 Ultra HC              3979                       11/13/2020 00:00:00
3080 FTW3 Ultra HC            3899                       11/13/2020 00:00:00
3080 XC3 Ultra HC              3889                       11/13/2020 00:00:00
K|NGP|N (Queue sheet)       3998                       12/16/2020 09:51:04  
 
May your remaining wait be shorter than you anticipate; it is already longer than you deserve.
 
Good luck today! Stay safe! 

day after day, still no movement from the low end skus, and movement of the others have slowed to a crawl. So it seems EVGA is severely limiting supply to avoid selling at their original price points.
 
don't be surprised when the queue starts moving a lot faster right after that deadline...

2 hours @2am, that's a trickle...better luck today.

hopefully theirs more movement on 3897 through out the day.

Nike_7688

TheRealMikeVan
 
That sounds awesome! I'm really glad you like your case! You gotta figure out the picture thing so we can see it haha I love my case too :) I like that the Lian Li has the PSU in the back so I don't need a shroud, it looks cleaner, and my airflow is better. Hopefully that doesn't sound like I'm trying to one-up you, I just really like it hahaha My biggest eyesore right now is that I have three of the stupid daisy-chained PCIE cables feeding through to my GPU. I need to spring for the bridged 8+8+8 from Cable Mod but it's SO expensive T_T


But on the topic of cases, I still gotta bring up the Motif Monument for $200 USD... .............. .................. Not sure what you're paying for there. 

I updated pictures! All set. On the Motif, I think it may have to do with low volume manufacturing costs. That metal is much more expensive than the super thin sheet-metal you normally get in a case. It's still sheet-metal, but looks like it's 1/4" thick (or maybe 3/8"?). Then they have to cut it and bend it, which takes some tooling and effort. If they're not selling thousands and thousands of them, they're not going to be making much money even at $200. I am an electrical engineer, not mechanical, but I do work in a business that manufactures products requiring metal cases and I get to see some of the prices...all of our stuff is super low volume so we'd probably pay $400+ for that piece of metal.
 
Edit: I know I don't post much (barely at all compared to many), but I have been a member here since 2009 (hence the terrible user name I abandoned elsewhere long ago) so I am wondering if the "New Member" tag on the left here is just indicative of post count lol.

Honestly, thank you for all of that information! I had no idea about those factors. I learned something new today so I appreciate you taking the time to educate me :)

Ack! I see a 3070 in stock. MUST... RE SIST!
 
(This is my poor atempt at a "Please give us some cards for the EU queue", back to my lurking business)

anthonyfredsumibcay
hopefully theirs more movement on 3897 through out the day.

they are releasing cards, it's just whoever is getting them aren't reporting their time

enewt

RedHondaSi
Hi all, long time listener, first time caller. I am signed up for the FTW3 Hybrid -3988. I am like #35 on the spreadsheet, of course there are more, who hasn't come here. I was looking for the Kingpin -3998 list, but can't find it. Anyone have an idea how long that list "could" be? Looking at purchasing a power supply here to get the Elite status, so I can buy it.

Thanks all. Awesome work on the spreadsheet BTW!!

It's in the K|NGP|N row in the table below.  Best of luck!
 
It's a new day; a fresh start.  Huzzah!
 
In the early days of the queue -- back in the October of our youth (lol) -- Thursdays were often solid drop days, full of promise and good news. Let's hope today offers us a chance to see again those moments of celebration, relief and joy. Anticipation and hope springs eternal. Let's go get our cards!
 
As of 8:25 am PT Thursday morning, February 4, this is the status of the North American queues (bolded font represents movement from the morning of Wednesday, February 3; italicized parentheticals calculate the length of movement from the prior report):
 
Card                                  SKU                        Auto-Notify Timestamp / (Change from Previous Summary)
 
Ultra
3090 FTW3 Ultra                 3987                       10/12/2020 16:23:29       
3090 XC3 Ultra                   3975                       10/05/2020 20:52:00
3080 FTW3 Ultra                 3897                       09/19/2020 02:25:15      (02:21:43)  
3080 XC3 Ultra                   3885                       09/18/2020 08:26:34 
3070 FTW3 Ultra                 3767                       10/29/2020 20:39:02      (02:30:26) 
3070 XC3 Ultra                   3755                       11/01/2020 08:59:22   (31:29:43) 
3060 Ti FTW3 Ultra             3667                       12/01/2020 07:08:53 
 
Gaming
3090 FTW3 Gaming             3985                       09/24/2020 12:40:02   
3090 XC3 Gaming               3973                       09/24/2020 00:00:00
3080 FTW3 Gaming             3895                       09/16/2020 00:00:00
3080 XC3 Gaming               3883                       09/16/2020 11:01:20
3070 XC3 Gaming               3753                       10/29/2020 00:00:00
3060 Ti FTW3 Gaming         3665                       12/08/2020 13:44:00 
3060 Ti XC3 Gaming           3663                       12/01/2020 07:16:00  
 
Black
3090 XC3 Black                   3971                       09/24/2020 00:00:00 
3080 XC3 Black                   3881                       09/16/2020 15:14:00  
3070 XC3 Black                   3751                       10/29/2020 06:14:00  
 
Hybrid
3090 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid       3988                       12/10/2020 09:29:30      (00:02:17)     
3090 XC3 Ultra Hybrid         3978                       12/08/2020 14:19:07     
3080 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid       3898                       12/16/2020 09:03:37        
3080 XC3 Ultra Hybrid         3888                       12/10/2020 09:08:56    
 
Hydro Copper (Delayed)
3090 FTW 3 Ultra HC           3989                       11/13/2020 00:00:00
3090 XC3 Ultra HC              3979                       11/13/2020 00:00:00
3080 FTW3 Ultra HC            3899                       11/13/2020 00:00:00
3080 XC3 Ultra HC              3889                       11/13/2020 00:00:00
K|NGP|N (Queue sheet)       3998                       12/16/2020 09:51:04  
 
May your remaining wait be shorter than you anticipate; it is already longer than you deserve.
 
Good luck today! Stay safe! 

 
Okay I realized I could sign up for the kingpin and I signed on Jan 31 2021
I have an evga email saying I am signed for the 3998.
 
I am not on the Queue sheet.
 
I should be on it for Jan 31 2020
 
 
Do I need tell someone to be on that list? 

I had gotten an order in for a Gigabyte 3080 sold by Amazon on 01/28 with an estimated delivery date of today... Still hasn't shipped. Found an email saying it's been delayed
 
I prefer EVGA stuff anyway but this was disappointing to say the least.
 
Edit: Holy crap! It shipped a minute after I posted this. Estimated delivery: Tomorrow!

https://imgur.com/gallery/vopXdWs
Here is someone who bought the 3080 ftw3 ultra and put on the hybrid kit which was installed into the lian li o11d

CptT95
https://imgur.com/gallery/vopXdWs
Here is someone who bought the 3080 ftw3 ultra and put on the hybrid kit which was installed into the lian li o11d

That whole post was a joy to browse