• Associates Code gets you a discount (3% off GPUs, up to 10% off other products on eVGA.com, several people have Associates Code links in their signatures)
• When registering your card (after you receive it), use an eVGA Rewards Code when registering, it gives the person who's code you use 2 free eVGA Bucks; consider looking through the thread for someone that has one listed & has not gotten their GPU yet - it's not much, but it's something
• Hybrid card tube length is 400mm and should be mounted as exhaust whenever possible to avoid feeding your system lava air as intake
• if you purchase a card elsewhere, don't remove your notifies until you receive it, just to be on the safe side
• PSU recommendations are 750-850W Minimum for a 3080, 850-1000W for a 3090 if you want to be on the "safe" side
• Lastly, Kingpin fan cords are only 6" long, and the stock fans are garbage, you should plan on replacing them

Bora1114
finally got a prebuilt in from cyberpower. Cheapo 3070 gigabyte. When i went to install windows i got green space invaders and a system crash.  

Dabadger84

Bora1114
finally got a prebuilt in from cyberpower. Cheapo 3070 gigabyte. When i went to install windows i got green space invaders and a system crash.  

#GigaBITE - that sucks.  Hopefully whatever needs to be RMAed will be a smooth process for you.

Dabadger84
 
 
Yeah it also applies to Motherboards, less so though, the others are still "good" they're just not "great".
 
My current board will be my last Gigabyte product for a while, nothing against them (I did have issues with another build involving an Gigabyte Z390 board, and my board occasionally just loses the ability to see the top M.2 drive slot for seemingly no reason, which meant I can't put my Windows drive in that slot or the system just won't boot sometimes), but with my GPU being eVGA, motherboard planning to be eVGA as well, and knowing I'll never in a million years purchase one of their PSUs (because they're garb) or CPU coolers (because they're overpriced), don't see myself having another Gigabyte product for a while, if ever.
 
 
Waiting on EK to reply to the latest message about my fault-lighting CPU block... apparently it's going to be an RMA, which I expected, seeing if they're able to do Advanced RMA where I give them a card to keep on file until the exchange process is complete.  I really don't want to deal with extended down time (having to store the coolant, make sure the loop parts are packed so they don't get dust or anything in them, etc), so that would be highly preferable, and the only other option, taking the block apart & swapping the RGB LED part myself, is definitely a no - not risking compromising the leak-freeness of my block just to replace a part that shouldn't've been shipped in a faulty state to begin with.
That really irritates me the more I think about it, how did they not do a simple "does this work" test on this block's lighting before it was packaged.  Takes two seconds to plug something in to a powered 5V RGB header & see if it works or not... granted, I should've checked it myself when it arrived to avoid this situation, but lesson learned on my part.

enewt
 
                 3897                       09/19/2020 15:22:08      (01:35:37)   

bill h
I’m worried I used a different email than the one I’m registered with. What can I do to change it? Both the cards I clicked show up under my notification status. Thanks

FighterGamer67

Dabadger84
Good luck on the drops today everyone!
 
Just some informations that some might find useful (if there are any drops today) :
 

• Associates Code gets you a discount (3% off GPUs, up to 10% off other products on eVGA.com, several people have Associates Code links in their signatures)
• When registering your card (after you receive it), use an eVGA Rewards Code when registering, it gives the person who's code you use 2 free eVGA Bucks; consider looking through the thread for someone that has one listed & has not gotten their GPU yet - it's not much, but it's something
• Hybrid card tube length is 400mm and should be mounted as exhaust whenever possible to avoid feeding your system lava air as intake
• if you purchase a card elsewhere, don't remove your notifies until you receive it, just to be on the safe side
• PSU recommendations are 750-850W Minimum for a 3080, 850-1000W for a 3090 if you want to be on the "safe" side
• Lastly, Kingpin fan cords are only 6" long, and the stock fans are garbage, you should plan on replacing them

With 3070 cards, I'm going with 850 psu .... I currently have 650 psu, but I think 3070 are like the 3080 ... but you can tell me if that's overkill or a wise decision (upgrading to 850 from 650).

I have a ryzen 9 3900xt with 2 1tb ssd and 2 1tb hdd (but will be adding a 4tb or 6tb hdd).  also have a 1070 (waiting for 3070 in queue system). 

philipma1957
 
 
Better safe than sorry. Get the 850 watt.
 
Best Buy still has seasonic. focus 850 watt gold in stock
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/seasonic-focus-gx-850-850w-80-gold-psu-full-modular-fan-control-in-fanless-silent-cooling-mode-10-yr-warranty-black/6414265.p?skuId=6414265
 

defensor
Alright. Alright. Alright.
 
I am ambitious enough to think we are going to get some healthy 3897 drops today in spite of the 3060 preparations going on behind the scenes.  I will, of course, sign up for those as well.  Just like all the other cards on my notifies.  If you give a starving man a saltine cracker, it tastes like a Ritz.
 
Good luck all.

defensor
Alright. Alright. Alright.
 
I am ambitious enough to think we are going to get some healthy 3897 drops today in spite of the 3060 preparations going on behind the scenes.  I will, of course, sign up for those as well.  Just like all the other cards on my notifies.  If you give a starving man a saltine cracker, it tastes like a Ritz.
 
Good luck all.

sutex

sturm375
Not selected again in the Newegg Shuffle, 0/12

I have been selected twice in the shuffle. Both times the items were still out of stock lol. The shuffle is BS