My wife does all of her work on the computer, as well as some games. And since we were in Scotland, (then caught in Lockdown in Scotland). I decided it would be a good idea to build her a computer for her birthday / Christmas
 
The computer is to bee used for Video Editing, Graphics Design, Ever On Going College Work (she’s a Vet) , also for keeping in touch with her family in the USA.
 
The plan was to have a Mirrored Stogie array for her college work, 1 SSD for games and another for  work storage. 1 nvme as a boot disc, another as fast work / programs for design , and the last for fast video editing.
 
The Preferred Graphics card in October when I started getting all of this was the RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra Gaming. Its got close to the power of the 3090 but a more palatable price, and would kill 2 rtx 2080Ti’s in SLI.
 
Though at the moment it’s stuck running an EVGA 980ti , as it was all that I had in the house for the supposed short term (back in December, i thought that this would be done in a couple more months at most)
 
At this moment in time, I am possibly going to have to take one on My RTX 2080 FTW3’s out and put it in her computer if I cannot get a card soon, before we return to the USA.
 
Her only specification to the computer----- IT MUST HAVE RGB------ (not my choice lol)
 
Already Bought and built together
 
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor   
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler 
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1 g Thermal Paste 
Motherboard: ASRock X570 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive 
Storage: Crucial BX500 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Crucial BX500 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda Pro 8 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda Pro 8 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Case: Corsair iCUE 465X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: Corsair HX Platinum 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit 
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster AE-9 32-bit 384 kHz Sound Card
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE QL120 41.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack 
Monitor: LG 27UL550-W 27.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor   
Monitor: LG 43UN700-B 42.5" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor 
Keyboard: Corsair K100 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard 
Mouse: Corsair DARK CORE RGB Wireless Optical Mouse 
Headphones: Corsair HS70 WIRELESS 7.1 Channel  Headset 
 
Now the supply has levelled out , I ordered her the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor yesterday. But still cannot get a Graphics card LMAO
 
I am still on Every list I can be for an RTX 3080 (of any kind) as well as now the RTX 3070  / (3070 ti to be added ), but the sad point is that for the first time in over a decade I am looking at manufacturers other than EVGA , Sad, but the needs outweigh the wants!!
 
The other alternative that I have, is to buy a complete pre built computer, Just to get a graphics card, I would not mind, except All of the parts above would be just Scrap, or the parts coming with the computer would be scrap… either way, its just wasting money, and that’s not something I like doing!!!

The Corsair case was an absolute NIGHTMARE, i ended up cutting and butchering the 3.5" drive caddies, as the power supply just about touches it, without the cables being installed.. sticking to Nvme and SSDs is ok, but not a case for normal hdd's
 
the operating system has since been changed to the windows enterprise version, as its a lot better for the virtual discs. 
 
another point that I would make, is the Keyboard, she loves it, I personally hate it, much preferring my K95. the k100 optical keys are far to sensitive for my liking.
 
the Dark Core Mouse, is supposed to be wired / wireless, it sometimes works wireless, but will not charge, and has ended up being simply a wired mouse. 
 
the capellix cooler I thought was a better deal than the H150 + corsair commander that I have, as it comes with one, turns out its not a real version but a custom one for the cooler, making icue profiles touchy when moving between systems.
 
The Dual monitors, Big one for games / work small one for control etc, are very nice, but not being used anywhere near their potential because of the GTX 980 Ti FTW.
 
the last job (side from getting a graphics card) will be to Liquid cool the whole thing.. but I will  get some picture posted as to how it looks , (the living room is like a disco when its full RGB)
 
But that's how to while away the days of lockdowns...  and Yes the actual spec was thoroughly thought through , but the transportation to the USA was not even considered... until Now... when it might be happening... DOH!!! 

Have you considered trying for a 3090?  It might give you more avenues of possible purchase. 
 
Have you auto notified for all the cards you are interested in here on EVGA?  Yes, you may be at the bottom of the list, but as time goes on, those that signed up for everything will have received a card and will either ignore "invitation to purchase" emails or remove their auto notifies that they don't want; except for scalpers and the greedy.  The queues may eventually start moving faster.
 
I'm in a similar situation.  My wife's new build is sitting and waiting on a GPU from my current build.  When I eventually get a 3090 HC, my 2080Ti HC will go into her machine.
 
Hopefully something will break loose for you soon.

in person sitting at a Microcenter store is about the only way you'll get a card you want right now.
Other options are lucking out on a lottery system at Newegg .... or a prebuilt system.
 Big companies/ prebuilt systems are the only people given priority on video cards for the past 6 months.
 
All queues/ sign ups  seem to be many,  many months to a year out...   chip shortages ,etc...