TheFinnishComrade
Interested to see what will be able to be done with ambient 17c watercooling with 2 x 460mm Alphacool Monsta thick radiators and Noctua 3000rpm's

I think it will be voltage limited not thermally limited, i miss the days of custom bios flashes, my 970 is at 1568MHz for a 56% OC

TheFinnishComrade
I dont think they have locked shunt modding out of question, and with high end Turing cards temperature was everything.

yeah shunting probably will still work, but i am not willing to shunt a $2000 card

TheFinnishComrade
The most prominent pc store in Finland updated their site on Asus 30 series cards, the Rog Strix model is priced at 1949€

It clearly states on their site that prices are preliminary so they are defined closer to sell date.

EVGATech_LeeM
I think the size of the NVIDIA Founders Edition 3090 has spooked a lot of people.  Our 3090 FTW3 cards, for example, are slightly shorter on height and length than our 2080 Ti FTW3 cards.  Still 2.75 slots, but with a dual-slot I/O bracket, rather than a 3-slot bracket.

Given that we'd be short 1 point to screw in the 3090 FTW3 to the case, are there any plans to include some sort of a sag bracket, or would you say that the decreased length/width makes the backplace sufficient to stabilize the card?

EVGATech_LeeM
Also, to answer about half the questions in this thread:

• Currently no pre-order planned.  Similarly, no pricing is available at this time.
• Like the US store, we cannot generally comment on availability at this time for the EU store.  Availability, however, will not be any sooner than the dates NVIDIA mentioned for each GPU.
• HYBRID, HC, and KPE cards will come a bit later than the XC3 and FTW3 cards.  No ETA to give you, which is probably your next question.
• HYBRIDs will be 240mm, except for KPE HYBRID, whch will be 360mm.  No plans for a 120mm HYBRID at this time.
• HYBRIDs will be 2 Slot.
• XC3 cards will all be 2.2 slots.  Length is 11.23in. - 285.37mm / Height is 4.38in. - 111.15 mm.
• FTW3 cards will be 2.75 slots.  Length is 11.81in. - 300mm / Height is 5.38in. - 136.75mm.
• There will be an EVGA NVLINK.  No ETA at this time.
• Since I've seen this mentioned incorrectly, all cards are 3 DisplayPort, 1 HDMI.
• PowerLink is expected to work with the XC3 models.  For obvious reasons, it will not work with the 3090/3080 FTW3 cards due to the number of PCIe power connectors.  Either way, we will have the compatibility list updated when the cards are available on the website.
• Step-Up will begin when cards are available.  Products will not be listed prior to general availability.  I would expect one of the XC3 models will be listed for availability, but we will make that decision prior to general availability.
• I'm not sure why people assume bots are buying cards over regular people.  It was a popular reason for why 20-Series cards were always out of stock, which completely ignored literal supply and demand issues (lots of people wanted them, but there weren't many initially).  Yes, there are per person quantity caps for each card.  Yes, we require captcha to login, which is also required to create a profile.  This should help to comfort some of you.

 
Hey Lee,
 
So a few clarifications on this would be great! I just went through all 20 pages as not to ask the question a second time, so on the FTW3 cards, you stated they will be 2.75 slots.  Length is 11.81in. - 300mm / Height is 5.38in. - 136.75mm. But above that said "all" xc3 models will be those dimensions... So on the FTW3, is the length the same on the 3080 and 3090? (Coming from a 2080Ti FTW3 Hybrid btw)
 
Also can you say if the 3080 FTW3 will be available for step up, if I decide a month down the road I want the 3090 FTW3 instead? Although the length will pretty much determine if I can even get the 3090, cause if the 3090 is any bigger than the 11.81in specified in your post I'm SOL lol.
 
Thanks so much for your help in the forums!
 
P.S.
Bots would suck! I'm taking that whole day off on the 17th so I can stay up all night the 16th into the 17th waiting to be able to snag one!

cerealkeller
I wanna get a HydroCopper, but not if it’s $600 more than an XC/FE. I could save $300 buying an XC with an EK block. You don’t get an air cooler, so what’s the gigantic markup paying for?
But yeah, need to know when sales start. Took the day off work so I’m ready no matter what time it starts. Possibly midnight, but which time zone?

Part of the markup might be because the bin.  I think the hydro carbon is always an Ultra binned card.  Also, I have heard rumors of 9AM EDT.  But just a rumor.  

notarjy
Are the 3080 ftw3 and 3090 ftw3 confirmed to be the same size and dimensions? I know LeeM posted 300mm length earlier, but I would like to clarify if possible. Looks like a lot of other AIB brands have cards reaching 320+mm in length.

Yeah I'm also curious if it applies to the 3090 because I saw several over 310 and if it's more than 305 I'm gonna have to replace my dual radiator cpu cooler with a single radiator since it blocks the extra space I'd need

killer2239

notarjy
Are the 3080 ftw3 and 3090 ftw3 confirmed to be the same size and dimensions? I know LeeM posted 300mm length earlier, but I would like to clarify if possible. Looks like a lot of other AIB brands have cards reaching 320+mm in length.

Yeah I'm also curious if it applies to the 3090 because I saw several over 310 and if it's more than 305 I'm gonna have to replace my dual radiator cpu cooler with a single radiator since it blocks the extra space I'd need

They said both are the same.  Most board partners have the 3080 and 3090 being the same.  MSI is the only one who I can remember who had different sizes between the 3080 and 3090.  Gamersnexus also has a video where he talks about it.  The main difference between the two was an extra heat pipe that cools the memory chips on the back of the 3090.

gokving
I may have missed this somewhere in the early pages, but for the EVGA Hybrid and/or Hydro Copper 3080, was it a 2x 8-pin or 3x 8-pin? It'd be great to know because that'll tell me whether or not I can still use my Lian Li Strimer Plus cables or if I should ditch that.
 
Thanks in advance.

The Hybrid and HC cards are coming later so I don't think they have talked about them.  The XC3 cards though are 2x8pin and the FTW3 are 3x8pin.  So I would assume the FTW3 Hybrid and FTW3 HC would also be 3x8pin.

I asked many pages back but did not get an answer.
 
I have a 2080ti EVGA Hydro-Copper.  Is the 3090 Hydro going to be the same length wise?  My RAD is about 1/4" away from the end of my 2080ti HC, so just curious if the 3090 HC will fit in my set up without me having to rework my Water Loop.  Thanks!

NICROD
 
 

Airikay

cerealkeller
I wanna get a HydroCopper, but not if it’s $600 more than an XC/FE. I could save $300 buying an XC with an EK block. You don’t get an air cooler, so what’s the gigantic markup paying for?
But yeah, need to know when sales start. Took the day off work so I’m ready no matter what time it starts. Possibly midnight, but which time zone?

Part of the markup might be because the bin.  I think the hydro carbon is always an Ultra binned card.  Also, I have heard rumors of 9AM EDT.  But just a rumor.  

I also heard from a guy on the internet that its going to be between 5-6 am, lol. come on bro.

Mine was from Overclockers.  Not some random person.  But like I said. A rumor.  
 
Edit : Also ScanUK

MythicHitman
One more question... Does anyone know if the 3080 will have the standard 2x 8 pin connectors? Or will it be 3x like 3090? Mainly curious on the FTW3 variant.

Apparently the XC3 is 2x8 and the FTW3 is 3x8

coding102
RTX 3090 FTW3 or RTX 3090 FE + Water Cooled?  Tough choice.

Just be careful.
The only block that EK has shown so far (that I've seen at least), will NOT be compatible with FE.
There are probably be blocks available eventually, but maybe not at launch.

coding102
RTX 3090 FTW3 or RTX 3090 FE + Water Cooled?  Tough choice.

Could get a FTW3 and a HC block for it later when they come out :thinking:

Really liking the three fan design that I know and trust. The NVIDIA FE has me worried about the noise of the two fans. In the past the less fans I have on a card the more it sounds like a jet plane taking off.