Well the 1660ti price on EVGA's website ranges from 299-379 USD.
https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=06G-P4-1267-KR
https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=06G-P4-1667-KR
https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=06G-P4-1265-KR
 
I predict that this card will be priced at $349 USD despite the $249 MSRP set by Nvidia.  It may even be priced at higher than the 1660ti since technically it is better.  So it might even be set at $399 USD. At that price, it will cost me ~$515 CAD ($349 USD) or ~580 ($399 USD) when you factor in taxes and duty to obtain the card in Canada. It costs ~580 to buy an Intel 12700k here.  I'm having a hard time justifying paying that much for a card that performs similarly to a 1660ti since you could have bought a 1660ti in Canada back at the beginning of 2020 for $384CAD (taxes in).  
 
The market is completely bonkers.

I don’t know but I think I herd that reviewers will be able to get reviews of the 3050 out before launch day I can’t remember what tech you tube channel I was watching that said that so that will be nice I also hear the 3050 isn’t that well at mining so that might help supply maybe 🤔

Afty86
So has it been confirmed for Elite members on the 27th and Regular members on the 28th?

Call it an amphibian's intuition.

Afty86

enewt

Afty86
So has it been confirmed for Elite members on the 27th and Regular members on the 28th?

Call it an amphibian's intuition.

Well with your Amphibian Intuition do you think it's going to be a 6 am PST open queue ?  This is the first time I'm going to try to enter a queue, I am an Elite Member.

For Elites...yes...I expect a 6 am start.  For Non-Elites...not sure either 6 or 9 am.

kimmandy36
I see people talking about upgrading their gpu from 10xx to 3050 when I'm just here wanting to have my first gpu, upgrading from a laptop to a desktop XD

My laptop has a full power 3070 in it.

firerain

Afty86

enewt

Afty86

enewt

Afty86
So has it been confirmed for Elite members on the 27th and Regular members on the 28th?

Call it an amphibian's intuition.

Well with your Amphibian Intuition do you think it's going to be a 6 am PST open queue ?  This is the first time I'm going to try to enter a queue, I am an Elite Member.

For Elites...yes...I expect a 6 am start.  For Non-Elites...not sure either 6 or 9 am.

Awesome Thanks,  One more question sorry, from what I read the queue will be open 24hrs to Elite Members,  Does that mean I can log on anytime on the 27th or will the queue close after an hour like previous? I know this is just speculation as this is the second time queue 3.0 will be open?
 
If I do get in the queue ill make sure to use your associate code! Thanks again.

I think it depend on how many people sign up. I would try to sign up as close as possible to the start: 9am east 6 am west.

okay perfect. Thanks!

Gtravis99
I don’t know but I think I herd that reviewers will be able to get reviews of the 3050 out before launch day I can’t remember what tech you tube channel I was watching that said that so that will be nice I also hear the 3050 isn’t that well at mining so that might help supply maybe 🤔

@ Videocardz website
 
https://videocardz.com/ne...th-a-day-before-launch

3050 GPU review leaked:
https://videocardz.com/newz/evga-geforce-rtx-3050-review-leaks-out-ahead-of-the-embargo
 
It looks to be around 30% slower than the 3060 or a smidgen faster than the 1660 ti.
 
Here are the images from the review:

Teletran
3050 GPU review leaked:
https://videocardz.com/newz/evga-geforce-rtx-3050-review-leaks-out-ahead-of-the-embargo
 
It looks to be around 30% slower than the 3060 or a smidgen faster than the 1660 ti.
 
Here are the images from the review:

Numbers all look pretty good for 1080p gaming and a lot of them are good enough for 1440p gaming.

Teletran
Well the 1660ti price on EVGA's website ranges from 299-379 USD.
https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=06G-P4-1267-KR
https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=06G-P4-1667-KR
https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=06G-P4-1265-KR
 
I predict that this card will be priced at $349 USD despite the $249 MSRP set by Nvidia.  It may even be priced at higher than the 1660ti since technically it is better.  So it might even be set at $399 USD. At that price, it will cost me ~$515 CAD ($349 USD) or ~580 ($399 USD) when you factor in taxes and duty to obtain the card in Canada. It costs ~580 to buy an Intel 12700k here.  I'm having a hard time justifying paying that much for a card that performs similarly to a 1660ti since you could have bought a 1660ti in Canada back at the beginning of 2020 for $384CAD (taxes in).  
 
The market is completely bonkers.

This seems about right, there was a RTX-3050 thrown up on Japanese Amazon for roughly $400 USD. This is extremely worrying given that if you can get a RTX-3060 near it's MSRP then the RTX-3050 seems like a scam in comparison. 

DominatorVIP
This seems about right, there was a RTX-3050 thrown up on Japanese Amazon for roughly $400 USD. This is extremely worrying given that if you can get a RTX-3060 near it's MSRP then the RTX-3050 seems like a scam in comparison. 

https://www.guru3d.com/ne...st-over-400-eur,3.html
This link shows preorders up for 492 Euros or $555 USD or $698 CDN.

Hard pass.

Canadians, where and when can I buy a 3050 online?

I don't hope the queue. Meanwhile, there are no RTX 3050 in Canadian stores.

Your best bet is Newegg or Bestbuy. Starting tomorrow you can find them if they drop something. And if this happens, I believe they will be available only for a few seconds until you see out of stock.
Memory Express is only taking in store orders.
Canada Computers might drop something as well, but you have to be lucky to have stock available at the store near you. You will be able to place your order online but you have to get and pay for the card in store.

So the reviews are out now and this is the  "agreed price"