I'm pretty disappointed with the 3080 review not including any performance metrics.. All the "Wait for the independent reviews" and not even a single benchmark or OC test; and yet the 3090 FTW3 got at least a few and OC results.
I get what he's saying, but he's also one of the few who has accurate enough data to rely on. It just paves the way for bad reviewers to find 10FPS improvements in their favourite cards with no countering evidence.
As others have said, we mostly care about performance. And I'm willing to bet a decent percentage bought the FTW3 for overclocking potential, and some like myself plan to watercool the card..
It just felt that just because he didn't find it interesting, doesn't mean others wouldn't have enjoyed it.
I have absolutely zero interest in how the factory cooler performs, noise or temperature wise. Hardware unboxed will probably do and tech power up did a better job this time..