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Kraftwerk posted:I just hit the phone and called every location of Canada Computers that's open right now and everyone is saying first come first served. I must look like some kind of NVIDIA narc to these guys because I have no idea how the heck other people are getting on a waiting list or pre-pre order list but I'm not. Yeah this is insane, I am gonna try to get an FE online. If not, no worries, CP not due for 2 months.
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Kraftwerk posted:Which location? This was in London. They didn't mention it when I called earlier, although I didn't ask. It looks like their list is an excel spreadsheet they're keeping in store, so I think this is very much an unofficial approach. I'd be pretty ticked off if I did end up sitting outside the store on Thursday morning and they told me everything they have is "on hold".
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DrDork posted:But you see, I have 2,179 games in my steam library, of which only 5 support DLSS, therefore it is irrelevant. I'd say the argument is more valid if you only play few games, in that case there may only be small chance that you would get any benefit from DLSS. If you play large amount of games at least some of them should use DLSS. What this means is that DLSS is very nice to have, but at this point you should not pay any extra for it unless you are certain you'll benefit. If you compare two cards with same price, the one with higher "raw" performance is the safer choice.
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FrenzyTheKillbot posted:This was in London. They didn't mention it when I called earlier, although I didn't ask. It looks like their list is an excel spreadsheet they're keeping in store, so I think this is very much an unofficial approach. I'd be pretty ticked off if I did end up sitting outside the store on Thursday morning and they told me everything they have is "on hold". Well the closest store to their head office is Richmond Hill ergo it's the one most likely to have the largest amount of stock available. I'm just not sure I'll be able to line up in front when I have meetings at work starting right at 9PM and going until noon.
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Saukkis posted:What this means is that DLSS is very nice to have, but at this point you should not pay any extra for it unless you are certain you'll benefit. If you compare two cards with same price, the one with higher "raw" performance is the safer choice. Sure, but this isn't really an option at the moment. All the high-end cards are DLSS capable, and Ampere is providing considerably higher raster performance-per-dollar than Turing. There'll be some wiggle room when discussing fire-sale Turing cards vs a 3070 or 3060, to be sure, but neither of those cards are out yet, and both have DLSS anyhow. Pascal cards are getting pretty long in the tooth, and certainly can't compete with Ampere on any front. AMD could join the fray here, too, but they're looking like they're still ~2 months off from actual release and will very possibly be even more inventory constrained than NVidia.
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My one remaining worry about the Amazon preorders concerns the shipping. Amazon US is currently totally loving rallied (8-10 day shipping delays). So even if the preorders vest in the next 24 hours or so, we may not receive them for a while. but who knows.
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Taima posted:So even if the preorders vest in the next 24 hours or so lol, we lived in a cursed techbro world
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Taima posted:My one remaining worry about the Amazon preorders concerns the shipping. Amazon US is currently totally loving rallied (8-10 day shipping delays). So even if the preorders vest in the next 24 hours or so, we may not receive them for a while. but who knows. What? Everything I've ordered through Amazon Prime in the US has been at most a day or 2 delayed.
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jisforjosh posted:What? Everything I've ordered through Amazon Prime in the US has been at most a day or 2 delayed. Depends on the region and how Amazon handles deliveries/which carrier they use in the area. In LA everything is still next day, but when I was up near Lake Tahoe a few weeks back, the delays were at least a week+ even with Prime. It was fun to switch the address and on the top right and see all the delivery dates go from "Tomorrow" to "10-14 days"
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K8.0 posted:https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugy4GNsWeVOYbc62hlN4AaABCQ  to watercooling with 'em
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Micro Center in orange county California told my dad that they got 15 cards. Not like 15 from asus, 15 total 3080s. The manager was apparently not happy. Anyone else able to get any info?
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I called Best Buy and the guy didn’t know what I was talking about.
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My dude at microcenter in cali told me they got 16 but he'd hold one for me 
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spunkshui posted:Micro Center in orange county California told my dad that they got 15 cards. taqueso posted:My dude at microcenter in cali told me they got 16 but he'd hold one for me 
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So full disclosure, the only reason I’m even considering hanging around in line for these cards is because I’ve somehow been led to believe that the initial round of cards on the 17th is ALL you get until January 21st. If there’s a reasonable chance that a 3080 can be obtained prior to Cyberpunk release then I can comfortably wait this out. I just don’t wanna get caught dick in hand on Nov 17th with no card.
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Kraftwerk posted:So full disclosure, the only reason I’m even considering hanging around in line for these cards is because I’ve somehow been led to believe that the initial round of cards on the 17th is ALL you get until January 21st. yeah 2 months is a pretty generous buffer for getting the card - i wouldn't worry about it. (plus you have the Sphyre promise)
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Kraftwerk posted:So full disclosure, the only reason I’m even considering hanging around in line for these cards is because I’ve somehow been led to believe that the initial round of cards on the 17th is ALL you get until January 21st. Yeah my uncle who works at Nvidia said that is true. PS Where TF did you hear that?
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Yes Nvidia isn’t going to restock these cards at all over the entire dang holiday season. I mean come on now
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Strix 3080 popped up on Best Buy. They're listing MSRP as 850. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-geforce-rtx-3080-10gb-gddr6x-pci-express-4-0-graphics-card/6432445.p?skuId=6432445 Edit: 3090 as well. $1800. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-geforce-rtx-3090-24gb-gddr6x-pci-express-4-0-graphics-card/6432447.p?skuId=6432447 8-bit Miniboss fucked around with this message at 01:35 on Sep 16, 2020 |
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3080/3090 reference board list here https://www.alphacool.com/download/compatibility%20list%20Nvidia.pdf Full link for trust reasons
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shrike82 posted:lol, we lived in a cursed techbro world Haha fair enough
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jisforjosh posted:What? Everything I've ordered through Amazon Prime in the US has been at most a day or 2 delayed. In the bay area we are 8-10 days out, good to hear its not so bad elsewhere though.
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8-bit Miniboss posted:Strix 3080 popped up on Best Buy. They're listing MSRP as 850. never understood why people pay the asus premium - the premium for the 3090 is nuts
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BurritoJustice posted:3080/3090 reference board list here so only the cheapo brands are doing reference cards good luck with that warranty
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shrike82 posted:never understood why people pay the asus premium - the premium for the 3090 is nuts The ROG 3080 card has 2 external case fan connectors and 3 power plugs. I wouldn’t be surprised if it has the exact same cooler as the TUF card but with a just slightly thicker and more impressive glowing shroud.
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Taima posted:In the bay area we are 8-10 days out, good to hear its not so bad elsewhere though. Are you my neighbor? I live out here and we haven’t had too much trouble with Amazon Prime delivery times. Granted I called them up and said “you know that Taima? gently caress that person. I want you to screw their poo poo up” and handed the Amazon man a crisp $5 so
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That would explain a lot. And it is quite possible we are. Im more on the south end though. I mean can you get things in the normal time? The earliest i can get literally anything on Amazon is september 26 and that’s with prime. No idea why. Just checked the website 10 seconds ago.
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Taima posted:That would explain a lot. And it is quite possible we are. Im more on the south end though. Ah I see, we live in the east bay. I just checked a couple of Prime-qualified products on my wishlist (a Nacon Controller and a pair of headphones) and they both estimate Saturday the 19th for delivery. So a little longer than normal, but so far they've been meeting those estimates with our household.
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repiv posted:so only the cheapo brands are doing reference cards This poo poo is why I need FE for watercooling That or I get a GALAKURO 3090
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BurritoJustice posted:This poo poo is why I need FE for watercooling Hope you have a drill handy. https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugy4GNsWeVOYbc62hlN4AaABCQ Unsure if it's a joke...
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8-bit Miniboss posted:Hope you have a drill handy. I took an angle grinder to my case, and a heat gun and hammer to my CPU I'm down 
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Cream-of-Plenty posted:I almost want to go to my local Best Buy in the east SF Bay Area simply to see if there is even a line on Thursday morning. I'm considering getting up early and driving 1 mile down the street to see if any Poor Souls™ really think the Fry's in Austin, which has had dwindling shelf stock for years in every single department even before the pandemic, will get a highly anticipated video card. I want to see the hope/desperation on their faces.
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Do you think every Best Buy will get some? There’s a big one in the center of the city and a few on the outskirts.
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Kraftwerk posted:Well the closest store to their head office is Richmond Hill ergo it's the one most likely to have the largest amount of stock available. I'm just not sure I'll be able to line up in front when I have meetings at work starting right at 9PM and going until noon. I don't think the stock levels will work that way, unless their head office is also their warehouse/distribution center. If you are able tomorrow, I'd suggest going in person to ask about the preorder or waiting list. You might get a different answer than just over the phone.
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FrenzyTheKillbot posted:I don't think the stock levels will work that way, unless their head office is also their warehouse/distribution center. If you are able tomorrow, I'd suggest going in person to ask about the preorder or waiting list. You might get a different answer than just over the phone. I went in person today and they turned me away. Doesn't matter anymore. I'm not looking to get one Day 1. I just want to ensure I get one within the next two months.
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Cygni posted:Depends on the region and how Amazon handles deliveries/which carrier they use in the area. In LA everything is still next day, but when I was up near Lake Tahoe a few weeks back, the delays were at least a week+ even with Prime. It was fun to switch the address and on the top right and see all the delivery dates go from "Tomorrow" to "10-14 days" Isn't that because the postal service is being gutted like a fish right now
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Zedsdeadbaby posted:Isn't that because the postal service is being gutted like a fish right now The guy in charge of it right now has a weird fetish for the trucks going out "on time" no matter how loaded they are so poo poo just keeps piling up due to partially-loaded trucks being sent out for delivery.
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