Nvidia 3000 Series Tonight

[FourWheelDrift]

8bit said:

Just got a stock alert for this if anyone's interested, Gigabyte 3080, 2 in stock:

https://www.box.co.uk/GV-N3080GAMING-OC-10GD-Gigab...

I must have signed up for the alert around 3080 launch day. No interest to me now I have a 3070 and don't run in 4K.

Overpriced, they aren't keeping up with the dropping Ebay prices for new GPUs - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164908466351?epid=19040...

3080 GPUs from £1299. - https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_n...

[8bit]

FourWheelDrift said:

Overpriced, they aren't keeping up with the dropping Ebay prices for new GPUs - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164908466351?epid=19040...

3080 GPUs from £1299. - https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_n...

I wouldn't even pay that, not when the RRP was supposed to be far lower. I simply can't afford to be paying well over a grand just for a graphics card even if I wanted to. Wasn't long ago you could build a whole gaming PC for that sort of money, including a high end GPU. Just thought it might be an option for someone.

[mmm-five]

I'm not upgrading to a 4k monitor and 3080/3080Ti until they're back down to 'normal' levels - which may mean when the 4080 comes out

[RacerMike]

mmm-five said:

I'm not upgrading to a 4k monitor and 3080/3080Ti until they're back down to 'normal' levels - which may mean when the 4080 comes out

It's worth using that Telegram chat that was shared 2 pages back. That's how I got the 3090 just now and I could have got a 3070Ti last Friday (but didn't as I needed at least a 3080 for the VR stuff I've got so had basically said I'd take a 3080, 3080Ti or 3090). They're coming up on there about every 4-5 days usually between 9 and 10am and as long as you're able to check immediately, it's not impossible to get the cards by any means and they're all at the rrp (so £649 for a 3080, £1099 for a 3080 Ti and £1399 for the 3090) which is basically about 50% of the cost that you see most companies selling partner cards at.

[Calza]

I had a 3080 but got a decline, managed to bag a 3090 but meh.

[Narcisus]

RacerMike said:

Narcisus said:

I'll be waiting for the next gen of cards now. Probably drop in a later CPU to replace my 3700x at the same time. Hopefully 4080 at RRP !

You'll be waiting at least a year if not more.

I'm fine with that 2070S OK at 1440p.

[RacerMike]

Narcisus said:

RacerMike said:

Narcisus said:

I'll be waiting for the next gen of cards now. Probably drop in a later CPU to replace my 3700x at the same time. Hopefully 4080 at RRP !

You'll be waiting at least a year if not more.

I'm fine with that 2070S OK at 1440p.

To be fair, it's only because I use VR. Even iRacing struggles with more than about 5 cars on the screen because I need 80fps minimum for the Oculus, and I've got a reasonable amount of detail turned down. Assetto Corsa Competizione is almost unplayable though. It's basically never more than 40fps on settings that mean it doesn't look like I'm staring through someone elses glasses. Reduced detail is as unplayable as 40fps!

[Narcisus]

RacerMike said:

Narcisus said:

RacerMike said:

Narcisus said:

I'll be waiting for the next gen of cards now. Probably drop in a later CPU to replace my 3700x at the same time. Hopefully 4080 at RRP !

You'll be waiting at least a year if not more.

I'm fine with that 2070S OK at 1440p.

To be fair, it's only because I use VR. Even iRacing struggles with more than about 5 cars on the screen because I need 80fps minimum for the Oculus, and I've got a reasonable amount of detail turned down. Assetto Corsa Competizione is almost unplayable though. It's basically never more than 40fps on settings that mean it doesn't look like I'm staring through someone elses glasses. Reduced detail is as unplayable as 40fps!

Dont blame you at all That 3090 is a beast but if I spent that much on a GPU i'm not sure I would live to see the day out

[bloomen]

I'm still on a 1080ti.

If this generation completely dominated 4k and VR without any question whatsoever then I'd go for it, but it still seems like it's not quite there. And that's before all this scalping and supply stuff.

The 3080 and friends seems to not far off double the 1080ti in many games, but the old stager is more than tolerable as is apart from a few.

[RacerMike]

Narcisus said:

Dont blame you at all That 3090 is a beast but if I spent that much on a GPU i'm not sure I would live to see the day out

A lot of man maths occurred in the space of 2mins. Needless to say I've got an RTX 2060 Super for sale as of Monday!

[Jinx]

bloomen said:

I'm still on a 1080ti.

If this generation completely dominated 4k and VR without any question whatsoever then I'd go for it, but it still seems like it's not quite there. And that's before all this scalping and supply stuff.

The 3080 and friends seems to not far off double the 1080ti in many games, but the old stager is more than tolerable as is apart from a few.

Ditto. As I'm only on 1440p there is no immediate desire to upgrade. I would only look to going for a 3080 and above anyway (would look to upgrade to a 4K monitor as well). Roll on the 4000 series

[Calza]

RacerMike said:

A lot of man maths occurred in the space of 2mins. Needless to say I've got an RTX 2060 Super for sale as of Monday!

How much?

[AndrewGP]

RacerMike said:

Narcisus said:

RacerMike said:

Narcisus said:

I'll be waiting for the next gen of cards now. Probably drop in a later CPU to replace my 3700x at the same time. Hopefully 4080 at RRP !

You'll be waiting at least a year if not more.

I'm fine with that 2070S OK at 1440p.

To be fair, it's only because I use VR. Even iRacing struggles with more than about 5 cars on the screen because I need 80fps minimum for the Oculus, and I've got a reasonable amount of detail turned down. Assetto Corsa Competizione is almost unplayable though. It's basically never more than 40fps on settings that mean it doesn't look like I'm staring through someone elses glasses. Reduced detail is as unplayable as 40fps!

I run rFactor 2 and AMS2 in VR with a Valve Index headset. Managed to get a 3070 last week and it's not a huge step up over the 2070S that it replaced. Although I am getting a solid 80 fps in both sims, I had expected a bigger jump in performance!

[RacerMike]

AndrewGP said:

RacerMike said:

Narcisus said:

RacerMike said:

Narcisus said:

I'll be waiting for the next gen of cards now. Probably drop in a later CPU to replace my 3700x at the same time. Hopefully 4080 at RRP !

You'll be waiting at least a year if not more.

I'm fine with that 2070S OK at 1440p.

To be fair, it's only because I use VR. Even iRacing struggles with more than about 5 cars on the screen because I need 80fps minimum for the Oculus, and I've got a reasonable amount of detail turned down. Assetto Corsa Competizione is almost unplayable though. It's basically never more than 40fps on settings that mean it doesn't look like I'm staring through someone elses glasses. Reduced detail is as unplayable as 40fps!

I run rFactor 2 and AMS2 in VR with a Valve Index headset. Managed to get a 3070 last week and it's not a huge step up over the 2070S that it replaced. Although I am getting a solid 80 fps in both sims, I had expected a bigger jump in performance!

Yeah, that’s why I wanted at least a 3080. 3070 is a decent step up but for me I wanted to go from bottom of the pile to top. Sings positive though that you’re getting decent fps on a 3070. They clearly are a decent step up from the 2000 series cards.

[RacerMike]

Calza said:

RacerMike said:

A lot of man maths occurred in the space of 2mins. Needless to say I've got an RTX 2060 Super for sale as of Monday!

How much?

Seems then going average is about £400. Would rather sell to someone either on here or through a friend though so if you’re interested, drop me PM as I’d rather let it go for a sensible price to someone who really wants it. It’s a decent MSI card btw so not a junk brand.

[FourWheelDrift]

RacerMike said:

Calza said:

RacerMike said:

A lot of man maths occurred in the space of 2mins. Needless to say I've got an RTX 2060 Super for sale as of Monday!

How much?

Seems then going average is about £400. Would rather sell to someone either on here or through a friend though so if you’re interested, drop me PM as I’d rather let it go for a sensible price to someone who really wants it. It’s a decent MSI card btw so not a junk brand.

He'll just resell it at a higher price.

[RacerMike]

FourWheelDrift said:

RacerMike said:

Calza said:

RacerMike said:

A lot of man maths occurred in the space of 2mins. Needless to say I've got an RTX 2060 Super for sale as of Monday!

How much?

Seems then going average is about £400. Would rather sell to someone either on here or through a friend though so if you’re interested, drop me PM as I’d rather let it go for a sensible price to someone who really wants it. It’s a decent MSI card btw so not a junk brand.

He'll just resell it at a higher price.

Quite possible. EBay atm is a nightmare apparently though. Lots of people selling cards and then getting claims back that it hasn’t arrived.

Recommendation generally is to try FB marketplace so might give that a go

Edited by RacerMike on Friday 25th June 23:03

[AndrewGP]

RacerMike said:

Quite possible. EBay atm isn’t nightmare apparently though. Lots of people selling cards and then getting claims back that it hasn’t arrived.

Recommendation generally is to try FB marketplace so might give that a go

Absolutely agree with this, although FB marketplace is full of fkwits, I sold my 2070S this way. I priced it below the going rate, ignored the idiots and sold it to a really nice lady buying it with her teenage son. I showed them the card working in my PC, they then did an instant bank transfer and both of us were happy. Saved the worry of being scammed on eBay.

[FourWheelDrift]

AndrewGP said:

RacerMike said:

Quite possible. EBay atm isn’t nightmare apparently though. Lots of people selling cards and then getting claims back that it hasn’t arrived.

Recommendation generally is to try FB marketplace so might give that a go

Absolutely agree with this, although FB marketplace is full of fkwits, I sold my 2070S this way. I priced it below the going rate, ignored the idiots and sold it to a really nice lady buying it with her teenage son. I showed them the card working in my PC, they then did an instant bank transfer and both of us were happy. Saved the worry of being scammed on eBay.

1) Genuine sellers getting scammed by buyers. If they aren't using a tracked/signed for service to sell an expensive GPU on Ebay they are a fool.
2) Don't buy a too cheap RTX card on Ebay, it's a scam and won't arrive. There have been quite a few GPUs offered at well below average selling price, they appear in searches but when you click on them Ebay cannot find it. So they are doing something about them by removing them.

Example here of a low "buy it now" priced 3080 scam advert.

[Calza]

FourWheelDrift said:

He'll just resell it at a higher price.

Actually, I wouldn't. I've never resold a second hand, only back on from retailers (and if I can re-sell a CCL priced card..).

I would mine with it though. I've got a spare slot on my motherboard so looking to fill it.

Edited by Calza on Saturday 26th June 09:50