First post, see the price good. You know what to do.
PS: Store put up new link on comment
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/255441644090
40 more to go. Keep eyes as store staff will keep on update new link on comment.
If sold out again, seek new list within that store or go to comment looks for "AssociatedMetroCom" comment, they should be update new link if they still have stock.
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X Plus OC
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/255441653554
Don’t. You didn’t have a crystal ball 6 months ago and you don’t have a time machine now.
Thanks friend, let’s hug.
Now kith
“Now I’m a believer…
Not a trace. Of doubt in my mind….”
You're too kind. 6 months ago it was known that Ethereum PoS was progressing largely on schedule, GPU production was soaring and Lovelace was being released in September with 80%+ performance gains over Ampere.
They are indeed a 🤡, but later this year they're going to be feeling like the whole circus.
He didn't do the right thing paying double for a card that's come down in price six months later weird flex.., I'll probably get a 3080 soon with these prices not that there's many exciting new games that would utilise the power of these cards except maybe cyberpunk
lol what topsy turvey world do you live in. Hodlers pay far less not more. Hodlers are now paying around half of what the whales did.
In this rather specific instance.
I was trying to make him feel better, don't be so cruel…
It’s okay mate…not all battle need to be won…. 😉 at least that’s what I tell myself when I see these prices of GPU now days 🤪 as I also bought 3080 ti in Dec.
Did a similar thing (tho not as extreme) with my 3070. Everyone who’s HODLed for a year has missed out on a year of quality gaming, it’s not worth beating yourself up about
May I ask what quality games you have been playing for a year ? Hope it's not 2042 😂
I bought this in prep for 2042 which makes it x10 worse
@Believ3r: That was a low blow in gaming, one of the worst games I have ever played and I was on the Series X.
There were cheaters on PC platform but the intelligence of most Xbox players never knew how to turn off cross platform play. This resulted in zero lobbies for console forcing me to play with PC.
Being in a jet and getting shot by a heli above you with just guns that auto tracked your every move without once firing a missile and downing you was just the start of these problems.
I don't game on PC, I haven't in years, I find it a waste of money that's why I still have a 980Ti.
I find it a negative impact on the gaming industry as whole when companies like EA can release the garbage that is 2042. I sold my copy to EB games for 1/2 what I paid for it, cut my losses whilst I could.
BFV trounces 2042 in every way.
I am sure you still got use out of the Ti in that time and time is something that is simply priceless. I would not worry too much what you paid, people who live in the now are the ones that seem to have fun living in the moment, never regret.
Deathloop was the first AAA game I played after upgrading. I gave up on 2042 after trying the beta. Other intensive games I played were Kingdom Come Deliverance, Total War: Warhammer 3 and Elden Ring.
While I am not as bad as you but same here too. Bought the 5600x for 340 andfew weeks later it's under 300
3080Ti is actually a slightly cut down 3090 though.
If I'm willing to fork out around 1-1.5k and not in a rush to upgrade should I go 3080/ti or wait for next gen?
I think the 6 month wait to upgrade would be worth it. Rumoured to be about 80% improved performance across the range. Even if they launch at higher RRP, you could try to get your hands on a 4070, which may be as powerful or more powerful than a 3080.
I doubt you can get your hands on the next gen in 6 months
More like 4080/4090 in November, 4070/4060 in February
4070 will decimate a 3090 in raster and RT performance as per the leaks Or rumours from people who are usually right.
Except that most games don't use RT.
@Jimmy77: EVGA announced all their 3080/Ti series sold out after the recent price drop. They many not make them anymore. All gone and dusted…
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/evga-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-i…
@[Deactivated]: Currently not many, but we are buying cards to play games in the future too and RT is integrated into many engines now, so expect that to go main stream in the next 2 to 3 years. Its gonna take time just like DX 11 to DX 12, slowly, but will happen.
How's the power consumption on the new cards? (or is the info not out yet?)
A lot more supposedly
@EightImmortals: get the 3080 10gb, its multi times better than gtx 970. you can't go wrong with the current pricing.
40xx series still long way away and full or rumours.
Retailers, distributors, manufacturers want to make profit, if you think they giving you massive discount at launch date just to make you happy, you're naive.
Power consumption is going to be higher, because the performance is going to be much higher. But the efficiency will be way better than current cards.
80% performance increase in 1 generation? Has such a leap ever happened before? Is this new alien technology?
You need to factor in 3 things, availability, cost and then newer PSU requirements. "Rumor" is 4090 needs 600 watt just for PSU.
https://www.pcgamesn.com/nvidia/geforce-rtx-4090-600w-power-…
You do not get perf improvements for nothing so you might possibly need a new PSU if looking at the new 4XXX series.
You could always get a 3080/Ti now and then flip it when you know what the market is doing in 6-8 months time, if waiting is not your thing, get a GPU now and just enjoy it, or wait and possibly miss out due to what happened last time round with 3XXX series.
You might not be able to sell your 3XXX for what you paid but you will be able to recover some coin, some just might not be able to migrate to the newer 4XXX series due to needing another PSU and will opt for the cheaper s/h market.
Decisions decisions.
You do not get perf improvements for nothing so you might possibly need a new PSU if looking at the new 4XXX series.
This first statement is false. Performance/watt increases over time thanks to node shrinks and architectural improvements.
For this next gen, nvidia is trying to match amds chiplet design by making huge monolithic dies and clocking them way up. In effect they're utilising their perf/watt gains in the name of performance, instead of e.g. matching performance at a lower wattage.
People are focusing so heavily on the power consumption of the very totl cards, but given the huge increases in performance across the board I feel like the 4090/7950xt isn't that relevant for most people. Assuming the 80-120% improved performance is right, a 4060ti for example should match or outperform a 3090, while drawing 250-300w per Moore's law is dead. AMDs equivalent should draw more like 200-250w. That's a significant efficiency increase.
At the resolutions and refresh rates most people play at, greater than 3090 performance is overkill. I don't think most people will need a psu upgrade, unless nvidia does end up trying to force their new power standard on aibs.
Not trying to go after you here, just that I think a lot of people are getting the wrong overall impression about all next gen gpus being very power hungry thanks to rumored headlines about the top models.
There is info on the 70 TDP
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-4070.c3890
TDP of 300 watts for vanilla.
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3070.c3674
220 watts TDP which means 80s watts more on the 4070 meaning more power usage.
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/84973/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090…
This article is more relevant even though it is rumor based.
The power requirements will go up, as for the 4060Ti, it has not even been mentioned.
If you look at what I posted "You do not get perf improvements for nothing" so you might possibly need a new PSU if looking at the new 4XXX series
I said possibly, I never gave the impression of > all next gen gpus being very power hungry
I stated 3 factors, 2 which are uncertain atm and the 3rd which I gave a possibility.
@[Deactivated]: Just FYI, MLID has previously leaked estimates of the whole product line including 4060TI. It's worth a look if you're interested, better than going off those articles parroting his info. He has another more recent video discussing rdna 3 fabs which is interesting too. That tweaktown article is mostly just screenshots from his discussion.
I was primarily correcting the first part of your statement ("You do not get perf improvements for nothing" ). I was never disagreeing that wattage for a given product name will go up, at least for nvidia. But to use your example of the 4070, power use is going up by 80W for estimated double performance. That's clearly much better performance/watt, and this was my main point.
Meanwhile in AMD land, the 7900XT for example is rumored at 300-350w, so basically the same as current gen while roughly doubling performance.
I don't disagree "you might possibly need a new PSU", if you're the sort to always spring for the totl. But people aren't going to magically need a bigger psu than they otherwise would have with current gen, unless their requirements for performance are also going up more than like 50-100% (at which point you're in a whole different segment) since performance per watt is improved across the board. The psu situation only really changes at the very top nvidia end.
I never gave the impression of > all next gen gpus being very power hungry
Fair enough, but regardless of the caveats you gave, that's the impression I got when you say obviously false things like "You do not get perf improvements for nothing". I just wanted to counterbalance the discussion in these threads which often gets into circlejerks about the 4090 having 600w+ tdp.
@snep: You've been respectful in your replies so let's continue. The statement of You do not get perf improvements for nothing refers to the increased TDP required, sure improvements will be made with lower tiered GPUs but 4070 80 and 90 was generally what I was implying without even stating it, this was my mistake.
Comparing the previous gen GPUs, same for same, you will see perf increase with TDP increase and I should have been clear with that but was not.
I've probably been preoccupied with something else that is coming today, but all things aside, a 4070 will perf better than possibly a 3080Ti which is great news for all, it might be on par with same TDP or could be more.
RAM increase could dictate a high TDP too, not by much but it will have an influence.
The 3070 to 3070Ti with GDDR6 vs GDDR6X saw an increase of 70TDP with minimal gains in gaming, where the 3070Ti would be better suited is content creation where that bandwidth is better suited.
I almost fell into the trap of upgrading my CPU 3700X to a 5900X, there is barely any real reason for me to do so, specifically when my TDP is a balmy 65 watts. I like to sit on rigs that have PSUs of 650 watts.
a) I don't want a furnace.
b) I don't want a noisy rig.
c) I want something economical to run compared to my previous rigs.
The newer Intel 12900K? that's insane power draw whilst being a good performer, just drinks too much juice imo.
I am not an environmentalist, but I'd like to think that I do my thing that cuts some sort of emissions.
You probably see some reasoning behind my initial post now.
@[Deactivated]: Yeah sounds like ultimately we're on a similar page.
I'm in a similar boat with my personal rig, 600w psu in a 8L itx case, so tdp matters to me too. I'm keeping an eye out for something like a 7700xt, seems to be a nice compromise.
Are there any rumors regarding what Mobo / CPU can run the 4XXX series ??
Nvidia and AMD both stagger their releases, so as long as you're OK with waiting a bit extra if you're going after the 70 and 60 series cards, then waiting should be worth it
I'd also wait to see what Intel would bring to the table. Their GPUs are only laptop for now but in 6 months I'm hoping desktop cards are at least announced if not shipping.
The next 12 months:
Next gens of Nvidia and AMD GPUs
1 gens of Intel GPUs
AM5 CPUs and DDR5 support for Team Red
Roadmap or announcements for Intel 13th Gen
Some more predictability in the components market
HODL is being rewarded now. If supply improves enough the 2nd hand market might also become extra sweet.
Sorry guys, I just couldn't do it….. got myself a 3080 vision! Thanks for all your advice. I suppose I can resell it depending on what comes out in the future, either way it's a huuuge upgrade over my trusty 970 and I know I will be more than happy :)
meh
Any point to upgrade a 2070 super or just wait for future generations?
No point unless you really need the extra power (e.g for 4K)
Upgrade to 4k monitor of your choice first ( may be dell or Samsung) …then decide.
I still find that 38" utlrawide formfactor to be nicer than 16:9 for gaming.
This dell 32inch 4k 144hz ips is on sales now, but you have to wait for april delivery $899 afterpay
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/325102241749
Only if you like wasting money. Is there something your 2070s can't do? If so then maybe
Is Gigabyte any good?
going by past comments here you should probably throw it in the bin or attempt exorcism
PS I know nothing about the matter
:( I am coming off an MSI which has been rock solid!
Just for more points of data, after all of the graphics cards I have worked with on either mine or a friends system, Gigabyte cards are the only ones I've had issues with. Most common issue I've come across is fan related they make awful grinding sounds.
@ZachBlasphemy: I have a Gigabyte 2080 Super, no issues with it apart from rattling fan sounds, which can be mentally debilitating at around 70%.
lol
I had a 2070 super and it was a little beast. This should serve you well!
I'd rather get Vision or Gaming OC than Eagle, but that just me.
Sample size of 1, but my Gigabyte RTX 3070 Aorus Master has been perfect.
My Gigabyte Eagle OC 3080 has been rock solid since I had it, 14 months and counting.
My Gigabyte master x570s motherboard has been fantastic, only 6 months old (i got it just after release) but it's qc and memory qualifications are second to none. It beats the absolute crap out of the ASRock x570 taichi i had before it. It's been on 24/7 for weeks with 128gb ram and an 5900X in it. So in my experience, my recent gigabyte hardware experiences have been nothing but rock solid.
Cool. Thanks for letting me know.
So hard to decide!
Replacing the stock pads will yield better thermal performance.
How much would that cost?
I think I spent around $60 on mine due to different pad thickness. Dropped approximately 20 degC.
it also costs you the warranty, change at your risk.
This is partly why I'm not pulling the trigger here, thanks for the mention. Wasn't sure if this was one of the cards that benefits from a thermal pad replacement.
Its not hard, but not worth throwing $1K+ away if they wont honour the warranty after I fix it.
Not worth it imo when the Ti were $930, whilst there isn't a massive improvement, the better DDR6X memory with higher bandwidth will help content creators more. It is a slight improvement overall over a 3070 but with higher power draw due to memory spec bump and higher clocks.
HODLers brigade unusually quiet recently, most likely already bought those TUF and EVGA cards recently and now busy checking their delivery tracking on hourly basis.
Maybe because it's actually good pricing now ??
The anxiety when checking those tracking numbers got updated, and the joyful feeling when it says "onboard for delivery today"…
Any other card and I'd jump the gun. Eagle is just a little bit too budget in the wrong ways. Thermal pads a big factor. The plus the fans are too small for a card that gets this hot
I had eagle once, not the 3080, it has cheap plasticy feeling. gaming oc got a nice white metal backplate, looks more premium. and plastic backplate unlike metal doesn't do much justice on the vram temp.
Yeah, I'm in a similar situation. With their thermal pad situation and all of my previous experiences with cheap Gigabyte gear, I'll wait for something better.
I would personally HOLD
HOLD my therapist's hand due to spike of anxiety caused by recent 25% price drops on 3 manufacturers then add an additional 15% from AfterPay day sale carving off 40% only to curl up in a ball, muttering the word HOLD must HOLD whilst slobber slowly forms a puddle on the ground.
But that's juts me.
This should be 308.0aud
holly bejusus, at this rate 3080 will be sub 1k, i might buy one just to look at it after all this time being overpriced and out of reach, it feels like a holly grail - too precious to game on
No it will never hit sub 1K, it's already seen a 40% drop with 25% from manufacturers and 15% from AP day sale.
You wont see manufacturers drop again and having a 15% off on all GPUs is quite rare.
The 15% off sale is ending Sunday, by then most GPUs would have been sold out. Many retailers have sold up to 100, 1 selling 105 of 1 the 3070Ti, that's only 1 range.
Prices in the US are worse than here, some Aussie retailers are late to the game and will be stuck with stock as people who HOLD will be wanting more of a discount which will not unfortunately come unless eBay has another promotional sale.
I am not saying buy now but I am advising you that you will not see this sort of drop for a long time after the AP sale finishes.
You have to remember that AP has been furnishing a lot of retailers, eBay generally gives discount to jacked stores so getting the 40% off again like we have just seen is going to be extremely rare imo.
i wouldn't be so sure - a week ago I would have agreed with you but we are now at $1.1k for a 3080, and its dropping like a ton of bricks.
If i was in the market I would buy now sure, but Im happy with my 6800 xt for few more years, I cant see a need to upgrade to new model next year, I can crunch everything at 100 + fps at 2k, that wont change for few years
No we are not at 1.1K for a 3080, you have an artificial influence of 15% AP which has reduced prices across the board for eBay purchases.
The current price of this GPU is $1,399.00 which had a 25% reduction from Gigabyte passing on the savings to retails who passed on the savings to consumers.
You cannot say because of the AP day sale that a GPU is now 1.1K, it's not, you need to use AfterPay to get the additional 15% discount and this will only last till Sunday.
You wont see these prices reduced again if ever I think, manufacturers are not going to just give you a 40% discount when their product is selling like hot cakes as it is.
Waiting for 4070.
Got mine yesterday, can report does MineSweeper @ 240P 15 FPS. Best purchase evoar.
when 4080 discount pls
2 years from today.
First post, see the price good. You know what to do.
HODLERS WILL ALWAYS HODL.
Thermal pads been changed on v2.0 cards
Missed so many deal was looking for ASUS Tuf but all gone.
Good price, no more HODL. Got 1, thanks!
congrats, you did the right thing. don't listen to hodlers, they probably miners or got their own gpu and just trolling around here making fun of people.
to all other serious buyers, the key here is to buy at the price you can afford so you don't miss out, and don't look back.
Hi guys, each time ebay only allows to list 15 pieces, here is the new link!
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Gigabyte-GeForce-RTX-3080-EAGLE-…
Thanks!
Thanks for that. How much stock do you have in total if you don't mind sharing?
Why? You wanna scalp? lol
I can't even imagine anyone scalping GPUs in today's market unless they wanted to lose money.
I am simply curious. If there are heaps it might mean further drops in the near future.
Any chance of bringing this one down to same price for some ozbargain love?
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Gigabyte-GeForce-RTX-Vision-3080…
If you have more just post new link. I will leave this as OOS. Thanks
you wait till next week agian it will go down another 100 bucks :D
This is down by afterpay 15%, unless it drop price more than 15%. Make your own choice.
![[Afterpay] Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 EAGLE OC Rev 2.0 Graphics Card $1189.15 Shipped @ MetroCom via eBay](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/47/689247.jpg?h=345609f6)
I paid $2600 for a 3080ti 6 months ago I feel like an absolute 🤡