So, decided on a 3080? Which manufacturer and why?

[CuriousTomCat]

Thanks for the heads up on MSI, had always gotten their GPU's as they have not given me any trouble and look nice but that is a bit of a joke.

PS
Regarding your GB line you said MSI at the end for return cost, not making fun just letting you know.

Thanks, I just corrected my post.

 

[Chivaro]

so what is the founders edition?

 

[3lackMamba]

I know Aorus is owned by Gigabyte, but are they their own sub-company or something, like would RMA's etc still be dealth with through Gigabyte team in the UK?

 

[Vogon]

MSI repair centre is now in Poland. Customer pays for RMA postage which is currently £63 for a GPU with Pacel Force. MSI then pay the return cost.

Surely if anything went wrong you would just return it to the seller to sort ?

 

[beany_bot]

Are you lot seeing the prices increase ???
not happy was eyeing up the asus tuf 3080 was £649 all week now today its gone up another 50 quid! on OC
all im concearned about is getting a basic card gonna be sticking a block on it, swinging more to the FE might have to be my option as prices are going nuts

If you are sticking a block on it....then why are you even looking at AIB cards?!?!? You are buying an FE card.

 

[CuriousTomCat]

Surely if anything went wrong you would just return it to the seller to sort ?

Retailers give a standard 12 months warranty.

So if a GPU comes with a 3 year warranty, the retailer only covers the first year. The remaining two years is covered by the manufacturer.

This is why products with extended warranties come with a warranty card so you can register the product with the manufacturer.

 

[bayo000]

I think after the reviews I may not bother with 3080. Seems too big of a overkill for my usage. Will wait for 3070 and AMD releases in October.

 

[Dontrocktheboat]

FE all the way baby.
Best price.
Best cooler.
No ocuk price gauge direct from NV .


Enjoy 4k.

 

[Vogon]

Retailers give a standard 12 months warranty.

So if a GPU comes with a 3 year warranty, the retailer only covers the first year. The remaining two years is covered by the manufacturer.

This is why products with extended warranties come with a warranty card so you can register the product with the manufacturer.

Thanks for the clarification ... I work on the principle it usually fails in the first year if its going too.
Having said that my Adata nvme died after 2 years, so am avoiding that make for anything else
It can be a pain to pay for an RMA abroad, but I imagine with a polite email you could recover those costs, I have done previously on a Corsair PSU a good few years back. ... oops thats 2 things I can recall failed after a year

 

[fx1]

FE all the way baby.
Best price.
Best cooler.
No ocuk price gauge direct from NV .


Enjoy 4k.

as much as i like buying some things from ocuk. Their gauging makes me not want to use them. They should learn that loyalty is worth more than a one off increase in revenue. Selling to the highest bidder is short term thinking and at the expense of repeat customers who will miss out most likely. I have never bought an over priced item from OCUK just because they have stock. I will purposely buy elsewhere and then when a big purchase comes up like the £1300 monitor i just bought i will not give them the order knowing full well when i needed them they took advantage.

 

[signal11th]

FE if I can get one, best looking, best cooler, best price. The days of me buying somethign 200 quid more just to get a small amount of extra power are gone.

 

[XeNoNF50]

EVGA XC3 Ultra is up for order - that's my favourite out of the lot. Followed by the Inno3D iChill X4 and MSI Ventus. If any are in stock I'll get it, if not I'll put order for XC3 Ultra and play the waiting game.

 

[Trig]

as much as i like buying some things from ocuk. Their gauging makes me not want to use them. They should learn that loyalty is worth more than a one off increase in revenue. Selling to the highest bidder is short term thinking and at the expense of repeat customers who will miss out most likely. I have never bought an over priced item from OCUK just because they have stock. I will purposely buy elsewhere and then when a big purchase comes up like the £1300 monitor i just bought i will not give them the order knowing full well when i needed them they took advantage.

I'm sure they get enough in sales not to worry about stuff like that, personally I havent used them since my Athlon and Duron purchases yeeeeeeears ago (You know, the old ones you could OC with a decent pencil line) I'm just here for the forums..

 

[Po|ygon]

FE if I can get one, best looking, best cooler, best price. The days of me buying somethign 200 quid more just to get a small amount of extra power are gone.

Hit the nail on the head.

 

[pp111]

Per title, who's brand are you going to go for, and what made you choose them? Personally, I think I'm going Gigabyte for their warranty being Uk based, and the more than helpful rep here

What say you, the masses?

I have always found Gigabyte to offer the best combination of quality, affordability, compatibility and good CS. I like MSI too, but I don't trust them quite as much. Gigabyte are pretty much always going to be good, MSI sometimes sell lemons. I kinda like Asus too. Their hardware is excellent but often their software is awkward but their CS is not so good. So, finally getting round to which it will either be a Gigabyte Aorus Master 3080 or 3090, or subject to reviews it may be an MSI 3080 GAMING X TRIO 10G or the 3090. Least probable is an Asus 3080/3090. Often with me it comes down to cooling because I tend to play for long periods and like to keep everything cool, so that will be a major factor in my decision.

 

[signal11th]

so what is the founders edition?

It's basically the launch model that NVidia sell themselves via the Nvidia store.

 

[pp111]

I know Aorus is owned by Gigabyte, but are they their own sub-company or something, like would RMA's etc still be dealth with through Gigabyte team in the UK?

Yes. Aorus is just their premium range.

 

[LeMson]

What an awful launch, still no aib reviews so are we expected to buy them blind?

 

[fx1]

What an awful launch, still no aib reviews so are we expected to buy them blind?

Looks like it.

They all overclock like a dog so far and the factory overclocks offer 1-3% performance for £200 increase in cost.

I also have a feeling the FE version is a fake launch and will never be in stock as Nvidia lose money due to the expensive cooler. Nvidia makes money selling the chips to AIBs.

 

[signal11th]

Looks like it.

They all overclock like a dog so far and the factory overclocks offer 1-3% performance for £200 increase in cost.

I also have a feeling the FE version is a fake launch and will never be in stock as Nvidia lose money due to the expensive cooler. Nvidia makes money selling the chips to AIBs.

Pretty much this, I will try and get a FE but I'm not going to hold my breath and then it's going to be either pay vastly inflated prices or wait 3-4 months till stock settles down and OC does a "great deal" offering a 3080 at a bargain price whihc was basically the price the card should have been in the first place.