Hmm, I guess whoever sent me a notification email today didn’t get that memo-- I got an email today telling me I had 20 hours to decide to buy (for US $809.99 shipped) a 10G-P5-3885-KLRTX 3080 XC3 Ultra Gaming 10GB GDDR6X, iCX3 Cooling, ARGB LED, Metal Backplate, LHR.
Of course, now that I have an RTX 3060 Ti I really don’t need it. :-\
Let no one say that the effing cryptominers were to blame, though. It’s purely coincidence that the bottom fell out of the cryptocurrency market recently, I’m sure. Post hoc non ergo propter hoc and all that.
I got that too, followed immediately by an email saying they were ending the queue system. So I suppose it’s all part of a somewhat tumultuous return to normalcy or something.
Ha! I just checked my emails and I got the “queue system is ending” email before the one telling me I was eligible to buy. Two days ago for the former, 1 day ago for the latter.
With 12 GB no less. Very nice. Hooray for banning cryptocurrencies (or whatever caused the stupid markets therein to drop precipitously). Graphics cards are for graphics, not that BS.
The 6800XT I bought from Newegg last month ($849 - $50 instant savings = $799) is now suddenly $949 after a month+ at the $799 price. Other 6800XTs appear to be climbing back up, too.
A friend of my son’s was asking for gfx card recommendations today… should he hold off for the 4000s or get a 3060/70? He’s been using an older card (he didn’t quite know what it is) for 2 years, but the rest of his computer is fairly new.
