News EVGA RTX 3080 12GB, RTX 3080 Ti Cards Now in Stock at MSRP

[User00666]

And they're gone.

They're always gone, stop with this clickbait BS.

 

[digitalgriffin]

RTX 3080 was released in September 2020 AFAIK.

I was referring to when top tier performance cards could be had for <$700. I still refuse to pay over $500 for top tier. My 7970 wasn't near that much.

 

[Samir Lopez]

Why bother to buy any RTX30 series, when next gen GPU's from Nvidia, AMD and Intel are just around the corner.

 

[watzupken]

Just remember the current MSRP isn’t the original MSRP, it was increased a while back. I just had a look and the 3080 10GB is still selling for >£200 more than I paid at launch and my model was not the cheapest at launch.

This is precisely the point. Unfortunately, the launch day MSRP may not happen anymore. So if a RTX 3080 Ti is going for 1199, chances is that the 12GB version of the RTX 3080 will go for around 999, and the 10GB version going for 899 USD. I may be wrong, but I doubt Nvidia will be that foolish to leave a giant price gap between the 10 and 12GB RTX 3080, which will basically negate any interest in the 12GB version.

 

[drivinfast247]

Why bother to buy any RTX30 series, when next gen GPU's from Nvidia, AMD and Intel are just around the corner.

Why bother with those when the next next gen GPUs are right behind them.

 

[digitalgriffin]

Why bother with those when the next next gen GPUs are right behind them.

Paying OVER top dollar on two year old tech, when the new tech is twice as fast and when prices are STARTING to crash? You tell me why I wouldn't wait.

 

[drivinfast247]

Paying OVER top dollar on two year old tech, when the new tech is twice as fast and when prices are STARTING to crash? You tell me why I wouldn't wait.

I don't think you quoted the right person.

 

[King_V]

Just remember the current MSRP isn’t the original MSRP, it was increased a while back. I just had a look and the 3080 10GB is still selling for >£200 more than I paid at launch and my model was not the cheapest at launch.

Quite correct. That's EVGA's inflated MSRP, not NVIDIA's. So title is a bit misleading. Card mfg are only focusing on top end premium models and it's now causing a glut as ETH is collapsing. Few regular Joe's can afford that.

I saw $500 MSRP premium cooler 5700XT's (AMD MSRP: $400) sell for $370 by the time it was over. (This was before Crypto took off again)

Right. And that's not MSRP. That's "EVGA's new list price" . . but was never MSRP.


That said, prior to the crypto-crazes and the COVID disruptions, one could legitimately say that only a fool paid MSRP.

In fact, when I bought a GTX 1080 at MSRP during the first crypto-craze, I wondered if I'd made a stupid decision.

Getting GPUs at less than MSRP is normal!!

What we have today is not normal... and the "deals" that are at or above MSRP, including those "these are our new list prices that we want to call MSRP to trick you" are just crappy deals. Not outrageously crappy, just less crappy than before.

 

[spongiemaster]

This is precisely the point. Unfortunately, the launch day MSRP may not happen anymore. So if a RTX 3080 Ti is going for 1199, chances is that the 12GB version of the RTX 3080 will go for around 999, and the 10GB version going for 899 USD. I may be wrong, but I doubt Nvidia will be that foolish to leave a giant price gap between the 10 and 12GB RTX 3080, which will basically negate any interest in the 12GB version.

There is no price gap between the two 3080 versions because the 10GB version doesn't exist any more. Rumor has it that Nvidia has dropped the prices of their GPU's as well, so the 3080Ti may not be $1200 any more.

 

[Eximo]

Right. And that's not MSRP. That's "EVGA's new list price" . . but was never MSRP.


That said, prior to the crypto-crazes and the COVID disruptions, one could legitimately say that only a fool paid MSRP.

In fact, when I bought a GTX 1080 at MSRP during the first crypto-craze, I wondered if I'd made a stupid decision.

Getting GPUs at less than MSRP is normal!!

What we have today is not normal... and the "deals" that are at or above MSRP, including those "these are our new list prices that we want to call MSRP to trick you" are just crappy deals. Not outrageously crappy, just less crappy than before.

You might be mixing up launch price with MSRP. The MSRP is whatever the manufacturer sets. If they want to upcharge you $200 on a binned chip, fancy VRMs, and a honking big cooler they can.

Less then MSRP when there are sales by retailers, but there is no logic behind sales when you can sell every card. Sales are for price competition to move inventory. When the inventory sells out, no need for sales. No need for loss leaders or proper bundle discounts.

Prices are high. yes. But in this one case, they were selling a card at the original launch price for a 3080Ti.

I won't argue that the price hike Nvidia pulled with the 20 and 30 series in general is good, but there is little sense complaining about it. I'm more angry at the 3060/3070/3070Ti pricing myself. That is what most people tend to buy and they have been too expensive for too many people.