Sorry if some of this has been answered before but this thread is moving at the speed of fucking light. I just want to clear some things up so I'm ready when things go live.
1. So currently we're expecting the 3090 to be about $2200 more expensive than the 3080?
2. What's the expectation of this nvidia FE 3000 series generally? I thought you should always go with one of the partners (MSI, Gainward, Asus etc.)
3. Which AIB are you shooting for? I think I'm going for the 3080 and I know that generally MSI has a good reputation but are any of the cheaper brands decent?
4. Is there an expectation that AIB 3080's might have more VRAM? 10GB feels so low, or is that something that will only happen with a 3080TI or super?
Good luck to everyone in a few hours, I really hope I get one for our VR company, we're dying for an upgrade.
1. No, more like $600.
2. Turing FE was a good improvement over previous gens but was still missing things like fan off mode at idle and had lower power limits. With the beefy cooler seen in leaks the FE might be a beast this time around. I hope Nvidia puts it to par with good partner cards.
3. MSI Gaming Trio and ASUS Strix (or whatever they call them this time around) are safe bets, basically higher end models from these vendors. EVGA higher end models are popular for US folks due to the step up program and customer support.
4. No, not initially at least. We will very likely see Ti/Super cards that fit right between the models that are released first. When they get released is a whole another question but I would assume early next year at the earliest, next spring/summer even more likely.
By higher end models I mean the more expensive models, e.g for ASUS the lower end cards would be the reference design Duals and so on. The main practical difference is going to be the cooler, these are fine options if you plan to install a waterblock or AIO or Morpheus heatsink etc. The higher end models have coolers that can handle overclocking and are less noisy on load.
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