Custom RTX 3080 Overclocking: EVGA FTW3, ASUS TUF, & Gigabyte Eagle Results (Stream Recap)

[@GamersNexus]

Stream archive for this recap: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWPWop-ao9ugps0 Watch the RTX 3080 review here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYXIiZtvrZWmi8U RTX 3080 FE Tear-Down: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYmcdpuVg8Z2a8U Article: www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3618-nvidia-rtx-3080-founders-edition-review-benchmarks Watch our NVIDIA Ampere GPU Architecture Deep-Dive: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d56xfWV5nJeChZo $13K of our New GPU Testing Methodology Equipment: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4GaXoCCYseDeac

[@alariix3579]

Can you benchmark an mg42 that you found in hitlers backyard?

[@brandonprice4860]

sbeve, someone told me to help cool my 3080 I should install a "Bee Block" on the GPU. The bees will produce honey, which naturally distributes the heat. I did as instructed, but now my hands are badly damaged from the stings and there is honey leaking on to my MOBO (MotherBoobs). What can I do to fix this? I want to blame AMD, so if there is reasoning that can do that please tell me and I will start yelling at Lisa Su. Thank. Wakanda FOrever.

[@Battleneter]

Why did you guys use the base Gigabyte Eagle and not the Gaming OC that has dual bios etc?

[@Crusherix]

Thank you and your teams awesome work! Now we shall allow you rest for one day, just one. Cu soon!

[@MrTcollinson]

Go to bed

[@jmacd8817]

The Eagle's bios switch is past the second star on the right, straight on till morning.

[@trekhead1]

Aye captain

[@JD1971.]

According to Gigabyte's website it's the Gaming variant that has the dual bios, not the Eagle.

[@Kefuddle]

You'll need a device called the Rocinante to find it.

[@paulgray1318]

@@JD1971. Yip, does seem that way - mad init. "We aren't sure where exactly the Eagle lineup ranks in Gigabyte's product stack, but it appears to be a slightly down-tiered variant of the Gaming SKUs, due to the lack of a dual BIOS option. "

[@BIOSHOCKFOXX]

In the Nebula of Colossus, where Archer points its leg, where Orion Belt faces 4th star.

[@guy_withglasses]

Obviously the dual Vbios is in the 5th dimension behind the 2nd heat pipe

[@fnige]

actually it is in the 1st dimension instead of the 5th

[@phroz3n]

Actually, I think it escaped its enclosure and is hiding in the EVGA card now.

[@iffy_too6465]

you do realise that the the 5th dimension relative to the 4th is time dont you? it will be there in 2 months.

[@Battleneter]

The Gigabyte Gaming OC has the dual bios, not this base Eagle model FYI

[@VorpalGun]

It's next to the VGA connector, below the DVI.

[@VoXEonYT]

How hard Steve is working is always shown in how frizzy his hair is. Get some rest soon!

[@lolerskates876]

Its like he is the Hair-type Pokemon version of Psyduck

[@daviddebroux4708]

Hm, yes, Brandon S and the comment bait of the day.

[@oscatMeow]

Brandon S Physically, no. but i can’t imagine working as hard as these guys do behind the scenes.

[@asit6947]

@Brandon S let's see you make a successful channel that has built so much trust over the years.. with hard work. But I understand that you're just baiting for attention

[@legomaster2431]

Hes trying to let us get 200fps stable in tarkov

[@xbradx75]

The EVGA card looks like the '60's Batmobile

[@klubstompers]

McLaren P1, thats why the card is the PX1 i.pinimg.com/originals/1c/74/b9/1c74b9712d4fb77e31025234d33ad834.jpg

[@upmytube07]

Brad Carlson I said the same thing!

[@RikJameson]

I don't think it is the worst 3080 by far

[@ftwtech]

*’60s.

[@Beholderz]

Looks like someone glued a big red hairpin on the back.

[@Ziontrainism]

EVGA: "No one likes the red? Sell all of those first."

[@Lishtenbird]

"We have all that red glossy plastic that our intern ordered, I bet we can get rid of it if we stick it onto this hugely hyped card..."

[@Mr.Manson]

@@Lishtenbird I honestly don't get why people care about how graphic cards look.

[@hgr3180]

@@Mr.Manson people want a good looking pc. and ugly components are a no no

[@12pandemon]

@@hgr3180 Ugly is subjective. I actually really like the FTW3. Still glad they're going to be doing alternatives.

[@MrOgger151]

That's the first card I tried to buy. I figured everybody saying they wouldn't buy it because of red was my shot. Well wishful thinking never works for me LOL.

[@gloatsticks]

I kept track of your live stream results. Enjoyed the stream!! 3080 3D Mark tests from Gamers Nexus ASUS TUF: 11845 stock 12294 OC core: 90+ mem: 600+ EVGA FTW3: 12140 stock 12460 OC core: 50+ mem: 500+ GIGABYTE EAGLE: 11777 stock 12250 OC Core: 100+ mem: 900+

[@jeremyclarkson03]

Steve, the dual bios switch is in the 4th dimension behind the 3rd heat pipe on the left. I saw it with my xray vision.

[@matthewpromisco9218]

Damnit you beat me to this comment. Well played sir.

[@xCyal]

How did he miss this? It's in such an obvious location.

[@Karyonic]

Requires Nvidia 3D vision to see

[@user-qp8nx6iv6m]

Eagle doesn’t have it only “gaming” series and above do but they look similar

[@youtub559]

LMFAO i was literally reading this as he said it in the video

[@Ravic]

Thanks Steve!

[@GuNStArHeRo212]

Good to see a Battlefield Legend in the wild 👍🏾

[@tidjane2001]

Big fan man

[@GewelReal]

OMG it's Ravic!

[@stevewalker6340]

No problem

[@Mr_Chode]

Np man. Oh shit I thought you were talking to me.

[@PabzRoz]

I'm not gunna lie I live 20 minutes from MicroCenter so i waited on line before they opened and got an Asus Tuf gaming RTX 3080 and after seeing all these scalpers actually be able to sell these cards for crazy prices I thought to myself maybe I should sell mine and get a RTX 3090 from MicroCenter when it launches with the money. So I posted my 3080 for $2000 on ebay for fun just to see what happens not expecting anyone to really take it seriously and someone already purchased it. I kinda feel bad but at the same time I'm literally getting an RTX 3090 now for free now. I made my money back plus enough money to purchase a 3090...

[@straatee6566]

shouldve tried selling for 3k lmao

[@jordanranstead3016]

Pabz Roz well props to you for feeling bad. One, that's a stonks moment. But also kinda is morally wrong

[@Ceece20]

@Jordan Ranstead in his case I think it’s fine. He physically went to the store and bought 1 card like a normal person. He then decided to sell it to someone who wanted it more. While maybe technically scalping, he is not taking more than 1 so it’s not like he is buying them out to force people to buy from him.

[@issahumps]

I'm Cool with this as long as you didn't clean out the store haha you spent money on one and flipped it 👍 get that bag! 😆

[@jordanranstead3016]

Ceece I agree to that yeah

[@AngelXjp]

The indent on the Gigabyte GPU is to allow space for you to screw in the thumb screw without interfering with the lip that computer cases such as mine have. Some cases allow you to use a screwdriver to screw in the add-on cards without having to hold the screwdriver at an angle. Mine does not, and with my EVGA 2080 SUPER it was a royal pain in the ass to try to get the thumb screws in because they didn't have an indent. The full bulk of the cooler goes all the way to the back and with my case having a lip that prevents me from using a screwdriver straight on and the EVGA 2080 SUPER's bulk, it's next to impossible to install in cases such as mine. So my best guess is that they indented the Gigabyte 3080 so that people can still put in the thumb screws without the struggle the other cards will be guilty of due to their bulky designs extending all the way to the back. My case is Thermaltake Core V71. I've noticed in some newer cases they indent the case so that the lip doesn't interfere with the installation of add-on cards, or they have cut-outs on the case lip for a screwdriver to pass through.

[@zackaryk2000]

I am searching for 3080 content like a meth addict looking for a spoon right now, and Tech Jesus came in with my fix

[@C5J9]

Spoons are for heroin

[@trisbane4086]

Do not try to search for the spoon; instead try to remember, there is no spoon.

[@scottydc]

@@C5J9 can be used for most kinds of narcotics like meth, heroin, etc source:parents' past

[@mach533x]

Take your degenerate humor some where else.

[@zackaryk2000]

@@mach533x @C H take your negativity somewhere else. Me and my tech news don't need you telling us how to live our lives.

[@matthopkins1107]

Honestly had no idea about pc’s at all, your videos are the reason why I was able to build my own pc. It’s been 4 months now and I’ll never play another dam console again.. appreciate you man

[@ccmaster86]

Remember the 700 and 900 series EVGA Cards when they looked classy and high end? I remember...

[@Aurora1337onYT]

I loved the 1000series.. like every card was nice..

[@V--Nasty--V]

yeah.. almost all of the 30 series look like trash for how much you are paying for them. The asus strix and the msi x trio are about the only ones that look good

[@Emilryfetten]

I member

[@jojivlogs_4255]

no, the founders edition cards look classy and high end. the old evga cards looked boring and utilitarian. give me warped mirror gpu any day over the old design

[@frankvinti925]

Got to respect EVGA that came out clean explaining and fixing the 6 POSCAPs issue on pre-production RTX 3080 FTW3 version by adding 20 MLCC caps prior to shipping

[@UnluckyTechs]

Please sleep, no matter when you release your reviews im always gonna watch.

[@somethingsomethingsomethingdar]

When is Steve going to give the ads we need? It’s about time that these streams and videos were sponsored by whatever shampoo he’s using,cause damn that hair is holding up despite the long hours!

[@shanetapp]

Enjoyed your stream Steve... I always appreciate your knowledge.

[@phasestar7787]

Thank you for all your hard work and testing, please get some sleep too!

[@LiLBitsDK]

thanks for the recap... I just noticed the 2-3 hour long stream and was like hell no, not gonna watch that to "glean out the info"... fine when watching it live but not after it is done

[@raggedymike]

Get some sleep.

[@TheFalseHuman]

Hopefully he sees this comment before he finishes making this video so he can take a break 😥

[@jondonnelly3]

hardly anyone can buy a card anyway, we have to wait. No rush for content.

[@barrysauce]

yes he looks all sweaty and about to fall over.

[@EnnTomi1]

you would do the same if you own one of those.

[@eden1738]

This is a huge opportunity to grow his company, I hugely respect his grind and there's no one else I'd be so glad to consume all of this content from. Obviously I'd like for him to not burn out, but I can understand why he's pushing hard to cement Gamersnexus as the cream of the crop for component information

[@herbertbrown8683]

Awesome stream Steve and Joe learning from channel made easy

[@Spragle]

“Theres a shroud it’s black and it’s a rectangle” 😂😂

[@Lishtenbird]

The Coco Chanel of card design.

[@cbow305]

I scrolled to this comment exactly as he was saying it. That was strange.

[@Spragle]

Christopher Bowman I planned it that way just for you

[@cbow305]

@@Spragle Dang, you're good! Reminds me of one of those David Copperfield TV specials. 😁

[@jonathanellis6097]

Seems to be what a lot of people want. A boring black rectangle.

[@rafchris]

I have only just tuned into your channell having been out of pc building for a while and as a data scientist I can say your work on standardised and normalised testing is a delight and I really love the depth you go into. BUT..... theres always a but! Get some sleep mate! No ones going to be buying the cards anytime soon so you have got some time!

[@smokeyninja9920]

9:40 Dual bios switch, near index finger, 5th dimension. Happy I could help.

[@The_Wailing_Doom]

I thought the Eagle didn't have dual BIOS and thus no switch. It's the lower end of the two cards.

[@audionerdzmusicschool]

Love this channel. It`s so down to earth and rucking refreshing to see a non-cheezy friendly dude showing you the newest hardware.

[@DigitalTwisted]

The Gigabyte Gaming OC has a dual bios switch, the Eagle being the lower SKU doesn't have one.

[@Battleneter]

Correct, also higher TDP and looks better.

[@kennethhicks2113]

Steve ain't gonna be happy GB sent this one instead of the OC version....amazing how some company marketing leaders (don't) think.

[@xrayl7392]

Also is quieter

[@ikjadoon]

Right, isn't this all labeled in the specifications? www.gigabyte.com/Comparison/Result/3?pids=7527,7528,7533,7541,7553 Eagle is the lowest-end SKU from Gigabyte. Also has the shortest warranty. For dual-BIOS, you need the Gaming (or perhaps unlaunched Aorus'). The switch on those models IS somewhat hidden, but it is there: i.imgur.com/NUIvdfd.png Eagle/Vision don't mention dual-BIOS at all. www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N3080GAMING-OC-10GD#kf

[@Xepherion]

Like, everyone else has stated please get some sleep Steve you Deserve it, man. But thank you for all the wonderful content.

[@MostBever]

I love the TUF card design. I might even start to like it more than the FE

[@z_brez_r1687]

Great looking Card with Power

[@Livingwithdirt]

I’m watching this video pretty late, it’s about 1:47 AM and I was starting to doze off until I heard you say “base frequency” at 6:03 then my brain powered back up. But upon further listening, I mistook the context of “base frequency” and thought you said, “bass frequency.” I’ve been a music producer and audio engineer for about 8 years now, so those words tickled my little ears. 😂 great video by the way, you always drop so much knowledge on us. Take care.

[@randywatson8347]

Can't get around the fact that the evga card has popo's lips.

[@lethalweaselvr8778]

Damn that boy can sang!

[@BritishTeaFGC]

It also had the highest power capability just like the man himself!

[@randywatson8347]

@@lethalweaselvr8778 🎤 If I fail, if I succeed At least I'll live as I believe No matter what they take from me They can't take away my dignityYyYyyyy...

[@lethalweaselvr8778]

@@randywatson8347 LOL

[@yaxter5417]

Man! Steve, I like that you provide such content as OC result of different company. Because you know that everyone will have to make a choice and in general case, to buy only 1 GPU. So I thank you genuinely for providing that much AND such information regarding to market potential!!! :DD And just to simply thank you as a human being. What you have done with your channel is wonderful, such an oasis of content about electronic/ computer related stuff. You have being doing soo much for the people and creating a bank of valide information for the whole industry. This is truly remarkable.

[@yolobathsalts]

This probably isn't something you hear a lot due to the nature of your channel but I really appreciate you, Steve. Recently your videos have been helping me get through a really rough patch in my life and I just want want you to know your influence reaches far beyond just the tech sphere. Thank you.

[@GamersNexus]

Happy to help, and hope things brighten for you soon. Thank you for sharing!

[@yolobathsalts]

@@GamersNexus a reply from tech Jesus himself, damn 🙃 Gonna keep on keeping on man, just wanted to reach out & let you know you're helping with more than just my purchasing decisions

[@eddiehimself]

I am definitely a fan of that "big grey brick" look of the Gigabyte card lol.

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

So basically: manufacturers need to provide AIO filled with liquid nitrogen

[@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718]

I've always wondered why phase change coolers didn't just use LN2 rather than freon. -190 is better than -20. Also you don't need to hire some illegal to keep pouring LN2 into a copper cup 24/7.

[@saab9251]

You answered your own question. Phase change requires changing phases from gas to liquid. You can make this happen at various temps using pressure and a condenser element. You can’t reasonably do that with liquid nitrogen.

[@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718]

@@saab9251 Why not? Apparently someone compressed it to a liquid since you can buy it. Seems it would be cheaper over time to compress it yourself than keep paying someone else to do it.

[@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718]

@That other Guy Sounds like simply cascading compressors could do it. Use a liquid that boils not quite as low as LN2 for the LN2 compressor, plain/common R134 for the 2nd stage's compressor. Not as simple as one stage, but doable. And still cheaper than hiring someone to keep a copper cup full 24/7 that's constantly boiling away if you actually want to use your PC at -190C. I mean hell what's the point of overclocking with LN2 if you aren't actually going to use the overclock? Just some pointless 1-minute benchmark?

[@TheFlypaste]

@@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718 Ok think of it this way: You have to constantly remove energy from the LN2 to keep it cool. That energy needs to be moved elsewhere, which requires energy to do. So you're constantly expending energy to keep the LN2 cool. The issue you run into is that the lower the temp is below ambient, the more energy you need to expend to maintain the temperature. Since it will heat up faster, since the delta in temperatures is greater. Your efficiency in terms of energy spent to cooling gained goes out the fucking window and becomes ridiculously expensive ridiculously quickly. When you purachase a jug of LN2, you're not paying for the elemental nitrogen, you're paying for the eletricity and equipment costs that it took to convert the N2 into liquid form. And yes the point of overclocking at -200c is for a 1-minute benchmark, congrats you figured it out.

[@generalxp8850]

Looking forward to watching u guys with ln2. Always exciting !

[@johnbell4328]

Let's hope that Big Navi makes a big splash! I want to see a 3080 Ti sooner rather than later.

[@boastyy]

Me too, There will probably be a ti version coming or is it going to be renamed the 3080 super 20gb. Wish we had some more leaks.lol

[@ooofsized2036]

boastyy there was a leak showing a 20gb 3080

[@GordonGEICO]

I don't know if there's enough room between the 3080 and 3090 for a (real) 3080 Ti. When you compare raw specs, the 3090 (on paper) is only about 20% better than the 3080 ignoring the increased memory capacity. The on-paper difference between a 2080 Ti and 2080 Super was similar when you consider the 2080 Ti had 40% more cores but also ran slower (1545 MHz vs 1815 MHz). The 3090 is already going to be a tough sell in my opinion... anything that closes that gap is going to make it pointless. There will probably be a 3080 with more memory and they might call it Ti or Super but I don't think it would be a performance increase.

[@164DiecastVideos]

There is no Ti. Ti is dead. Youll get 20GB but no TI. If there ever was a Ti it would be a 3090 Ti - there is literally no performance gap between the 3090 and 3080 that is meaningful.

[@boastyy]

@@164DiecastVideos Ok mate, will be the first time in a while they have not had a TI. I would not know how it would fit in this time anyway with the 20gb super and 20gb versions.

[@Scorpion-md8hb]

WTH i was looking for this exact video today... Timing on point👍👍👍

[@jayh0086]

The Gigabyte Gaming OC has dual bios, the eagle does not.

[@Battleneter]

Correct, also higher TDP and looks a little better.

[@NuffxSaid]

The exact one I want to get my hands on 🖖

[@Theonixco]

I was wondering what the difference in the two was, given the $50 difference in price.

[@cprn1]

I have the gaming OC and I can confirm it has dual bios for silent and OC. The gpu hits about 2050 mhz max without any manual overlock but in normal gaming conditions it fluctuates between 1930 and 2000 Mhz, depending on the temps which for me didn't went above 70 C for about 3 hours of gaming. Separately the GDDR6X memory runs very hot but there's no sensor on the PCB for it, I think it can easily reach 100 C because I managed to get a small burn after touching the backplate. Might be worth running some tests on the memory temps between each AIB.

[@SirSSau]

cprn1 Is it a loud card?

[@kainey]

Steve, the bios switch of the GB Eagle is hidden in your bed, check it out !

[@chadmckean9026]

Thanks for the recap, i was at work during the stream, could have caught the end, but getting sleep was my priority at the time

[@OMGVLS]

Steve looks liked me after working a 36 hour shift at the hospital.

[@sgtheisenb3rg175]

Really happy with my TUF, cooling is really good and the fans are basically silent up to 75% speed

[@ericandi]

I wonder how ASUS’ top end STRIX card would compare to the top end EVGA card, the FTW3 Ultra.

[@GamersNexus]

Not sure yet! Should be available in October.

[@benjaminford8173]

I would say the top end EVGA card is the Kingpin, but I sure do love my old 1080 TI FTW3

[@bastordd]

EVGA sucks

[@bmcginnis6543]

gonna end up with the same top end speeds as the rest of them

[@OsuOverlord]

Zotac will probably shred this

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

Steve doesn't need more overclocking vids, he needs sleep while retailers trickle restock

[@blarghmcblarghson1903]

Maybe they confused the Eagle with the Gaming OC, the former doesn't claim to have a dual bios on its product page, but the latter does.

[@Battleneter]

Correct and the Gaming OC is released, so not sure why they used the base Eagle model here.

[@larryjanney1020]

Its probably just the one they could get ahold of. They tried to buy others on launch day just like us and failed lol. I'm waiting to see the higher end ones and then I'll make a decision. I have a 20 series so I'm good to wait.

[@Dan____]

yup that's what I thought, The OC looks almost the same too so was an easy mistake to make.

[@Battleneter]

@@Dan____ The Gaming looks nicer, slightly less bricky due to its colors and different shroud, but yea the basic shape is much the same for sure.

[@larryjanney1020]

@@Battleneter Yeah when I first saw them I figured the Eagle would be above the gaming just by the naming but its actually below. I'm waiting to see the Strix and Aorus cards. And by then we may know more about the AMD cards.

[@Intel-6969K]

Really like how the new studio is working out!

[@Serge583]

The dual bios is only available on Gigabyte "GAMING OC" NOT on Eagle

[@mrsweaty4155]

been trying to get the ftw3 cant wait till these come in stock

[@defiantgg1831]

Steve has overclocked his bed with Liquid nitrogen to only need to sleep for 30 minutes

[@Conorkc86]

The Eagle v-bios switch is the friends we made along the way!

[@i.n.7978]

I think the EVGA Ftw3 is one of the best looking cards ever released. Finally, not the "3 straight fan with some rgb" standard. Cool.

[@nedjimb0]

I really love both the EVGA FTW3 heatsink and the leaked triple fan Radeon heatsink. They're gaudy, and red, and obnoxious, and wonderful

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

lol @ everyone griping about EVGA's style, not a peep about MSI & Strix cards looking like Megatron's fleshlight

[@georgemorley1029]

You know what old Jack Burton always says? Old Jack always says “MSI and Strix cards look like Megatron’s fleshlight”.

[@matteo964]

Come on gaming trio has a far less extreme design. To be honest i never liked evga's style, but this card looks literally terrible

[@tatofrost8972]

I quess ryan since we cant buy them, just stare intensive

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

@@georgemorley1029 We really shook the benchmarks of Heaven, didn't we, Wang?

[@jesh879]

@Ryan W Uh . I do..

[@ssk7690]

I'm too poor to buy these cards but I'm still watching this. Don't know why, but the amount of hard-work Steve does for this is unparalleled.

[@mrbrownplays116]

You know what’s TUF? Trying to find a 3080

[@Lightning9060]

I ordered the 3080 Strix with the EKWB waterblock so im looking forward to overclocking the hell out of it.

[@hyperstimmed]

The Eagle is the low end card. I wish they'd sent the OC version

[@Mecylon]

In Sweden the only card with the same price as FE (till october atleast) is the TUF. I've read good stuff about it but GN's review is what I'll wait for.

[@huntertodd3744]

I love EVGA but damn I can’t get over how ugly this generation is..

[@giveuthebone]

imo it looks great minus the red lips which they will be fixing

[@yubrandomain]

Why I water block them. Fans are cute.

[@Moon___man]

Same, im very biased with EVGA since i won a 600gb ssd from them back when they were new, so it was worth like $900 and funded my whole build back in 2012 lol.. So im a huge fanboy, but jesus that card.. why

[@fredw8631]

I think it looks amazing and how much are you really going to see the red? Except you have a case with a front glass panel you wont even notice it

[@FloppyBread]

@@fredw8631 the red is the least of its problems..

[@Stong1337]

Hey can we all agree our man steve needs a lil break soon. I understand if you don't have the time but as a strong fan base we would not mind a extra few days without a video ! I do bet you love your job no matter how physically and mentally straining it can get when working long ours. Its good to rest though, more for mental reasons ! Hope too see a review on the palit cards. Love the vide as usual.

[@digisuboob]

For the record i like the evga cards looks, and i really like the red highlight. i may be alone, but hopefully everyone hates it enough not to buy it so i can get one

[@ChronicTHCBlaze]

Nice

[@jesh879]

You are alone. Lmao

[@Greyarq]

You guys are working some crazy hours man! Super appreciate all the work and information you provide us. 🙏🏼

[@WrexBF]

EVGA, here's how to fix those ugly cards.(after firing whoever designed those shrouds of course.) Grab the 1080Ti FTW3 shroud design and use it on all your RTX 3000 cards.

[@ShuffleToExpresss]

With quieter/bigger fans, would be perfect

[@RedPillBroadcast]

Luckily, they listened and changed the color on them lips, just got my 3080TI FTW in black color

[@Agyapas97]

Looks like these architectures have reached their practical potential. If these 3080 have a hard wall pretty close to stock, I'm imagining any cards they make beyond it would be monstrous in cooling and power draw just to keep them viable.

[@emytzu]

Hello Nostradamus! I'm guessing you didn't pre-order the 4090?

[@METALADIX]

Got my rtx 3080 for 699 on eBay today. It's the paper edition.

[@EttoreB93]

I put your videos on background and listen to them while I work with 3dsMax and Substance Painter, it's better than Lo-Fi Hip Hop Beats to relax/study to, no kidding!

[@tazgamerplays]

Ugh, that red on the evga card. I'm glad Jay said they will be offering different colors so we can change it out.

[@leviathanpriim3951]

great stream GN, all this RTX 30 series content has been awesome

[@newnowproject8730]

I'm not planning a 3080, I'm just here to see if Snowflake is in the video

[@gtifury310]

1 mil subs! Congrats!

[@Varza]

The evga cards look like they were inspired by Gaudi

[@keelhauling]

Gaudi x Cyberpunk + Wax Lips

[@fie1329]

Thanks for triggering all the BIOS switch comments! There are some really good ones among them :)

[@WhyAreYouGhe]

I never understood why PC building had to become this "how can I put more epileptic seizures in one case" type of deal. That being said, compared to the FE Nvidia card, these things are a joke in terms of looks, tho that card will probably stand out like a sore thumb in all these rainbow filled cases. Oh, and thanks for the hard work Steve.

[@Buddy308]

If I could get my hands on one of these "jokes in terms of looks," I'd spend the first half hour marveling at how beautiful it suddenly became by coming into my possession.

[@martine5923]

jokes on all my rgb components and the eagle I got a closed case

[@TheSecksyD3thcast]

I'm a skeptical guy but if y'all told me that they were selling hot dogs on the north end of the moon I'd believe it. What I'm getting at is that you guys do some amazing work - Keep it up! ;)

[@SpaceXPeekedツ]

Would love to see a video on the Asus ROG Strix version when it is released or if you get one. Good video!

[@RobFisherUK]

I want the case fan headers on these. That's probably not worth the premium, though...

[@AlainKapture]

Really like the look of this EVGA Pulse card ! Cannot wait to Nitro+ version !

[@PsiQ]

somebody needs to water Steve more, he is loosing all his volume already, next step is discolouring and shedding...

[@virtualtools_3021]

@@CoinRingsUSA you = the opposite of fun at parties

[@juliancumming6893]

@@CoinRingsUSA no one = who asked for your correction cause we all understood what he meant

[@georgemorley1029]

Julian Cumming yeh wee orl no wot he means

[@iwasadeum]

So even with the coveted 3-pin power connector, the EVGA was, for gaming usage, only worth an extra two or three FPS... Makes me feel much better about my new, "Any 3080 you can get is a good 3080" mantra. I'm still leaning EVGA/ASUS for customer support reasons, but I'm no longer determined to get a FTW3 Ultra or Strix card. XC3 and Tuf will do just fine. High end cards may offer a slightly (VERY slightly, apparently) better OC experience, but the vast majority of gamers won't need to OC their 3000 series cards to get good performance.

[@DrMuFFinMan]

Their is no way I can look at the Evga card without seeing Red Clown Lips! Just had to say it

[@ShadowViewsOnly]

JayZ was right. It's obviously the tail light of a McLaren P1, even the text is above it.

[@henmar354]

You guys always work hard. Thank you. Truly. Thank you. But please take a break. You have to remmember you have a life too man.

[@SuperSilvi1990]

Hey, Steve/GN I've been looking at reviews with these cards using blender and optane and they show these cards blowing away even the RTX Titan in 3D/ Rendering workloads wtih only 10gb of memory? Can you guys to a perfessional benchmark tests with these?

[@TCGView]

Damn, that Eagle is beefy as hell.

[@LalaFafa]

The rumors about 20gb 3080 is popping up more and more. Maybe there is a further point in waiting patiently along with "scalpers full of stock"

[@coredumperror]

I'm waiting to see if it'll even need one. No current games even *allocate* more than 8GB of VRAM, let alone actually need it. So 10GB should be more than enough for a while yet. Though if you're playing on 4K, near-future games may very well benefit from more VRAM.

[@zackakai5173]

On the one hand I'm really not convinced even 10gb is necessary right now, on the other hand who knows if that will still be the case in two years? And I'm planning on running whatever card I get for the next four years at least, maybe six depending on now the next-next gen cards shape up. So it might actually be worth it to wait. In the meantime I just snagged a used 2080 Super, I can comfortably wait with that for a while and then just resell it for a relatively small loss.

[@johnbuscher]

coredumperror I honestly am only interested in the 3090 because 24GB of VRAM would enable me to try and run some higher batch sizes for some machine learning stuff and I think I’d like to mess with that and see if I can stretch my brain. But for games, I have a hard time thinking 10-12GB is going to be outdated for purely VRAM components. The only thing I could see is running Tensorflow accelerated programs like RTX Voice/Studio while gaming, so you may see better/higher saturation of your VRAM.

[@LalaFafa]

I am messed up with this vram thing to be honest. It is indeed correct that the actual vram allocation, as mentioned above, is not that big. But ... hell, I dont know. I am on edge resolution of 1440p which is over fullhd and not 4k. I guess it could be living for ~3years at least just fine. I also guess nvidia counts on its dlss in the first place, because it effectively halves the rendering resolution, bringing the vram usage well below 10GB even in future games (though the main problem is that it *just works* and need to be implemented in the game engine)

[@Safetytrousers]

@@coredumperror Future games are likely to be doing variable rate shading, and on-the-fly loading only what you are seeing.

[@ganymedeix9511]

Can't get over how MASSIVE these cards are.

[@Alm8hoorOW]

Where else will the 350+ W of heat go?

[@191desperado]

11:55 Asus Tuff so heavy Steve low-key tears a bicep muscle trying to lift it.

[@Cichlid_Visuals]

dont get any sleep man, some of the most brilliant minds do their best work while suffering from some form of insomnia.

[@iMoriMori]

EVGA Sad Clown Edition: Crying on the outside laughing on the inside

[@user-dz7dr2bz1t]

can't wait to see how the strix card will compare to these

[@HossLUK]

I get pretty overwhelmed with all the different cards. Im wanting to get a 3080 for 4k gaming but i dont know which one i should get. I currently have an asus strix 1080ti oc, but i dont know if it would be worth spending the extra money for the more expensive versions over the founders edition. Or if i should go with the Tuf version. Or just get the FE. Really i guess i just wanna know if in game would there be a big difference between all the different versions?

[@HossLUK]

@Sam Hyde yea i dont really plan on overclocking, but i did see there was a TUF card for the same price as the FE so i might just go with that one for any better cooling it would provide plus a better look in terms of the power cables, but im still undecided. As long as there's no noticeable in game performance jumps from each version of the 3080 then I'll either get the FE just for the better build quality and hopefully better resale value down the road or that non OC TUF card.

[@proton4835]

A tuf card that's good, this year's mad so far

[@2911oscar]

is there an undervolting/lower power target video in the horizon at all? seems like you can lower it by a lot with MSI afterburner for example and you only miss out on 5%~ performance

[@gitmaze6630]

So finally you moved that nitrogen in the corner :D

[@EnnTomi1]

all the after market cooler looks more ugly than FE version...wow...

[@07wrxtr1]

Agreed.... really disappointing AIB designs.... maybe they forgot to take their meds???

[@black7844]

@@07wrxtr1 more like they have to be chunky boys LOL

[@EnnTomi1]

@That other Guy i love 1080EVGA series designs. but now like wtf.

[@ptlutube]

The TUF looks pretty good, just wish it didn't having those tire tracks on the back-plate.

[@TheKamakaziChimp]

Do have to admit I'm LOVING my Crosshair VIII Impact board with my 3950x

[@VulpeculaJoy]

MSI: Red is hot! EVGA: Hold my lipstick!

[@EstSotoS]

Am i the only one that plays Steve´s videos with background rock music? (Thanks for the hard work)

[@EricdaRED95]

The Eagle's bios switch was claimed by bots. You won't find it.

[@MrEasterrabbit]

Once again, awesome awesomeness Steve

[@seraph2377]

I don't know when this was recorded, but it looks like you need sleep. I know this is crunch time for your business, like black friday for retailers. Please take care of yourself though. Let Patrick host an episode or something.