ChefFN57 said: Were there crazy lines hours before opening with the 20XX series or 10XX series?
ChefFN57 said: Maybe some info on past Nvidia card launches would give us some kinda idea how this is gonna pan out.I live 4 hours away and have never camped out for a GPU but i'm willing for this series.Were there crazy lines hours before opening with the 20XX series or 10XX series?With insight on past releases it may help people make a decision on what time there gonna want to start waiting in line.Also im curious on average how many GPU'S microcenter normally gets for a big release like this.
Swansons_Mustache_9 said: ChefFN57 said: Maybe some info on past Nvidia card launches would give us some kinda idea how this is gonna pan out.I live 4 hours away and have never camped out for a GPU but i'm willing for this series.Were there crazy lines hours before opening with the 20XX series or 10XX series?With insight on past releases it may help people make a decision on what time there gonna want to start waiting in line.Also im curious on average how many GPU'S microcenter normally gets for a big release like this. The last time this was comparable was with pascal or the gtx 970 launch; however, its important to point out how much more popular PC gaming has become recently..
Firedup said: For the 3080 can I just walk-in at 10am and goto the gpu section and pick something out? Should I line up early or is it going to be like Black Friday and need to drop kick an old man and stiff arm a little kid to make sure I get one?
knope said: Swansons_Mustache_9 said: ChefFN57 said: Maybe some info on past Nvidia card launches would give us some kinda idea how this is gonna pan out.I live 4 hours away and have never camped out for a GPU but i'm willing for this series.Were there crazy lines hours before opening with the 20XX series or 10XX series?With insight on past releases it may help people make a decision on what time there gonna want to start waiting in line.Also im curious on average how many GPU'S microcenter normally gets for a big release like this. The last time this was comparable was with pascal or the gtx 970 launch; however, its important to point out how much more popular PC gaming has become recently.. nonsense... the 780ti was still viable until the 10series..
ChefFN57 said: Warning: While posting for humor, video may be found offensive to others.[EDIT]Removed[/EDIT]Thought this was fitting and hilarious.I wouldn't imagine this would violate any policies.My apologies if it does and wont do it again.
ChefFN57 said: Right on..thx for not banning me
TSMichaelB said: ChefFN57 said: Right on..thx for not banning me Hey, the only power we "go mad with" here is the power of the all new RTX 3000 series, coming to a Micro Center near you!
NoahRaine said: I am in the houston area. I plan to be at the Microcenter at launch day. Returning my 2080 super this weekend, and then I will be there an hour before it opens. Do you think that will work?
ChefFN57 said: knope said: Swansons_Mustache_9 said: ChefFN57 said: Maybe some info on past Nvidia card launches would give us some kinda idea how this is gonna pan out.I live 4 hours away and have never camped out for a GPU but i'm willing for this series.Were there crazy lines hours before opening with the 20XX series or 10XX series?With insight on past releases it may help people make a decision on what time there gonna want to start waiting in line.Also im curious on average how many GPU'S microcenter normally gets for a big release like this. The last time this was comparable was with pascal or the gtx 970 launch; however, its important to point out how much more popular PC gaming has become recently.. nonsense... the 780ti was still viable until the 10series.. With the pandemic also there is no telling.I was fishing for info that would help me make a decision on what time i need to get in line.If i drive 4 hours and leave empty handed i'm not gonna be happy.Especially since my 2080ti is on ebay at the moment.
TSTonyV said: Update for everybody in this thread, no Founders Edition cards unfortunately. https://twitter.com/microcenter/status/1304475301100105729
Enamelized said: Has anything come up with regards to certain CPU's not really working well in conjunction with the New 30 Series cards or bottlenecking so to speak. I thought I saw somewhere that like the 9th Gen i7-9700K would have an issue with a 3080. For the life of me I can't remember where I saw/read it though (problem with late night research/browsing lol)
There's always some kind of "bottleneck." Something on your system won't be fully utilized, but there's just too many factors that go into it to just arbitrarily say "this one piece of hardware is my bottleneck and is a bad pairing." It even varies depending on the games you're playing and what resolution you're playing. If you're playing at 4k, even low and mid-range processors are plenty capable and comparable in performance to the higher end CPUs, because as resolution goes up you become more and more GPU bound. But if you're playing light competitive titles at 1080p and are targeting really high refresh rate, then your CPU speed is very important. It all depends. I could be "CPU bottlenecked" in one game then switch to another and be "GPU bottlenecked."
Bottlenecking is usually only a real problem if you're on extreme ends of the spectrum, e.g. a 9100F paired with a 2080ti/3080 or some other similar disparity. The 9700k is still one of the best gaming CPUs you can have right now.
Stitchless said: There is a good chance this can't be answered right now, but if it can I would like to know if there is at least a guarantee that at least some after market 3080 cards will be at in-store locations?Also something that I have been seeing is all the main retail carriers seem to not be posting high end 3080's such as the ASUS Strixs, ZOTAC AMP Extreme, Gigabyte Extreme, Ext... So I have a theory that first day will only carry mostly base model video cards. This would make sense given the COVID supply chain disruption. A lot of higher end overclocked video cards are binned, but if the base number of cards is lower then by nature the chances of well binned cards is even lower.
We will only have aftermarket AIB cards. We tend to carry the major lines like the Strix and FTW3 tiers of the cards so I would expect to see some of those, but we don't know what full availability is going to look like yet.
JeffW said: Any word on when PowerSpec brand would be releasing models that contain the new gpu’s? I know it’s best to just build yourself but love the PowerSpec brand.
No word on this yet, but hopefully it won't take too long!
OS_SonicfanQ said: Just to double check and make sure before I look like an idiot waiting outside microcenter on the 24th. Microcenter is planning on having the RTX 3080 on SEPTEMBER 17th and the RTX 3090 on SEPTEMBER 24th Correct? Im planning on being at microcenter day 1 first in line for the RTX 3090. It would suck if they release the 3090 early or along side the 3080 and i miss out. Ive taken the 24th off work to prepare to stand in line and i am wanting this card BAD lol.
TSTonyV said: OS_SonicfanQ said: Just to double check and make sure before I look like an idiot waiting outside microcenter on the 24th. Microcenter is planning on having the RTX 3080 on SEPTEMBER 17th and the RTX 3090 on SEPTEMBER 24th Correct? Im planning on being at microcenter day 1 first in line for the RTX 3090. It would suck if they release the 3090 early or along side the 3080 and i miss out. Ive taken the 24th off work to prepare to stand in line and i am wanting this card BAD lol. Correct. We will NOT be releasing these cards early, they will be releasing on the official release day just like every other retailer.
gsmithfcd said: The voucher system from the FAQ has me worried...Hypothetically speaking...what if a line builds up around midnight and all the vouchers are given out then everyone goes home. Then around 6am more people show up thinking they are at the beginning of the line and then wait there until 10am when the store opens only to find out they don't get one because all the vouchers have already been given out?That would be a huge bummer.
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