NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card - Titanium and Black

My brother and I built our computers in August before the stock shortages happened so we were lucky. He got a 2080 Super and I got a 2060 Super. The 30 Series GPU's release dates were announced and I wanted to get an FE. Come release date, I didn't get a 3080 like everyone else. So I downgraded my 2060 to a 1660 Super in hopes of eventually getting a 30 Series and then I'd give the 1660 Super to my mom's build I was working on. Cut 6 frustrating months later and CONSTANT checking each day, I finally got a 3080 FE on Best Buy with NO issues during checkout. Yeah, I know, I was surprised to. So far I have no issues with the 3080 and I think it's amazing. I love the design of the FE compared to the other AiBs. I'm running 1440p with a Ryzen 9 3900X along with this and VR is amazing. The 1660 Super I was using previously would give some lag here and there but now it's so smooth with the 3080. It sucks that this year has been the worst in terms of out of stock supply/scalpers/miners/etc. but I'd still hold off and keep trying to get one at msrp or close to it (unless you're rich and don't care about price but that's not me).

Insane that I was able to grab this during the mid-November drop. Recommend joining discord servers for instant drop alerts, using the BB app and storing payment info (be signed in, I used 2FA), and making yourself available in the morning towards the end of the week (Thurs/Fri) as that's when BB seems to drop FE cards in addition to partner cards which seem to be gouged in terms of pricing. Good luck to all the gamers out there trying to snag this card, it truly is amazing price to performance at MSRP.

Reading reviews because the button is grey.. I get it, I've been there!! Till that one magical day when that button turned yellow. At that moment my smart watch said I was going in to afib!! The process to get through checkout was a bigger adrenaline rush than running away from an oozing Volcano. WOW! Oh yea, the card.. It's amazing.

There isn't much to say other than this is a fantastic card. For those who have the chance to purchase one don't think just buy it. I will say my VRAM ran a little hot (103C was the max I recorded) but I was able to fix this with a thermal pad replacement and my temps dropped around 20 degrees. NOTE: Do not do a thermal pad replacement unless you know what you are doing as you could break your card.

I managed to snag this bad boy back in October of 2020. I fought tooth and nail against the scalpers like many others and was able to get to that buy now button. This card has performed admirably and I have zero complaints. I wanted to wait a year and use it to be sure it was solid. The temps have are very good. It has blown away all my expectations and some. Definitely worth getting if you can get it at MSRP. FE is a must have. Tough build and good quality. Good luck to all! Hopefully they become more readily available.

If you are somehow one of the fortunate few to grab this card, then wow, this is it in terms of price to performance. Coming from a 5600xt, the 3080 handles most max graphic settings that you throw at it. As someone who plays on a high refresh rate 1440p monitor, the card is near perfect for that setup. At that resolution, you can enjoy the high fps and great looking graphics. The ability to also handle 4K is a nice option if I ever decide to upgrade monitors. As far as aesthetics go, I absolutely love the look of the founders cards MINUS the ridiculous looking 12 to dual 8 pin cable. Luckily there are after market cable extensions that help solve this issue. I was also pleasantly surprised to find that the card actually has some rgb at the middle of the card in addition to the led lit geforce logo. When it comes to temps, I actually found, through various websites, that undervolting the card allows you to achieve near the same performance while pulling way fewer watts. All in all, while the gpu market is completely abysmal at this point, if you can snag this card at the original msrp of $700, then you have a winner.

The 3080 is THE graphics card of choice if you're looking for no compromise performance at a cost that is half of its upper tier brother the 3090. For about half the price, you'll get near identical real world performance. NVIDIA really stepped up their Founder's Edition cooling as well. Hard to say no to a GPU like this, especially if you manage to snag it at MSRP. With the way Best Buy has been handling the GPU shortage, buying from here is probably your best bet. Just make sure your tower can fit this thing in there, it is pretty large.

Excellent card!! I was so excited I got a chance to buy one here at Bestbuy. These cards are hard to come by but it was worth the time searching for one. I’ve always been a console gamer and finally decided to build a gaming PC. I just happen to come into it while the 30 series was being released. My computer sat without a graphics card for a month but so happy to have it completed. Some have mentioned the card being loud but I myself don’t think it’s loud at all. Especially not when I’m using my headphones. Have not had any over heating issues either. If you can find one of these cards available...buy it! If you want 2080ti results the 3070 is the one to get. The 3080 is better than a 2080ti, cheaper and much better value for the money.