EVGA 1080 FE Order Availability

Yeah I was about 3 minutes late hitting the link after getting the nowinstock alert. Man, you have to be quick!

AND a big $14 discount too. LOL

EVGA 08G-P4-6180-KR PRE-ORDER for $686.01. Click the following link:
 
Yeah, it went down really, really, really fast. Probably limited stock on the 27th.

I agree piratepress, the 1070 is better pricewise.
 
Based upon these, am I left to assume the $599 version doesn't exist or at least no OEM's have one at the moment?
 
Only reason I am interested is that I have an MATX setup and the blower style cooler works well.
 
And the results are in. People WILL buy the $699 FE edition.
More likely that people are buying them up hoping to turn an insane profit on eBay and the like. At least that is what I'd like to think.
 
The only other justification would be the need to replace an existing 980 card ASAP before those re-sale prices plummet.
 
I think I'll avoid the sucker edition. I'm willing to pay a bit more than retail for an upgraded card, but for a reference board? Sucker edition.

P.S. I have bought stuff to turn it around on eBay for a profit before, this is not a good bet at all. The supply is not limited and better models will come out later. It's definitely not a good idea. 20th Anniversary PS4, that was very profitable. This, no.
 
$700? Fuck off, Nvidia.

I'd only consider paying that for Big Pascal. $700 for a mid-range GPU that's only 20% faster than a GTX 980 Ti that can be acquired for $400? You'd have to be dumb.
 
Compared to the Titan cards, these are a steal. I think the real catch with these is that their only real advantage is that they're available now...or at least on the 27th.
I'm still left wondering if the $599 cards actually exist. The top OEM's are all pushing FE cards. Are they going to release cards with alternate (possibly better) cooling options for $100 less?
Is that just a weird MSRP for a card with NO cooling that the OEM can add to as they please? It just seems fishy.
 
Compared to the Titan cards, these are a steal. I think the real catch with these is that their only real advantage is that they're available now...or at least on the 27th.
I'm still left wondering if the $599 cards actually exist. The top OEM's are all pushing FE cards. Are they going to release cards with alternate (possibly better) cooling options for $100 less?
Is that just a weird MSRP for a card with NO cooling that the OEM can add to as they please? It just seems fishy.

Well from my point of view. Sooner or later, my card is going under water. I'd love to buy an aftermarket card for 600 that has a compatible block. Odds are though that you will see the aftermarket cards selling for 650 to 700. Even if the msrp from the manufacturer states 600. Unless you want to wait a couple months till they have mass volume. Add in the fact the founders addition comes with a backplate, stock, which I would have to spend another $40 on.

Well...

I'm buying this specifically for VR. I'm stupid people. I know that. But I love to play around with bleeding edge tech.

So sit back and wait 4 or 5 months. And own a 1080 for 6 months till the next best thing drops with a modest increase in cuda cores.

I'll be on my Vive playing, watching my girlfriend and other friends play. And we will get drunk and have a blast. Should be a welcome addition to our Wednesday night get together.
 
Compared to the Titan cards, these are a steal. I think the real catch with these is that their only real advantage is that they're available now...or at least on the 27th.
I'm still left wondering if the $599 cards actually exist. The top OEM's are all pushing FE cards. Are they going to release cards with alternate (possibly better) cooling options for $100 less?
Is that just a weird MSRP for a card with NO cooling that the OEM can add to as they please? It just seems fishy.
There will be $599 cards, only they will be WORSE than the FE. That Galax card could be one. Ordinary PCB with an ordinary cooler (no vapor chamber, no 'cool' look)
 
There will be $599 cards, only they will be WORSE than the FE. That Galax card could be one. Ordinary PCB with an ordinary cooler (no vapor chamber, no 'cool' look)
I just doubt that for $700 the best you're going to get is FE. Even for $600 I bet someone gives them a run for their money; I don't know what added cost the Nvidia branded cooler adds but it surely is a decent amount. Sure the 'vapor chamber' has merits but the aftermarket cooling can likely compete with it without the ferrari-aluminum styling.

The AIBs are very capable of sourcing, engineering, and manufacturing PCB-based technology; I doubt that Foxxconn is the end all be all contract manufacturer
 
And the results are in. People WILL buy the $699 FE edition.


why wouldn't they? its less than people paid for an 8800 Ultra 10 years ago...

every time a new card comes out at this price point, people lose their minds....


vote with your wallet... if you think its too much, dont buy one, but you me and Nvidia all know they will be flying off the shelf at this price.
 
I see little (in specific system setups) or no real value for a direct sale to consumers for these cards, I do see value for OEM's and system builders though, that said you probably will see cards less than the founders edition, at the $599 price point.
 
I see little (in specific system setups) or no real value for a direct sale to consumers for these cards, I do see value for OEM's and system builders though, that said you probably will see cards less than the founders edition, at the $599 price point.
I hope they get it for less than $699 :)
PS They will.
 
It's not the price, it's the perceived lack of value. Most of us wouldn't blink at $699 with a factory overclock, a second 8-pin power connector, and a high-end cooler with 3 giant fans.

OK, perhaps I misunderstood the reasoning for the complaints...its just that it looks very familiar...

here is a quote from 2007 ...see if you recognize a pattern...

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Nvidia is no doubt just trolling to find gullible fools with more money than technical knowledge. Only a fool would cough up this kind of money for a video card. Don't be surprised if these outrageously over-priced cards become symbols of cluelessness for the well healed but technically challenged fanboys. There's a sucker born every second.
 
The true MSRP is $699. Now I wonder if the better AIB cards will not just go for more. Over time I see it dropping down depending upon any competition from AMD.
 
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I am assuming that eventually there is going to be a Ti variant so there is no way I am going to go from a 980 Ti to a 1080 for this price point. Well, actually for almost any price point, its not fast enough for me to upgrade from my 980 Ti. If a Ti version comes out it should be enough of a jump for me to upgrade, but I am not feeling the upgrade bug from this card.
 
People will buy the FE editions and then buy another one once the custom designs arrive and sell the FE. Nvidia will get double the profits in some cases.
 
Honestly, I don't want one with zany extra cooling or anything along those lines. I want a bare bones model that will give me a very basic OC via Afterburner for as cheap as possible. Good warranties are a bonus just in case, too.
I'll probably keep it for 2 years and ditch it on Craiglist prior to the next big thing.
 
Honestly, I don't want one with zany extra cooling or anything along those lines. I want a bare bones model that will give me a very basic OC via Afterburner for as cheap as possible. Good warranties are a bonus just in case, too.
I'll probably keep it for 2 years and ditch it on Craiglist prior to the next big thing.

Why wouldn't you want those things if the cost premium for them was very small?
 
Honestly, I don't want one with zany extra cooling or anything along those lines. I want a bare bones model that will give me a very basic OC via Afterburner for as cheap as possible. Good warranties are a bonus just in case, too.
I'll probably keep it for 2 years and ditch it on Craiglist prior to the next big thing.

The FE cards are likely going to be more expensive than the custom cooled solutions with better power delivery systems.
 
Also, after looking at the link for who has them in stock (no one) and then clicking the ebay link.... Looks like I should just buy one and immediately sell it on ebay for 300-400 profit. I think rationality is eluding some folks on there....
 
Why wouldn't you want those things if the cost premium for them was very small?

Do we know that they will be? That's the catch. I'm looking to save $100 over the FE card. If I was really concerned about waiting to squeeze every last drop of performance out of this model, I'd probably wait for whatever the TI equivalent is. Waiting for something better is a neverending quest.
If someone like MSI can give me a superior card less than the FE card - great! At this point, I'm questioning if that's reality or if it is - when and how much?
I think the total lack of non-FE model information is troubling.
 
Do we know that they will be? That's the catch. I'm looking to save $100 over the FE card. If I was really concerned about waiting to squeeze every last drop of performance out of this model, I'd probably wait for whatever the TI equivalent is. Waiting for something better is a neverending quest.
If someone like MSI can give me a superior card less than the FE card - great! At this point, I'm questioning if that's reality or if it is - when and how much?
I think the total lack of non-FE model information is troubling.

I'd read Ocellaris' post above. As for waiting for the ti that's a completely different version of the card that if it comes out will likely be early 2017.
 
The FE cards are likely going to be more expensive than the custom cooled solutions with better power delivery systems.

Eventually. Yes. With this being the first run of gddr5x and a new process node... We will see what availability is. I'll take an FE with a decent overclock, slight power delivery boost, waterblock compatibility, and have it 6 months before the 1080 hits the price point everyone here seems to expect. Considering the 1080 AIB picture I saw, I expect the $600 version to be worse cooling and power delivery than the FE.

Even if AIB msrp is $600 for high end 1080's, which I will believe when I see. I doubt retailers are going to drop prices until there is a reason to. Which means everyone will be waiting.

If you are just doing regular gaming, and can pick up a 980ti for $400 or so. That is what I would do. Great value there. I'm using it for VR, and don't envision replacing it until the next generation of VR HMD's come out with higher resolution. Considering the power that will be needed to run those HMD's at 90hz, I don't expect that to be for several years.
 
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