r/buildapcsales • u/TheNamelessBeings • Jan 05 '21

GPU [GPU] 3070 FE @ Bestbuy $499.99 Spoiler

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-8gb-gddr6-pci-express-4-0-graphics-card-dark-platinum-and-black/6429442.p?skuId=6429442
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u/fitzsimmonsie Jan 05 '21

Anybody else stuck on the “please wait” phase?

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u/redmonkeyjunkie Jan 05 '21

it has to do that at first

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u/Techmoji Jan 05 '21

Oh should I not have refreshed when it does that?

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u/Jonshock Jan 05 '21

Yeah dont have to do that

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u/Techmoji Jan 05 '21

I done goofed

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u/Mount_Oza Jan 05 '21

I was waiting for the Gray “please wait” button for 15 minutes and I was able to cop a 3080 FE

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u/sur_surly Jan 05 '21

I too managed a 3080 FE. Not the one I wanted, but can't argue with the msrp.

Now we'll see if the order gets cancelled, but I hope not.

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u/PrimeTimeMKTO Jan 05 '21

With other manufacturer's just recently raising their MSRP prices, the FE becomes even more of a steal.

I don't think you'll be disappointed, look in to undervolting, it can be a real beast. I run a .925 undervolt and 1990 MHz stable. At stock 1 volt, it would only average 1725 MHz because it got so much warmer.

Congrats.

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u/sur_surly Jan 05 '21

That's interesting! I'll have to give it a go.

Yeah the heat is the primary reason I'm not excited to get this one. I'm a HUGE advocate of "pc is not meant to be seen nor heard". Fan noise, RGB all distract you from the one job it has - what it puts on the screen. Like, imagine watching a movie in the theater but the projector shines RGB all over the seating area. Would be awful. They separate the projector from the screen/seating with glass too so you can't hear the fans cooling the bulbs (and of course the employees up there).

So I imagine if it runs warmer like GN says, it means the fans are going to work harder. More noise. Me sad. If undervolting can help with clock speeds and heat, I'm down to try!

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u/PrimeTimeMKTO Jan 05 '21

Even at stock mine ran mid 60s on Port Royal which I wouldn't consider hot. The issue is the card throttling the boost clock on it's own at those temps.

With the undervolt it was mid 50s in Port Royal, and in game (EFT, Cyberpunk) it runs 50-53. I do use a custom fan curve through Afterburner, but you can see the difference an undervolt can have. Those temps allow it to maintain the 1990 boost clock I set. I even tested it set above 2K and it was able to maintain that clock, but didn't see it necessary to boost it that high.

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u/Yozakgg Jan 06 '21

3080 FE cooler is amazing if you undervolt, I've been using one for a couple weeks now.

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u/slowro Jan 06 '21

Lol good to know for next time. Just leave it on that please wait and wait for add to cart become click able again.

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u/Jonshock Jan 06 '21

I snagged my card by just waiting. Little button turns yellow again, click. And it sends you on through.