can i get the name of the cords you used to power that card and a link where i can buy them would like to use my new graphics card but everyone want to say what you cant use but never link 1 you cant and its whack I've had to spend so much time trying to find the cords to use something that cost so much and don't come with the stuff to use it
@@verbosetech At 10 entries you have current odds of 1 in 6000, at 9 entries you have odds of 1 in 6,600. If you've ever played the lottery (1 in 300 million, give or take), by comparison you're almost guaranteed to win.
The point of this card (and the reason. I bought it) is that its the best choice for sff sandwich layout builds. Its damn near 2 slots and uses traditional downdraft cooling. Unless I were to go custom loop and use a Waterblock, this is the only 3080 that will work in my case. EVGA filled the sff niche perfectly with this card in a generation of 3+ slot monsters with blow through cooling.
Hey, everyone! A few have pointed out that this is probably the _Gaming_ or _Ultra_ variant of the 3080 since it includes a backplate (and the _Black_ doesn't). This review sample wasn't shipped in its original box, so I was basing this information on what I was told. Assuming this is the _Gaming_ model, the price essentially matches the Gigabyte Gaming OC version. Hope this clears it up. Sorry for the confusion, and good luck in the giveaway!
A number of users seem to be reporting 80C temps with high fan RPM on this model, would have interesting to see some noise normalized temps , or at least run the fans to where they are subjectively "just OK" from a noise point of view and see what the temps are.
@@puresheep5863 evga has a queue system that allows you to sign up and you will get an email letting you know its your turn. Then you get 8 hrs to buy your chosen card.
Human eye can see up to 240p but some people can use upscaling up to 284738k image. However it depends on your vision card memory bandwidth which works in sli because there's one for each eye. They can be damaged within time or because of "manufacture issue" and limit your bandwidth and force you to use worse upscaling method or even disable it or lose signal completely. Source: whyyouevenbother.com
Hey Greg Buddy! I just ordered one direct from EVGA minutes ago! I have been waiting a year for the 3080, and decided to go for it when they sent me an email that it is in stock. Factory price, and one thing I like, is direct from them with any latest improvement/update. Here is the other thing: After getting the email I goofed around looking it up etc for an hour and a half, and they STILL had them in stock. - One to a customer. I FINALLY found a 3080 ONE YEAR after I started the hunt. I hope this helps! Ordered at 4-27-21, 2:00 PM CENTRAL time. i hope your fans can find one now. :-)
Thanks for the review! I believe there’s some confusing info here. EVGA actually offers the XC3 cards in 3 versions: the entry “black” one (which comes without a backplate), a mid tier (same as black, but with a backplate) and the Ultra one (has backplate and slight OC). While the text says you tested the “black” version, the one you are holding has a backplate, which means it’s either the mid tier or the OC Ultra version. I’d be curious to know if those performance numbers are for the OC version or not.
I will say, the way EVGA has handled the whole stock issues with their queue system on their website is stellar in my opinion. Sign up for a notification and once it's your turn, they hold the card for a while for you, if you don't buy it, it goes to the next person in line and you're only paying the MSRP of each EVGA card since it's directly through them. Idk why no one else has considered this approach.
****see my last comment**** "Not the best..." Last time I checked, a 3080 is a 3080. It could have the crappiest cooler on it, I would be pleased as punch to own one.
Oh no bro lol evga may have great customer service but they cheap out hard on their mid tier and low end cards. I had a 1080 die from evga, maybe their ftw3 cards are better
What I was getting at was that I cannot really afford to spend north of $500 on a GPU. Personally, I would be happy with one of these (or any 3080 for that matter). For this one, like Greg suggested in the video, I would just turn the fan curve up a bit.
This is the exact model I want, since its the only one that would fit in my case (mini ITX) I wish you had done an undervolting analysis It should help with temps and noise
I have this card in an ncase m1 and although the fans add some noise, the thermals are incredible. Quite an awesome performer for the 'lower' price point compared to other cards.
This thing runs hot, be warned. I have the ultra and cannot keep the clocks under control in stock settings. Image that I got much better fps in hard games when undervolted it a LOT. BUT, I have a profile now with 825mV @ 1845 core and consumes 70W less (yes!) with max temp 59 (80% fan speed on full load).
Worth mentioning the dimensions of this card. With the exception of the FE this is one of the smaller 3080s both depth and length wise so it will fit in micro ATX cases whereas the faster cards won't. Its a great choice if you can't fit a full 3 slot card in your case.
Heck yeah, what great timing! I've been looking at this card like crazy because it's one of the only 2 slot 3080 cards available. Also, it's crazy close to the dimensional limits of my Era ITX case, which sounds cool. I appreciate the sound, honest advice and the giveaway.
A good honest review, Greg. EVGA does have a habit of saving the best performance for their higher skews. Overall their products are usually all rock solid!
This is the card I have. I camped out at Micro Center at 3 am to make sure I was the first one there when they got stock. Not the design I was planning on getting but I'm happy with the performance
So you're saying it just does not have good thermal performance out of the box? I'm not surprised with the low noise and only dual slot form factor really.
@DMoney Industry I'm actually waiting until I can get a 6800 or the xt version. Currently running the 5700xt and I'm quite happy. But a free 3080 I can't turn the chance away. :D
Mostly because manufacturers don't need to pay royalties for Display port (They need to for HDMI, per HDMI). Display port was better for high end monitors(Resolution ) and gaming monitors(Refresh rate) leading it to be more widely adopted in the PC market. Now the ports offer just about the same performance.
@@exe16 becuase HDMI was developed before DisplayPort. A connector is only useful if both the input and output device have it. It doesn't make sense to switch to DisplayPort because it's an unnecessary risk for input (TV) and output (consoles, DVD players). Its an additional cost that depends entirely on the other to have also adopted the same connector. PCs have adopted DP because of VESAs immense control over monitors and PCs, as well as the fact that originally ATI and Nvidia weren't members of the HDMI forum. That meant that they stuck to DVI, until DP became a thing. This allowed for the widespread adoption of the connector in both input and output devices, because initially non-members of the HDMI forum, such as AMD and Nvidia, did not want to pay to add the connector. And DP was free to have licensed. The reason gpus now have a single HDMI port is because there is an input device that many people do use with graphics cards, and that's a TV.
Yeah it ticks me off too. The only DP 1.4a to HDMI 2.1 adapter isn't very reliable either. Ah well, bleeding edge and all that. There are some AIBs that have two HDMI 2.1 ports. I'll try and get one of those (late 2021 thx to scalpers *grumble*).
@@TechWithSean I'm fairly certain I remember GN doing a teardown of this card and it doesn't come off it is part of the entire shroud. You also can't remove the red from the backplate. This was just an out of touch move by evga and they will learn when other cards come in stock and they aren't pushing inventory th-cam.com/video/mX1spw5_IX0/w-d-xo.html Here is the video start watching at 26:25
I lucky enough to get a 3080 XC3 Ultra a few days ago! My local central computers had a waitlist and I only had to wait 2 weeks after putting my name down! Paired it with my 9800x and being able to game maxed out at 1440p 144hz with Ray tracing is the best feeling ever. Also after gaming for a few hours I never went over 72c
Is there a more detailed explanation on how to get this card to the desired settings? Was lucky enough to purchase this card! Thanks for the helpful video!
I've actually been in queue for this very card on Evga for a little over a month. 2 buddies got theirs at 5 weeks and 6 weeks, so I am REALLY hoping I get mine soon.
Great review Greg! I'm grateful you're giving us the chance to get the card and honestly a 3080 is a 3080 nevertheless of the model. Good luck everyone!
It's nice to put the nitty-gritty of stuff like thermals into context like that. Sometimes people do forget that the extra like 4c isn't reaaally gonna change anything.
I'm surprised the model you've covered has a backplate -- I also have a EVGA 3080 Gaming black GPU -- was the backplate a recent addition? thanks in advance
I have a XC3 Ultra, and with some simple undervolting, I can get better performance than stock, more stable clocks and with much colder temperatures, like sub 70 degrees depending on the game and room temperature at 75% cooler speed (really quiet). Some RayTracing games like Metro Exodus usually gets the card much hotter though, getting near the 78 degrees mark and higher cooler speeds.
could you help me achieve this? i've pretty much just been using evga precision x1 to overlock, using 200+ core clock, and 300+ memory clock, im using a 3080 xc3 ti, but I assume its pretty similar
Is this the XC3 Black Gaming oder the XC3 Ultra? I'm asking because of the back plate which looks like the Ultra to me, since i thought the XC3 Black Gaming came without a back plate.
Hey Greg, I was wondering if you could review the AZZA cube? It looks like a really cool case, but I can not find any in depth build guides or reviews so I question the quality of the product. Thank you!
Im running this card atm, installed precision x and set it to the aggressive fan curve and also updating the firmware. Before that was getting about 78 degrees max, now getting 71 and around 61 degrees max when jamming some games.
Its an 850 supply. I've determined that my bios is running on legacy and also out of date LOL. After under clocking my card it stopped bsod as fast. So gonna try that ^_^
Just snagged one, so question...the temps are high, can I go into msi after burner and rock up the fan speed for better performance or is it like a wash
Man your videos helped me so much especially with cable manegement and stuff I recently got cable extensions to finish the look of my pc but it’s super dated at this point since the 30 series cards came out ...gtx 1070 but luckily I have a great upgrade path since I’m on the and ryzen platform 3600
I can deal with a little hotter card as it's one of the very few 2.2 slot cards (which you didn't mention). Having at least one case where anything over 2.2 slot card is a no go, I'm very happy to have a high end card that that I can actually fit into my Nouvolo Steck 7.8L case. I can very easily adjust the fan curve as desired. My other builds can handle up to 3 slot cards and those will get one of the higher end 3080s (hopefully a 3080 TI), like an Asus Strix, because they are a bit bigger ITX cases.
I didn't mention that it's a "2.2" slot card because I already said that it's "a bit wider than a traditional two-slot." That degree of precision for something like this is pointless.
@@GregSalazar Not trying to be hostile. I only mention 2.2 slot to distinguish it from 2.5 and 2.0 that is the limit for many cases (though usually a 2.2 will still work in 2.0 slot cases), so people will be aware. Keep in mind for the us us in the IXT wold it is not pointless. For example in my Nouvolo Steck the difference between 2.2 and 2.5 is the difference between it fitting and not fitting. The point I was attempting to make that for those of us with IXT builds a 2.2 slot card at this level of performance is very important because this the the XC3 black are the only cards I know of (last I checked) that will fit in some case.
This card is weird. Noise normalized, it is great! But the stock fan curve is VERY quiet. I have the XC3 Ultra, and I use Precision X1’s “Stealth fan curve” with added ram stop under 55C (also the different fans I tweaked to be slightly different from each other to avoid resonance, each fan is off from the others by about 1% RPM), and it outperforms the FE I used to have. In part due to the fact that the XC3 Ultra is factory OC, but also due to the fact that those minor fan tweaks dropped me 5 degrees Celsius to 72-73 C, lower than what an FE does (in my system 74-75) at stock. Also, what you said about the fans being lower pitched is totally right, and that makes the card seem even. Not a bad buy at all (though personally I wouldn’t get the lowest end mode with no backplate). Edit: Important note, the lips are now black!
I'm upgrading from a GTX 1070 to a RTX 3080, I actually got this exact model card but It doesn't come with a backplate!, How would I go about getting a Custom Backplate for this card? I live in Australia. I might end up reselling it once stocks are more normalised and grab a more "cooler" GPU to overlock with, because It does get quite toasty in my room already.
Note that the $730 XC3 Black version is the one that comes without the backplate (at least based on what I see on sale pages), it looks like you have one of the more expensive versions with the backplate for $750 or $770.
Just got this model recently from a used pc buy, from a sapphire r9 270x 9 years ago, this is the biggest upgrade jump I've ever had and it's mind blowing the difference, I don't care if it's a 40 series or not, finally I enjoy every game I've ever played!
the 3080 looks nice but id like to know why the ryzen 5 3600 is sold out i was lookin to build a pc in early December looks like ill have to wait for early 2021, I just cant wait to upgrade i currently have a laptop :|
Hello i have the possibility to get tommorow this card or the nitro + SE rx 6800 XT. Wich one you think is better for 1440p Gaming more esport titles and games like Godfall,cyberpunk 2077 etc. i care only for newer titles and not the old ones.
well thats pretty much worth more than gold at these times! so good on newegg for providing one for you to give it away. so thanks for the chance its much appriceated.. even tho pretty sure im not gona be the lucky one. but someone will be :D
Congrats to Jacob J from Minnesota for winning this RTX 3080! If he doesn't respond to my email in 48 hours, we'll redraw for a new winner.
Congrats ! with bitterness inside
Nice!! Congratulations!
can i get the name of the cords you used to power that card and a link where i can buy them would like to use my new graphics card but everyone want to say what you cant use but never link 1 you cant and its whack I've had to spend so much time trying to find the cords to use something that cost so much and don't come with the stuff to use it
that’s half of all the stock on earth right there
Hahaha. Funny thing is, we have them in shelves here in Taiwan.
@@MarcoGPUtuber 6800 XT reference models?
@@Herbertti3 3080s. I havent been to the store lately so I haven't checked if 6800s are in.
@DMoney Industry your repeated comments actually help him, so keep up the hard work and supporting the reviews!
@DMoney Industry the 3090 is more expensive... 3080 is a good card
When a giveaway has more chance of getting one than just trying to buy it.
ikr
I see that you have to have a Twitter and Tik Tok account to enter the giveaway... no thanks, I'll skip.
@@BillClinton228 you don't have to. You just get less entries.
@@Al-USMC-RET fr tho, u really think u can win by getting less entries
@@verbosetech At 10 entries you have current odds of 1 in 6000, at 9 entries you have odds of 1 in 6,600. If you've ever played the lottery (1 in 300 million, give or take), by comparison you're almost guaranteed to win.
Greg, I applaud your stance on stock issues and your viewers! Thank you!
Thanks for the continued support, Jamey!
@DMoney Industry why was it a waste? Also why don't you like it? Just curious.
Boy shut up you with your Xbox series x dmoney
@@computerman9971 He's just trolling. Commenting every comment with more than 10 likes with that copypaste.
@Dmoney bruh you literally have a gameplay clip that says Xbox series x gameplay on your channel
The point of this card (and the reason. I bought it) is that its the best choice for sff sandwich layout builds. Its damn near 2 slots and uses traditional downdraft cooling. Unless I were to go custom loop and use a Waterblock, this is the only 3080 that will work in my case. EVGA filled the sff niche perfectly with this card in a generation of 3+ slot monsters with blow through cooling.
Hey, everyone! A few have pointed out that this is probably the _Gaming_ or _Ultra_ variant of the 3080 since it includes a backplate (and the _Black_ doesn't). This review sample wasn't shipped in its original box, so I was basing this information on what I was told. Assuming this is the _Gaming_ model, the price essentially matches the Gigabyte Gaming OC version. Hope this clears it up. Sorry for the confusion, and good luck in the giveaway!
A number of users seem to be reporting 80C temps with high fan RPM on this model, would have interesting to see some noise normalized temps , or at least run the fans to where they are subjectively "just OK" from a noise point of view and see what the temps are.
also try to remember that both the XC3 and XC3 gaming models only run a 1710 boost clock same as the FE
Anyone know the next restock
@@puresheep5863 evga has a queue system that allows you to sign up and you will get an email letting you know its your turn. Then you get 8 hrs to buy your chosen card.
@@dustinharvey7394 but is it possible that someone else will take that card even within the 8 hours
Brah, the human eye can't even see 40 decibels.
BRUUUUUUUUH. Human eye can only see 0.3fps, brain actually interpolates it to 100+ fps.
Human eye can see up to 240p but some people can use upscaling up to 284738k image.
However it depends on your vision card memory bandwidth which works in sli because there's one for each eye. They can be damaged within time or because of "manufacture issue" and limit your bandwidth and force you to use worse upscaling method or even disable it or lose signal completely.
Source: whyyouevenbother.com
Hey Greg Buddy! I just ordered one direct from EVGA minutes ago! I have been waiting a year for the 3080, and decided to go for it when they sent me an email that it is in stock. Factory price, and one thing I like, is direct from them with any latest improvement/update. Here is the other thing: After getting the email I goofed around looking it up etc for an hour and a half, and they STILL had them in stock. - One to a customer. I FINALLY found a 3080 ONE YEAR after I started the hunt. I hope this helps! Ordered at 4-27-21, 2:00 PM CENTRAL time. i hope your fans can find one now. :-)
Thanks for the review!
I believe there’s some confusing info here. EVGA actually offers the XC3 cards in 3 versions: the entry “black” one (which comes without a backplate), a mid tier (same as black, but with a backplate) and the Ultra one (has backplate and slight OC).
While the text says you tested the “black” version, the one you are holding has a backplate, which means it’s either the mid tier or the OC Ultra version.
I’d be curious to know if those performance numbers are for the OC version or not.
Really appreciate your approach to reviews during these crazy times. Keep up the excellent work!
I will say, the way EVGA has handled the whole stock issues with their queue system on their website is stellar in my opinion. Sign up for a notification and once it's your turn, they hold the card for a while for you, if you don't buy it, it goes to the next person in line and you're only paying the MSRP of each EVGA card since it's directly through them. Idk why no one else has considered this approach.
Insane. Giveaways during this time of extreme stock scarcity. Awesome! :D
****see my last comment****
"Not the best..." Last time I checked, a 3080 is a 3080. It could have the crappiest cooler on it, I would be pleased as punch to own one.
To a degree yeah, but a crappy cooler is usuly paired with crappy components. I'd avoid the lowest end of that type of GPU.
Undervolting makes a huge difference for temps but doesn’t impact performance too much
Oh no bro lol evga may have great customer service but they cheap out hard on their mid tier and low end cards. I had a 1080 die from evga, maybe their ftw3 cards are better
What I was getting at was that I cannot really afford to spend north of $500 on a GPU. Personally, I would be happy with one of these (or any 3080 for that matter). For this one, like Greg suggested in the video, I would just turn the fan curve up a bit.
@@IcyPwnage94 if you're playing at 4k sure 3080, but 1440P or 1080P a 3070 will be epic
This is the exact model I want, since its the only one that would fit in my case (mini ITX)
I wish you had done an undervolting analysis
It should help with temps and noise
if its a small undervolt it could honestly improve performance, Ali at Optimum Tech has some great videos on the subject.
This is the exact card I want for my ITX pc, it fits the dimensions exactly! Thanks for the opportunity newegg and Greg!
I have this card in an ncase m1 and although the fans add some noise, the thermals are incredible. Quite an awesome performer for the 'lower' price point compared to other cards.
I have the 3070 xc3 in a nr200p and it tops out around 65 playing apex and ow
This thing runs hot, be warned. I have the ultra and cannot keep the clocks under control in stock settings.
Image that I got much better fps in hard games when undervolted it a LOT.
BUT, I have a profile now with 825mV @ 1845 core and consumes 70W less (yes!) with max temp 59 (80% fan speed on full load).
hey see this one th-cam.com/video/6cMnhWVDRSc/w-d-xo.html
@@jousis_ is it poor thermal performance when generally speaking about graphics cards? Or bad compared to other 3080s?
Worth mentioning the dimensions of this card. With the exception of the FE this is one of the smaller 3080s both depth and length wise so it will fit in micro ATX cases whereas the faster cards won't. Its a great choice if you can't fit a full 3 slot card in your case.
Another great review. Nice for someone to be able to give something away.
Heck yeah, what great timing! I've been looking at this card like crazy because it's one of the only 2 slot 3080 cards available. Also, it's crazy close to the dimensional limits of my Era ITX case, which sounds cool. I appreciate the sound, honest advice and the giveaway.
A good honest review, Greg. EVGA does have a habit of saving the best performance for their higher skews. Overall their products are usually all rock solid!
@DMoney Industry lol what happened
hey see this one th-cam.com/video/6cMnhWVDRSc/w-d-xo.html
Most honest reviewer out here about the situation.
@DMoney Industry Why wouldn't u just resell it for profit?
@@bennyhaha66 because they are probably a troll and didn't really have one to begin with haha.
@@brandonyoung181 theyre discouraging people from the giveaway... big braining his chances lol
This is the card I have. I camped out at Micro Center at 3 am to make sure I was the first one there when they got stock. Not the design I was planning on getting but I'm happy with the performance
Greg: It has fans, RGB lights, good designs, here are the specs...
Me: RED LIPS! :v
can't unsee that.
who win the giveaway?
So you're saying it just does not have good thermal performance out of the box? I'm not surprised with the low noise and only dual slot form factor really.
I'll be happy to win this card. Ty for the review Greg.
@DMoney Industry I'm actually waiting until I can get a 6800 or the xt version. Currently running the 5700xt and I'm quite happy. But a free 3080 I can't turn the chance away. :D
Thank you, Greg. You're making the holidays a sweeter.
Why don't gpus come with more hdmi ports
I never understood that
DP is kinda the standard for monitors. And better in just about every way. What I don't understand is why TVs don't use DP.
Mostly because manufacturers don't need to pay royalties for Display port (They need to for HDMI, per HDMI). Display port was better for high end monitors(Resolution ) and gaming monitors(Refresh rate) leading it to be more widely adopted in the PC market. Now the ports offer just about the same performance.
@@exe16 becuase HDMI was developed before DisplayPort. A connector is only useful if both the input and output device have it. It doesn't make sense to switch to DisplayPort because it's an unnecessary risk for input (TV) and output (consoles, DVD players). Its an additional cost that depends entirely on the other to have also adopted the same connector.
PCs have adopted DP because of VESAs immense control over monitors and PCs, as well as the fact that originally ATI and Nvidia weren't members of the HDMI forum. That meant that they stuck to DVI, until DP became a thing. This allowed for the widespread adoption of the connector in both input and output devices, because initially non-members of the HDMI forum, such as AMD and Nvidia, did not want to pay to add the connector. And DP was free to have licensed. The reason gpus now have a single HDMI port is because there is an input device that many people do use with graphics cards, and that's a TV.
Yeah it ticks me off too. The only DP 1.4a to HDMI 2.1 adapter isn't very reliable either. Ah well, bleeding edge and all that. There are some AIBs that have two HDMI 2.1 ports. I'll try and get one of those (late 2021 thx to scalpers *grumble*).
hey see this one th-cam.com/video/6cMnhWVDRSc/w-d-xo.html
what bis the optical Difference between the EVGA RTX 3080 Black , Gaming and Ultra ?
i don't see any optical difference...
Not the clown lip design! The horror giveaway winner will have.
Kappa
That red part comes off and they’re making black ones you can swap it with just FYI
@@TechWithSean I'm fairly certain I remember GN doing a teardown of this card and it doesn't come off it is part of the entire shroud. You also can't remove the red from the backplate. This was just an out of touch move by evga and they will learn when other cards come in stock and they aren't pushing inventory
th-cam.com/video/mX1spw5_IX0/w-d-xo.html
Here is the video start watching at 26:25
I got the black clown lip with my FTW3 Ultra so it's almost invisible in my build.
I got the black lip on my Xc3 ultra
Great video, i have one of these coming Thursday
Why is the GPU daisy chained? I thought you're not suppose to daisy chain any RTX 30xx cards?
We waited about 2+ months on EVGA's waiting list to buy this but it was worth it. This card is a beast! Nice video.
I ordered XC3 BlackGaming on launch day, still waiting...
I still can't believe you're not above 1M subs yet!!! Your content is definitely different from the mainstream. GodSpeed my Friend
I was able to get lucky and got this exact card on a Best Buy drop. What would you recommend changing to make this card better?
I almost got one from a Best Buy drop a month ago, now wondering if I get the chance if I should for sure but it or not
I lucky enough to get a 3080 XC3 Ultra a few days ago! My local central computers had a waitlist and I only had to wait 2 weeks after putting my name down! Paired it with my 9800x and being able to game maxed out at 1440p 144hz with Ray tracing is the best feeling ever.
Also after gaming for a few hours I never went over 72c
Thank you Greg. You're going to make someone very happy this christmas!
i was looking for this video 6 hours ago, good timing!
Is there a more detailed explanation on how to get this card to the desired settings? Was lucky enough to purchase this card! Thanks for the helpful video!
I've actually been in queue for this very card on Evga for a little over a month. 2 buddies got theirs at 5 weeks and 6 weeks, so I am REALLY hoping I get mine soon.
Hey Greg! Do you recommend getting the Xc3 or the FE? I have a friend who is willing to give me either.
damn where did you get those green sleeved cables in the add, that shade of green is soo nice
dont the thermal pads like get destroyed on this one if you replace the thermal paste?
Great review Greg! I'm grateful you're giving us the chance to get the card and honestly a 3080 is a 3080 nevertheless of the model. Good luck everyone!
If everyone has the same good luck then nobody's chances are changed.
? What is a good budget video card paired with ryzen 5 3600? For gaming and streaming.
I actually have this card. Water cooled and very happy. Albeit lacking the backplate?
It's nice to put the nitty-gritty of stuff like thermals into context like that. Sometimes people do forget that the extra like 4c isn't reaaally gonna change anything.
That doesn't look like the Black version though, it looks like either the Gaming or Ultra Gaming model. The Black version doesn't have a backplate.
exactly. i think he has the gaming
I'm surprised the model you've covered has a backplate -- I also have a EVGA 3080 Gaming black GPU -- was the backplate a recent addition? thanks in advance
would you be up for signing the card if the winner requests it?
When will giveaway be announced??
Will a EKWB waterblock fit on this card? Will it provide better performance?
I have a XC3 Ultra, and with some simple undervolting, I can get better performance than stock, more stable clocks and with much colder temperatures, like sub 70 degrees depending on the game and room temperature at 75% cooler speed (really quiet). Some RayTracing games like Metro Exodus usually gets the card much hotter though, getting near the 78 degrees mark and higher cooler speeds.
could you help me achieve this? i've pretty much just been using evga precision x1 to overlock, using 200+ core clock, and 300+ memory clock, im using a 3080 xc3 ti, but I assume its pretty similar
Wow i wish i had gotten back into the pc scene sooner, this is the exact card im wanting for my future build if i ever get to building it
Is this the XC3 Black Gaming oder the XC3 Ultra? I'm asking because of the back plate which looks like the Ultra to me, since i thought the XC3 Black Gaming came without a back plate.
Just ordered mine too arrive March 15th! Score!
Hey Greg, I was wondering if you could review the AZZA cube? It looks like a really cool case, but I can not find any in depth build guides or reviews so I question the quality of the product. Thank you!
Im running this card atm, installed precision x and set it to the aggressive fan curve and also updating the firmware. Before that was getting about 78 degrees max, now getting 71 and around 61 degrees max when jamming some games.
I just acquired this card and i'm having issues of it crashing my pc do you have any advice?
@@mr_wenzday What psu are you running?
Its an 850 supply. I've determined that my bios is running on legacy and also out of date LOL. After under clocking my card it stopped bsod as fast. So gonna try that ^_^
@@mr_wenzday Yeah im rocking a evga 850 so that should be fine. Yeah im not sure whys it doing that
Just snagged one, so question...the temps are high, can I go into msi after burner and rock up the fan speed for better performance or is it like a wash
What CPU did you use for the benchmarks? 10900K?
Man your videos helped me so much especially with cable manegement and stuff I recently got cable extensions to finish the look of my pc but it’s super dated at this point since the 30 series cards came out ...gtx 1070 but luckily I have a great upgrade path since I’m on the and ryzen platform 3600
Applauding your stances Greg, and really appreciating the giveaway, watched the entire video and wishing good luck to myself and others.
What is overclocking? I’m new to computer hardware.
Doesn't newegg ship to onöy like 2 countries in Europe? Theoretically my country's listed, but it's greyed out
how can a man a couple years junior of me be so much more talented, much respect
Can you make a video on how to overclock this or other gpus
Breathtaking! Thanks for the chance!
Try changing thermal paste forbresults
Just so you all know, chances of any of us getting this are much more likely then getting one from anywhere else.
trueee
I like your stance on the supply issue!
As always my country is not on map again .Beautiful giveaway and review Greg
I just got this one from the evga queue. Hope it's good
Great video! On another note, thanks for your stance on the shortage issue.
I feel I have a better chance of getting a 3080 from this giveaway versus refreshing every retailer online, here’s to an awesome review.
I can deal with a little hotter card as it's one of the very few 2.2 slot cards (which you didn't mention).
Having at least one case where anything over 2.2 slot card is a no go, I'm very happy to have a high end card that that I can actually fit into my Nouvolo Steck 7.8L case. I can very easily adjust the fan curve as desired.
My other builds can handle up to 3 slot cards and those will get one of the higher end 3080s (hopefully a 3080 TI), like an Asus Strix, because they are a bit bigger ITX cases.
I didn't mention that it's a "2.2" slot card because I already said that it's "a bit wider than a traditional two-slot." That degree of precision for something like this is pointless.
@@GregSalazar Not trying to be hostile. I only mention 2.2 slot to distinguish it from 2.5 and 2.0 that is the limit for many cases (though usually a 2.2 will still work in 2.0 slot cases), so people will be aware.
Keep in mind for the us us in the IXT wold it is not pointless. For example in my Nouvolo Steck the difference between 2.2 and 2.5 is the difference between it fitting and not fitting.
The point I was attempting to make that for those of us with IXT builds a 2.2 slot card at this level of performance is very important because this the the XC3 black are the only cards I know of (last I checked) that will fit in some case.
What would be the oc you’d put on that card or around what would you do.
is it possible to win and have the card shipped to for example uk middleman that then ships it to the real winner elsewhere?
This card is weird. Noise normalized, it is great! But the stock fan curve is VERY quiet. I have the XC3 Ultra, and I use Precision X1’s “Stealth fan curve” with added ram stop under 55C (also the different fans I tweaked to be slightly different from each other to avoid resonance, each fan is off from the others by about 1% RPM), and it outperforms the FE I used to have. In part due to the fact that the XC3 Ultra is factory OC, but also due to the fact that those minor fan tweaks dropped me 5 degrees Celsius to 72-73 C, lower than what an FE does (in my system 74-75) at stock.
Also, what you said about the fans being lower pitched is totally right, and that makes the card seem even.
Not a bad buy at all (though personally I wouldn’t get the lowest end mode with no backplate).
Edit: Important note, the lips are now black!
I'm upgrading from a GTX 1070 to a RTX 3080, I actually got this exact model card but It doesn't come with a backplate!, How would I go about getting a Custom Backplate for this card? I live in Australia. I might end up reselling it once stocks are more normalised and grab a more "cooler" GPU to overlock with, because It does get quite toasty in my room already.
When will the contest end?
I'm waiting to see if the giveaway link/site will crash
Note that the $730 XC3 Black version is the one that comes without the backplate (at least based on what I see on sale pages), it looks like you have one of the more expensive versions with the backplate for $750 or $770.
I appreciate your stance on the stock situation.
will this fit mid tower also fits in atx ??
Greg always looking out for his subscribers and the people who weren’t as fortunate to get a 3080
Just got this model recently from a used pc buy, from a sapphire r9 270x 9 years ago, this is the biggest upgrade jump I've ever had and it's mind blowing the difference, I don't care if it's a 40 series or not, finally I enjoy every game I've ever played!
you said its quiet and i'm sold
Hang on, Newegg ships to Argentina?
Does this mean I can enter a giveaway for once (and have a higher chance of getting one than buying one)?
Relevant, No bullshit reviews as always 👌🏻 cheers from South Africa Greg
P. S. Crying cause newegg doesn't ship to this damn place 😢
Super nice you doing this for your community. Just really nice 👍 made me smile
Can you tell me how to control the rgb In This card if there is any?
the 3080 looks nice but id like to know why the ryzen 5 3600 is sold out i was lookin to build a pc in early December looks like ill have to wait for early 2021, I just cant wait to upgrade i currently have a laptop :|
would like to see how the 3070 xc3 black performs since it is the same cooling solution
Is your heat sink gold or silver?
So just run msi afterburner and then its fine?
Hello i have the possibility to get tommorow this card or the nitro + SE rx 6800 XT. Wich one you think is better for 1440p Gaming more esport titles and games like Godfall,cyberpunk 2077 etc. i care only for newer titles and not the old ones.
greg man pls reply is this mobo good for /asus-tuf-gaming-b550-plus amd 5600x ryzen 5 and rtx 3080 build ? or should i go for x570
well thats pretty much worth more than gold at these times! so good on newegg for providing one for you to give it away. so thanks for the chance its much appriceated.. even tho pretty sure im not gona be the lucky one. but someone will be :D
Newegg* ;-)
@@GregSalazar well crap xD thats what you get when trying to multitask with no sleep. thanks for correcting that ;)
Thanks man. Love how real you are.
my rgb wont even turn on i cant figure out why or how to fix it