NVIDIA Responds to Criticism Surrounding the RTX 3080 Launch

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

Who said that scalping bots were a thing?
Even people who managed to order shit, are told it's not clear when they'll get the cards.

Everything hints at this being a soft launch.

AdoredTV has also made an interesting point about helluva expensive cooler being used and NV being reluctant to sell too many of those, passing over the "ball" to AIBs to take the hit or hike the price.

Exactly that last point.

 

[ratirt]

Of course the same thing always happens. It's just that when you combine that with Nvidia's way of doing business it becomes quite unsavory for the enthusiast.

Actually it's a standard for NV from some time. At least I see it that way.

 

[gridracedriver]

Gone in 60 seconds.
Do we blame Nicholas Cage for this?

ahahhh
great quote

 

[Kapone33]

Actually it's a standard for NV from some time. At least I see it that way.

 

[Jocko8009]

I'm sure this guy will remove his bid. WTF is this world coming to?

 

[phanbuey]

I'm sure this guy will remove his bid. WTF is this world coming to?

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That is a fake bid so that card doesn't sell. That account has no intention of paying that so the seller will have to go through non-payment dispute then relist the item. It's a tactic to stall the scalpers so they lose money.

 

[Aquinus]

"The demand for the GeForce RTX 3080 was truly unprecedented. We and our partners underestimated it," NVIDIA says.

Sounds like a good alternative to saying that yields are so bad that they can't produce a reasonable number of units to satisfy demand. I mean, are we really surprised about this when nVidia designs absolutely huge dies?

 

[Caring1]

That is a fake bid so that card doesn't sell. That account has no intention of paying that so the seller will have to go through non-payment dispute then relist the item. It's a tactic to stall the scalpers so they lose money.

Pretty sure it's also against eBay policy to sell a product you don't own or have in your possession to sell.
The winning bidder only has to demand shipment within 7 days if asked to pay.

 

[Kapone33]

I'm sure this guy will remove his bid. WTF is this world coming to?

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Especially for a Zotac card

 

[xtremesv]

Ironic, NVIDIA brags about their share in the AI revolution but they're easily fooled by bots, probably coded by teenagers.

 

[WeeRab]

Nvidia probably had 50% of their total stock out to reviewers.
The whole scalpers story was BS. They were 'sold out' 5 seconds after the sales went live.

 

[ratirt]

NVidia didnt have the stock due to the fact they have a paper launch to be faster than AMD and get people excited. The stock is little but it will pick up in a month or few weeks.

 

[gottimw]

This is a joke right? Nobody in their right mind would pay that much for a graphic card.

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+ shipping lol

You are ripping people off and then make them pay for shipping on top of that xD

 

[BiggieShady]

great nose, too

Sometimes I wonder whether he was playing his nose or himself. I can't unsee it, its horrible

Really? Rhino-discrimination? We live in a world where someone, for example, could say that if he was a superhero, he'd be named nostril-man... or when they see him swimming on his back, they think a shark is coming... but that doesn't give us right to joke about it

Anywhoo, Ampere shortage ... imagine you are a retailer, while the stock is on the way, you already sold it in a backdoor deal at bulk but for MSRP ... you keep dozen of cards for the glass display cases in the shop

 

[N3M3515]

Total BS. Paper launch.

 

[BoboOOZ]

Total BS. Paper launch.

You haven't seen anything yet, just wait till tomorrow

 

[hat]

It's amazing how many people are losing their minds over this. Give it some time, I'm sure more 3080s will be available soon enough.

 

[N3M3515]

It's amazing how many people are losing their minds over this. Give it some time, I'm sure more 3080s will be available soon enough.

Well....yeah, but they artificially increace the price of the gpu by doing the "such high demand!!", when the reality is they don't have nearly enough of the product.

 

[hat]

Well....yeah, but they artificially increace the price of the gpu by doing the "such high demand!!", when the reality is they don't have nearly enough of the product.

In which case, we can all vote with our wallets.

 

[N3M3515]

In which case, we can all vote with our wallets.

That's the thing.........nobody vote with the brain, they just throw money away.

 

[Fluffmeister]

It's amazing how many people are losing their minds over this. Give it some time, I'm sure more 3080s will be available soon enough.

First they are too expensive, now apparently they don't care and are upset they can't buy one.

Sitting on a forum being sad about tech you don't intend to buy anyway is a strange thing.

And people with lots of desposable income are stupid too somehow. Good old TPU.

 

[N3M3515]

First they are too expensive, now apparently they don't care and are upset they can't buy one.

Sitting on a forum being sad about tech you don't intend to buy anyway is a strange thing.

And people with lots of desposable income are stupid too somehow. Good old TPU.

Think about something genius: if the top end gpu is freaking expensive, the rest of the lower end ALSO ARE. So it is actually fine for people to be sad about THIS one gpu being as expensive as it is. If the top end was for example 600 dollars i could get for 250 something sooo much better than now that the top end is $1500.

 

[Fluffmeister]

Think about something genius: if the top end gpu is freaking expensive, the rest of the lower end ALSO ARE. So it is actually fine for people to be sad about THIS one gpu being as expensive as it is. If the top end was for example 600 dollars i could get for 250 something sooo much better than now that the top end is $1500.

How profound, in the real world the free market dictates what is and isn't acceptable, not your utopian dreams.

Now dry your eyes.

 

[N3M3515]

How profound, in the real world the free market dictates what is and isn't acceptable, not your utopian dreams.

Now dry your eyes.

Well, that is true. But my point still stands and is not utopian dreams, just go back a few generations.

 

[hat]

Market forces dictate prices. I find it interesting that the 3000 series is cheaper than the 2000 series. Maybe Turing didn't sell so well?

The economy is also not the same as it was 10 years ago. In general, wages have gone up and the value of the dollar is less. This means things appear more expensive when your $500 king of the hill graphics card becomes a $700 graphics card.