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I had to resort to...gasp...ordering a pre-built system. I first ordered a Razer Tomahawk - which is a NUC coupled with a 3080 Founders Edition. It was about $3

I had to resort to...gasp...ordering a pre-built system. I first ordered a Razer Tomahawk - which is a NUC coupled with a 3080 Founders Edition. It was about $3300. The next day I saw I could get an HP Omen which was much more maxed out (including physical space) - including a 10 core processor, 64GB of RAM, etc and a 3090 with 24GB RAM for about the same price. I feel shameful for having to purchase a pre-built machine, but it was the only way I could get one since my contact at NVIDIA left the company. On the bright side, if I don’t like the machine, I can resell just the GPU and recoup almost the entire costs. Unsurprisingly, you can no longer order either machine.

wccrawford 6y ago
I did the same, but with a 3070. I was going to buy all new parts anyhow, and this saved me a lot of hassle, so it was worth the extra money IMO. I still didn't like doing it. It's the first pre-built desktop that I've bought ever. And the first one I've owned since middle school. But I was sick of waiting and wouldn't pay a scalper.
zepearl 6y ago
> On the bright side, if I don’t like the machine, I can resell just the GPU and recoup almost the entire costs. Damn, you're right - I couldn't believe that but it seems to be correct: - Some random (but available) PC that has an RTX 3080 included: CHF 2802.- (Switzerland, shop I usually use, all their HP Omen with RTX seem to be sold out so I could not use that as reference) ( https://www.digitec.ch/en/s1/product/captiva-g25ag-amd-ryzen-9-5900x-32gb-2000gb-4tb-ssd-hdd-pc-14756235?tagIds=615&supplier=406802 https://www.digitec.ch/en/s1/product/captiva-g25ag-amd-ryzen... ) - RTX 3080 on Amazon.de: EUR 2699.- ( https://www.amazon.de/Gigabyte-GeForce-Grafikkarte-GV-N3080GAMING-OC-10GD/dp/B08HLZXHZY/ref=sr_1_2?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=nVidia+RTX+3080&qid=1616611138&sr=8-2 https://www.amazon.de/Gigabyte-GeForce-Grafikkarte-GV-N3080G... ) Incredible times... .
omgwtfbbq 6y ago
Did the same, was on a pre-order waitlist for a 3080 for months before I cracked. But all priced out it was only like $500 more for the prebuilt vs buying all the components myself. Which considering the markup on 3080s on ebay seems like a bargain.

wccrawford 6y ago

I did the same, but with a 3070. I was going to buy all new parts anyhow, and this saved me a lot of hassle, so it was worth the extra money IMO. I still didn't like doing it. It's the first pre-built desktop that I've bought ever. And the first one I've owned since middle school. But I was sick of waiting and wouldn't pay a scalper.

zepearl 6y ago

> On the bright side, if I don’t like the machine, I can resell just the GPU and recoup almost the entire costs. Damn, you're right - I couldn't believe that but it seems to be correct: - Some random (but available) PC that has an RTX 3080 included: CHF 2802.- (Switzerland, shop I usually use, all their HP Omen with RTX seem to be sold out so I could not use that as reference) ( https://www.digitec.ch/en/s1/product/captiva-g25ag-amd-ryzen-9-5900x-32gb-2000gb-4tb-ssd-hdd-pc-14756235?tagIds=615&supplier=406802 https://www.digitec.ch/en/s1/product/captiva-g25ag-amd-ryzen... ) - RTX 3080 on Amazon.de: EUR 2699.- ( https://www.amazon.de/Gigabyte-GeForce-Grafikkarte-GV-N3080GAMING-OC-10GD/dp/B08HLZXHZY/ref=sr_1_2?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=nVidia+RTX+3080&qid=1616611138&sr=8-2 https://www.amazon.de/Gigabyte-GeForce-Grafikkarte-GV-N3080G... ) Incredible times... .

omgwtfbbq 6y ago

Did the same, was on a pre-order waitlist for a 3080 for months before I cracked. But all priced out it was only like $500 more for the prebuilt vs buying all the components myself. Which considering the markup on 3080s on ebay seems like a bargain.