I'm pretty sure with stock selling in stores in a month, that there's already cards fully assembled, boxed and shipped to US warehouses, or at least on ships he

I'm pretty sure with stock selling in stores in a month, that there's already cards fully assembled, boxed and shipped to US warehouses, or at least on ships headed to the US. edit: Also, have you ever taken a video card apart and re-assembled it? Even if the components/shroud are reusable for other 3080 (and likely are) this is a lot of labor cost above and beyond any practical waste.