Good luck mate 
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I’ve been using the in-stock alerts (I forget what site) too, but they seem to be a bit slower than real-time.
I actually called and placed my order over the phone based on a suggestion I read on another forum. YMMV, but it worked the second time, they had one in stock and I was able to place an order right then.
ETA- They seem to restock on Tuesday, FYI. Good luck!
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Looks like they are only letting people pick 3080 or 3090’s in their ‘lottery’ if you also bundle a PSU in there.
Also, perhaps USA only, although hard to tell.
Probably a bit late to get in on this one though, but now that we are aware they are doing this sort of thing, we can keep an eye out.
Also, even though its a combo deal only, it’s still cheaper than nabbing a card from Ebay…
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I’m sorry, but IMHO, unless you need a PSU, this is just another form of profiteering. Not interested in the slightest.
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Store it for your next build.
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Might be time to do the AMD thing or wait it out and skip to 4XXX? Perhaps even wait it out till phase 2 of these, with a 3090Ti or the various things they usually do.
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Lol it’s so dumb. The wait is too long for next gen or half gen. They’re going to have same problem.
I don’t see how this ends until pandemic is “resolved” and production manages to catch up. Even then. These prices are normalized now, people are just going to pay them. And that sucks for the rest of us because we end up having little choice but to do the same and then the price never falls.
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On the bright side, an RTX 4050 is still going to be a worthwhile upgrade for those of us stuck in GTX land…
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Or stuck in R295x2 land
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Not sure how it is over the pond but here the prices are just as insane.
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By the time I actually see a 30 series card for sale in the UK I think the 50 series will have been released… 
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You are so correct. Plus by the time I can afford one, graphics cards will be one of those things that we giggle about like tapes, cassettes and landlines
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You really made me think with that.
What’s going to be the next PC advancement that will make all GFX Card obsolete?
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I think they were onto something when they calculated how many crabs were needed to play doom.
16 thousands.
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Elon Musks Neuralink… 
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It was 16 billion I think. It was an interesting idea. My problem was where to stick the HDMI cable
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