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My 3070 came from here: https://roguecast.com/category/f6e8f7fd-3efa-411c-861e-096a36e87e3eI intend to join EVGA's waitlist. I want a stronger card for VR.
What else can I do to battle the bots? Will my local Best Buy get any?
Considering how long it's taking EVGA to clear their existing waitlists, that sounds like a recipe for disappointment. And, bots gonna bot. *shrug*I intend to join EVGA's waitlist. I want a stronger card for VR.
What else can I do to battle the bots? Will my local Best Buy get any?
Buy a shamrock.What steps can I take to ensure that I will buy a 3060?
I've been watching the unofficial Micro Center discord channel and in Denver what they are doing now is setting up lawn/camp chairs in their line positions on the sidewalk at night sometimes before the store even closes and sleeping in their cars in the parking lot. If enough people are doing that you may be SOL just trying to get into the line in a good position in the morning.The most effective way to get one is probably camping in front of a Microcenter if you have one around. It still requires luck, but at least you don't have to deal with bots. Of course that involves getting to a Microcenter early in the morning and standing around outside in the middle of winter. How much that sucks depends on where you are. It's been @^#&*@^! cold in Chicago lately. On the other hand if you have the gear the weather makes it easier to get one. Parka, snow pants, ski mask, heavy gloves/mittens, insulated boots, etc.
Also if you try for the Best Buy drops, be sure to set your phone instead of email for getting your login code. Phone is instant, email can take minutes.Get in a stock discord ASAP.
Unless you just get dumb lucky, you're not getting a card otherwise. Best Buy has been good to me but you can't go by checking randomly, as soon as they drop there are thousands of people trying to add to cart who have been notified through discord, you need to be one of them.
It's freeeeeeeezing up here in MA. And college kids line up in droves. Here, you just aren't getting one. No chance. I have totally given up the search. 2022 hopefully there is stock. Until then my 2070 is good enough.
But dude....good luck!
What is this my best buy offer pricing...For those of us who a) don't have a Microcenter close to us and b) are trying to buy something at MSRP, best buy FE cards are still the best option. I'm wondering if they ever restock during the weekend? I have FE models saved (3060 Ti and 3070), with my card information and address already saved in the system. So, technically, I could complete a purchase in ~3 seconds if I can just add to card - checkout (faster if you're already in the cart page with wanted items saved). I have a chrome plugin refreshing the tab every 10 seconds while I'm on the computer, to make it more likely that I'll notice if it actually becomes available at any moment.
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Oh you can disregard that. It was my birthday a couple days ago, so they tend to give you a discount for a couple weeks. I have until the 28th to use that discount, but yeah, virtually 0 chance I'll be able to buy a GPU by then.What is this my best buy offer pricing...
It's fine, I probably won't be able to get anything in stock until my birthday anyway. Born in August.Oh you can disregard that. It was my birthday a couple days ago, so they tend to give you a discount for a couple weeks. I have until the 28th to use that discount, but yeah, virtually 0 chance I'll be able to buy a GPU by then.
For those of us who a) don't have a Microcenter close to us and b) are trying to buy something at MSRP, best buy FE cards are still the best option. I'm wondering if they ever restock during the weekend? I have FE models saved (3060 Ti and 3070), with my card information and address already saved in the system. So, technically, I could complete a purchase in ~3 seconds if I can just add to card - checkout (faster if you're already in the cart page with wanted items saved). I have a chrome plugin refreshing the tab every 10 seconds while I'm on the computer, to make it more likely that I'll notice if it actually becomes available at any moment.
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That's not a bad idea. So far I've only seen notifications for "any" card at "any" price, though. I'm very specifically looking for FE cards at MSRP, which only seem to be sold at Best Buy. Is there a discord server for that? I'm not very familiar with it - have only used it a few times to play Destiny 2 with friends. How would I search for it or sign up for one of those channels?So far, they've only done drops on some Tuesdays and some Fridays. It's very simple to be notified the second a drop happens by just joining and signing up for the proper alerts for the card you want on one of a number of popular stock discord servers. Just refreshing the pages on your own is going to be very slow. As soon as the drop happens, tens of thousands of members on those servers are all trying to do what you're doing, yet they were notified instantly while you're relying on your own page refreshing.
AMD supply is far worse then anything Nvidia has. They will be practically impossible to get a hold of.There is also the AMD 6700 and 6700XT announced, base on the navi 22 silicone. The 6700XT will have 12GB RAM, is competing probably with the 3060Ti not the 3060 and is probably performing a bit under the 3070.
The 6700 will be 6Gb, which is quite low for such a GPU. Those will launch in March 2021.
There will also be another GPU called 6600 and 6600XT with the exact same amount of different difference as 6 and 12GB. That one may be another kind of GPU, not sure which. It may be launched at the beginning of the summer, May or June. That one may be close to the 3060.
Also there is the 6500 which is going to be 4 and 8GB. This will definitely be another GPU, the Navi 23, and may be competing with the 3050 at Nvidia. It may be launched during summer.
So depending on price and stocks, one may chose one or another. There is no so much choice that one could chose exactly what he wants at the official price, and the problem may become even worse this year. So waiting, if the graphics card is needed, is not a solution either.
Best Buy reserves your card for (I think) 10 minutes once you hit the Checkout page. You'll need all 10 of those minutes to do their account/payment verifications depending on what they throw at you.For those of us who a) don't have a Microcenter close to us and b) are trying to buy something at MSRP, best buy FE cards are still the best option. I'm wondering if they ever restock during the weekend? I have FE models saved (3060 Ti and 3070), with my card information and address already saved in the system. So, technically, I could complete a purchase in ~3 seconds if I can just add to card - checkout (faster if you're already in the cart page with wanted items saved). I have a chrome plugin refreshing the tab every 10 seconds while I'm on the computer, to make it more likely that I'll notice if it actually becomes available at any moment.
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Shot you a PM.That's not a bad idea. So far I've only seen notifications for "any" card at "any" price, though. I'm very specifically looking for FE cards at MSRP, which only seem to be sold at Best Buy. Is there a discord server for that? I'm not very familiar with it - have only used it a few times to play Destiny 2 with friends. How would I search for it or sign up for one of those channels?
So far the only service I have found that I can actually understand how to use is this one - https://www.nowinstock.net/computers/videocards/nvidia/rtx3060ti/
For those of us who a) don't have a Microcenter close to us and b) are trying to buy something at MSRP, best buy FE cards are still the best option. I'm wondering if they ever restock during the weekend? I have FE models saved (3060 Ti and 3070), with my card information and address already saved in the system. So, technically, I could complete a purchase in ~3 seconds if I can just add to card - checkout (faster if you're already in the cart page with wanted items saved). I have a chrome plugin refreshing the tab every 10 seconds while I'm on the computer, to make it more likely that I'll notice if it actually becomes available at any moment.
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Oh you can disregard that. It was my birthday a couple days ago, so they tend to give you a discount for a couple weeks. I have until the 28th to use that discount, but yeah, virtually 0 chance I'll be able to buy a GPU by then.
last one was closer to 11:10-11:15amBB drops are about two weeks apart, generally on Tuesdays or Fridays, between 11am and 12pm EST. (Last one was at 11:30am exactly.)
Oops. According to my email, you're right. I knew off the top of my head that it was one of the 15 minute marks of the hour, but forgot which.last one was closer to 11:10-11:15am
Also make sure your mobile phone number is on file. Best Buy's SMS verification system is nearly instant. Their email system... not so much.For BestBuy
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- Make sure you have an account with them, recommend credit card information, shipping address is on file as well
This whole situation is a crock of you-know-what. Thanks Nvidia.Also make sure your mobile phone number is on file. Best Buy's SMS verification system is nearly instant. Their email system... not so much.
When you're racing the plebs for a spot in the queue, seconds matter.
Yeah screw Nvidia I'm gonna go buy an AMD card right now instead. No wait, forget that, I'll just get a PS5 or XSX!This whole situation is a crock of you-know-what. Thanks Nvidia.
Damn, unable to find any via search of the model number.
According to the thread there were 30 in-stock and sold out in about a minute.Damn, unable to find any via search of the model number.