They've had pre-orders at very good prices since release, but I haven't heard of anyone ever actually receiving anything
Was thinking of getting the 5600X cause it's not outlandishly priced
Posted Feb 22, 2021, 12:01 PM UTC · edited
I was one of the first to order a Galax 3080 when it was first listed back in September; received the card the following week.
Ordered an msi in jan but no eta
Was a few posts last year of people receiving 3080s, nothing this year though
I think they are about 85% MSI and maybe a tinge of Galax/Adata stuff IIRC.
I got my MSI Gaming X 3080 within a couple of months after ordering a few weeks after launch. I count myself lucky, though.
I found their communication to be pretty good and timelines were faster than I expected (albeit still quite a wait). Basically, I put my order in, about a month and a half later they called me to ask if I still wanted the card.
I said, "Yes", they said they'd ship it out. They missed their deadline but when I called I always go the same guy (I think there was one person handling all the orders). My big gripe was that I was meant to get the card on Friday but it didn't come until Monday so I missed out on a weekend of gaming and tinkering with my PC.
This was all in Sept/Nov 2020, just for reference.
All in all, I was dubious but my experience felt smoother than what I saw others going through with PLE, Centrecom, etc.
“Coming Soon” sounds very ominous....
Guaranteed arrive before the heat death of the universe!