Question 3050 Reviews

[jpiniero]

Videocardz has a review that was mistakenly posted early: https://videocardz.com/newz/evga-geforce-rtx-3050-review-leaks-out-ahead-of-the-embargo

It doesn't compare it to the 6500 XT but it's definitely slower than the 6600.

 

[Mopetar]

I wouldn't be surprised if someone cracked Nvidia's protections, but hasn't released how to do it. Frankly it gives that person a serious competitive edge if means others are less incentivized to purchase them and drive up prices.

 

[Oyeve]

Simple: Don't buy any card and spend your money on something else instead.

This is what I did. I bought a PS5. And don't regret it. Still using my 1080 GTX and am happy.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

This is what I did. I bought a PS5. And don't regret it. Still using my 1080 GTX and am happy.

1080 is still no slouch. Enough ram and performance for 1080p and some games in 1440p.

I gave up on the Playstation ecosystem though. Never had more than a few exclusives for 3 or 4 pro, and lack of consistent BC support between gens was the deal breaker. Now that basically everything I have wanted to play besides Spiderman will make it to PC, I won't own another PS. I will buy a series X when the price and availability is normalized. I have tons of OG Xbox and 360 games, many of which will work on it better than ever? And any game I buy I can play on PC so I don't get caught in the sunk cost pit of despair.

 

[AtenRa]

Is 3050 just a paper launch ?? 4-5 days after launch and I havent seen any available in US and Europe.

 

[Hitman928]

Is 3050 just a paper launch ?? 4-5 days after launch and I havent seen any available in US and Europe.

There's been some in the Newegg Shuffles.

 

[blckgrffn]

There's been some in the Newegg Shuffles.

Probably a bunch on ship and in ports somewhere, ha.

It's really hard to know how many NewEgg has sold. There was a $329 SKU on the shuffle today.

I am seeing huge numbers of BNIB Ampere cards on CL locally, I think that is a good sign that maybe we are getting a respite. The local MC has 3060ti for $540 and 2060 12GB for $480 in stock, and while that's not great 30-50% over "msrp" is a lot better than 100%.

I am hoping we'll see some 6700XTs come back to earth so I can get my dads 5700 replaced.

 

[Hitman928]

Probably a bunch on ship and in ports somewhere, ha.

It's really hard to know how many NewEgg has sold. There was a $329 SKU on the shuffle today.

I am seeing huge numbers of BNIB Ampere cards on CL locally, I think that is a good sign that maybe we are getting a respite. The local MC has 3060ti for $540 and 2060 12GB for $480 in stock, and while that's not great 30-50% over "msrp" is a lot better than 100%.

I am hoping we'll see some 6700XTs come back to earth so I can get my dads 5700 replaced.

Yes, supply seems to be improving. Ebay prices are coming down a little as well. Apple said that supply was improving in their earnings report and AMD previously said that they expect supply to improve as 2022 progresses so barring a new major event, it looks like we have 'rounded the corner' and heading toward more normal market conditions. Fingers crossed.

 

[KentState]

Got the tiny little thing in today. Decided to switch some things around and put it in the NR200 build and gave it to my daughter. Time to move her on from the iGPU games she plays

Took the 3080 Ti out of it and moved it to my Threadripper build which is also doubling as my HTPC.

 

[Leeea]

There's been some in the Newegg Shuffles.

It is probably safer to just buy from a scalper at this point.

Apparently Newegg is not honoring their RMAs.

 

[blckgrffn]

It is probably safer to just buy from a scalper at this point.

Apparently Newegg is not honoring their RMAs.

Wouldn’t you work with the manufacturer anyway? I thought NewEgg was always just returns anyway. I mean, in like recent history. Not like back in 2010 :/

 

[Leeea]

Wouldn’t you work with the manufacturer anyway? I thought NewEgg was always just returns anyway. I mean, in like recent history. Not like back in 2010 :/

Not sure what your saying here?

 

[psolord]

First price of 3050 in Greece is 600 euros!

I bought my 3060ti a couple months ago at 609 euros!

epic lol

 

[blckgrffn]

Not sure what your saying here?

Why would people expect NewEgg to support defective product RMAs when the warranty is from the manufacturer?

I can see them doing returns, but they have been really hard to “defective” product swaps with for years. This is not news

Years ago they were more like a traditional brick and mortar retailer but that’s a long ways in the past.

You don’t need to agree, I am just trying to be clearer.

 

[Insert_Nickname]

Took the 3080 Ti out of it and moved it to my Threadripper build which is also doubling as my HTPC.

A Threadripper HTPC? You got style.

 

[KentState]

A Threadripper HTPC? You got style.

It's in a server rack in the basement, adjacent to my home theater, so why not run an HDMI and USB cable? Has enough cores, memory and a 3080 Ti to serve games, video and also run 3-4 VM's in the background.

 

[maddie]

It's in a server rack in the basement, adjacent to my home theater, so why not run an HDMI and USB cable? Has enough cores, memory and a 3080 Ti to serve games, video and also run 3-4 VM's in the background.

Reminds me when IBM made their famous prediction on worldwide computer market.

Thomas Watson: "I think there is world market for maybe 5 computers"

 

[Leeea]

Why would people expect NewEgg to support defective product RMAs when the warranty is from the manufacturer?

I can see them doing returns, but they have been really hard to “defective” product swaps with for years. This is not news

Years ago they were more like a traditional brick and mortar retailer but that’s a long ways in the past.

You don’t need to agree, I am just trying to be clearer.

NewEgg or retailer handles everything less then 30 days. Always been that way.

Manufacturer sends you back to retailer if your part dies within 30 days of purchase. Less then 30 day failure = RMA with retailer.

 

[blckgrffn]

NewEgg or retailer handles everything less then 30 days. Always been that way.

Manufacturer sends you back to retailer if your part dies within 30 days of purchase. Less then 30 day failure = RMA with retailer.

Yeah, I am just saying NewEgg has been that way for like... years. If you buy from them you are basically moving to a manufacturer warranty situation unless you are returning it and maybe taking the restocking fee.

I am not saying that's good, it's just not new.

30 days is pretty laughably short, even. I started buy tons of parts like PSU's from Best Buy because I got hosed by RMA speed and quality from New Egg. It's hard to beat walking in with a defective unit (coil whine? whatever) and walking out with a new one. Waiting weeks sucks.

I bought my 5700XT in a sane time there and it had the zero RPM bug where the fans didn't kick on until the card throttled and it was trivial to take it back for a full refund - at Best Buy. New Egg would have been nothing and dealing with XFX would have taken weeks at best.

Sorry if I came off as a jerk upon re-reading what wrote. That was not my intention, I just thought it was somewhat common knowledge that NewEgg is somewhat buyer beware post acquisition, my bad.

 

[WilliamM2]

Newegg still has a better selection that anyone. My last RMA, about a year ago was for a motherboard. No hassle, they replaced it, even shipped it overnight, because it was out of stock when I returned it.

I've used them at home and work, and will continue to do so, plenty of RMA's without issue.

Wait till Amazon ships you a platter hard drive, in a plastic bag mailer. No packaging...more than once. Everybody f's up.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Newegg still has a better selection that anyone. My last RMA, about a year ago was for a motherboard. No hassle, they replaced it, even shipped it overnight, because it was out of stock when I returned it.

I've used them at home and work, and will continue to do so, plenty of RMA's without issue.

Wait till Amazon ships you a platter hard drive, in a plastic bag mailer. No packaging...more than once. Everybody f's up.

- No kidding the BuildaPC subreddit is rife with Amazon stories of battered CPU boxes and flat out opened and repackaged crap even when its the right item (like someone looking for a golden sample CPU or card, keeps buying testing, shipping back over and over).

 

[ultimatebob]

Judging from the latest Newegg shuffle, 3050 prices are still ranging between $400 and $490. Which is insane.

Maybe Steve from Gamers Nexus should make his next Newegg Scam Expose about the Newegg Shuffle. They're basically charging eBay scalper prices for GPU's now.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

On Newegg CS: My 5700XT was defective, and I knew their return policy about restocking fees and such. I opened a chat and asked if I could get store credit instead of a refund, as I was buying a 2060super with the money. They said no problem, and it was smooth and painless.

On Amazon CS: The problem with many of the complaints is that they are not looking at the merchant they are dealing with. Amazon may be backing them, but it is not Amazon themselves nerfing many of these orders the complaints are about. Long time member here just made that mistake with a motherboard, so anyone can get confused if they don't pay attention carefully.

Edited out info from wrong thread.

 

[balloonshark]

Judging from the latest Newegg shuffle, 3050 prices are still ranging between $400 and $490. Which is insane.

Maybe Steve from Gamers Nexus should make his next Newegg Scam Expose about the Newegg Shuffle. They're basically charging eBay scalper prices for GPU's now.

I noticed that $400 3050 today. Insane price considering you can get a RX 6600 for about $50 more. The rest were overpriced combos. It's the first time I did not select a single thing in the shuffle.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I noticed that $400 3050 today. Insane price considering you can get a RX 6600 for about $50 more.

That IS insane. Ordinarily, I'd say, "because miners", but honestly, the 3050 has LHR too (why??? isn't the ETH mining slow enough already on it???), and the RX 6600 is available without too much of a mark-up, and hashes at 29.x MH/sec on ETH, and runs at around 55W in software, 65W at the wall. A seemingly ideal mining card (the RX 6600), for the coming bear market / crypto winter, where efficiency is going to be king.

No, this has the stamp of "NVidia, the way it's mean to be played", and "gamers" all over it.

Don't blame the miners, they don't want the RTX 3050, nor the RX 6500 XT.

 

[KentState]

Judging from the latest Newegg shuffle, 3050 prices are still ranging between $400 and $490. Which is insane.

Maybe Steve from Gamers Nexus should make his next Newegg Scam Expose about the Newegg Shuffle. They're basically charging eBay scalper prices for GPU's now.

Same prices on those cards at Microcenter. The $490 card is a triple fan Asus which is basically the same cooler they offer on their 3090 Strix and extremally overkill. Before we gather our pitch forks and burn down Newegg, look at their 3050 prices and you will see that they are no different than the other retailers. If anything, I would be asking why Asus is putting a solution that can handle 450w of cooling on a 3050 just to double the price.