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Hi

Need some advice on RTX 3080 purchase.

Zotac GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming AMP Holo vs EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra Gaming

I like the EVGA purely based on aesthetics especially with the red lip gone but I like the extended warranty the Zotac offers. Seeing that I doubt I'll be upgrading soon (laughs in CUD).

I am leaning towards the Zotac but honestly know nothing about them other than having a 5year warranty and a bit slower clocks than the EVGA.

I'd appreciate any advice, please.

Thanks
 
Check the Zotac for cooling performance... I know they had poor coolers on many of their 1060-1080Ti cards. Not sure how their 2000 and 3000 series perform. Personally EVGA all the way. Only company I'm aware of who let you replace the TIm & thermal pads / cooler, and you can still RMA the card, so long as you send the original cooler + card back to them.

Perhaps check each companies warranty T&C's for Africa .

What is the price difference?
 
Check the Zotac for cooling performance... I know they had poor coolers on many of their 1060-1080Ti cards. Not sure how their 2000 and 3000 series perform. Personally EVGA all the way. Only company I'm aware of who let you replace the TIm & thermal pads / cooler, and you can still RMA the card, so long as you send the original cooler + card back to them.

Perhaps check each companies warranty T&C's for Africa .

What is the price difference?
Same price for both EVGA 3 year and Zotac 3 + 2 years upon registration plus a game. Don't really care about OC'ing the card. If only I could get the EVGA with 5year warranty...
 
you can, its an extra 50$ for the extended 2 year warranty from EVGA direct
Starting on March 1st, 2013, products registered within 90 days of purchase with the part number suffix -KR* with the exception of peripherals or power supplies will have the option to purchase an extended warranty within the regions of the Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and Europe.


We aren't listed or am I missing something?

Thanks
 
Yes EVGA is not covered in SA as the local distro corex has not stock products over 1 year already unless that stance has changed. Better advice would be to speak to an online agent at EVGA direct with your current concerns
 
Yes EVGA is not covered in SA as the local distro corex has not stock products over 1 year already unless that stance has changed. Better advice would be to speak to an online agent at EVGA direct with your current concerns
Thank you Sir!

Card is coming from Wootware if that makes a difference.
 
Starting on March 1st, 2013, products registered within 90 days of purchase with the part number suffix -KR* with the exception of peripherals or power supplies will have the option to purchase an extended warranty within the regions of the Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and Europe.


We aren't listed or am I missing something?

Thanks
If you buy from the EVGA store on Aamzon UK / US , you should be covered, but you'll need to ship it to them.
 
Hi

Need some advice on RTX 3080 purchase.

Zotac GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming AMP Holo vs EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra Gaming

I like the EVGA purely based on aesthetics especially with the red lip gone but I like the extended warranty the Zotac offers. Seeing that I doubt I'll be upgrading soon (laughs in CUD).

I am leaning towards the Zotac but honestly know nothing about them other than having a 5year warranty and a bit slower clocks than the EVGA.

I'd appreciate any advice, please.

Thanks
@R3aL1Ty can help as he has a Zotac
 
Isn't Zotac the company with the wonky RGB? Where it dies or gets stuck on a single colour? I would google around for this
 
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