We've been informed that a 3060 isn't a 2060. Hmm. Odd! It's hard to tell them apart when they all look like this: OUT OF STOCK AUTO NOTIFY Watch our NVIDIA RTX 3060 review here: ruclips.net/video/3C-RoDtqdJ8/видео.html Our stuff is ACTUALLY in stock: Grab a GN Toolkit on the store for GPU tear-down & maintenance (in stock & shipping now, including signed versions) store.gamersnexus.net/products/gamersnexus-tear-down-toolkit Grab a GN Wireframe Mouse Mat for a desk-sized, high-quality mousing surface (in stock & shipping now): store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-wireframe-mouse-mat
is there a plan to update the gpu tear down mat..ive been waiting on it to come back in stock. an antistatic mat that size 32x16 inches perfect for my desk.
what a waste of pcb.....they could have packed this gpu on a soc and users could have slapped it on a pcie slot as if it was a slightly bigger m.2 adaptor....this should have been a 3050 tops not a 3060
RTX 3000 series so advanced that they coated the whole GPU with Quantum Mechanics that enables the whole GPU to undergo quantum superpositioning. SCIENCE
I've installed a PCIe 3.0 Etch-A-Sketch to replace my aging video card today. Refresh rate is great at 2 shakes per second and so far miners haven't hoovered those up yet. Looking forward to the PCIe 4.0 version that has a 4 shake per second refresh rate.
Like those "my other car is a ..." Close up of pc internals showing loading screen on an etch a sketch right where gpu should be then underneath "My other gpu is an rtx3090"
Why is Steve staring at an empty mod mat for 15 mins? ??? PS, But 3090, use it to train AI at picking out traffic lights, then buy 3070, 3060, etc... then use them to train AI at getting a time machine... infinite scalpers profit!!!
I’m glad reviewers are honest that 99% of their audience has no chance in actually getting these cards. At this point these reviews and tear downs are a curiosity rather than purchasing advice.
The teardowns for most people have always been more of a curiosity for people than a helpful tool for tearing down your own gpu. It's nice to see the cooling setup and the component choices but it probably won't be use by 75% of even GNs audience That said in person purchasing has a higher chance if success for gpu launches or deliveries than online with how many bots have been used to nav GPUs. If you're in need of a new gpu now your best bet is to ask employees at a store that sells them when they are getting more in and if you're able to pick it up when it's in. I would hope that most people in the audience aren't actively building a computer every time that a new gpu or cpu launches and instead upgrading as needed, or if they are that the parts are being used until they're no longer capable of keeping up 10 years or more later. E-waste is a serious issue.
Eventually you'll be able to get one and at that timez this review will become relevent ... be patient friends be patient we shall get our GPUs eventually
fun fact every captcha is used to TRAIN AI thats why over the years they've become more and more complex, you can actually get a chrome plugin that solves them for you using a neural network ai which is hilarious making a computer get past the "i'm not a robot" prompt.
You're not going to be satisfied by any video; you're just going to claim its fake. The only way it would be irrefutable is if you had it in your hand and in your own PC and oh... I see.
I know there's been pressure against videos like this from disaffected community members that can't find parts, but I'll say it sure was nice to go back and rewatch this after finally being able to purchase my new 3060 XC Gaming this week. Spent about 9 weeks on the EVGA waitlist, but it paid off and this teardown will be useful to reference again if needed in the future. Keep doing what you guys are doing!
Got mine from nzxt in my first pre-built paid about $400 for the gpu. Very happy with it.. I was wondering what was msrp or how much you got it from Evga
@@marksantiago9832 Well just want to start by clarifying that I got the XC Gaming with the metal backplate, which is the higher end version of the one in this tear-down. That said, I got it for $389.99 + tax & shipping. Since I was impatient and opted for fast shipping, I paid a bit more than I had to for a grand total of around $450.
I sold my old rx470 for $120, I was about to edit the price because I think it's too high and I can't because it's already sold, in 10min, it's 4 years old gpu for god sake
@@LittleMan2225 Aqui no br não duvido nada voltarem a vender as placas com 512mb de vídeo. Tive muita sorte em pegar minha 3070 em janeiro quando o preço caiu pro mesmo preço de lançamento, se não tava sem pc ate agr kkkk
7:05 I am an SMT Machine Operator, and I not only place these parts, but also make sure that the machines place the parts correctly. The marker on the BGA is emphesising the orientation mark (the arrow in the upper right hand corner corner) We use these markings to ensure that the chip is in the correct orientation on the PCB. The markings can be found on many BGAs and chip components. You can also see the equivelent marks for the memory IC's to the right of the BGA (the white dot on the upper right of the chips) 13:10 That appears to be an internally used QR code. We use these to not only keep track of inventory movement throughout various facilities, but also to link multiple parts together under one serial number. The seperate parts of the card are linked together ie X board with serial 123456 is part of assembly 50. Heatsink type 1jA17 goes with X board type A1, serial no 000001 to 999999. Each and every component, from the small caps and resisters, to the PCB and fans are all checked and verified using these numbers, whether it's a one off prototype, or an RMA on a product like a graphics card.
Normally I just skip the ad read in the beginning. But this time I took note of the fact that the boards used for holding the chip is an interesting stack up. That the die sits on a smaller PCB in the middle isn't that interesting. But rather the fact that the larger board is consisting of two layers. I am going to guess that Intel has taken this approach for better yield for these boards. Since these would require fairly minute features to be accurately manufactured. And double sided boards are far easier to make compared to 4 layer ones. But it also makes we wonder, could even the smaller board in the center be a stack up of boards as well? Though, there seems to also be a thin layer of PCB laminate that extends out a bit around the smaller board, but not fully covering the whole base board. This could just be a form of shim for either handling the height difference between the chip and the IHS. But I somehow more suspect it to be an aid to ensure that the soldered interface between the boards doesn't get squeezed to death and risk shorting due to mounting pressure. After all, there seems to be another similar shim around the die itself. And yup, this comment so far contains as much 3060 content as there is 3060's available for close to MSRP. Though, I have long been wondering, why doesn't board partners skip having the shunt resistors as a component? One can fairly easily make a 5mOhm shunt resistor as a cleverly made trace on the PCB without it needing much space at all. And getting proper sensing isn't hard either. And most PCBs have copper thickness tolerances in the few % region, similar to a 5mOhm shunt. In short, implementing the shunt on the PCB directly can save in on the bill of materials cost, and also on pick and place assembly time, not to mention freeing up a feeder on the machine and the logistics of stocking the shunt. Even if the time and costs savings are fairly tiny here. (Development costs for such a shunt quickly gets eaten up by just a few hundred units.)
I really like these teardown videos. It's a good 'pressure' on the manufacturers to keep them pulled back on cutting too many corners in production, knowing the whole internet can see it right from launch date. Overall a decent product, given it's a budget class.
Good to see some coverage for removal of the shroud, that info is a bit harder to find than it should be, particularly whether or not shrouds can be removed without removing the heatsink, which can be very useful for planning SFF builds.
Excellent video. Steve you have translated the frustration we are all feeling very well. I smiled while looking at more hardware we cannot get for the first time ever.
A detail many missed about the card is the honeycomb airflow patterns in the display ports. If you take a seriously look you can see that, if you optimize the pattern by essentially removing the holes that are facing the ports' direction and then move the rest of the honeycombs "down"(closer to the ports) by 1 "step" you get better airflow. A relatively insignificant thing depending on your case especially when there are other patterns you can make to make that space more efficient in terms of airflow but still, it goes to show you how little companies think, i mean, come on, you are making a honeycomb pattern anyway, at least do it better there would literally be no additional cost to it.
"people are frustrated with video card content" Thanks for doing your job Steve its been a shit year and people are flippant idiots, thanks for doing your job in the face of it all.
I easily bought a 3060 today. My local store had stock of 9 cards. By end of the day, they still had stock of 4 cards. I placed an order, drove over to the store, picked it up, drove home, installed it. AUD$829, which appears to be quite decent compared to worldwide prices.
This video had more corpses going down than minutes. Steve and team killed it with the amount of reality checks, puns and facts about the industry as a whole. Nobody was spared, and that’s why these guys are genius and deserve a ton of credit.
Love that Micro Center (Houston) does not even list the XC Black - only lists the XC Gaming for $389.99 (limited availability - i.e. out of stock) and the only difference appears to be a 105mhz or 5.9% clock boost for a $60 premium (18% more cost for less than 6% more performance). Maybe they are waiting for enough of the XC Gaming cards to fail to hit the 1882mhz speed, so they can have XC Black Gaming 1777mhz to sell???? What a deal for a card that does not appear to exist irl...
Wanted a 3080, but managed to snag one of these instead. These days, a good GPU is one that's in stock. Performance good enough for me until 50 series, then I'll grab a 5080. Assuming they'll be in stock by then.
I would assume the main reason only those two inner inductors have thermal pads is because they are right under the hub of the fan, which would be an airflow deadspot. While the outer ones are getting unobstructed airflow.
What's impressive is that this card is identical in performance with the GTX 1080ti and it can run on such a small cooler. It has only two heat pipes and the whole thing screams "cheap", yet it's enough to run the card at decent temps. I have a Zotac 1080ti Mini which has five heat pipes and without undervolting, it runs at 84°C.
That sharpie QC mark might be similar to a spot check I've seen in auto manufacturing. Basically you have to make a particular set of marks every time which forces you to inspect certain areas. I'd guess they are checking for the gold triangle to be present and oriented correctly.
G'day Steve, Where I shop at Scorptec here in Sydney after being on sale all day there still 6 models 'In stock at supplier' & marked ***Limited to 1 per household*** they are priced $749-$869AUD so although we are at $1USD to $1.29AUD they are more than 2x $USD MSRP
I did win the Newegg shuffle yesterday and ordered the overclocked version with backplate for $389. It may be "meh" but stuck using a 7950 right now. I gave my 1070 away in November thinking I would easily get a 3070, boy was that a mistake! Anyway, this will hold me over until the better cards are easier to get, if they ever are.
Another in the fictional series 'Current Video Cards, previously Current Video Cards, or Cards Made Since 1970 under ~$3000: In Stock and Available for the Average Consumer'. You did make this an entertaining show, and thanks for that!
It was hard to watch video card content until recently. I had a son that really needs a new build and telling him time and time again there really is nothing was not fun. Despite not being able to get anything and despite Nvidia being horrible even before shortages (goes back to the 2000 series where they started taking all our money) and AMD following suit later I can say I enjoyed your video today. I also really enjoyed you getting the ball rolling on that case recall and such from NZXT or whoever it was. You are the best Gamers Nexus. When I think of a channel to recommend to others this is the one.
i recently purchased an evga rtx 3070 ftw ultra and it was bc it was the only card i could find. im grateful that having to settle it was at least a good card.
I have the ASUS Dual OC and upgraded the BIOS from the official site. The clocks now boost at 1950Mhz instead of 1837Mhz at 1.0620V max and goes below 1V most of the time for 1833-1867Mhz. 0.9V for 1740Mhz. That was a nice surprise. Furthermore, the card runs extremely cool. Great BIOS, indeed.
I'd love to see a video comparing setup and operation of 9+ rgb fans setups from different brands. My corsair products have been a nightmare (I suspect software) but with all the different fans, controllers, software, etc. available, this content should be popular.
Steve must be hallucinating or something, why is he spinning screwdrivers in the air and pointing at his hands while talking about something called an RTX 3060 or something?
I never would have guessed that PC building and going to movie theaters would both be things that die within our generation. I look forward to telling my kids stories of how we built PC's from widely available components available at brick and mortar stores, and how Friday nights we could watch motion pictures on a big screen with popcorn...
@@cristobalgonzalez2888 Except late 11:30PM showings and launch MSRP GPUs are very much dead, and now just unicorns. Last call for most movie showings is now 8pm, and when buying a GPU, you can't be picky about AIB brand or version, you get what's available at markup - if you're even that lucky.
Good riddance to theaters. The tickets were overpriced, the food was lousy, the seats and floors were dirty/sticky, and there was always at least one loser in the theater who wouldn't shut up and let everyone else enjoy the movie.
I just came up in the EVGA "Q" and was sent the email that this card was available to order for $399.00 plus tax and shipping. You have 20 hours to respond and then the next person comes up and so on. It took about a year for my name to come up but I've been waiting for a long time to finish this build. EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC BLACK GAMING, 12G-P5-3655-KR, 12GB GDDR6, Dual-Fan, this is the card I ordered. So there is hope for those of you wondering.
Thank you for all of your honest content, love your straight to the bone brutally honest reviews and tests. Can't ask for more really. Great video as always :)
Steve your content just gets better and better and better, and better and...... :) Top tier reviews bro big love. PS - My GN autographed screwdriver kit is arriving next week cannot wait!
![GEEK TIMË [OFFICIAL AUDIO]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ry-6RvkH880/mqdefault.jpg)
We've been informed that a 3060 isn't a 2060. Hmm. Odd! It's hard to tell them apart when they all look like this: OUT OF STOCK AUTO NOTIFY
Watch our NVIDIA RTX 3060 review here: ruclips.net/video/3C-RoDtqdJ8/видео.html
Our stuff is ACTUALLY in stock: Grab a GN Toolkit on the store for GPU tear-down & maintenance (in stock & shipping now, including signed versions) store.gamersnexus.net/products/gamersnexus-tear-down-toolkit
Grab a GN Wireframe Mouse Mat for a desk-sized, high-quality mousing surface (in stock & shipping now): store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-wireframe-mouse-mat
yeah its hard to keep track, its fine, i dont even remember how they used to be named, out of stock...
And perform almost the same
is there a plan to update the gpu tear down mat..ive been waiting on it to come back in stock. an antistatic mat that size 32x16 inches perfect for my desk.
Please deshroud the cards while you're at it... us ghetto modders would very much appreciate it - thanks!
what a waste of pcb.....they could have packed this gpu on a soc and users could have slapped it on a pcie slot as if it was a slightly bigger m.2 adaptor....this should have been a 3050 tops not a 3060
"Non-existent GPU"
What are you talking about bro? The 1080 Ti has been around for 4 years.
But it doesn't have the features gamers care about!
Like raytracing, and unobtainableness!
1080 Ti performs better than the 3060... its performance is about right between the regular 1080 and the Ti.
here I am with a 980 4gb and happy with it
@@testerpt5 I've got a hd 6700 with 1 gig ram. Passive cooler. You know it's bad when cs runs at 30 fps MAX
Yeah, but you can't even buy those without significant markup. Just search for them, and you will see they sell for $1500 USD! For a 4 year old card!
Schrödinger's GPU.
it exists, it doesnt, it is both, and none, all at once
It exists on shelves from the scalpers.
RTX 3000 series so advanced that they coated the whole GPU with Quantum Mechanics that enables the whole GPU to undergo quantum superpositioning.
SCIENCE
I can identify traffic lights pretty quickly but not that quickly!
The ONE reason why this card is so easy to disassemble: There’s no glue.
There's no GPU, either.
@@ZeroHourProductions407 🥴😂
*sad thermal paste noises*
What card?
I've installed a PCIe 3.0 Etch-A-Sketch to replace my aging video card today. Refresh rate is great at 2 shakes per second and so far miners haven't hoovered those up yet. Looking forward to the PCIe 4.0 version that has a 4 shake per second refresh rate.
You know that would make an excellent tshirt design to remember the gpu shortage of 2020/21
Like those "my other car is a ..."
Close up of pc internals showing loading screen on an etch a sketch right where gpu should be then underneath "My other gpu is an rtx3090"
aah, the PCIe 4.0 version! That's the one with diagonal rendering!
Loved yesterdays intro Steve, keep up the amazing work :D
Easily the stupidest intro I've ever made!
@@GamersNexus stupid maybe, effective yes lol
@@GamersNexus but don’t let your team stop you doing them, they are pure YT gold. 🤣
Why is Steve staring at an empty mod mat for 15 mins? ???
PS, But 3090, use it to train AI at picking out traffic lights, then buy 3070, 3060, etc... then use them to train AI at getting a time machine... infinite scalpers profit!!!
It's quite a nice mat...
ScalpersNexus
Get a RTX 30 card, get a time machine, go back to 2015, mine ethereum with it, HODL, buy NVIDIA in 2021. Yes, the company.
I’m glad reviewers are honest that 99% of their audience has no chance in actually getting these cards. At this point these reviews and tear downs are a curiosity rather than purchasing advice.
Or entertainment
The teardowns for most people have always been more of a curiosity for people than a helpful tool for tearing down your own gpu. It's nice to see the cooling setup and the component choices but it probably won't be use by 75% of even GNs audience
That said in person purchasing has a higher chance if success for gpu launches or deliveries than online with how many bots have been used to nav GPUs. If you're in need of a new gpu now your best bet is to ask employees at a store that sells them when they are getting more in and if you're able to pick it up when it's in. I would hope that most people in the audience aren't actively building a computer every time that a new gpu or cpu launches and instead upgrading as needed, or if they are that the parts are being used until they're no longer capable of keeping up 10 years or more later. E-waste is a serious issue.
Eventually you'll be able to get one and at that timez this review will become relevent ... be patient friends be patient we shall get our GPUs eventually
@The programming crypto guy yes you can mine at a negative hashrate for the first time ever 🙈😇😂
Its like a zoo, you don't get to own a tiger but you can come and look at one
Hey it's me, the guy looking at this in a few years trying to replace their thermal paste/pads. Thanks for measuring them!
when you live in a country where traffic lights look different but you get USA traffic lights
Don't worry, 99% of the time the traffic lights are in two squares but if you pick them both you are wrong so you have to guess anyway.
same here
fun fact every captcha is used to TRAIN AI thats why over the years they've become more and more complex, you can actually get a chrome plugin that solves them for you using a neural network ai which is hilarious making a computer get past the "i'm not a robot" prompt.
This video was clearly filmed in a studio. I demand irrefutable proof that the gpu exists at all!
You're not going to be satisfied by any video; you're just going to claim its fake. The only way it would be irrefutable is if you had it in your hand and in your own PC and oh... I see.
@@Stephan-wf1ec it was a joke...
I adore your "new" intros ^^ this one and the last one were pure gold
Thanks, Lukas!
@@GamersNexus do you, by any chance, know when your large modmat will be back in stock / available for backorder again?
@@lukaslauermann1984 approximately late April based on what support said to me.
I'd love to get my hands on one of those!
@@RicardoRodriguez-oy9py ty =) me too
*summons 3060 from the void*
Aaaaaaaaaand....
*it’s gone*
just summon a succubus next time
Its like a virtual particle. Maybe you can detects its Casimir effect.
@@Brickinasock watch out, it might be your mother.
More like Thanos snap a finger in the ashes
Aaaand it's gone!
Love these starts and all the puns! (And the content, of course d:)
I know there's been pressure against videos like this from disaffected community members that can't find parts, but I'll say it sure was nice to go back and rewatch this after finally being able to purchase my new 3060 XC Gaming this week. Spent about 9 weeks on the EVGA waitlist, but it paid off and this teardown will be useful to reference again if needed in the future. Keep doing what you guys are doing!
Got mine from nzxt in my first pre-built paid about $400 for the gpu. Very happy with it.. I was wondering what was msrp or how much you got it from Evga
@@marksantiago9832 Well just want to start by clarifying that I got the XC Gaming with the metal backplate, which is the higher end version of the one in this tear-down. That said, I got it for $389.99 + tax & shipping. Since I was impatient and opted for fast shipping, I paid a bit more than I had to for a grand total of around $450.
GN has one of the unique limited gpus called rtx 3060
30-- series cards are similar to fictitious animals like unicorns and dolphins. I've only ever seen them in photos.
Dolphins haha wtf
dolphins do actually exist though, believe it or not
@@user-bx2kd7jt8t I'll believe it when I see it with my own two eyes ;)
Waiting for them to re release 900 series cards and still have them out of stock
good idea ! I would sell my GTX-970 for $800 😏😎
Why are you giving them ideas?
In Brazil there are a few companies re-releasing the GTX 750 TI
I sold my old rx470 for $120, I was about to edit the price because I think it's too high and I can't because it's already sold, in 10min, it's 4 years old gpu for god sake
@@LittleMan2225 Aqui no br não duvido nada voltarem a vender as placas com 512mb de vídeo.
Tive muita sorte em pegar minha 3070 em janeiro quando o preço caiu pro mesmo preço de lançamento, se não tava sem pc ate agr kkkk
The intros are my absolute favorite new release of this year :D THANKS STEVE & GN
7:05 I am an SMT Machine Operator, and I not only place these parts, but also make sure that the machines place the parts correctly. The marker on the BGA is emphesising the orientation mark (the arrow in the upper right hand corner corner) We use these markings to ensure that the chip is in the correct orientation on the PCB. The markings can be found on many BGAs and chip components. You can also see the equivelent marks for the memory IC's to the right of the BGA (the white dot on the upper right of the chips)
13:10 That appears to be an internally used QR code. We use these to not only keep track of inventory movement throughout various facilities, but also to link multiple parts together under one serial number. The seperate parts of the card are linked together ie X board with serial 123456 is part of assembly 50. Heatsink type 1jA17 goes with X board type A1, serial no 000001 to 999999. Each and every component, from the small caps and resisters, to the PCB and fans are all checked and verified using these numbers, whether it's a one off prototype, or an RMA on a product like a graphics card.
Normally I just skip the ad read in the beginning. But this time I took note of the fact that the boards used for holding the chip is an interesting stack up.
That the die sits on a smaller PCB in the middle isn't that interesting. But rather the fact that the larger board is consisting of two layers.
I am going to guess that Intel has taken this approach for better yield for these boards. Since these would require fairly minute features to be accurately manufactured. And double sided boards are far easier to make compared to 4 layer ones.
But it also makes we wonder, could even the smaller board in the center be a stack up of boards as well?
Though, there seems to also be a thin layer of PCB laminate that extends out a bit around the smaller board, but not fully covering the whole base board. This could just be a form of shim for either handling the height difference between the chip and the IHS. But I somehow more suspect it to be an aid to ensure that the soldered interface between the boards doesn't get squeezed to death and risk shorting due to mounting pressure. After all, there seems to be another similar shim around the die itself.
And yup, this comment so far contains as much 3060 content as there is 3060's available for close to MSRP.
Though, I have long been wondering, why doesn't board partners skip having the shunt resistors as a component?
One can fairly easily make a 5mOhm shunt resistor as a cleverly made trace on the PCB without it needing much space at all. And getting proper sensing isn't hard either.
And most PCBs have copper thickness tolerances in the few % region, similar to a 5mOhm shunt. In short, implementing the shunt on the PCB directly can save in on the bill of materials cost, and also on pick and place assembly time, not to mention freeing up a feeder on the machine and the logistics of stocking the shunt. Even if the time and costs savings are fairly tiny here. (Development costs for such a shunt quickly gets eaten up by just a few hundred units.)
I like how folks are doing speed runs to see the out of stock message during the moment of release.
I really like these teardown videos. It's a good 'pressure' on the manufacturers to keep them pulled back on cutting too many corners in production, knowing the whole internet can see it right from launch date. Overall a decent product, given it's a budget class.
Good to see some coverage for removal of the shroud, that info is a bit harder to find than it should be, particularly whether or not shrouds can be removed without removing the heatsink, which can be very useful for planning SFF builds.
nice work there ! :D loved it every part of it . Thank you Gamers Nexus
Much more fun to watch 10 months later now that I’ve gotten my hands on one ☺️ thanks GN
@Ruhaan Mahroof Best Buy
@Ruhaan Mahroof I would try to find a good restock alert discord. That’s what ended up helping me
Steve: that's right, our products ARE in stock!
Scalpers: are you challenging me?
I died when every time he touches the RTX 3060, it disappears.
0:23 🤣 The entire part before the sponsor spot is just great. A great short summary of the situation of PC hardware now
That traffic light joke got me good :). Keep up the great content Steve and everyone else behind GN. You're really doing great work.
this has to be one of the funniest videos I have seen today, the editing was great!
When he tried to unscrew it and the card disappeared I lost it, NICE.
I spend hours every day studying traffic lights, hills, bicycles and crosswalks.....someday I will get a GPU
Excellent video. Steve you have translated the frustration we are all feeling very well. I smiled while looking at more hardware we cannot get for the first time ever.
A detail many missed about the card is the honeycomb airflow patterns in the display ports.
If you take a seriously look you can see that, if you optimize the pattern by essentially removing the holes that are facing the ports' direction and then move the rest of the honeycombs "down"(closer to the ports) by 1 "step" you get better airflow.
A relatively insignificant thing depending on your case especially when there are other patterns you can make to make that space more efficient in terms of airflow but still, it goes to show you how little companies think, i mean, come on, you are making a honeycomb pattern anyway, at least do it better there would literally be no additional cost to it.
I love you GN... you are the literal embodiment of exactly what I want for my Tech news/reviews/benchmarks.
"people are frustrated with video card content"
Thanks for doing your job Steve its been a shit year and people are flippant idiots, thanks for doing your job in the face of it all.
I easily bought a 3060 today. My local store had stock of 9 cards. By end of the day, they still had stock of 4 cards. I placed an order, drove over to the store, picked it up, drove home, installed it. AUD$829, which appears to be quite decent compared to worldwide prices.
I would love to see you mod the PCB to have a larger cutout for air to pass through. Thanks for the awesome content!
This video had more corpses going down than minutes. Steve and team killed it with the amount of reality checks, puns and facts about the industry as a whole. Nobody was spared, and that’s why these guys are genius and deserve a ton of credit.
Have one of these on the way. Now I'll be able to look this up in the distant future when it needs to be re-pasted. Thanks!
OMG the traffic light thing cracked me up the amount of time I've been stuck at those stupid things!!!
Love that Micro Center (Houston) does not even list the XC Black - only lists the XC Gaming for $389.99 (limited availability - i.e. out of stock) and the only difference appears to be a 105mhz or 5.9% clock boost for a $60 premium (18% more cost for less than 6% more performance). Maybe they are waiting for enough of the XC Gaming cards to fail to hit the 1882mhz speed, so they can have XC Black Gaming 1777mhz to sell???? What a deal for a card that does not appear to exist irl...
this went into my reccomended about as fast as they started selling for 1000$ on ebay
I found some in the UK but they were inflated GPUs from normal companies. There is a reason why it should be £300.
I found one on eBay for $600 (price from newegg was $529) didn't buy it but theres "scalpers" that just wanna get the cards to non bots
@@jeffrydonald3436 it's just stupid. The gamers are all being forced to use there old card as I won't buy double the price cards.
Wanted a 3080, but managed to snag one of these instead. These days, a good GPU is one that's in stock. Performance good enough for me until 50 series, then I'll grab a 5080. Assuming they'll be in stock by then.
It's back! Ordered mine today $689 CA. Should be nice coming from the 5700g igpu
What amazing editing, it looks realistic af
Judging by the empty ram module pads, this board was originally designed for a 3060 ti
GPU tiers are often just cutdown versions of each other. Titans are just slightly defective Quadros with the defective bits disabled.
I would assume the main reason only those two inner inductors have thermal pads is because they are right under the hub of the fan, which would be an airflow deadspot. While the outer ones are getting unobstructed airflow.
@@117gerardle yeah not good airflow through them either haha
What's impressive is that this card is identical in performance with the GTX 1080ti and it can run on such a small cooler. It has only two heat pipes and the whole thing screams "cheap", yet it's enough to run the card at decent temps. I have a Zotac 1080ti Mini which has five heat pipes and without undervolting, it runs at 84°C.
Lmao that opening 😂 a card that phases in and out of existence 😂 dude kills me.
Great Intro Steve. And so true....
I watch these videos from start to end.
I can't afford Patreon so I enabled ads instead.
Thanks for the detailed videos, Tech Jesus!
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This video and its memes; just glorious I should say!
Thanks for the banter of the day GN xD
Damn... missed opportunity. The perfect time to start the video with "Yeah, we've got one!"
That sharpie QC mark might be similar to a spot check I've seen in auto manufacturing. Basically you have to make a particular set of marks every time which forces you to inspect certain areas. I'd guess they are checking for the gold triangle to be present and oriented correctly.
G'day Steve,
Where I shop at Scorptec here in Sydney after being on sale all day there still 6 models 'In stock at supplier' & marked ***Limited to 1 per household***
they are priced $749-$869AUD so although we are at $1USD to $1.29AUD they are more than 2x $USD MSRP
I did win the Newegg shuffle yesterday and ordered the overclocked version with backplate for $389. It may be "meh" but stuck using a 7950 right now. I gave my 1070 away in November thinking I would easily get a 3070, boy was that a mistake! Anyway, this will hold me over until the better cards are easier to get, if they ever are.
I got one yesterday
Are you sure? 🤣
price????
Posative after tax and shipping it was 430
@@matthewszinavel9073 are u from U. S.?
Yea
“It’s ethereal in its form” 😂😂😂
Also me from the future deep cleaning one from FB Marketplace! Thanks GN!
Hey look another card I couldn’t get, LOVE IT!
Wow, you keep on making awesome content without being the least corrupted still. Please keep on being awesome, you and your team.
killer intro as always, Steve you the MAN!
Another in the fictional series 'Current Video Cards, previously Current Video Cards, or Cards Made Since 1970 under ~$3000: In Stock and Available for the Average Consumer'. You did make this an entertaining show, and thanks for that!
It was hard to watch video card content until recently. I had a son that really needs a new build and telling him time and time again there really is nothing was not fun. Despite not being able to get anything and despite Nvidia being horrible even before shortages (goes back to the 2000 series where they started taking all our money) and AMD following suit later I can say I enjoyed your video today. I also really enjoyed you getting the ball rolling on that case recall and such from NZXT or whoever it was. You are the best Gamers Nexus. When I think of a channel to recommend to others this is the one.
Traffic lights? I keep getting bicycles and that's much harder than your mere traffic lights.
The stakes have been raised.
If nothing else, these tests and teardowns will be important for future generations of cards.
Love the Nintendo power mag in the background
i recently purchased an evga rtx 3070 ftw ultra and it was bc it was the only card i could find. im grateful that having to settle it was at least a good card.
Love how for the first time ever, GNs stuff is in stock while every other tech company can't keep their products in stock.
Nicely done CGI on that GPU.
I have the ASUS Dual OC and upgraded the BIOS from the official site. The clocks now boost at 1950Mhz instead of 1837Mhz at 1.0620V max and goes below 1V most of the time for 1833-1867Mhz. 0.9V for 1740Mhz. That was a nice surprise. Furthermore, the card runs extremely cool. Great BIOS, indeed.
Love that Intro, gives me cyberpunk vibes.
Guys, your stand-up comedy game is off the charts lately. Love it! :DDD
Thumbnail info said this video was posted 14 hours ago. My brain interpreted that as this video was 14 hours long and that didn't even surprise me.
I laughed out loud at the intro, awesome one!
I'd love to see a video comparing setup and operation of 9+ rgb fans setups from different brands. My corsair products have been a nightmare (I suspect software) but with all the different fans, controllers, software, etc. available, this content should be popular.
Aww, that baby flow-through design is precious.
I received my EVGA "notify" today for this card. Ironically, yes I had to identify traffic lights! must be standard for this GPU!
Thank you T.J Miller
all supply issues aside, it's good to see companies not skimping and making a decently built mainstream card. Thx GN
Fantastic video title, great intro. Anyone have guesses when we'll actually be able to get these cards? Maybe as soon as this December?
Inductors aren’t gonna matter for heat, that’s just a separator or vibration deadening cushion for the heat pipes.
Thanks for the review. It's a neat card it would be nice if it had a aluminum backplate and a full thermal pad on the VRM.
Steve must be hallucinating or something, why is he spinning screwdrivers in the air and pointing at his hands while talking about something called an RTX 3060 or something?
I never would have guessed that PC building and going to movie theaters would both be things that die within our generation. I look forward to telling my kids stories of how we built PC's from widely available components available at brick and mortar stores, and how Friday nights we could watch motion pictures on a big screen with popcorn...
Neither of those are dead tho
@@cristobalgonzalez2888 Except late 11:30PM showings and launch MSRP GPUs are very much dead, and now just unicorns.
Last call for most movie showings is now 8pm, and when buying a GPU, you can't be picky about AIB brand or version, you get what's available at markup - if you're even that lucky.
Good riddance to theaters. The tickets were overpriced, the food was lousy, the seats and floors were dirty/sticky, and there was always at least one loser in the theater who wouldn't shut up and let everyone else enjoy the movie.
What's really interesting is those extra 2 MemChip ball pads. You could, in theory, mod another two chips there to give the 16GB of VRAM.
I love it how in Eu price of all gpus went up 20% or more when 3060 came out.
Yay mouse mats are back, got mine before they are gone again! Any idea on mod mats, either size, coming back in stock? Thanks GN!👍
I just came up in the EVGA "Q" and was sent the email that this card was available to order for $399.00 plus tax and shipping. You have 20 hours to respond and then the next person comes up and so on. It took about a year for my name to come up but I've been waiting for a long time to finish this build. EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC BLACK GAMING, 12G-P5-3655-KR, 12GB GDDR6, Dual-Fan, this is the card I ordered. So there is hope for those of you wondering.
I just got lucky with the EVGA Q also after waiting a year..
Thank you for all of your honest content, love your straight to the bone brutally honest reviews and tests. Can't ask for more really. Great video as always :)
Steve your content just gets better and better and better, and better and...... :) Top tier reviews bro big love.
PS - My GN autographed screwdriver kit is arriving next week cannot wait!
I have the 3060 ti version of it. Rock solid GPU
making reviews for products that no one can buy is next level
QC circles the pin1 marker on the core package. Steve assumes ALIEN CONSPIRACY.
12:33 - looking forward to a Nvidia 3060 Gisele Bündchen edition card. That would be smoking hot!
Love the HD graphics!