Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti Founders Edition Review
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Published: 9th June 2021 | Source: Nvidia | Price: |
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By now you should be familiar with the packaging for the Founders Edition cards. The latest addition to the range sticks rigidly to the formula, which is by no means a bad thing given how classy the packaging and card looks.
If you're anything like us you enjoy the idea of a product opening that's an event. Hell judging from the number of hits that an unboxing video gets on Youtube we're not alone. You want visual impact and the feeling that your money has been spent wisely. The Founders Edition cards always look perfect with their angled internals and "here it is" card presentation.
The cooler will be instantly familiar to anyone with even a passing interest in the world of graphics cards. Since the redesign a while ago fixed all the problems we ever had with reference designs, Nvidia have zero reason to change what is a very attractive, curvaceous, cool .. ahem.. cooler.
Never underestimate the importance of the pass through fan which helps keep the card cool, but also helps push air to the top half of your chassis where it can help keep your CPU cool. It's a piece of design genius.
One thing that hasn't changed is Nvidia putting the power connector in the middle so that the fans can be as large as possible. We don't mind it as much as we used to, although we still would rather they use standard PCI power connector designs.
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Originally Posted by AngryGoldfish
I don't necessarily like drama and seeing a company get hammered, but that was a much deserved scathing review. Ampere started out pretty well, but it's ending with an even bigger whimper than Turing. I hope AMD and Intel can pull Nvidia back from the mire they seem to lavish drowning in.
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This was the same everywhere. Also stores publicly showing how many cards they ordered for stock vs how many were actually being delivered. I get that its due to silicon shortage, but still it was a terribly managed launch. i think the world was fooled into thinking that they could easily obtain the card they wanted.
Price was also astronomical.
That said
I'm glad TTL has given it a scathing review. Much like Hardware unboxed don't hold back. These should be honest, unfiltered and as it should be, to steer consumers away from bad products.
I'm tired of seeing reviews give a negative result on a product (as it deserves) but are so nervous, holding back what they want to say in fear of the product manufacterer that it doesnt tell consumers the true result. How many times have we seen a negative review but in the conclusion "well, its overpriced but a nice little performer..." << for the weak willpowered consumer, this is all they want to see to tip them over the balance into spending on a bad product. They want reassurance on the bad decision they are about to make. And carebear reviews trigger this.
How about being honest and literally state "do not buy such an overpriced that yields no benefits, stick to the model that was released 2 months ago." I think reviewers are still partly to blame for companies charging what they want because they fear future products to review being withheld.
This is why im thankful TTL tells it as it is.Quote
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Originally Posted by Dawelio
Dont forget about JayzTwoCents also gave a salty review, basically didnt want to make an review on it all due to being so tired of it all. Seeing as we all know how it would perform and Nvidia tactics these days.
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The moment reviewers call a product a bad priced decent performer, consumers use this to justify spending too much and re enforce companies like Nvidia that they can continue to charge such prices, and even push the limit and raise them.
As far as chips go for AIB, Nvidia do not give the AIB manufacturers much "wiggle" room on profits so alot of it carries over in a cost plus style pricing. And even then AIBs will push their luck. Just look at these MSI prices right now.Quote
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Originally Posted by Warchild
I dont even think it started well. Over 500 people queuing outside a store from 6am when only 30 cards were in stock...
This was the same everywhere. Also stores publicly showing how many cards they ordered for stock vs how many were actually being delivered. I get that its due to silicon shortage, but still it was a terribly managed launch. i think the world was fooled into thinking that they could easily obtain the card they wanted. Price was also astronomical. That said I'm glad TTL has given it a scathing review. Much like Hardware unboxed don't hold back. These should be honest, unfiltered and as it should be, to steer consumers away from bad products. I'm tired of seeing reviews give a negative result on a product (as it deserves) but are so nervous, holding back what they want to say in fear of the product manufacterer that it doesnt tell consumers the true result. How many times have we seen a negative review but in the conclusion "well, its overpriced but a nice little performer..." << for the weak willpowered consumer, this is all they want to see to tip them over the balance into spending on a bad product. They want reassurance on the bad decision they are about to make. And carebear reviews trigger this. How about being honest and literally state "do not buy such an overpriced that yields no benefits, stick to the model that was released 2 months ago." I think reviewers are still partly to blame for companies charging what they want because they fear future products to review being withheld. This is why im thankful TTL tells it as it is. |
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