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*UPDATE*
The prebuilt arrived over the weekend. First off, that 3080 card is an absolute tank. It’s a foot long and very heavy. I don’t know that it should ever be shipped already installed in the pci e slot.
The thing didn’t post. I hooked it up, got a “no display port signal detected” message on the monitor. The mobo had a vga error light so it was the gpu. I pulled that beast of a card and reinstalled to make sure it was seated. No go.
I chatted with NZXT, they offered to RMA and get it going. At first I agreed as there are no 3080 cards available right now so I wanted to keep this one. But in the end, I just couldn’t live with spending $2300 on something I wasn’t absolutely thrilled with. So I’m sending it back tomorrow for a full refund.
I tried the rebuild route, now I’m going back to what I know. I’ve built three rigs on my own, none failed to post, and years later all three are still going strong. So I’m back on the hunt for parts in a market that is so much tougher than any I’ve been in before. And I can feel the old excitement for the build coming back. Game on.
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