Which RTX 3080 to BUY and AVOID! 55 Cards Compared! Asus, EVGA, Gigabyte, MSI, Palit, PNY....

Which is the BEST RTX 3080 card? This is a roundup of EVERY RTX 3080, and in this buyer's guide I compare the cards' power limits which affect the performance the most, the VRM current capability and quality which affects overclocking potential, as well as the cooler's cooling capability. I fried my brain compiling the data so please share this video with anyone that is looking to buy an RTX 3080! Thank you!

Cards compared aside from the Nvidia Founder's Edition RTX 3080:
-Asus Strix OC, Strix, TUF Gaming OC, TUF Gaming
-Colorful Vulcan OC X 10G-V, Vulcan OC 10G-V, Advanced OC 10G-V, Ultra OC 10G-V, Battle Axe NB 10G-V, Neptune OC 10G-V
-EVGA FTW3 Hydro Copper, FTW3 Hybrid, FTW3 Ultra, FTW3, XC3 Hydro Copper, XC3 Hybrid, XC3 Ultra, XC3 Black, XC3
-Gainward Phantom GS, Phanton, Phoenix GS, Phoenix
-Galax/KFA2 EX 1-Click OC, SG 1-Click OC
-Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme, Aorus Waterforce WB, Aorus Waterforce, Aorus Master, Gaming OC, Vision OC, Eagle OC, Eagle
-Inno3D iChill Frostbite OC, iChill X4 OC, iChill X3 OC, iChill X2 OC
-Leadtek Hurricane
-MSI Suprim X, Suprim, Gaming Trio, Gaming X Trio, Ventus 3X OC, Ventus 3X, Seahawk X
-Palit Gaming Pro OC, GamingPro, Game Rock OC, GameRock
-PNY XLR8 Uprising Revel Epic-X RGB, XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB
-Zotac Trinity OC, Trinity, AMP Holo OC

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Review Sources:
Nvidia Founder's Edition:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-founders-edition/
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-rtx-3080-founder-review,1.html
https://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/hardware/grafikkarten/54099-nvidia-dreht-an-der-ampere-schraube-die-geforce-rtx-3080-founders-edition-im-test.html
Asus Strix:
https://www.overclockers.com/asus-rog-strix-rtx-3080-oc-review/
https://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/asus_rtx_3080_oc_strix_review/1
Asus TUF Gaming OC:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asus-geforce-rtx-3080-tuf-gaming-oc/
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/asus-geforce-rtx-3080-tuf-gaming-review,1.html
https://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/145420-asus-geforce-rtx-3080-tuf-gaming-oc/
Colorful Vulcan OC-V:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/colorful-igame-geforce-rtx-3080-vulcan-oc/
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/colorful-geforce-rtx-3080-igame-vulcan,1.html
EVGA FTW3 Ultra:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/evga-geforce-rtx-3080-ftw3-ultra/
EVGA XC3 Ultra:
https://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/146275-evga-geforce-rtx-3080-xc3-ultra-gaming/
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/colorful-rtx-3080-vulcan-oc
Galax/KFA2 SG:
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/galax-geforce-rtx-3080-sg-review,1.html
https://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/145498-kfa2-geforce-rtx-3080-sg/
Gigabyte Eagle OC:
https://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/hardware/grafikkarten/54169-erstes-custom-modell-gigabyte-geforce-rtx-3080-eagle-oc-10g-im-test.html
Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme:
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/gigabyte-aorus-geforce-rtx-3080-xtreme-review,1.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gREjlvpZqRw&list=UUzIboDNXnW4DDFMC8NJYxQQ
Inno3D iChill X3:
https://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/145987-inno3d-geforce-rtx-3080-ichill-x3/
MSI Suprim X:
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-rtx-3080-suprim-x-review,1.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/msi-geforce-rtx-3080-suprim-x/
https://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/hardware/grafikkarten/54695-wuchtiger-auftritt-msi-geforce-rtx-3080-suprim-x-im-test.html
MSI Gaming X Trio:
https://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/145414-msi-geforce-rtx-3080-gaming-x-trio/
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/msi-geforce-rtx-3080-gaming-x-trio/
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-rtx-3080-gaming-x-trio-review,1.html
https://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/hardware/grafikkarten/54184-verdammt-leise-unter-last-msi-geforce-rtx-3080-gaming-x-trio-10g-im-test.html
MSI Ventus 3X OC:
https://youtu.be/mWhARJLvdiw
Palit Gaming Pro OC:
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/palit-geforce-rtx-3080-gamingpro-review,1.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/palit-geforce-rtx-3080-gaming-pro-oc/
https://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/145612-palit-geforce-rtx-3080-gamingpro-oc/
Zotac Trinity OC:
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/zotac-geforce-rtx-3080-trinity-review,1.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/zotac-geforce-rtx-3080-trinity/
https://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/hardware/grafikkarten/54409-zotac-gaming-geforce-rtx-3080-trinity-im-test-ein-guter-serieneinsteiger.html
Zotac AMP Holo:
https://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/hardware/grafikkarten/54775-zotac-gaming-geforce-rtx-3080-amp-holo-im-test-leiser-aber-nicht-viel-schneller.html

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
04:23 - Stock Power Limits
06:42 - Max Power Limits
10:33 - VRM Current Capability
14:54 - Temperatures and Noise
18:45 - Cooler Performance Rating
20:30 - Ranking 1-55 and Tiers
27:59 - Avoid this one
28:31 - New MSI Seahawk X
29:14 - Personal Pick "