Pros: - Fast and quiet. I ran a few 3D mark benchmarks to stress it at 1080p and got no whining or noticeable noise. - I popped out the old GTX 1060 6GB card, popped in the new one, and it started up with the existing NVidia drivers with no reinstallation of drivers.

Cons: - It doesn't light up at all. I don't care. - Ray tracing could be more robust, but ray tracing isn't the main reason I bought this card.

Overall Review: I purchased this as an upgrade for my GTX 1060 6GB. I'm very happy with the increased framerates, and I'm even more ready now for a PC VR setup. I only run at 1080p, so this card destroys the games that I run flatscreen. I'm just prepping for a decent PC VR setup. As I try out more games, I'll post more findings. Update 1: Trying out some of my own graphical game code, there are times when I can hear a minute difference in the hum coming from my box when the video card is being taxed in different ways. But while playing a game with environmental audio or music, this shouldn't even be noticeable.

Pros: It's 16GB of space to store stuff on.

Cons: - At first the write speed was 25 MB/sec, but then dropped to around 10MB/sec. I guess you get what you pay for. I won't argue with the convenience, but I wasn't aware that some USB 3.0 storage devices aren't build to allow the full transfer speed. I guess larger USB thumbdrives work faster. - Over a long write, it does get very warm to the touch.

Pros: - I haven't compared this heatsink to running without it, so I don't know how well it actually cools, but I have yet to see my NVMe drive go above 50C. I only use the drive for gaming. The airflow near my CPU might not be the greatest, so after use, it takes a while for it to cool back down to 36-39C idle. I'm fine with it. - It's 20x faster than my spinner HDDs, so I'm very happy with how quickly games load, aside from any additional pauses from loading that the game itself has after it's done reading from the drive.

Overall Review: - I purchased this for my Samsung 970 EVO Plus. - I saw a youtube video stating that its controller chip doesn't sit as high as the NAND chips, so a 0.5mm piece of thermal strip should be used for the NANDs and a 1.0mm piece for the controller side, in order for uniform good contact with the heat sink. But the difference in the chips' heights is so tiny (less than 0.25mm by my estimate), I just went with a 1.0mm on top and a 0.5mm on bottom.

Pros: - Runs cooler - Asus did a great job with the thermals. Highest temp so far at GPU is 65C, hotspot at 75C, memory at 80C with 100% utilization and power draw. (3DMark testing - my PC scores better than 98% of all PCs, with an i7-8700 processor. I don't do any overclocking. Update: The 3DMark app told me my machine as better than 98% of the PCs out there, but searching on 3DMark's site with no filter, my entry is in the top 15% - sorry about that - I guess my box is faster than 98% of all 2020 results - 3DMark results are weird.)

Cons: - Big, heavy card. Expect to add physical support in your case if you're concerned about sagging. Make sure your case is long enough for it. - Dang tariffs and demand upped the price, but at least I got it for the cheapest price I've seen on Newegg.

Overall Review: - I got this on Newegg Shuffle. I feel very lucky. I had to get it bundled with an Intel 11th gen motherboard, but at least I might use that in the future. (Well, ok, now that Intel 12th gen with DDR5 is coming, maybe not - sigh) - I also upgraded my PSU to EVGA G3 850W. There is an EVGA thread about PSUs that work with the 3080. Google on "We need a thread 3080". Be CAREFUL about buying a 3080 bundled with a PSU - the PSU might not be of quality to handle its power draw. - I picked up a EZDIY-FAB RGB GPU Holder for physical support, only because the non-magnetic post support that I ordered refused to ship (until today). Besides, this support is a bit more stylish. - I ran the card against some common apps that I use and I'm mostly very happy with the results. Apps that are CPU-limited can't make full use of the card, so not all games and apps will shock you with massive increases in framerates. I upgraded from an RTX 2060 SUPER, so at best this monster will give me double the frames. So far, at best, I've gone from 150fps to 250fps. Still fine for me. I won't want another card until another 100% increase in speed comes along. - I mainly got this to run VR more smoothly. - I completely uninstalled the NVidia drivers before shutting down for PC surgery to install this monster and upgrade my PSU. I went into Add/Remove programs, uninstalled the NVidia graphics driver first, restarted, then uninstalled the rest of the NVidia drivers and apps. That way, after starting back up with the 3080 and reinstalling driver set 472.12, it's a nice clean install with no potential conflicts (hopefully).

Pros: - So far, no issues with the 3080's power draw.

Overall Review: - There is a thread at EVGA about PSUs that work with 3080s. Google on "We need a thread 3080". The G3 is on the working list.

Pros: - Improved high load temps over the stock Intel cooler by 10C-15C.

Cons: - Not a good as other heatsinks out there, but I'm not an overclocker and I just wanted a better heatsink than stock that I could just pop on without any extra fuss.

Overall Review: I could have gone with a more robust heatsink solution, but I didn't feel like dealing with having to apply thermal paste. I picked up some coffee filters and used some 70% alcohol that I had on hand (good luck finding any alcohol with COVID happening) to clean off the processor (i7-8700), and popped this one on. My temperatures at high load improved by 10-15C. That's good enough for me. I've read that it's a loud heatsink. but my case fans are already loud, and even when I turn a few of them down, this heatsink is still quieter than the other louder fans in my case. I have no complaints.

I ordered an EVGA G3 850W power supply. On 12/11 a label was created with no further updates. On 12/16, I was notified that a shipping error occurred and they were refunding my order. Not a big deal, no money out of my pocket - I'll order a product that is shipped by Newegg instead. But unfortunately I missed out on an item that was priced a little cheaper (if it even existed on their shelves).