If you tried to buy Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4080 on launch day, you may have wanted to smash your computer at one point.
On Wednesday morning, retailers began selling Nvidia’s next-generation graphics card, but a technical snafu at Newegg briefly made it impossible for at least some customers to complete their online purchases.
The sales began at 6 a.m. PST when Newegg began releasing its RTX 4080 stock to consumers. The only problem? You could add various RTX 4080 models to your cart. But if you tried to complete the checkout process, the product would disappear from your cart.
For over half an hour, we repeatedly kept trying to purchase an RTX 4080 graphics card from Newegg using various browsers only to fail. It wasn't until 6:37 a.m. when we were finally able to add the RTX 4080 models to cart and reach the final stage of the checkout process.
By then, the most affordable RTX 4080 units at $1,199 had already sold out on Newegg. Nevertheless, we had the chance to buy a Gigabyte RTX 4080 at $1,239 and several other models for a brief window of 10 to 15 minutes before all the products had nearly sold out.
Meanwhile, Best Buy instantly sold out of Nvidia’s coveted Founders Edition RTX 4080 model. For us, the product was listed as “coming soon,” at around 6 a.m. Then a few minutes later it was listed as “sold out,” denying us the chance of even waiting in the digital queue to order one. All other available models quickly sold out too.
However, you likely had better luck buying an RTX 4080 from a lesser-known retail channel. For example, GPU vendor Zotac and retailer Antonline also sold some RTX 4080s on launch day, and we were able to reach the final stage of the checkout process for both. In fact, Zotac still seems to have the RTX 4080 AMP EXTREME AIRO in stock at $1,399.
In addition, Newegg is still selling the Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4080 for $1,269. But the supplies probably won’t last for long. In the meantime, scalpers are already trying to sell off their own newly bought RTX 4080 models on eBay for around $1,700 to $1,800.
To nab an Nvidia RTX 4000 card, we recommend you follow the GPU stock tracker Falcodrin, which will post live links to the product on Twitter and through the group's Discord channel.