Nvidia is one of the companies with massive prices for its graphics cards, particularly with the RTX series' latest lineup that went as far as $1,500 for other retail stores. Many people are astounded by its price surge in the past years, and it was felt during the pandemic when the chip production and components were at scarce availability. There were reports that the GPU items in the market are finally normalizing their prices after a massive surge in the past that many factors have influenced the industry. It is public knowledge that the Trump administration brought the Chinese import tariff on the products like ASUS's GPUs, and it is not going away permanently. The news from ASUS may be good, but it is not entirely something that can be considered one, as the United States Trade Representative said that it is reinstating these exclusions by December 31.
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Read Also: ASUS Z690 Hero Boards Are Burning Up Because Of A Reversed Capacitor ASUS Breaks Free of Import Tariff on Products Moreover, Asus said that it would only be up to 25 percent, with some items having less discount from their previous selling price. The RTX 3080 Noctua Edition supposedly runs 4.5 dB(A) quieter on average, and almost 9 dB(A) quieter when fans run at maximum speed.The sale did not say when it would last or if it would only be available until stocks were not yet sold out from its inventory. Where Noctua's fans shine the brightest is in having a lower noise signature than the typical fan setup on most graphics cards, including the relatively quiet Asus TUF models. Noctua claims up to 14 degrees lower VRAM temperatures, but that will depend on what fan settings you use. While it won't shave more than a few degrees Celsius during load for the GPU core, the biggest difference will be in the VRAM department where high-end Ampere cards tend to run quite hot. Noctua says the RTX 3080 was a bigger challenge than the RTX 3070 given the 340-watt power envelope (versus 290 watts in the case of the latter card). Like the RTX 3070 Noctua Edition, it comes with a pair of NF-A12x25 120mm fans and a larger heatsink than the Asus TUF model. However, it does come close, and now it can do so without sounding like a small jet engine. The RTX 3080 is by no means the absolute best in performance terms - that title would go to the more power-hungry and expensive RTX 3090 Ti. The move was likely in response to enthusiasts who have been asking the obvious question - why apply Noctua's expertise to a mid-range Ampere card but not any of its higher-end siblings? This week, the two companies revealed they've extended their partnership to make a GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua Edition graphics card. The result was exactly what you'd expect - a graphics card with a beefy heatsink, a minimalistic shroud, and two of Noctua's best fans. Last year, Asus partnered with Noctua to produce a custom design for Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card.
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For people who want to upgrade to an RTX 30 card, Asus and Noctua now have not one but two Noctua'd models. Why it matters: Some people who love the performance and silent humming noise of Noctua fans have been strapping them to their GPUs for years.