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Hi One of my USB ports in the front of my PC is not working (the other one is fine). Whenever I plug any device into it, I get a message saying that the device has malfunctioned. I have tried many different types of devices and they all fail. My Device Manager and Event Viewer has some errors...

Curry always allows you to add it to your basket but there's no stock and you can't checkout.

Don't you think the 3090 is poor value for money especially if it's for gaming? I paid about £180 extra on eBay for my Asus 3080 TUF which seemed like a better option to me (even though I did not enjoy feeding the scalpers).

I got my 980 Pro (1Tb) from Amazon and it did not come with a heat spreader. However, my motherboard, a ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING did have a spreader 'built in' to the enclosure the M.2 devices are installed in.

Very wise move. Mine was delivered within 2 weeks once I removed my GPU

Super easy to install. For my build, they left the power connectors for the GPU in exactly the right place.

This just happened! 58 working days Ordered on 4th Oct Switched to a 5900x on launch day (5th Nov) Removed 3080 Strix on 11th Dec Built and tested on 22nd Dec Dispatched on 23rd Dec Arrived on 24th Dec

Definetely not normal but it has been really bad in the last couple of days. My guess is that things will be a lot calmer after xmas.

Build started today, testing completed and now awaiting dispatch. 5900x and no GPU

Status now updated to say my PC is in testing. So you're right, there's still a chance before Xmas! Amazing.

Amazon have a couple of 3090s in stock as well.

Thanks, that's good to know.

SPYDERTRACKS, I love your valuable input on this forum but you're a moderator and not a regular punter like we all are. Some empathy with people who have given up their hard earned money and expect some acceptable degree of service in return would not go amiss.

I think regular 3090s are much more readily available than 3080s. Unless it's for something like specialist video editing, I would find it difficult to justify the extra cost. For gaming only, the extra cost did not seem like good value for me.

Good news. After 59 working days, my 5900x PC went into build status this morning. This was only after I removed my 3080 (on 11th Dec) from the build. I managed to source a ASUS TUF 3080 OC externally.