So... I finally got my win in a shuffle after trying 30+ times and it seems like this new RTX 3080 Xtreme is a LHR edition. NOTE there was no advisement from newegg about it being LHR. Nothing in the shuffle or on the box or sticker says anything about LHR. Its starts mining around 87mhs and drops to 47 very quickly. I'm super bummed. Do you guys know of any mining software that gets around the issue? Feel free to PM if its private.
Most of the GPUs these days... if you find any in stock you can safely assume its LHR. This is one of the reasons why its been easier to get GPUs. Combined with the lower profitability the last few months or so. Things have been less hectic and been about to finally get GPUs.
The downside is that its mostly LHR. However since you bought it at Newegg you can always just return it. If you bought it from a scalper and later on found out its LHR then you are out of luck. Either way... LHR or not its still pretty profitable these days even at almost 50mh/s. Pulling in at least $5 a day or so.
So as long as the difficulty doesn't get out of control, its a decent investment. Seems like ETH might break the ATH sooner.