Quadriplegic

Yes, let's compare 2 products from different lineups, that makes complete sense. One being X model and other being non-x model does matter. You said that people in the other thread were "trying to draw conclusions that agree with their preconceived conclusions even though the data is very much incomplete", but you are literally doing the exact same thing.

Yes, marketing like this is pretty much a cancer. Sadly, selling out for a fancy TV and a graphics card (hey, at least it's better than selling out just for an early access to a non-flagship card) is completely accepted by PC community.

Because there is no space for it in the product stack. The gap between 3080 and 3090 is 7-10%. It can't be faster than 3080 without totally killing off 3090. Also, while 3090 is a good workstation card, it's not a great one. So you can't really use productivity as an outlier. And if 20GB 3080 is real after all, releasing 12GB version of 3090 makes no sense either.

Jesus, check Gamers Nexus review. Tehc Jesus teared Nvidia whole bunch of new holes.

I think it is safe to say that there won't be 3080 Ti, despite what some people were suggesting. I guess the 20 GB version of 3080 won't be any faster either. Tho Nvidia will probably release card that is even faster than 3090 in a year or so.

It's pretty much is. It doesn't perform that well, but you won't find many tower coolers that have fans with 300 RPM starting point.

Ninja 5 is the ultimate silent air cooler. Sadly, performance does suffer a bit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Zis8RjcX8 A12x25 are definitely the best fans, but Arctic P12s are so damn close you probably shouldn't buy Noctuas.

Well, we don't know that just yet. It is possible that FE will run hotter and louder, just like usual.

About on par with the D15S/U12A

Flip a coin between Fuma 2 and Cryorig R1 Universal.

Yeah, it's a downgrade compared to 240 AIO, but it is not that expensive, which seems to be important for the OP

Even the shittiest Chinesium PSUs should have 8+6 pin power connector for the graphics card. So yeah, should be fine to use it.

Yes, just shut it down from the Windows. You can check BIOS settings if there is an option to turn off the lights.

Congratulations, you have killed your PSU. You are not supposed to turn off the PSU switch at the back constantly.