rjohnson11
I can't give you any clarification because at this time there is no GTX 1080 FTW stock in Europe to my knowledge. I am hopeful there will be stock within 2 weeks. However demand will probably be high so the stock won't last long. 

Spatalos
The thing we want to know is.
 
Do EVGA store Pre-orders get priority over the big retailers in EU? I myself and I think many others don't want to wait longer then necessary if we can get the card faster via a retailer then via the official store

mwickings
I contacted EVGA about this, apparently their customer service has taken a massive dive, or maybe they only care about US customers?
 

Hi EVGA,


Please can you comment on this;


In particular;

    Originally Posted by Ben @ EVGA 
Hi guys

Just to make things a little clearer for you here. 

1) We have not outputted yet any GTX1080 FTW cards bar a few units for review sites which arrived with reviewers last week.
2) In the US the EVGA store is a popular place for the consumer to shop, in EU and especially the UK we dont have many customers shop at the EVGA online store.
3) With this in mind in the US first stocks are allocation to the EVGA store but in EU and especially in the UK our first stocks are shipping directly to our big partners. So first stocks in Europe will come to the likes of Overclockers.
4) We should get stock at the same time as the US, although then I have 3-4 days shipping to the UK so usually a couple of days behind them.

I am in Germany this week and Taiwan resumes after Dragon Boat holiday so should get a clearer picture and then place updates here Monday/Tuesday night. Stock into the UK will be poor this week due to the holiday last week in Asia but the following week w/c 20th June this should really start to improve.


First SC cards are still due with clients on Monday (tomorrow) though so we will start to fulfill some backorders.

Hope this helps as ever.

Ben

I have been a loyal customer of EVGA and i pre-ordered through your direct shop, i also have multiple EVGA cards all with 10year extended warrenties.  Please tell me that people that have ordered from other suppliers will not get proritised over those who have pre-ordered from you directly.  Especially considering that in this thread;


On your own forums you have stated that;

EVGATech_ChrisB
Thank you everyone for your feedback.  I assure you that we are expecting shipments to start coming in later this week and the beginning of next week.  All Preorders have 100% priority over any other re-seller or distributor.

We appreciate all of our customers and thank you for your understanding and patience throughout this Preorder process.

Please do not hesitate to email us at  if you should have any questions or concerns as we are here to help.

So please can you confirm your stance on this, do you value your UK/European customers as much as you state you value your US customers and that people who pre-ordered their cards from your store directly will be the first cards shipped, or will you be sending the cards to other retailers first and leaving the loyal customers who trust the EVGA brand to wait till last?

Thanks,
Mark

 
The EVGA responce was;

Hello,

unfortunately the last info we got it might take 1-2 weeks till the first custom cards are available. Regarding the priotising of other suppliers over the webstore customers we have no information regarding that matter. 

Kind regards,

 
So for europe (I'm in the UK), cards will not be around for another 1-2 weeks and it *seems* like they will go out to other retailers first rather than website preorders, which once you factor in that they will be coming from germany.... it will probably be more like 3-4 weeks before we see ours
 
I do not have the words to discribe how disappointed i am, i have been with EVGA so long due to their customer service and 10 year warrenty... As the customer service seems to be gone, do any other manufactures offer a 5+ year warrenty?
 

Avolate
Most of the EU FTW cards were going to EVGA first, but because not alot of people preordered from the EVGA EU site they are going to send the cards they get to other retailers.   I think that means they will fill the few small preorders from EU EVGA they did get and send the rest of the cards off to fill other orders.

Lokius81

Spatalos

Lokius81
Dutch retailer is reporting they are getting SC versions this week.
Not many though.

4 launch?

Yes

sethleigh
I think they shoulda held off launch for an additional 2-3 weeks until they can build up enough stock to avoid this kind of hyperventilation. As adults in the real world we eventually learn to temper our desire to have everything we want right now and learn a little bit of patience. It's one of the things that distinguish functioning adults from children.
 
The cynic might say that they release like this just so that these little tempests in a teacup generate the appearance of something really earthshaking and important going on. It makes the 1080 release seem more of a big deal than it really is. Don't get me wrong, it's a massive upgrade, and reminds me of the level of one-step performance improvement that we saw back when the Geforce 8800gtx was released. I got one of the first of those cards off the boat, and it sure is fun, so I understand. But seriously guys, take a deep breath, relax, and just accept that you're going to get your new video card about as fast as it's possible to get it based on manufacturing and market realities.

Also remember that even though you think you are the center of the world because you snuck in a pre-order, there are plenty of other paying EVGA customers around the world who want a card too, and EVGA has a business to run. How do you think those who pre-ordered from EVGA's partner sites in Europe feel about you claiming that all the American customers should be satisfied before they are, just because they happen to be in Europe? EVGA is doing what they think is the best they can to satisfy all of their customers.
 
Yeah, I too keep refreshing nowinstock.net's 1080 stock tracker, and checking my email for all of the notifications I'm expecting from EVGA, Newegg, and anyone else who I can sign up with. I'll get my 1080 FTW. Might take another couple of weeks than I'd like, but that's not the end of the world.

Hergul
 i only thought id find this many cry babies on World of warcraft forums about Warrior nerfs