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EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN? When eVGA is going to add EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN? for step up?
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 04:33:46
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You can only step up to a FE model... Or any other none overclocked model. SC, Ftw, classified,hybrid,copper. Not included in step up program.
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 05:22:20
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The classified model has not been on the Step list for graphics cards as far as I know. Only the reference clocked models and occasionally an overclocked model.
Basically, don't hold your breath for it to get on the list.
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 06:39:58
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 06:53:02
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EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN? When eVGA is going to add EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN? for step up?
Unfortunately we do not expect to get enough of this particular card to be able to put it on the Step-Up list. If we put a card like the FTW or Classified on the list, the queue wait would be enormous.
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 08:31:18
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That's huge let down. One of the reasons to get FTW 1080 was the option to get classified or hybrid.
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 09:23:40
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While I can see the disappointment, but if the step up program only covers the basic models, I can see EVGA reasoning for this. limited limited numbers of cards, plus the testing some will go through, plus sending a good chunk to third party sellers. The demand will be too high, and fewer cards will be sold.
Right now, there is a shortage. Would be very tricky to balance, and yes the queue will be huge.
While the step up program is a nice idea, but does seem fairly limited if you opted for a OC card to start with.
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 10:14:05
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Here's another reason: to keep costs down. It surely costs them some money when people step up, so to keep costs down, encourage people only to make really effective step ups.
Going from a 980 FTW to a 1080 FE is an effective step up that encouraged someone to buy sooner rather than wait. They've captured a sale.
Going from a 1080 SC to a 1080 FTW using step up, just because someone changed their mind, would just cost EVGA money without really gaining much back from it.
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 10:25:24
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Going from a 1080 SC to a 1080 FTW using step up, just because someone changed their mind, would just cost EVGA money without really gaining much back from it.
It's going to cost them. Because next time I'll choose different brand.
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 10:29:26
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It's going to cost them. Because next time I'll choose different brand.
And never be able to step up again. That threat really doesn't make sense.
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 10:33:52
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BTomov
It's going to cost them. Because next time I'll choose different brand.
And never be able to step up again.
That threat really doesn't make sense.
Why doesn't make sense? It's a legitimate question? If you have nothing to say on the topic. Please stay out of it. I have 1080 FTW and wanted to step up to hybrid or classified. Obviously evga doesn't want to put those cards for step up and I am really disappointed. What are writing doesn't make sense. I am buying top card from evga and want get even better. I was going to get classified if there was any or hybrid.
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 10:46:33
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BTomov
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BTomov
It's going to cost them. Because next time I'll choose different brand.
And never be able to step up again.
That threat really doesn't make sense.
Why doesn't make sense? It's a legitimate question? If you have nothing to say on the topic. Please stay out of it. I have 1080 FTW and wanted to step up to hybrid or classified. Obviously evga doesn't want to put those cards for step up and I am really disappointed. What are writing doesn't make sense. I am buying top card from evga and want get even better. I was going to get classified if there was any or hybrid.
The Step is meant to take you from an older generation to a new generation. It is clearly labeled out in the entire step-up page. ( www.evga.com/stepup) It is only meant as protection from getting stuck on an older generation when a newer generation comes out. The quote that I replied to wasn't a question. You made the threat that you would go to a different brand, which is an empty threat as you wouldn't be able to step anyway. Evga is the only company to offer anything like this, and it is to help people that purchase something like a 970 a few days before a 1070 is announced. It isn't a program intended for you to buy the middle/top class card and step up to a top tier card after that. The only exception to this was the 9 0 ftw+, because there was massive sli issues and evga did the Step up to help people with the 970 ftw (non + model). Yes, the question is legitimate, and there are many threads of people asking it and receiving the same answer. Also, while we are on the topic, this is a step up thread, not a GTX 10 series thread, so I am going to move it to the appropriate section.
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 10:53:45
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Going from a 1080 SC to a 1080 FTW using step up, just because someone changed their mind, would just cost EVGA money without really gaining much back from it.
It's going to cost them. Because next time I'll choose different brand.
Yeah, you'll really punish them for not letting you make trivial step ups just because you changed your mind, by choosing to go with some other company that won't let you step up at all, even from previous generation cards to the newly released card, etc. Good move. That'll teach em!
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 11:21:42
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 11:31:16
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I think some people are missing the point. For people such as myself who purchased a FTW recently, there is basically no step-up program right now because the likelihood of a 1080TI coming out in the next 3 months is slim. So if a person says they are going with another brand because they can't step up to classified, that's not an empty threat since to them, there is really no step-up option in the first place if they have purchase the FTW in the past month or so.
I am in the same predicament right now. I am thinking about returning the card for another brand because I purchased EVGA for step-up. I have been using EVGA brand cards for the past several years and have benefited from step-up which has been great.
However, I take responsibility because I did not research more and assumed that you can step-up to any card since last time I was able to get the card I wanted.
That is the thing, like I stated above, the information has always been available. The question is constantly asked and consistently answered the same way. The part that makes it an empty threat is that it doesn't effect EVGA sales. EVGA is wanted for their customer support more than anything. Most people that switch find this out the hard way when they do something as simple as installing a waterblock and their card fails. Most other companies (not all) void your warranty for such actions. EVGA doesn't care as long as you don't damage the pcb or die, or pour water all over the card. Most people that pull the "I'm leaving evga" come back with horror stories of dealing with sister companies and their terrible customer service. It is on the end user to research prior to assuming. I bought a 780ti classified, and then the Kingpin was announced. I wanted to step up, and I asked if I could. I was told no, that it wasn't part of the Step up program. Rather than losing my mind and saying I would leave the company, I enjoyed my cards. The classified offers very little to nothing over the FTW for an end user on air or water. Other brands, sure they make pretty cards, but they also like to put tamper stickers on their cards to keep users from removing the cooler. Once you remove the cooler, you own a $619-800 paperweight.
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 13:02:54
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I think some people are missing the point. For people such as myself who purchased a FTW recently, there is basically no step-up program right now because the likelihood of a 1080TI coming out in the next 3 months is slim. So if a person says they are going with another brand because they can't step up to classified, that's not an empty threat since to them, there is really no step-up option in the first place if they have purchase the FTW in the past month or so.
I am in the same predicament right now. I am thinking about returning the card for another brand because I purchased EVGA for step-up. I have been using EVGA brand cards for the past several years and have benefited from step-up which has been great.
However, I take responsibility because I did not research more and assumed that you can step-up to any card since last time I was able to get the card I wanted.
That is the thing, like I stated above, the information has always been available. The question is constantly asked and consistently answered the same way.
The part that makes it an empty threat is that it doesn't effect EVGA sales. EVGA is wanted for their customer support more than anything. Most people that switch find this out the hard way when they do something as simple as installing a waterblock and their card fails. Most other companies (not all) void your warranty for such actions. EVGA doesn't care as long as you don't damage the pcb or die, or pour water all over the card.
Most people that pull the "I'm leaving evga" come back with horror stories of dealing with sister companies and their terrible customer service.
It is on the end user to research prior to assuming. I bought a 780ti classified, and then the Kingpin was announced. I wanted to step up, and I asked if I could. I was told no, that it wasn't part of the Step up program. Rather than losing my mind and saying I would leave the company, I enjoyed my cards. The classified offers very little to nothing over the FTW for an end user on air or water.
Other brands, sure they make pretty cards, but they also like to put tamper stickers on their cards to keep users from removing the cooler. Once you remove the cooler, you own a $619-800 paperweight.
Unfortunately, I think you are wasting your "breath". Just another example of this entitlement attitude we are seeing explode. it is not enough EVGA offers a step up program at all anymore, they are upset they cannot step up to a slightly higher performing card in the same family even though that was never possible with this program save that special circumstance with the SLI issue. We all know the product lines and how they are launched more or less. If you wanted a Classified version then should have waited until they were out which seems to be now as another person posted pics of one he just picked up. I am building a new rig coming from 2 480s to 2 1080 FTWs and they work fantastic on the x58...... Just can't get my new X99 FTW K to post yet :(
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 13:54:59
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 14:22:10
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Unfortunately the cards available for step-up are almost always reference clock speed models. As you can see in the Step-Up Terms, "Products listed are mostly stock (not factory overclocked, or water cooled) due to stock limitations." If you look at the list of cards, the only current exception is the 970 SSC, which is again due to product availability.
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 20:24:07
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Please just sell your card and buy from someone else. If you are so dissatisfied than you have no need for these forums either. You are not helping your cause here as we all love EVGA for many reasons. That is why we are all here. Your only disappointment should be with yourself because you should have researched the subject before hand. To be upset with EVGA for not conforming a great feature that has been operating this way for many years to your standards because you didn't do your research is insane. Furthermore Stepping up to a Classified from a FTW is also crazy as the only reason for it would be esthetics. Even if you were to use LN the difference between the two I bet will be maybe 100 more score increase on fire strike.
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 20:27:38
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Please just sell your card and buy from someone else. If you are so dissatisfied than you have no need for these forums either. You are not helping your cause here as we all love EVGA for many reasons. That is why we are all here. Your only disappointment should be with yourself because you should have researched the subject before hand. To be upset with EVGA for not conforming a great feature that has been operating this way for many years to your standards because you didn't do your research is insane. Furthermore Stepping up to a Classified from a FTW is also crazy as the only reason for it would be esthetics. Even if you were to use LN the difference between the two I bet will be maybe 100 more score increase on fire strike.
Just get lost. Who the hell are you to tell me what card I should or I shouldn't get? Where to write or not? Who the hell are you to tell me anything? Anonymous nameless middle aged man living in his mom's basement.
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 20:34:20
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It's getting deep in here...some positive news, I saved a ton of money by switching to geico haha
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 21:09:53
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People like you are going to ruin it for the rest of us. If you would have payed attention you would have seen that custom board cards aren't available in the step up program. Nobody cares if you buy from EVGA or not, learn from your mistake and move on. I am just happy that a company is willing to do something like this. If it werent for this option, i would have had to sell my 3 month old 980ti classified for less than $400 after paying $680. Thanks to EVGA i am getting a 1080 SC for $18 shipping. WHO ELSE DOES THAT? EVGA FTMFW!
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/23 22:05:59
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People like you are going to ruin it for the rest of us. If you would have payed attention you would have seen that custom board cards aren't available in the step up program. Nobody cares if you buy from EVGA or not, learn from your mistake and move on. I am just happy that a company is willing to do something like this. If it werent for this option, i would have had to sell my 3 month old 980ti classified for less than $400 after paying $680. Thanks to EVGA i am getting a 1080 SC for $18 shipping. WHO ELSE DOES THAT? EVGA FTMFW!
Same here, my 980ti was 6 weeks old and was looking to lose $300. I wasn't aware of the 1080 release at the time. That's my fault for not being up to date with the computer news. So I'm very grateful for the step up :) Some people are not happy when you try to help them. With that said, yea don't buy from EVGA, thats one extra card in Stock that will go to a person that will appreciate it more than this dude. So go have fun and play in the middle of the road.
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/24 04:51:12
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Please just sell your card and buy from someone else. If you are so dissatisfied than you have no need for these forums either. You are not helping your cause here as we all love EVGA for many reasons. That is why we are all here. Your only disappointment should be with yourself because you should have researched the subject before hand. To be upset with EVGA for not conforming a great feature that has been operating this way for many years to your standards because you didn't do your research is insane. Furthermore Stepping up to a Classified from a FTW is also crazy as the only reason for it would be esthetics. Even if you were to use LN the difference between the two I bet will be maybe 100 more score increase on fire strike.
Just get lost. Who the hell are you to tell me what card I should or I shouldn't get? Where to write or not? Who the hell are you to tell me anything? Anonymous nameless middle aged man living in his mom's basement.
First off I didn't tell you what card to get or what not to get. I simply pointed out that the FTW is virtually no different than the Classified. Second I never told you where or where not to write. I just pointed out that coming here to vent your frustration on us for not researching the step up program in advance is not going to get you anywhere. I think it should be obvious that not only am I not anonymous I am certainly not nameless. We have an extra room in my mothers basement for you so you don't have to be so jealous. I don't think she would rent it to you because you seem to be a very angry individual and are probably dissatisfied with everything in life. Let me TELL you one more thing. Just sell the FTW on Ebay and buy a Classified. NOT A BIG DEAL DUDE. You could easily make out on the deal right now if you are smart about it. Lastly I was just pointing out that going on and on about how you were leaving EVGA over this to buy another manufacturer is pointless. Just do it instead of whining here to all of us who appreciate EVGA and the step up.
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/24 04:55:34
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It's getting deep in here...some positive news, I saved a ton of money by switching to geico haha
I actually got ripped of from going to Geico. They raised my rates right after I signed up. 
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/24 05:15:11
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Whoa, somebody threw a fit because he failed to read the terms? Say it ain't so. Good luck Stepping Up with another brand, or reaching support in english. Bon Voyage!
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/24 05:40:02
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Whoa, somebody threw a fit because he failed to read the terms? Say it ain't so. Good luck Stepping Up with another brand, or reaching support in english. Bon Voyage!
I'm mot looking forward to the response you get. I'm wondering whose basement you're going to be living in!
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Re: EVGA GTX 1080 CLASSIFIED for step up WHEN?
2016/07/24 06:16:22
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Whoa, somebody threw a fit because he failed to read the terms? Say it ain't so. Good luck Stepping Up with another brand, or reaching support in english. Bon Voyage!
I'm mot looking forward to the response you get. I'm wondering whose basement you're going to be living in!
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