I have signed up for the ICX Upgrade for my 1080 ACX but mainly due to the fact that I want to stepup to 1080TI (thanks to the additional 90 days offered via upgrade).
However, if rumours are true and the impending 1080TI is announced with release date at the end of March - would it be possible to 
just pay the €99 upgrade fee for ICX program but just stepup from ACX 1080 to 1080 TI ?
The advantages to this would mean less time without a GPU and savings in regards to P&P with returning cards (around €60 approx).
Would be great if the option was available..
Has this been considered ?

If you take a look at the chart, it clearly shows that for the iCX upgrade you must have the ACX version of the card to upgrade the the iCX version. So unless you currently own a 1080 Ti ACX card, it's not going to happen. http://www.evga.com/icxupgrade/
 
EVGA also specifies that this is an UPGRADE program, not the STEP-UP program - so no, you can't step-up from a 1080 ACX to a 1080 Ti (*****at this time***** (it may change for the STEP-UP (not UPGRADE) program)).
 
So, yes - you are paying $99 to upgrade to the iCX version of your card, yet you'll also have your 90 day step-up window reset. Which will hopefully allow us to step-up to EVGA 1080 Ti cards (if Nvidia doesn't pull another "only us" release like with the Titans).

I posted this in another thread but it pertains to this one:
 

Oh I know the the ICX upgrade and the step-up are different programs. I'm just guessing there will be a decent number that are doing the upgrade with the thought of bringing them back into having a chance to step up to the 1080ti. Frankly (and not saying they would do this at all, highly doubtful) it would actually be cheaper for Evga as well. I mean if they offered a special hybrid step-up. Basically for people that qualify for the ICX upgrade allow them to step up to the TI just with the extra $99 on top. That way Evga gets the same amount of money they would have and they only have to ship out a card once, instead of sending out the ICX only to have to get it back in a step-up.
 
Like i said, I highly doubt Evga would do this, but it would be beneficial for both Evga and the customer. And of course this is all depending on what nvidia announces in 3 days.

 
And I still stand by that statement. It would be beneficial for both Evga and the customer so it seems like a win win. Even better it could be only offered to those that apply for the ICX upgrade before the 28th cut off. Cause lets face it, sending acx into evga (my shipping cost), them sending me icx (their shipping), then me sending icx back in for step-up to ti (my shipping cost) and then they send me a 1080ti (their shipping cost). There is a lot of extra shipping and paper work involved for both sides. Too be honest it makes way more sense from a business standpoint to do it offer something like a hybrid step-up in this case. Like I said, it would be win win for everyone involved.

My thoughts are the same as "iPaine" who posted above.
Another advantage for EVGA would be that the 1080 ICX Upgrade card would be still "NEW" and unused.
 

Scarlet-Tech

ipaine
I posted this in another thread but it pertains to this one:
 

Oh I know the the ICX upgrade and the step-up are different programs. I'm just guessing there will be a decent number that are doing the upgrade with the thought of bringing them back into having a chance to step up to the 1080ti. Frankly (and not saying they would do this at all, highly doubtful) it would actually be cheaper for Evga as well. I mean if they offered a special hybrid step-up. Basically for people that qualify for the ICX upgrade allow them to step up to the TI just with the extra $99 on top. That way Evga gets the same amount of money they would have and they only have to ship out a card once, instead of sending out the ICX only to have to get it back in a step-up.

Like i said, I highly doubt Evga would do this, but it would be beneficial for both Evga and the customer. And of course this is all depending on what nvidia announces in 3 days.

 
And I still stand by that statement. It would be beneficial for both Evga and the customer so it seems like a win win. Even better it could be only offered to those that apply for the ICX upgrade before the 28th cut off. Cause lets face it, sending acx into evga (my shipping cost), them sending me icx (their shipping), then me sending icx back in for step-up to ti (my shipping cost) and then they send me a 1080ti (their shipping cost). There is a lot of extra shipping and paper work involved for both sides. Too be honest it makes way more sense from a business standpoint to do it offer something like a hybrid step-up in this case. Like I said, it would be win win for everyone involved.

Issue #1. Nvidia announced only officially announced that they wiuld be holding the Ti event on the 21st. Evga had already set the deadline prior to that. We still dont know when nvidia is actually going to release the card. With the 1080, it was 3 week prior to the nvidia launch and over a month before AIB could sell them.

Who wants to possibly wait a month and a half without a card?

You wouldn't have to wait a month without a card. I know that this could bug the few people that have already gotten the ICX, but the rest of us would just say re-enter a new hybrid queue. Basically as long as you get into the limited upgrade queue before the 28th, then my idea just means you wait using your current acx, until the 1080ti is ready for you, same basic idea as now with the icx. Once a TI is ready for you evga emails you, you pay the step-up cost + $99 and then ship in acx, they check it and once all good they send the TI.
 
And yes this would of course hinge on actual release dates and such. Not saying that they would do this or that it can even be done, since we don't know the actual release date for the TI. But if the dates work then this is better. And really you would be out of a card way less then the way someone will have to do it now. Since you will be out when waiting for ICX and then again once waiting for TI. 
 
Either way once we know the official dates we will be able to see if this idea is feasible or not.

Oh and one more HUGE bonus that would come from this. I would only have to explain that I am upgrading my cards to my wife once. As it stands I'm going to have to say I am upgrading them, and then a month later say I am upgrading them again, that's a tough sell.
 
So please evga, save us from our wives!!
 
 

You guys better keep that stuff on the down low or...
 

LFaWolf

ipaine
Oh and one more HUGE bonus that would come from this. I would only have to explain that I am upgrading my cards to my wife once. As it stands I'm going to have to say I am upgrading them, and then a month later say I am upgrading them again, that's a tough sell.
 
So please evga, save us from our wives!!
 

Uh, yeah, couldn't agree more. Seriously, not joking.

1+ Saaaave meee

LFaWolf

ipaine
Oh and one more HUGE bonus that would come from this. I would only have to explain that I am upgrading my cards to my wife once. As it stands I'm going to have to say I am upgrading them, and then a month later say I am upgrading them again, that's a tough sell.
 
So please evga, save us from our wives!!
 

Uh, yeah, couldn't agree more. Seriously, not joking.

This. And what's more, the idea that I'm spending this money for the 35% boost in performance over the current 1080 is that it's much easier to justify an upgrade to my wife, rather than a whole new purchase, even if the upgrades happen at a pace that averages out to the same thing as buying a whole new card a little less often. 

Once you've been married a few years this sort of thing just goes without saying. For the rest of you, just wait. :-)

Zorton Maverick
Now that the TI has dropped, is there anything been suggested around those still waiting to upgrade to ICX then stepup to TI ?

ChrisB stated before the release that everyone will have to orocess through the upgrade to be able to utilize the step up.

Zorton Maverick
OK, thanks Scarlet. Always super helpful with your responses and it's appreciated. Apologies if repetition. Forums hit hard.

You're fine. Posts quickly get lost in the excitement.

The programs are exclusive.
 
Unless your in the 90 day window of your purchase direct step-up is not an option

Agree, it doesn't make sense to ship twice. Probably too late to change since the early adopters have already taken advantage of the upgrade and shipped their old cards.

One more thing is: ACX -> ICX is $99 and then ICX -> 1080Ti FE is $170. Thats $269 to step up from an ACX card you already paid $730. Thats $1000 for a 1080Ti... 

ipaine

toncij
One more thing is: ACX -> ICX is $99 and then ICX -> 1080Ti FE is $170. Thats $269 to step up from an ACX card you already paid $730. Thats $1000 for a 1080Ti... 

Actually no, well it all depends on the card you are going from. For example if you have the 1080 FTW acx and go to the ICX, it is $99 for the upgrade then $20 for the step-up. The price used is the price of the ICX when we joined the icx upgrade program that was before the price drops. So $679 us for the 1080 FTW.

Oh I see. That's a bit better. :)
Still not sure if I want a 250W card at all... tbh. Constantly thinking how inconvenient that will be...