Hi,
 
I am looking to "upgrade" my two GTX 780Ti SC cards to the GTX 980 (04G-P4-2980-KR). When I checked on Friday, this was possible.
 
However, now I see the only 980 I can step up to is with the ACX 2.0 cooler (04G-P4-2981-KR).  Unfortunately, this does not work for my setup.
 
Will the reference card become available again through the Step-Up Program? When I called EVGA.com sales support on Friday, they told me that they typically only ever offer reference cards through the Step-Up Program. If I had known the program would change after two days I would already be in the queue.
 
Thought I would try asking on the forum before calling EVGA customer support.
 
Thanks,
Mike

Stephenk291
Perhaps EVGA will comment as to why they've switched.

Thanks for commenting and for validating that it was the 2980-KR that was available on Friday for Step-Up.
 
I hope they do comment, and I also hope they will permit both in the program, especially since they are the same price.  One of the reasons I purchased from EVGA was so that I could use their Step Up Program when the 980 was released.

I just recieved my step-up and didn't even realize it was the ACX 980 . I should have read more carefully , but all these years I have reference card burned into my head when I think of steup up :-( .

it would be nice if they at least add the SC ACX 2.0 instead of the most basic version.