Has anyone outside of the US or Canada received the pads or a confirmation email for the pads?

Damn people stop quoting massive posts.
Also, yes there are EU guys who got their pads. STOP ASKING ABOUT PADS.

Sorig
Has anyone outside of the US or Canada received the pads or a confirmation email for the pads?

whoops.
you said outside US...
disregard.
 
Inside US, mine says shipped on the 2nd and have not arrived.
Powerlink got here today though. :)
 

I followed enough pages to make comments, now. Building a new PC and this is all disconcerting. Fact is, EVGA dropped the ball with this product and failed to acknowledge the deficiency in a timely manner. Matter of fact, I read through another thread on the issue where someone was confidently admonishing that no problems persist.
 
Are some blowing this out of proportion? Absolutely. However...Those that have voiced their discontent are the only reason EVGA has responded with improvised solutions that subsequently negate the products initially promised specifications. Although a band-aid has been applied it negates the desired composition.
 
Some have compared the product to cars. Under warranty, however, I have never contacted a dealership when a defect materialized only to have them tell me they will ship me the part so I can install it myself. That...is brilliant. Yet so many make  attempts to veil this inadequacy with slander towards those who denounce. That's nothing but white knighting brand loyalty.
 
This thread has convinced me to seek life elsewhere. Bit of a shame, really, since my EVGA GTX 560Ti has served so well over the years.
Now...I'm off to another thread to review EVGA's PSU's which have received critical acclaim from the likes of JonnyGURU regarding performance yet antagonistic consumer scrutiny regarding build quality.
 
I'm doing my homework. So far it's ASUS ROG Strix 08G. Now to the PSU...What's it gonna be, EVGA??? So far I have seen a defective product and DIY solutions. That's far from the immaculate customer service with which the public praises your company. Through, I imagine...delusion.

panzlock
 

As if Asus never bleeped up :') You are blowing this out of proportion too, since you felt the need to make a comment.

Xfade81

panzlock
 

As if Asus never bleeped up :') You are blowing this out of proportion too, since you felt the need to make a comment.

Nowhere did I say ASUS never (Deleted for Foul Language) up. But in this case their product is better. Temperatures/Thermals are finer, quieter fans, better looking and clocked higher out of the box.
 
I'm blowing this out of proportion by commenting?......Not sure you understood my post.

 
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I sure don't see where all the hate is coming from.
Evga explained the issue, apologized and offered a fix going forward. The options are simple.
1. Keep your existing card and retrofit.
2. Send it back for replacement and play the Silicon lottery.

I don't know of any other company that would do this for an overblown issue like this. The Temps are not ideal, but still within limits of components. And simply increasing your fan curve alleviates the entire issue. The thermal pads are an extra bonus.
The VRAM pads is a pretty bad QA miss, but I can see how hard that is to spot on a fast moving assembly line.

ipkha
I sure don't see where all the hate is coming from.

...That's the problem with the world.