Re: 3080 stepup
2020/09/26 16:34:55
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Getting past step 1 in the process involves the warehouse reserving your new product. There is a "unofficial 3080 step up queue thread" and a "unofficial 3090 step up queue thread" post on the step up sub-forums where we are keeping track of our positions in the queue. A handful of the first ones in the 3080 queue advanced to step-2 at the 7-day mark. I think it would be relatively safe to assume the 3090 will be similar to the 3080 queue. Probably less availability but also slightly less demand. Once you get past the approval (step 1) process, it should be a matter of shipping time and 1-3 days of processing time. From what I've seen of past releases/step up processes (not personally), the processing time is short enough that they receive your old card and send out the new one same day.
This is more speculation, but I'm also assuming the rate of fulfillment is going to ramp up steadily as time goes on.