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kevinc313

anarchy998
I just purchased a 2070 Super and going to enter the step up program. Seems like it would be quicker than places like this.

The 2070S FTW3 is a great card, make sure you crank up the power limit. 
 
You'll probably get your step up card some time in Feb or March.
 

WARNING
Anyone currently considering buying a lower end card to get in the step up que needs to fully read and understand the terms:



- When I stepped up to a 2080 Ti in mid-2019 it took me about a month to complete the process and have a 2080 Ti in hand.  This was well after the launch in Sept '18.  It took months for some of the people who signed up in '18.

- I did it because I wasn't getting enough out of the 2080 I had bought for 4K gaming, 2080 Ti's were generally available at the time from many sources.

- You reserve your step-up model at Step 1, so any step-ups started now get the FTW3 card

- Supposedly Step-Up cards are from *available inventory* and are normally reference cards.  If vendors are demanding cards and cards are constantly selling out, there will not be cards made available, or maybe they will make just a few available at a time.  Step-ups are last priority for who gets cards.

- If reference cards are in lower demand / higher availability, eventually they will be the Step-Up option, this could change any day.

- People have been discussing doing step-up on various other forums for the last month or so.  The list is a mile long now and anyone serious about it signed up right when it became live.

- The program is to allow people to upgrade who need more performance, not to "pre-order" them.

- There is extremely high demand for 3080 step-ups, far more than 2080 Ti's two years ago.

- You definitely will be able to buy a card outright in the next month or two, faster than using step-up.

- The only way I would step up right now is if I HAD TO ABSOLUTELY get a gpu for my machine RIGHT NOW and was OK with waiting several months, paying full MSRP, and the downtime to step up.  Granted, this does let you spread out the cash outlay.

- IMHO, anyone who orders a lower card TODAY and starts a step-up when they get it, will not get a step-up 3080 in hand until some time in 2021.

 
 
 
^my post from another thread.

I highly doubt it is going to take 6 months. This is completely your speculation.

For someone who registers for a *3080* Step Up today, I'll bet they get their card between Feb 1st (4 months) and March 31st (6 months).

So you have an Asus tuf on the way, an evga on backorder, and still trying to get an FE? Don't you see how that's part of the problem?

I had one on backorder that first day. Canceled it after I entered the step-up. Don't mind waiting.

I wouldnt trust anything on backorder if none of the main retailers are

coste.jose
So you have an Asus tuf on the way, an evga on backorder, and still trying to get an FE? Don't you see how that's part of the problem?

No? I got the TUF just today. FE was my #1 choice, so I was trying for it. The EVGA Backorder is for me. The TUF is for my cousin.

Well yeah, we're all salty. Everyone wants a FE, but NVIDIA's site chokes out. :P

Tempting, but $866, jeez...after tax its damn near $1,000 for a card that can be found in other sku's for $800 or less.

mistermister
TigerDirect now has pre-orders open for MSI 3080s. Ill just leave these here:
 
https://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=799606&CatId=11972&SRCCODE=3WCJ&utm_source=cj&utm_content=8808717&utm_term=12646018&cjevent=6514b89e044b11eb81c700070a1c0e0c
 
https://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=799607&CatId=11972&SRCCODE=3WCJ&utm_source=cj&utm_content=8808717&utm_term=12646018&cjevent=774c6366044b11eb808e000a0a1c0e12
 

Do those models have the capacitor problem?

EDIT: Supposedly no, they fixed it like EVGA. I ordered it. Sorry, I'm done playing this stupid game. I wanted an EVGA, but 9-10 times now I've been thwarted by their ridiculous website and bots. Besides, I like MSI products. My 560 Ti, 960 4GB, and 1060 6GB and both my current and last motherboard are MSI. My 2070 is EVGA, and I love it.. but I am tired of this roller coaster. Ordered an MSI. Alright friends, I'll see you 4000 series time. (Maybe EVGA will fix their site by then.)

R3L3NTL3SS

Meh, no telling how long those back orders will take to fill just like all the others.
It's still tempting, but after tax its over $900 for me. Not ready to pay that for a 3080...yet. Now another couple weeks without a card might be another story...

I believe they estimate current orders will be filled towards the end of October.

Order is pending. Guess I'll do what the other back-order people did and keep looking for EVGA. If this ships, sweet. If not, I'll keep looking.

USALion
Order is pending. Guess I'll do what the other back-order people did and keep looking for EVGA. If this ships, sweet. If not, I'll keep looking.

Made me look, no change in status to my order, still "backordered".

asked Adorama about whether they'd be shipping/fulfilling orders during the holiday break they have, and got the generic "Unfortunately, the manufacturer is not providing us with an ETA of when to expect this item." Not looking good lol

coste.jose
asked Adorama about whether they'd be shipping/fulfilling orders during the holiday break they have, and got the generic "Unfortunately, the manufacturer is not providing us with an ETA of when to expect this item." Not looking good lol

That's probably a generic reply they basically use for anything back ordered...wouldn't dwell much on it honestly.
Not to say it still isn't weeks (or who knows, months, away), but yeah...
We could all get shipping info today.
 
 
Or in November. 
 
Or December.
 
At this point I'm still hoping I'll stumble upon one somewhere else first.

USALion

kevinc313

USALion
Order is pending. Guess I'll do what the other back-order people did and keep looking for EVGA. If this ships, sweet. If not, I'll keep looking.

Made me look, no change in status to my order, still "backordered".

Yeah, but they also took my money from the bank (pending). So, I guess that's good news?

Hmmm, possibly!

Everyone else's charge was a pre authorization that fell off their account. Did yours go from a pre authorization to now pending?

They just put a hold on funds for like a dollar and will charge the full amount once they have shipped the video cards