You should provide the person the invoice and have them register the GPU to their own account. EVGA does not register the card to your account just because you were the one that purchased it, and this is the reason why :-)

Be aware that the registration date will still be the date of purchase when you buy from EVGA.com. If you buy the card well ahead of time, that time will count toward the warranty as well. If you can get it closer to the time you want to give them the GPU, that would be best.

How would EVGA go about proving who was a family member and who was not? Many families do not share the same last name, or an aunt or uncle could purchase a product for their niece or nephew.

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How would EVGA go about proving who was a family member and who was not? Many families do not share the same last name, or an aunt or uncle could purchase a product for their niece or nephew.

Guess the best option would be to put who it is for on the original invoice.

Should the name match the name on the credit card though?

Thanks for the advice.

EVGATech_MatthewC
If your friend purchased the graphics card in their name and shipped to them, then they gifted it to you (even if it's still sealed new in box), the card is considered secondhand. If the product has a transferable warranty, that warranty would transfer starting from the date it shipped to the retailer (or to the customer if purchased directly from EVGA). You can use the last two letters of the product number to determine the warranty length and if the warranty is transferable on our warranty page HERE. When registering the card for secondhand warranty, provide an invoice/document stating the product was a gift, not the original invoice with their name.

Hi there Im in a very similar situation whereby a close friend / co-worker purchased a new Evga Card for me as I was away at work and it happened to be available in stock.
I'm still away at work, however he passed on the S/N to me and I went ahead and registered the Card.
 
He also emailed me a pdf copy of the Invoice (with his name on it) and I want to upload the Invoice. Obviously it has his name on it, but can we simply write on the original Retail Invoice that it was purchased as a gift to me and include my name written on the invoice?
He doesnt have an Evga Account and I would rather not have to bother him and set up an Evga Account with him as the Registered owner etc. (I could do that, but not ideal really), in the event I have issues with the Card and have to send in for RMA.
So in a nutshell, can we write my name on the original Invoice something like "gifted to my name" and upload that Invoice?
 
Thanks in advance