Scarlet-Tech

nsteele493

tke899
I doubt this will be offered as a step up unfortunately.

What then would be the purpose of the "step up" program if they don't let people upgrade what they have purchased in the last 90 days? This program was created for the enthusiast consumer.

I suggest reading the step up page.

Www.evga.com/support/stepup

Step up is typically reserved for reference cards. That is the point of it.

The ftw has only been on the step up list once so far, and that for the 970 sli bridge error correction.

MVanden Berghe
Looks like you can upgrade from the 1080FTW2 to 1080 TI FTW3 easily based on the page.
I'm in...take my upgrade money 😱

Scarlet-Tech

headbanging247
Early May 2017? That's unfortunate, looks like I'll be stepping up to a 1080Ti FE.

FTW has only ever been on the step up list once in its entire timespan. The FE and reference boards will be the ones on the list if they go with the normal step up lifeline..

headbanging247

Scarlet-Tech

headbanging247
Early May 2017? That's unfortunate, looks like I'll be stepping up to a 1080Ti FE.

FTW has only ever been on the step up list once in its entire timespan. The FE and reference boards will be the ones on the list if they go with the normal step up lifeline..

You're talking about cards within the step up being the founders edition and/or reference card clock speeds with whatever cooler model is in the list, correct? In terms of stepping up from a 1080 FTW to a 1080Ti, I'll probably be looking at an FE board at this point?

wizanhi
well..i'm excited waiting for this!  
 
Not too worried about the timing since my caselab case wont be here till end of april anyways (debating between sma8 and sth10 ><, have 10 days or so to choose to make this batch).  I'll also need to wait for EK to release their FTW blocks as well.  Their titan xp blocks are compatible with the founder's 1080ti in case people are heading that way. 
 

Jediexpress

wizanhi
well..i'm excited waiting for this!  
 
Not too worried about the timing since my caselab case wont be here till end of april anyways (debating between sma8 and sth10 ><, have 10 days or so to choose to make this batch).  I'll also need to wait for EK to release their FTW blocks as well.  Their titan xp blocks are compatible with the founder's 1080ti in case people are heading that way. 
 

STH10 if you are going larger than ATX..  I like my TH10.

EVGA_JacobF
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 with iCX Technology is coming soon... stay tuned for more details!

Innovator_
Not sure if that has been posted yet, but saw this on another forum.  We shouldn't expect a release until Early May. 

GTXJackBauer

splashie62

Chuckchum

splashie62

wujin941005

comrade
Ok..., so I've got 13 days left to initiate a 'step-up' on my two Classifieds.  Nothing has been announced about upgrading them to the ICX model.  So, even if the 'step-up' time runs out on my cards, if and when they do the ICX upgrade and I finally receive them, I then have another 90 days to do a 'step-up' to the 1080Ti?

Curious about the same question, I bought my GTX 1080 Classified in last August after tax is like $800. The price already dropped for like $100 on Microcenter, and not seeing the iCX upgrade. 

Hi,
 
I actually had the same question and took the liberty of contacting EVGA by phone. To answer your question, once your ICX upgrade has been approved and shipped, you will receive 90 days step-up from the moment that your product has been shipped. Now whilest that sounds great that does not mean you can immediatly step-up to the 1080Ti.
I was told that it will be approximatly two weeks from now on before shipments of the ICX products start to get on track, at this moment only 25 upgrades a day are shipped out where in two weeks that number should be quadrippled to 100 a day. The issue with the 1080Ti's will be the supplyline from Nvidia to EVGA. Before EVGA will add the 1080Ti's to the step-up programm there has to be more than enough stock to supply sales first. (Yes, as nice as the step-up sounds, sales goes before existing customers.)
 
So keep this in mind, refference models will be sold first ofcourse, than the aftermarket models will be shipped to the supplyers and retailers and finally when there is enough stock they will look into adding the 1080Ti's to the step-up. Chances are big that if, and when the 1080ti will be added to the step-up your only possebillity will be the refference model, that until there is sufficient stock off aftermarket coolers (Or if they decide to not add those to the upgrade.)
 
Hope this helps!
 

So you're saying that EVGA support confirmed to you that they would in fact not only be adding the TI to the step-up program, but there is a chance they would also be including their custom models as well?

Hi,

I fear that I may have worded it wrongly. During the conversation I was told repeatingly that at this moment of time EVGA can not make any guarantees at this moment of time because the decissions have not yet been made, or atleast not have been made official. In theorie it could be possible that aftermarket coolers will be added to the step-up, that said I do not know if any FTW models with higher clockspeeds will be added (I don't expect them to). Once more, don't expect the 1080Ti to be on the step-up anytime soon. I secretly hope that the 90 days step-up from the ICX upgrade programm were intended to give everyone the possebillity to step up to a 1080Ti, but time will have to show us. 

From its history, only reference GPUs were given in return.  If they gave the custom models, that'd be the first, dependent if there's lots of stock left, which never happens for the custom line, they might add it but that's all smoke and mirrors me thinks.  Once they get the step up program which I'm sure some will miss the deadline by the time it happens, they'll allow the switch only to a reference 1080 Ti like they've always have in the past.  
 
Don't forget for those that might feel like bashing EVGA for missing their deadlines, EVGA doesn't have to do this as this is just a promotion by them and can stop it at any moments notice.  It's just a bonus coming from them that we'll happily take.

splashie62
Whilest I said earlyer myself that you can only step-up to refference designs, and I do see many other people saying this aswell this is not true. You are currently able as an EU Customer to step up to the non-refference Superclocked GTX 1080.

Source; 

• EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING, 08G-P4-6183-KR, 8GB GDDR5X, ACX 3.0 & LED () () ()
• EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING, 08G-P4-5180-KR, 8GB GDDR5X () ()
• EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION, 08G-P4-6180-KR, 8GB GDDR5X () ()

That said, lets keep our hopes up for the best, or atleast that the ICX upgrade programm gives us enough time for the 1080Ti's to become available in step-up. Would be a real shame if the step-up for 1080Ti won't be available within the next three months.