JoergF
It is quite obvious, EVGA serves domestic customers first. That is understandable. What can be criticized, however, is that this is not openly stated.

Let's be clear, you will only get a card here if you live in the US, are an Elite member, got in line in the first hour(s) after release, and have several months of patience. For all EU residents: just forget it!
The US queue is already serving registrations from mid-April with 3060s while the EU queue is still stuck in February. I guess that says it all.
 
But there is no point in complaining, it only wastes valuable time. See if you can find a cheap 6600 XT somewhere on the open market around 450 EUR, downgrade to 1440p and wait for Lovelace and the end of the pandemic.
Whereby "cheap" is obviously relative. But be quick, because most 6600 XTs have already risen to 500 EUR and more. Of course, if you have enough money, then that doesn't concern you anyway.
 
It's up to everyone to spend 1000 EUR or more for a mid-range 3070 or other card. In any case, I am reluctant to do so.

enewt

defensor
Morning everyone. Although EVGA uses air freight and shouldn’t effect their supply chain, I thought the article about 44 containers sitting off the California coast (a record) is a reminder of the difficulties in our current environment. The increase in oil price and choked logistical hubs, among other significant factors, will cause inflation to continue. GPU’s included.

Let’s hope everyone in the queue can get theirs before that happens.

I've been sailing the waters between Newport Beach and Marina del Rey since I was a pre-teen. I've never seen it this bad...even when the dockworkers were striking. It's just incredible.  

enewt
 
I hear you on climate change. My wife wants to move to the Midwest as she thinks it would be safer bet as the planet warms. I'd prefer Seattle or even Vancouver, but the forest fires are no joke. I'd like to think North Carolina would be good...maybe Epic is hiring....
 
But for the moment, we are here in the greater Los Angeles basin.  The onshore winds are prevailing, so the smoke isn't headed our way. That could change any moment. Over the past three years, we've been in one "voluntary evacuation" zone and on the edge of another. At least two of the fires that have been near us were set deliberately. I fear it is only a matter of time.

lol999

JoergF
It is quite obvious, EVGA serves domestic customers first. That is understandable. What can be criticized, however, is that this is not openly stated.

Let's be clear, you will only get a card here if you live in the US, are an Elite member, got in line in the first hour(s) after release, and have several months of patience. For all EU residents: just forget it!
The US queue is already serving registrations from mid-April with 3060s while the EU queue is still stuck in February. I guess that says it all.
 
But there is no point in complaining, it only wastes valuable time. See if you can find a cheap 6600 XT somewhere on the open market around 450 EUR, downgrade to 1440p and wait for Lovelace and the end of the pandemic.
Whereby "cheap" is obviously relative. But be quick, because most 6600 XTs have already risen to 500 EUR and more. Of course, if you have enough money, then that doesn't concern you anyway.
 
It's up to everyone to spend 1000 EUR or more for a mid-range 3070 or other card. In any case, I am reluctant to do so.

I'm at 07:57 6/3/2021 in EU queue. What I can see in our list is, that a lot of people in front of me are not willing to buy one card so they should move on to the next. But now it seems like they will sell this contingent to shops or they will give it free to US queue. That's not ok!

enewt

TheRealMikeVan
As someone from the Midwest, we'd love to have you. Just sayin'.... ;)

Thanks; that is very kind. I will let Mrs. enewt know. We gotta start building our roots somewhere....

B0baganoosh

enewt

TheRealMikeVan
As someone from the Midwest, we'd love to have you. Just sayin'.... ;)

Thanks; that is very kind. I will let Mrs. enewt know. We gotta start building our roots somewhere....

If you want to leave your sales tax and helmets behind (live free or die) and get to somewhere a little less hot, NH is the most beautiful place I've lived. Housing is insanity, but every single business is hiring. You need a job? We got em.

Sedare38
Got my first (hopefully of many) notifications today for a 3060. Really happy and thank you for the queue spreadsheet. It's been nice seeing things update.

B0baganoosh

enewt

TheRealMikeVan
As someone from the Midwest, we'd love to have you. Just sayin'.... ;)

Thanks; that is very kind. I will let Mrs. enewt know. We gotta start building our roots somewhere....

If you want to leave your sales tax and helmets behind (live free or die) and get to somewhere a little less hot, NH is the most beautiful place I've lived. Housing is insanity, but every single business is hiring. You need a job? We got em.

Torawin
 
I live about a half hour west of Charlotte and we are in a sweet spot that avoids the high winds for the most part. The hurricane remnants tend to go east of Charlotte, or over towards Atlanta. We came from Seattle and Portland, so the humidity is about the only thing we had to get used to. The growth rate is high, which means housing values are increasing. It's a great time to move here, as houses are still very affordable. I have a 6 year old house, 3BR, 2BA, 2 car garage for 250k that I bought new for 141k. Throw in our gigabit fiber and good work environment (we are the "Wall Street of the South" as we have the big banks HQ here) and you have a comfortable quality of life at an affordable price, with lots of upside to housing over the next 2-5 years. The Triad area is very good as well, as it has some of the best schools in the country, and tech jobs galore. I think Charlotte has better affordability and planned growth though, if you are looking to benefit from future home price growth.

Sedare38
Sure thing, here's the timestamp. I didn't originally include it b/c i wasn't sure if that was a no-no. 
 
12G-P5-3657-KR 4/19/2021 2:54:27 PM PT

nezff
Very very dry day

GrandWhiteTiger

nezff
Very very dry day

Surprised there's no 3967 stragglers today. I've also been 2 seconds away on the 3797 for the past 2 weeks lol.

ExcaliburXVII
 
Not to play 20 Questions but how bad is the housing, what makes up for the lack of sales tax, and what are your seasons like? It has to be gorgeous out there.

frankd3

GrandWhiteTiger

nezff
Very very dry day

Surprised there's no 3967 stragglers today. I've also been 2 seconds away on the 3797 for the past 2 weeks lol.

Hey that's right. Several people passed on the 3967 yesterday. Should be stragglers.

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