enewt

mizzer
Are there cards going into the Step-up Program as well?  I'm wondering because I have both in play atm. (10/3 for Step-up and 10-13 for Notify, both for the 3080 FTW3 Ultra ). Even so, I'm not counting on any good news until January 2021.

Per @EVGA_JacobF's tweets over the last few days, "yes"...cards are going into the step-up program.  

Celeras
Omg Enewt I just saw your post count.. take a deep breath my man lol 

ftb28064212
 
I didn't think it was too crazy until I saw his join date!  Enewt, you're a mad-man and we all love you for it.

pkpjoker
I hit auto notify on day one, just like every one else could have. I intended to buy two cards. My wife games also. Why should anyone be limited to one card total? Different skus works perfectly. Nobody is forcing anyone to wait until their number comes up. You can try to spend your money somewhere else. People do purchase cards elsewhere. I'm going to jump off my soap box now and patiently wait for my second card, the one for my pc 😁

Jrom6906

dragomirc

R3L3NTL3SS
 
It's a fantastic system - if they thought about the one huge flaw in people being able to have opportunity to buy multiple cards before others can buy one.
It should have been made extremely clear from the beginning that with this kind of demand:
- You wait until the card you REALLY want comes up and pass on the others.
or
- You get sent to the "back of the line" for the rest of your notifications after you buy a card.

Huh, I am not here alone.
People should not be allowed to by multiply cards while this drought is not over.
It is fine to list all possible models and SKUs, but after first card is ORDERED, list should be deleted for that user.
Wonder why that rule is not implemented.
 
Still EVGA is a light year ahead of other retailers (scalpers sponsors)
 
EDIT:
Jacob, could you please consider this change. It is never to late to make significant improvement. I am sure that vast majority will support and cherish this que update.

Leave it to one card per series, before going to the back of the line. For example, my younger brother is relying on me for a 3070. If that comes out first, you are telling me I should suffer and go to the back of the line? I am ok with that I am in the back for the 3070 but not every other card. 

Dabadger84
 
I mean let's be honest, I think the majority of folks would do just that if they had the funds, it's free money right? lol - Seriously though, rich folk takin' advantage of the poor etc is the story of this country the past 100 years - and most of the world in general.  If I weren't on unemployment, I'd be tempted to do it myself, but I simply don't have the funds to flip cards... if I did I wouldn't've had to pass on the 3090 FTW3 Ultra when my queue spot came up yesterday.  RIP.

Razgriz2006
This pic is for Enewt!

Razgriz2006
Got my card yesterday after ordering via my 10/5 email notify on 11/9
Below is the very best I could Do without a water block or putting on the Xoc bios. (I will dont worry)
I heard 14000 was the magic barrier and I beat it!


This pic is for Enewt!

 

pkpjoker
I hit auto notify on day one, just like every one else could have. I intended to buy two cards. My wife games also. Why should anyone be limited to one card total? Different skus works perfectly. Nobody is forcing anyone to wait until their number comes up. You can try to spend your money somewhere else. People do purchase cards elsewhere. I'm going to jump off my soap box now and patiently wait for my second card, the one for my pc 😁

dragomirc
 
I do not consider myself as rich, but I could buy 100 cards for cash without a single blink.
It is so hard for me not to buy a card from scalpers, and every day is harder.
I still believe that we are society where we can achieve our wishes on "regular" way.
Seeing how some people express selfishness just for a card, makes me wonder how would they behave in a "fight" for necessities.

flg2010
I am in the Step Up queue as well, for a 3080 FTW3, as of 9/29.  The GPU I purchased in September for this step up is a 2080 Super FTW3 that I am currently using as my main Rig's GPU.  My current estimated ETA and present speed of fulfillment is September 2021, no I am not joking.  So unless Step Ups are canceled, I will be taking advantage of getting this card for my second build however its not going to be going in my main rig.  
 
I have plans to build a smaller rig, something I can leverage for Media server or gaming near the main TV.  It will likely need to wait until my step up card gets here.
 
This is why I am also in the notify queues for:  3080 FTW3 and 3090 FTW3.  As luck would have it, the 3090 FTW3 will likely be the notify I get first.  Maybe this month.  If that happens it will be my main rig GPU for 2 to 3 years or so.
 
Sure its crazy expensive.  However if I just wanted to by a 3080 FTW3 right now off of Amazon or Ebay it would cost $1,600.  If I am going to spend that sort of cash I might as well just get the 3090 from EVGA and call it a day.
 
If I get my 3090 FTW3 from notify I will cancel my other notifies.  The 3080 FTW3 Notify I have is saying late December and that likely will be more January.. I'm not waiting that long.
 
At least EVGA is doing this.  They are hands down a better company then all the competition.  I only wish AMD was as good with some sort of queue for the 5950x and other 5000 series cpus.. my 5950x preorder is looking like late December if that.

pkpjoker

R3L3NTL3SS

Jrom6906

dragomirc

R3L3NTL3SS
 
It's a fantastic system - if they thought about the one huge flaw in people being able to have opportunity to buy multiple cards before others can buy one.
It should have been made extremely clear from the beginning that with this kind of demand:
- You wait until the card you REALLY want comes up and pass on the others.
or
- You get sent to the "back of the line" for the rest of your notifications after you buy a card.

Huh, I am not here alone.
People should not be allowed to by multiply cards while this drought is not over.
It is fine to list all possible models and SKUs, but after first card is ORDERED, list should be deleted for that user.
Wonder why that rule is not implemented.
 
Still EVGA is a light year ahead of other retailers (scalpers sponsors)
 
EDIT:
Jacob, could you please consider this change. It is never to late to make significant improvement. I am sure that vast majority will support and cherish this que update.

Leave it to one card per series, before going to the back of the line. For example, my younger brother is relying on me for a 3070. If that comes out first, you are telling me I should suffer and go to the back of the line? I am ok with that I am in the back for the 3070 but not every other card. 

I think one per series is acceptable.
But being able to buy literally ALL sku's of one series before someone further down the line can buy ONE is just crazy with this kind of supply/demand issue.

I would imagine the queue at evga is not the best option for scalpers. I'm sure some people have flipped cards, but not on a huge scale. The vast majority of people here are buying a single card IMHO

flg2010

Dabadger84
 
 
How do you know the date for your Step Up being fulfilled, is there a magic thingy we can look at somewhere to find that out?  I think Step Up fulfillment, like the queue system itself, will start moving faster once they get past the initial day or so of spam they got from release day.  We'll see though.

 
Someone did a great spreadsheet.. go to the step up forums and look.  They have an estimated fulfillment column.
 
I might just be horribly negative but I really doubt your going to see much movement with production and distribution of new GPUs until after COVID-19 is such an issue.  When I was building my current main rig it took a bunch of months to collect parts because I was unable to find a solid GPU at list price... and that was just after the new year.  Took 6 months to get the parts. 
 

R3L3NTL3SS

flg2010

Dabadger84
 
 
How do you know the date for your Step Up being fulfilled, is there a magic thingy we can look at somewhere to find that out?  I think Step Up fulfillment, like the queue system itself, will start moving faster once they get past the initial day or so of spam they got from release day.  We'll see though.

 
Someone did a great spreadsheet.. go to the step up forums and look.  They have an estimated fulfillment column.
 
I might just be horribly negative but I really doubt your going to see much movement with production and distribution of new GPUs until after COVID-19 is such an issue.  When I was building my current main rig it took a bunch of months to collect parts because I was unable to find a solid GPU at list price... and that was just after the new year.  Took 6 months to get the parts. 
 

Using COVID as an excuse a this point is a cop out. Factories, etc are not being shut down from it anymore. And 90% of the processes to make cards are automated. The machines, robots, etc that assemble cards can't get COVID. It's just a poor excuse at this point.

R3L3NTL3SS

pkpjoker
I hit auto notify on day one, just like every one else could have. I intended to buy two cards. My wife games also. Why should anyone be limited to one card total? Different skus works perfectly. Nobody is forcing anyone to wait until their number comes up. You can try to spend your money somewhere else. People do purchase cards elsewhere. I'm going to jump off my soap box now and patiently wait for my second card, the one for my pc 😁

Your wife games and doesn't have her own email address?

Interesting.