Everyone here is praising EVGA for this checkout process, meanwhile im a bit confused.
 
How exactly does this stop bots or scalpers?
 
If i were a scalper, i would just make 15 emails (in fact, i probably already would have 15 emails, because that sounds like something a scalper would have), and sign up for notify 15 times using bots.
 
I mean, i guess its good that the server doesnt die when new cards come out - now it will just die when their pages go up so you can sign up for notifying.

Note that i am NOT knocking on evga. This is still better than old setup. Im just genuinely confused as to why the internet treats this as some kind of magic solution to everything?

OMG OMG THANK YOU EVGA

Wow this is great news to wake up to this morning.
I signed up to be notified some time ago, so hopefully this will work for me here before too long.
 
Thanks so much!

I failed to read ahead that those who already signed-up earlier had been grandfathered in - I registered again as soon as I saw 'sign-up' will my subsequent registration put me further back in the queue if I had already registered previously? I'm a little worried

Cerulean_Shaman
 
They said other regions will get the system once it's tested on the U.S. store, so yeah, probably going to get emails in the middle of the night - it's not your region so that's all on you. I'm surprised they even ship cards from the U.S. to anywhere else but the US, especially since EVGA is a U.S. company anyway. If you miss the link, you should resign-up anyways, but there's a good chance you'll be thrown to the back of the line because Jacob/EVGA already said to just ignore emails for the cards you no longer want (say you get an email for 3080 black but want to hold out for XC3), meaning timeout is the only way to pass on cards and since that's the case timeout is basically going to mean the same as "no thanks."

I'm talking about the auto-notify button on the eu store page.
I'd assume they are/will be using the same system. So it would be nice to know if/when Europe can expect the same system and whether I should be worried I can receive an email in the middle of the night.
 

Syralight

mmaxt
I failed to read ahead that those who already signed-up earlier had been grandfathered in - I registered again as soon as I saw 'sign-up' will my subsequent registration put me further back in the queue if I had already registered previously? I'm a little worried

As I was told when I asked the same question. It does grandfather those who signed up for auto notify earlier before the program. Over 40 pages long I don't blame you for asking.

Only 16 pages for me.

lantern48

Syralight

mmaxt
I failed to read ahead that those who already signed-up earlier had been grandfathered in - I registered again as soon as I saw 'sign-up' will my subsequent registration put me further back in the queue if I had already registered previously? I'm a little worried

As I was told when I asked the same question. It does grandfather those who signed up for auto notify earlier before the program. Over 40 pages long I don't blame you for asking.

Only 16 pages for me.

Trying to be nice and answer questions like you are. :)

No way to know lol.

I know I did it a like the last drop I missed just because. So maybe in the next 1-2 weeks I hope to be lucky. :P

Mkilbride2599
I know I did it a like the last drop I missed just because. So maybe in the next 1-2 weeks I hope to be lucky. :P

I really don't remember anymore. I know at some point I basically just stopped using auto notify across all websites because the emails either never came at all or came after they were sold out anyway. I REALLY hope I just don't remember I signed up at some point right after they were available or else I'm waaaaaay down the list at the bottom now... :(

Hopefully it won't be long dude.

I have heard from multiple sources that supply for the 3080's and 3090's are ramping up. especially around mid oct-nov
I'm really hoping supply and demand levels out around then

ThirteenEra
Everyone here is praising EVGA for this checkout process, meanwhile im a bit confused.
 
How exactly does this stop bots or scalpers?
 
If i were a scalper, i would just make 15 emails (in fact, i probably already would have 15 emails, because that sounds like something a scalper would have), and sign up for notify 15 times using bots.
 
I mean, i guess its good that the server doesnt die when new cards come out - now it will just die when their pages go up so you can sign up for notifying.

Note that i am NOT knocking on evga. This is still better than old setup. Im just genuinely confused as to why the internet treats this as some kind of magic solution to everything?

I assume EVGA already has been checking to see if an order has been made by a bot, but theoretically this can give them even more time to do various checks on an account.

ThirteenEra
Everyone here is praising EVGA for this checkout process, meanwhile im a bit confused.
 
How exactly does this stop bots or scalpers?
 
If i were a scalper, i would just make 15 emails (in fact, i probably already would have 15 emails, because that sounds like something a scalper would have), and sign up for notify 15 times using bots.
 
I mean, i guess its good that the server doesnt die when new cards come out - now it will just die when their pages go up so you can sign up for notifying.

Note that i am NOT knocking on evga. This is still better than old setup. Im just genuinely confused as to why the internet treats this as some kind of magic solution to everything?

Because you need 15 separate e-mail addresses and 15 separate Home Address to actually get the item.  1 card (per part#) per household.  Lots of requirements to get one.  Then you also have to realize there are a TON of existing people who used the auto-notify , so bots have 0 access to those existing.  Anything new goes to the back of the line anyways. 

ThirteenEra
Everyone here is praising EVGA for this checkout process, meanwhile im a bit confused.
 
How exactly does this stop bots or scalpers?
 
If i were a scalper, i would just make 15 emails (in fact, i probably already would have 15 emails, because that sounds like something a scalper would have), and sign up for notify 15 times using bots.
 
I mean, i guess its good that the server doesnt die when new cards come out - now it will just die when their pages go up so you can sign up for notifying.

Note that i am NOT knocking on evga. This is still better than old setup. Im just genuinely confused as to why the internet treats this as some kind of magic solution to everything?

It's unlikely scalpers bothered with notification emails because bots bypass all that crap anyway, so the only scalpers will be legit customers eying the rising prices on Ebay and going dark side, or those like some have already mentioned who already have a card elsewhere but are now in a position to get another from EVGA. The actual fulltime scalper and bots won't have direct access to the cards, they'll be in a lengthy queue behind tons of normal people.
 
That's why it's a magic solution. It's just not practical or effective for scalpers, since it's likely they didn't bother with notifications and have no idea how long it'll take to get a card. This way, no one needs to compete against bots or people who have nothing better to do than sit there f5ing or running scripts 24/7. You just wait... and eventually you will get your turn, and there's nothing botters or scalpers can do about it.
 
This indirectly acts as a release valve for scalpers too, since people "feel" they "have" a card and will wait instead of becoming stupidly desperate and buying one at double price because they feel they have no other options but waiting til next year. Of course, this won't last if it turns out EVGA is sliding out like 10 cards a week, but yeah...
 
At this point it's just all a dice roll. EVGA says October is when tons of stock is coming in and then Nvidia's own CEO pretty much said if you don't have a card now SOL because it's going to be no man's land for 3+ months, and then he winked at all the scalpers who then sent him thank-you letters for confirming that they'll be able to safely corner the market for at least another 3 months.