Hurin
I realize you can't really reason people out of anger. . . but evga is at the mercy of nvidia's supply chain.  And since queues have never been needed before, and we don't know how accurate the information they were getting from nvidia was. . . I find it sorta hard to blame evga or get angry at them for not implementing queues from day one.
 
But heck, I sorta find it hard to be angry at nvidia too.  They've got a hot product, they're selling out as fast as they can produce them.  So, it's all sorta win-win for them.  So maybe I'm too far to the "meh" side of things.
 
The reports of them selling directly to miners though does annoy.  I'll admit to that.
 
/journaling.

I try to stay on the positive side, but there are certainly moments -- last week being one of them -- where the slow pace and smaller volumes of drops gets to me.  I recognize the difficult position of EVGA, but I hope they -- too -- realize the challenges we consumers confronting.  In the absence of information about the nature of this launch, a lot of folks sold their existing cards or put off buying a last gen card when their existing card failed...and are now...desperate.  
 
But, EVGA continues to demonstrate that they are trying...see the price grandfathering announcement from this week as an example.  
 
I continue to believe that my best bet for a card is EVGA and its queues....

KevinDontDance
Apologies if this has been asked ad nauseam, but do Step-Ups get first dibs on inventory or do auto-notifies? 

They are separate queues and EVGA feeds them both...not sure if they feed them equally.  But they do not cross over (i.e., you cannot leverage your position in the auto-notify queues to step-up from your existing card when your name comes up on the auto-notify queue).

KevinDontDance
Thanks, enewt! I appreciate it. I signed up for the auto-notify before I learned about step-up but I think I'll remove mine for the 3060ti, just a difference of a day. "Just" HAHAHA

I'd keep them both until you get your card.  Keep the flexibility.  

Lebon14
I went to newegg out of curiosity to see the prices here in Canada. AND OH MY GOD. The 3987 is marked at a whopping 1200$!!! (~1025$US) Like, holy crap. Unless EVGA didn't change the prices on the website yet, it's still shows at 880$US (~1120$CAD). Only MemoryExpress comes close at 1199$CAD. Looks like I'm sticking to the queue～～

The prices on EVGA.com have been updated for 2021 prices already....

Lebon14
I went to newegg out of curiosity to see the prices here in Canada. AND OH MY GOD. The 3987 is marked at a whopping 1200$!!! (~1025$US) Like, holy crap. Unless EVGA didn't change the prices on the website yet, it's still shows at 880$US (~1120$CAD). Only MemoryExpress comes close at 1199$CAD. Looks like I'm sticking to the queue～～

$1299 for the 3897-KR now too, it's brutal. Keep in mind if you are in Canada like me, we are going to get dinged with brokerage fee's by UPS too. So with converting to USD and paying the brokerage fee's ordering direct from EVGA we're still going to be paying a premium.

jehoffman1
I doubt EVGA has much inventory or we would have seen cards appearing either here or in EVGA retailers. I don't see any cards anywhere.
 
I keep hoping production is ramping up and EGVA will start receiving large shipments by ship, which takes longer but is less expensive than air freight.
 
The demand cannot be all that large since relatively few people buy GPUs nearly as powerful and expensive as the cheapest RTX 3060 TI. (Most people with computers don't even have discrete graphics cards.) So, the supply has to be very low and even a relatively modest increase in supply should have a major effect on satisfying demand.
I don't have any inside information but I suspect that the main problem is a shortage of the GPU chips Samsung is fabricating for Nvidia, since a shortage of anything else would be more likely manifested as a shortage of particular makes or models of cards. Instead, whatever the problem is seems to be affecting ALL RTX 3000 series cards. I've been looking on the websites of all the major retailers and no-one seems to have any of the cards in stock or even available for pre-order.

I think you are underestimating the number of people who game on PC.  There are 5 million members on pcmasterrace and that place is toxic as hell.  The demand is there, people aren't spending their normal "fun" budget doing normal activities, I don't think $500 is breaking many banks. 
 
To your point, while the demand is real, the shortages are just as real.  The AIBs have people in line dying to give them $400-2000+, they would be crazy to not do everything possible to try to meet that demand.  There are multiple places out there dedicated to scanning retailers for "drops", and any stock is gone within seconds.

enewt

deadly_silence

enewt
“Wonder Twins activate...shape of pessimism incarnate.”

Can't help but be realistic. This isn't a fantasy where cards are appearing out of thin air.

No reason to get people's hope up anymore it's going on 4 months now for some of us.

Agreed.  I dislocated my F5 finger (for the first time) the morning of September 17. 
 
But, folks are getting EVGA 30 series cards through the queues...it is just that we all wish they would have greater volumes (and more transparency).

EVGA keeps mentioning they are increasing production. And new SKUs keep dropping. Clearly they are increasing production of new SKUs.

What is getting frustrating is that some of us put in for notifications back in *October* but still haven't gotten any e-mail (or even seen any supply, either here or elsewhere) but what makes it more disgusting are the skalpers selling these units for almost forty percent more than retail (and people actually BUY THEM)
 
My 1070 is still running, but I really would like to upgrade it already.

One thing just occurred to me. The docks were likely closed for two weeks at the end / start of the year. This would lead to a bit of a bottleneck right now for evga getting the cards as they are stuck in the port.
 
I'm more worried now about Golden Week. There may be three weeks at the beginning of March with nothing.

Flintheart Glomgold
One thing just occurred to me. The docks were likely closed for two weeks at the end / start of the year. This would lead to a bit of a bottleneck right now for evga getting the cards as they are stuck in the port.
 
I'm more worried now about Golden Week. There may be three weeks at the beginning of March with nothing.

Now that you mentioned it, I passed by the port yesterday and it was overflowing with containers. So you might be on to something here.

guyerg
 
I was thinking this same thing last week but did not want to be the one who suggested this ugly idea :D 

You're welcome?!?  
 
Also, shout out to BovineGamer for continuing to keep track of the EU queue...keep up the good work!

philipma1957
well newegg sold about 1000 3060ti units on ebay today in about 30 minutes.  There were not evga so maybe the containers were filled with gpus from other venders. I did not always get to be  on auto lists the first day they opened. But a few I got on with only a few hours delay. 
 
08G-p5-3663-kr I que at 12/1/2020 the que opened 12/01/2020. I got in under 3 hours  on this one.
08G-p5-3667-kr I que at 12/1/2020 the que opened 12/01/2020. I got in under 3 hours  on this one.
 
 

How did you track how many units Newegg sold? Is there a tool or option I can use to do this?
 
 

All those cards, sitting in the EVGA warehouse waiting...there must be... dozens of them...

Flintheart Glomgold
One thing just occurred to me. The docks were likely closed for two weeks at the end / start of the year. This would lead to a bit of a bottleneck right now for evga getting the cards as they are stuck in the port.
 
I'm more worried now about Golden Week. There may be three weeks at the beginning of March with nothing.

I don't know about the docks, but Air Cargo was open over the holidays. I am a retired lawyer. I now operate a dog rescue organization. We picked up a shipment of dogs from Asia on 12/27 and another on 1/1. The dogs were a small part of the cargo on the plane and I saw 3 more planes from the same airline land on 12/27 while we were waiting for the dogs to be released. So, cargo IS arriving from Asia--and the amount coming by air is almost certainly a tiny fraction of the amount coming by sea.


While we were waiting, I watched cargo being moved from the air cargo warehouses into semi trucks. It's all done by forklifts that drive right into the trucks with the loads--no human handling. I doubt very much that EVGA gets any shipments in less than pallet loads, and they probably have large orders, e.g., for Amazon, shipped directly to the customer, rather than having the merchandise delivered to EVGA and then redelivered to the customers. The merchandise that comes directly to EVGA is probably to used satisfy warranty claims with the leftovers being used for individuals signing on the to "queue"s.
 
Fulfilling "queue" orders is only a minor part of EVGA's business and we are lucky they are willing to undertake the task. I suspect they are doing it to build brand loyalty in the hopes that the people who buy here will encourage their friends to buy EVGA products through retailers once availability becomes more reasonable.
 
I've been collecting parts to build a new computer. I have everything but the GPU--I want a 3060TI, but would take a 3070 if I could get it sooner--and the CPU--I want a Ryzen 5900X, which is in as short supply as the higher end graphics cards. I'm waiting because I am not willing to be antisocial and encourage the the scalpers to grab parts before the end users can.

Yeah I build rigs as a side job.  I have parts for everything, but the gpus.   I am kind of stuck as all my intel cpus and mobos are gen 10 and we are nearing gen 11.   am hoping to get enough parts to build 3 rigs for 3 long time customers.  They are all using 1080tis I got here at evga.com