Hamburger the kid
Hi all!  
 
I made it in the window for a 3090:
 
24G-P5-3987-KR10/16/2020 4:06:11 PM PTYes

static.quai

SyntaxTurtle

static.quai
If it was way more profitable to do direct sales, evga would do them vs. the what seems like 10-20% range. 

In the long term, it isn't.  Because, under ordinary circumstances, they're not able to sell a GPU the second it comes out of the GPU-o-Matic.  So they would have to retool to store all the inventory and hope sales were good that week, etc.  In that case, it's easier/better to have established vendors who you know are just going to buy your stuff, get it out of your building and now it's their problem to find individual customers to buy it.  It's worth selling a bunch of stuff wholesale in this instance.
 
Right now, we're in exceptional circumstances where there's no such thing as GPU inventory sitting around.  Right now, it would be in EVGA's best short-term interest to sell all their cards direct for full retail value.  Right now, shipping is no limitation -- no one is going to say "What?  $30 shipping?  Forget that, I'm not buying this 3070 after all!" and a 3070 starts collecting dust. But that's not a good long term plan because one day EVGA will need their vendor partners when GPUs don't sell in 0.001 seconds and they also need someone to sell their other components and NE/BB/MC are going to say "Get bent" if EVGA says "Hey, we're keeping all the GPUs for us so your customers might be a bit mad but here's some Z15 keyboards you can sell instead!"

Agreed.  The world got a little crazy.  It's good times to be a GPU manufacturer, but maybe not great times to work for a GPU manufacturer.  Depending on age and other things.  Still, it's why I unabashedly support evga.  They give me a sliver of hope.  I was not quick enough on the f5 refresh game.  Discord stockbot hasn't really helped me.  Everything is sold out before I get there that I want.

static.quai

SyntaxTurtle

static.quai
If it was way more profitable to do direct sales, evga would do them vs. the what seems like 10-20% range. 

In the long term, it isn't.  Because, under ordinary circumstances, they're not able to sell a GPU the second it comes out of the GPU-o-Matic.  So they would have to retool to store all the inventory and hope sales were good that week, etc.  In that case, it's easier/better to have established vendors who you know are just going to buy your stuff, get it out of your building and now it's their problem to find individual customers to buy it.  It's worth selling a bunch of stuff wholesale in this instance.
 
Right now, we're in exceptional circumstances where there's no such thing as GPU inventory sitting around.  Right now, it would be in EVGA's best short-term interest to sell all their cards direct for full retail value.  Right now, shipping is no limitation -- no one is going to say "What?  $30 shipping?  Forget that, I'm not buying this 3070 after all!" and a 3070 starts collecting dust. But that's not a good long term plan because one day EVGA will need their vendor partners when GPUs don't sell in 0.001 seconds and they also need someone to sell their other components and NE/BB/MC are going to say "Get bent" if EVGA says "Hey, we're keeping all the GPUs for us so your customers might be a bit mad but here's some Z15 keyboards you can sell instead!"

Agreed.  The world got a little crazy.  It's good times to be a GPU manufacturer, but maybe not great times to work for a GPU manufacturer.  Depending on age and other things.  Still, it's why I unabashedly support evga.  They give me a sliver of hope.  I was not quick enough on the f5 refresh game.  Discord stockbot hasn't really helped me.  Everything is sold out before I get there that I want.

Vivifiedstriker
I never thought I'd say this but today was the day. Thanks Enewt, used your associates code. Good luck to everyone else, I am signing off. 
 
3975 10/6/2020 6:21:58 AM PT | yes | ordered

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24G-P5-3987-KR 10/16/2020 4:51:07 PM PT Yes
 
ENEWT, thank you so much for everything you do, you know I used that code!!!  This 5-month journey was made a million times easier due to this community and the effort you all bring to help each other.  Everyone Helping anyone who has a question about their queue, giving people a real tangible timeline for when they can expect their products.  Looking back at it, It feels better getting to purchase through this queue rather than having a random chance, at a random card, at a random price.  It almost feels more earned than bought in a way.  I know that's dumb logic, yall can roast me that's cool  but I'm just appreciative of this community, thank you 

gametheory
Been checking the forum now and then, not sure about this but has the 3898 been dried up for a while?

gametheory
Been checking the forum now and then, not sure about this but has the 3898 been dried up for a while?

enewt

eliasmarcelin0
So I already emailed and it was outside of work hours. Should I send another email tomorrow? I don't want to flood their emails. Also, I got this email yesterday at 11 am. So, 3/9/2021. Is that too late? 

It should be fine. Rather than email tomorrow, I would call them during their business hours. They should be able to track down your registration and get you sorted. Best of luck.

jehoffman1
The 3 fans pre-installed in the case have 3-pin non-PWM connectors. All of the fan sockets on the MB are 4-pin. The case does have a header with a 4-pin lead one can connect to the MB, and sockets for 3-pin connectores, so the situation is workable. But would have been much easier to connect the fans directly onto the MB than it is to plug them into the case's header.

nick_shl

ejaworsk

jehoffman1
I started assembling my new computer while I wait, and wait, and wait, for a GPU.
 
I got everything installed onto the motherboard, installed it into the case, and started attaching cables when I got a big surprise.
 
The 3 fans pre-installed in the case have 3-pin non-PWM connectors. All of the fan sockets on the MB are 4-pin. The case does have a header with a 4-pin lead one can connect to the MB, and sockets for 3-pin connectores, so the situation is workable. But would have been much easier to connect the fans directly onto the MB than it is to plug them into the case's header.
 
The case is a Fractal Design 7 XL which just came onto the market in 2020. The MB is a Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master, which came onto the market not too much earlier than the case.
 
My question is WHY would Fractal Design put 3-pin fans into a brand new design case at a time when new MBs have 4-pin sockets? And, it's not like Fractal Design was caught by surprise. The Asrock MB in my 5 year old computer has only 4-pin fan sockets; and the fans that came in the Coolermaster case I bought for that computer 5 years ago have 4-pin connectors.
 
Fractal Design has a good reputation for its cases. I assume that it had a good reason for installing 3-pin fans. Anyone know what might have influenced that choice?????
 
My other problem, which I would have had whatever case I bought, is that those tiny connectors for the power switch, power LED, reset button, etc., are an insurmountable challenge to my arthritic old fingers. I will have to find someone with more dexterity to attach those for me. Fractal Design kindly provides a "G-coonector" into which one can plug the wires and then plug the whole connector to the MB. Unfortunately, plugging the tiny wires into the G-connector isn't any easier for me than plugging the wires directly into the MB.
 
Getting old is the pits, but it beats the alternative.

you can still plug the 3 pin fans into the 4 pin pwm MOBO header. You just cant control the 3 pin fans, they will always run at full speed.

Some MB allows to change "PWM/DC" fan control mode in BIOS.