Opolis
OK just opened it up, here are my comments:
 
Red color is way brighter than advertised and I am disappointed, since the darker red was much better looking IMO.
On the other hand, it does have a very nice, rougher, almost matte finish to it that does look way better than the "actual photos".
 
It is not what I wanted but still looks very high quality and pretty cool regardless.
I'm sure I'll forget all about the colors once I install it and let 'er rip on some games and distributed computing.
 

Looks more like a Ferrari red to me. It isn't terrible at least.

Opolis
OK just opened it up, here are my comments:
 
Red color is way brighter than advertised and I am disappointed, since the darker red was much better looking IMO.
On the other hand, it does have a very nice, rougher, almost matte finish to it that does look way better than the "actual photos".
 
It is not what I wanted but still looks very high quality and pretty cool regardless.
I'm sure I'll forget all about the colors once I install it and let 'er rip on some games and distributed computing.
 

Looks very unique, and will complement a lot of builds! Nevertheless, EVGA would be keen to get rid of those renders on the product page, or to at least add an "estimated ship date"-esque get out of jail free "Estimated Color Only" footnote, or they will find themselves in borderline false-advertising territory; especially on the blue, which offers a profound hue discrepancy from what is shown, in any light. Regardless of the shroud, the Ti is a beast GPU, and almost warrants the wait on its own. 

Has anyone who's ordered from the EU store had their card shipped yet? Or has the status even changed from "waiting to process"? I ordered on the 3rd of May, money was taken on the 8th of May and still my status is "waiting to process" 

Opolis
OK just opened it up, here are my comments:
 
Red color is way brighter than advertised and I am disappointed, since the darker red was much better looking IMO.
On the other hand, it does have a very nice, rougher, almost matte finish to it that does look way better than the "actual photos".
 
It is not what I wanted but still looks very high quality and pretty cool regardless.
I'm sure I'll forget all about the colors once I install it and let 'er rip on some games and distributed computing.
 

Does look a little on the bright side, but better than the original pictures of the Elite cards.
 
Still, can't help but feel that the shroud looks a little too much like cheap plastic because of the bright paint.

Opolis
OK just opened it up, here are my comments:
 
Red color is way brighter than advertised and I am disappointed, since the darker red was much better looking IMO.
On the other hand, it does have a very nice, rougher, almost matte finish to it that does look way better than the "actual photos".
 
It is not what I wanted but still looks very high quality and pretty cool regardless.
I'm sure I'll forget all about the colors once I install it and let 'er rip on some games and distributed computing.
 

So in fact I just payed 20€ more and waited even longer for a card, that doesn't look even close to the picture? I should have taken the black one...this one is going back to EVGA 99%. This red looks so ugly and so cheap...the kids in Asia paiting these cards didn't have this cool metallic color.

ipkha
Pretty sure there was a disclaimer on the photos of the renders. They always had the "starts shipping" language on the order page as well.

You want to screen cap the disclaimer to which you're referring? On my screen, the only one that is reasonably displayed is "*Accessories shown in the images above are subject to change without notice.". I don't think that the cooler of the video card can be considered an accessory...

So I emailed support to find out what was happening with EU orders. This is the reply:
 
 

thanks for your detailed request - should be latest ship on my monday - sorry for the circumstances - you will get an automated email within those information "Shipping Address" after we shipped the order,

 
 

Finally today (29.05.) shipping for the EU (Croatia) has started.
Just  I did not receive tracking code or confirmation e-mail.

dasHHa
Finally today (29.05.) shipping for the EU (Croatia) has started.
Just  I did not receive tracking code or confirmation e-mail.

Same here (Denmark) and no mail or tracking code :(

Now i got my Tracking Code :D

For EU customers tracking code is located on Taiwanese EVGA page.
 
tw.evga.com/support/myOrders.asp?type=complete

giuseppe_esq
My Elite card was dispatched yesterday but it has been stuck in the Netherlands and hasn't moved since. This has to be one of the biggest mess ups i have ever encountered! What are they using for delivery? A wounded donkey?

Probably the cheapest courier with a cheapest solution (DPD Classic)on market.
My is in NL for third day now!  

I can see mine was in NL for 2 days and I can see it is in DK now. so I will get mine tomorrow :D

The UK tracker is waiting for it to arrive in the UK before it tracks
Use the German one for a little bit more info
 
https://tracking.dpd.de/parcelstatus?query=*****YourTrackingNumberHere*****&locale=en_D2
 
Remove the *****...***** and replace with your number IE
 
https://tracking.dpd.de/parcelstatus?query=000000000000000&locale=en_D2
 

Well everything is relative guys. Mine is still stuck on "build to order pending". When did you guys order your cards? I can't believe there is that long of a wait list