jimla65I'm new elite member and would like to know how the 24 hour early access worked earlier this month for the new RTX 3080 12GB card. How do Elites see this 24 hour access window?What time and time zone did 24 hour access start for the RTX 3080 12GB card?Was anyone able to buy a RTX 3080 12GB card during that 24 hour access window?Was there a 24 hour access notice for the RTX 3050 already or should it be coming shortly?Did the Queue close before the 24 hour access was over?
jimla65How do Elites see this 24 hour access window?
What time and time zone did 24 hour access start for the RTX 3080 12GB card?
Was anyone able to buy a RTX 3080 12GB card during that 24 hour access window?
Was there a 24 hour access notice for the RTX 3050 already or should it be coming shortly?
Did the Queue close before the 24 hour access was over?
Flint 1760You can try following EVGA on social media and checking the forums. The forums are your best bet. I think Jacob posted a message on Twitter sometime late last night or early this morning confirming the 6AM time for today and that was on the forum quickly. The date and time that Nvidia sets as the release date is generally the time that the "auto notify" goes live. So Nvidia set today's 3050 launch for 27 Jan , though I don't believe Nvidia publicly released a time, it was 6AM PT and that is when it started. Elite get the first 24 hours and then everyone can queue. A caveat to the elite part is that it is at EVGA's discretion. The 6AM PT has been the most common, but there have been other times. Also Nvidia did a "quiet/no-notice" release for the 3080 12GB and it just showed up briefly. EVGA and all AIBs are bound by Nvidia's NDAs so they won't release any information unless allowed.