ComboSlicer
So many people asking lengths - just get a normal case instead of gimped down to the max matches box so there wouldn't be a paranoia "is it going to fit". Would understand if we talk about the price but mid sized cases ain't more expensive than these tiny cases people seemingly hoard.

It isn't always about costs. For me personally ITX cases look better and I have more options on where it is located.

Desaccorde
overclockers.co.uk already put some price info for 3090 FTW3 and 3080 FTW3 but they might be placeholders.
 
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga-geforce-rtx-3090-icx3-24gb-gddr6x-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-32a-ea.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga-geforce-rtx-3080-icx3-10gb-gddr6x-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-329-ea.html

Don't think that is FTW3 even though the picture. Think it is XC3. They're at the same price as MSRP. Since there isn't a custom board for those, there's a decent chance they are could be MSRP. Like you said, may just be placeholders, but every board has a different price. With the reference boards being around where you would expect them to be.

Omoeba
Fingers crossed that the 3080 FTW3 will be available for step-up on the 17th.

It won't
 

AngryAce

Omoeba
Fingers crossed that the 3080 FTW3 will be available for step-up on the 17th.

It won't
 

Yeah I doubt it. Plus it wouldn't make sense.
Why prevent people from buying them full price when you know for a fact you don't have enough in the first place?

Xaelias

cneuhauser
(wow the entitlement that I see in this thread...  I want it NOW NOW NOW NOW! *someone hit me up with a gif please*)
 
Anyways... does EVGA have a ballpark price for the 3090 series? Looks like Nvidia did release the 3080 reference price of $669.00. Hopefully the 3090 is around the $869 - $900 range.

NVidia said the 3090 was $1500.

Thank you very much! Ouch, my bank account is going to hate me... but...

Can't wait to hear more about the pre order.

Prefer evga vs direct nvidia

Desaccorde
Still torn between 3090 and 3080. Wish we had the benchmarks. One moment thinking about longevity, and then cannot justify the price/performance increase over 3080. Would love to see if 3090 is an overkill on new AAA games for 144hz@1440p. 

I think a bunch of us are in that same place.
The problems are everywhere though:
- 3090 is released after the 3080, which means to be safe you'll need to preorder both
- the Ti are already being rumored in some places
- what about waterblocks (for those of us with watercooling loops)
- etc.

Xaelias

AngryAce

Omoeba
Fingers crossed that the 3080 FTW3 will be available for step-up on the 17th.

It won't
 

Yeah I doubt it. Plus it wouldn't make sense.
Why prevent people from buying them full price when you know for a fact you don't have enough in the first place?

Then which model is usually available for step-up?

Omoeba

Xaelias

AngryAce

Omoeba
Fingers crossed that the 3080 FTW3 will be available for step-up on the 17th.

It won't
 

Yeah I doubt it. Plus it wouldn't make sense.
Why prevent people from buying them full price when you know for a fact you don't have enough in the first place?

Then which model is usually available for step-up?

Base models. Theres something about it on the Step Up page. They say hybrid, ultra, other low stock models are usually not available.

Omoeba
Then which model is usually available for step-up?

Also I'm not saying they will _never_ be available. Just not at launch :-)

I just want to also go on record and say the last 2 GPUS i bought for my personal rig I have had to skip EVGA, even though I really wanted EVGA, due to bots selling them out in seconds. They weren't available for so long after (but all over resale sites) and i had to move on. I would love to pre-order a 3090 but if no preorders i know they will be gone in a split second. Might as well look elsewhere..again. 

Please EVGA reconsider. You have loyal fans that want to stay loyal to you guys but scalpers and their bots turn us away. Help support us so we can help support you.

Airikay

Omoeba

Xaelias

AngryAce

Omoeba
Fingers crossed that the 3080 FTW3 will be available for step-up on the 17th.

It won't
 

Yeah I doubt it. Plus it wouldn't make sense.
Why prevent people from buying them full price when you know for a fact you don't have enough in the first place?

Then which model is usually available for step-up?

Base models. Theres something about it on the Step Up page. They say hybrid, ultra, other low stock models are usually not available.

So the XC3 standard or the XC3 black?

But it would be a shame if it's only the XC3 black since it doesn't have a backplate.
 

Omoeba
But it would be a shame if it's only the XC3 black since it doesn't have a backplate.
 

Your guess is as good as mine. https://www.evga.com/support/stepup/

That is the link I was referring to. They do say "mostly" and not "only" so anything could supposedly be there. But they also talk about stock limitations, and all stock of 30 cards will be limited at first.

Xaelias

Desaccorde
Still torn between 3090 and 3080. Wish we had the benchmarks. One moment thinking about longevity, and then cannot justify the price/performance increase over 3080. Would love to see if 3090 is an overkill on new AAA games for 144hz@1440p. 

I think a bunch of us are in that same place.
The problems are everywhere though:
- 3090 is released after the 3080, which means to be safe you'll need to preorder both
- the Ti are already being rumored in some places
- what about waterblocks (for those of us with watercooling loops)
- etc.

You won't have to worry about pre-orders. There aren't going to be any. Nvidia (Reddit), EVGA (twitter via JacobF), and MSI (MSI Insider Stream) have all confirmed no pre-orders, with MSI additionally revealing Nvidia isn't allowing anyone to do them.