gsrcrxsi

EVGATech_LeeM
One thing you should all think about is that the Queue is open right now for the XC card.  If any of you really need a new 30 Series and you were hoping for a 3050, you should consider jumping in the queue for this now.  If the queue opens up for the XC Black card (and it hasn't yet at this time), you can remove your XC notify and get into the queue for the XC Black card at that time.  Of course, if you get the notification to purchase the XC before the XC Black is open for notifies, you can still make your choice at that time if you want to purchase the card.  For people in that situation, I would suggest you get into the queue, keep an eye on the XC Black, and worry about your decision later.

damn, pushing that FOMO hard.
 
you heard it here folks, XC black was never open, and "If" is heavily emphasized. the $249 card is vaporware.

Not really my intent here.  In every launch, you have some cards available Day-1 or close to it.  Even then, some cards are naturally delayed or limited in quantities (e.g. HYBRIDs, HC, K|NGP|N cards, etc.).  Getting in the queue is not a contract where you are obligated to buy, after all.  The constant feedback we get from members is that they wish they had signed up for something when queues are open.  If the queue is available now, there's no downside to jumping in, unless you know you won't purchase it - in which case, you might just be taking a spot from someone who does want to purchase it.
 
You are correct that the XC Black queue has not been opened.  My emphasis is more to suggest that users think about how to use the Queue system to their advantage, even if they just use the notification as a placeholder while waiting for the one they want to open.

Gah... I queued for the $329 one... just don't tell my friend who didn't even want me to buy the $249 version...

Rexxcastle
 
Its happens with stuff man.  The Corvette we just bought my daughter is a lower model than the one I bought myself last year and it was a bit more.  That is how inflation works. 

Yeah, it really sucks when necessities like Corvettes and $1200 GPUs go up in price. 

Well 9:06est notify for the XC gaming 329$ model let’s see if that equates to March or April email

Time for the shuffle, its the only hope of getting it at msrp until the black comes out.

I didn't attempt to F5 my way to 3050 glory this morning, but from what I can tell from my position on the fence eating a s'mores, the site held up much better than it had for past launches. Congrats and thanks to EVGA engineers for the work they put into stabilizing the site for product launches; it appears to have paid off.

sbmickyblue
Well that was fun guys, im going back to bed lol

Amen
 

EVGATech_LeeM

gsrcrxsi

EVGATech_LeeM
One thing you should all think about is that the Queue is open right now for the XC card.  If any of you really need a new 30 Series and you were hoping for a 3050, you should consider jumping in the queue for this now.  If the queue opens up for the XC Black card (and it hasn't yet at this time), you can remove your XC notify and get into the queue for the XC Black card at that time.  Of course, if you get the notification to purchase the XC before the XC Black is open for notifies, you can still make your choice at that time if you want to purchase the card.  For people in that situation, I would suggest you get into the queue, keep an eye on the XC Black, and worry about your decision later.

damn, pushing that FOMO hard.
 
you heard it here folks, XC black was never open, and "If" is heavily emphasized. the $249 card is vaporware.

Not really my intent here.  In every launch, you have some cards available Day-1 or close to it.  Even then, some cards are naturally delayed or limited in quantities (e.g. HYBRIDs, HC, K|NGP|N cards, etc.).  Getting in the queue is not a contract where you are obligated to buy, after all.  The constant feedback we get from members is that they wish they had signed up for something when queues are open.  If the queue is available now, there's no downside to jumping in, unless you know you won't purchase it - in which case, you might just be taking a spot from someone who does want to purchase it.
 
You are correct that the XC Black queue has not been opened.  My emphasis is more to suggest that users think about how to use the Queue system to your advantage, even if you just use your notification as a placeholder while you wait for the one you want to open.

Thanks for chiming in Lee.  Appreciate the open communication and advice.

enewt
I didn't attempt to F5 my way to 3050 glory this morning, but from what I can tell from my position on the fence eating a s'mores, the site held up much better than it had for past launches. Congrats and thanks to EVGA engineers for the work they put into stabilizing the site for product launches; it appears to have paid off.

I am new to all of this, so if your calling this a success.... well then.... i guess you gotta count your victories somewhere right

EVGATech_LeeM

gsrcrxsi

EVGATech_LeeM
One thing you should all think about is that the Queue is open right now for the XC card.  If any of you really need a new 30 Series and you were hoping for a 3050, you should consider jumping in the queue for this now.  If the queue opens up for the XC Black card (and it hasn't yet at this time), you can remove your XC notify and get into the queue for the XC Black card at that time.  Of course, if you get the notification to purchase the XC before the XC Black is open for notifies, you can still make your choice at that time if you want to purchase the card.  For people in that situation, I would suggest you get into the queue, keep an eye on the XC Black, and worry about your decision later.

damn, pushing that FOMO hard.
 
you heard it here folks, XC black was never open, and "If" is heavily emphasized. the $249 card is vaporware.

Not really my intent here.  In every launch, you have some cards available Day-1 or close to it.  Even then, some cards are naturally delayed or limited in quantities (e.g. HYBRIDs, HC, K|NGP|N cards, etc.).  Getting in the queue is not a contract where you are obligated to buy, after all.  The constant feedback we get from members is that they wish they had signed up for something when queues are open.  If the queue is available now, there's no downside to jumping in, unless you know you won't purchase it - in which case, you might just be taking a spot from someone who does want to purchase it.
 
You are correct that the XC Black queue has not been opened.  My emphasis is more to suggest that users think about how to use the Queue system to your advantage, even if you just use your notification as a placeholder while you wait for the one you want to open.

Well said! I think people are slightly on fire right now due to them not saving a few bucks on a very hot ticket item. The way I look at it, is at the very least I might get a GPU at all, and at a semi-reasonable price too. Worst case scenario is I throw it up on craigslist ask if anyone wants to trade for the $249 model, or I wait for the EVGA Step-Up program to open up again and request a RTX-3060 for little extra cost.

so, if i'm not elite, my chance to get 3050 tomorrow goes to zero....or less?

DominatorVIP

EVGATech_LeeM

gsrcrxsi

EVGATech_LeeM
One thing you should all think about is that the Queue is open right now for the XC card.  If any of you really need a new 30 Series and you were hoping for a 3050, you should consider jumping in the queue for this now.  If the queue opens up for the XC Black card (and it hasn't yet at this time), you can remove your XC notify and get into the queue for the XC Black card at that time.  Of course, if you get the notification to purchase the XC before the XC Black is open for notifies, you can still make your choice at that time if you want to purchase the card.  For people in that situation, I would suggest you get into the queue, keep an eye on the XC Black, and worry about your decision later.

damn, pushing that FOMO hard.
 
you heard it here folks, XC black was never open, and "If" is heavily emphasized. the $249 card is vaporware.

Not really my intent here.  In every launch, you have some cards available Day-1 or close to it.  Even then, some cards are naturally delayed or limited in quantities (e.g. HYBRIDs, HC, K|NGP|N cards, etc.).  Getting in the queue is not a contract where you are obligated to buy, after all.  The constant feedback we get from members is that they wish they had signed up for something when queues are open.  If the queue is available now, there's no downside to jumping in, unless you know you won't purchase it - in which case, you might just be taking a spot from someone who does want to purchase it.
 
You are correct that the XC Black queue has not been opened.  My emphasis is more to suggest that users think about how to use the Queue system to your advantage, even if you just use your notification as a placeholder while you wait for the one you want to open.

Well said! I think people are slightly on fire right now due to them not saving a few bucks on a very hot ticket item. The way I look at it, is at the very least I might get a GPU at all, and at a semi-reasonable price too. Worst case scenario is I throw it up on craigslist ask if anyone wants to trade for the $249 model, or I wait for the EVGA Step-Up program to open up again and request a RTX-3060 for little extra cost.

It's not a hot ticket item for it's performance... It's a hot ticket item for the price point which adding an $80 backplate negates. I wanted to build my kid a PC and she doesnt need anything mind-blowing since she plays valorant and Minecraft. Any other time, she'd have been excited to get a 1060 and a 4 core CPU... Right now she's on my old all in one that can barely play valorant on low without stuttering.

sergey-bartex
so, if i'm not elite, my chance to get 3050 tomorrow goes to zero....or less?

I think they might have the $249 model queue open tomorrow; however I can almost guarantee it will A, be very very full, and B, it'll be restocked less than the $329 one, so you can take that as you will.

RexxcastleIt BLOCKED you for 15 mins.  I warned people of this yesterday.  its another line of defense for bots and people that want to spam F5.  The site never crashed for those of us hitting F5 at a normal rate.

Heh, I got hit with this as well.  Fortunately, although this is a legitimate "need" (as in I'll use the card, not flip it or something) it's not time sensitive and between the EVGA Tiers and previous-purchase deprioritization, I have no frame of reference for a good/bad time anyway.  I'm late signing up but no idea how many others in a relative sense are in my tier and I'm at the back of THAT line for having bought a card before anyway, etc.  Not worth worrying about.

Is the black xc releasing tomorrow or non-elites or is it over?

Hi. This is the second release in a row where I (as an "Elite" member) have received no prior notice/opportunity to queue for the card (first was the 3080 12GB). I am opted in to "all the things" (AFAIK). Is this how things are supposed to work now or is something broken?! Thank you.