brimlock
This thread reads like a bait troll using what he knows will trigger people, to get information to prove whether or not what he actually thinks about EVGA is right or wrong.

brimlock
This thread reads like a bait troll using what he knows will trigger people, to get information to prove whether or not what he actually thinks about EVGA is right or wrong.

cneuhauser

chrisk11
People of the world have lost there frickn minds!
 
wizzyy??
 
C'mon -> EVGA has done a fantastic job of being proactive and transparent about everything.  
PS:  If you haven't noticed, we are still in the middle of a pandemic!  Hats off to EVGA!

After they were called to the mat... they fixed it lmao. Look, I don't necessarily agree with this guy. However, there's something to be said for the downfall of EVGA. They used to provide lifetime warranties for all of their products, their customer service used to just issue new cards/boards as soon as there was a problem that was heard of by any consumer. The overall climate of the entire company has changed in the wrong direction. The above warranty, quality of service, is what made EVGA a player way back when they first started. That culture has been lost, and along with it expect a loss of loyalty and consumers willing to "buy-in".
 
I'll restate what I said in one of my previous posts... I've had EVGA graphics cards since their inception as a company, and never had a problem. However, I've had two (2) motherboards (X58/49 I believe) go tits up, and two mice take a dive in the first round. Their 1600 watt power supply has done splendid over the last year or so, but that product review is still out for debate.
 
My point is, EVGA is a "good" company, they're just not the "GREAT" company and giant in the industry that they used to be, and could have been. Their executive team squandered that opportunity with golden parachutes, and making some piss-poor decisions like the release of this card. Isn't the adage "GO BIG OR GO HOME" still functioning in society... well EVGA, time to GO BIG, impress me with a lifetime warranty again, and some amazing customer service.

rain2_usa

cneuhauser

chrisk11
People of the world have lost there frickn minds!
 
wizzyy??
 
C'mon -> EVGA has done a fantastic job of being proactive and transparent about everything.  
PS:  If you haven't noticed, we are still in the middle of a pandemic!  Hats off to EVGA!

After they were called to the mat... they fixed it lmao. Look, I don't necessarily agree with this guy. However, there's something to be said for the downfall of EVGA. They used to provide lifetime warranties for all of their products, their customer service used to just issue new cards/boards as soon as there was a problem that was heard of by any consumer. The overall climate of the entire company has changed in the wrong direction. The above warranty, quality of service, is what made EVGA a player way back when they first started. That culture has been lost, and along with it expect a loss of loyalty and consumers willing to "buy-in".
 
I'll restate what I said in one of my previous posts... I've had EVGA graphics cards since their inception as a company, and never had a problem. However, I've had two (2) motherboards (X58/49 I believe) go tits up, and two mice take a dive in the first round. Their 1600 watt power supply has done splendid over the last year or so, but that product review is still out for debate.
 
My point is, EVGA is a "good" company, they're just not the "GREAT" company and giant in the industry that they used to be, and could have been. Their executive team squandered that opportunity with golden parachutes, and making some piss-poor decisions like the release of this card. Isn't the adage "GO BIG OR GO HOME" still functioning in society... well EVGA, time to GO BIG, impress me with a lifetime warranty again, and some amazing customer service.

Just curious, who's the alternative?  Who offers what EVGA Currently does or maybe better?  I honestly haven't seen anyone compete with EVGA in terms of Customer service, warranties, and direct relations to the public (thanks to Jacob).  

cneuhauser
So... your logic, is that because no one else is currently doing it, it cannot be done, even though it's been done in the past? Please advise...
 
Furthermore, to the gentleman who stated that BFG went out of business because of lifetime warranties is conjecture at best; their business model was horrible, so do more research before throwing out false narratives like that.
 
It was done previously in a market far more competitive than it is now, and EVGA has a bigger name now; this is my point, they're living on name alone now... pride comes before the fall. Just as a funny anecdote, I was preaching the fall of Blizzard 20yrs ago after their arrogance and predisposition towards alienating their consumers happened. EVGA has fallen as well, at least in my eyes, no where near the extremes of the Activision Puppet that Blizz is... but they're certainly trying hard.
 
Trust me, I understand your fan-boy perspective, I'm just more tempted to be a discerning consumer than place my loyalties in a corporate structure that has scaled back customer service rather than expanding upon it.
 
(FYI... my opinions are NOT indicative of Jacob, he's been around from the early days of EVGA, and has been an incredible asset to the company; he probably doesn't remember me but I had some very cool conversations with him back in the day... so stop trying to demonize my perspective with more conjecture that I'm attacking Jacob **it's classless and tactless, so try again**)

Huntercyril
You're free to think what you want, Wizzyy. My opinion is that EVGA is the only brand (with Asus potentially) that won the rushed release of RTX 3000 Series, because they took time for their higher tier card, are able to fix whatever issue would still persist, are able to answer to their customer fast (Thanks Jacob !).
 
Some other brands might have sold more. But they now face issues where they might need to provide support / potential RMA's in huge quantities because of wanting to sell more at first batch, despite issues not being fixed or even not being known (you might say NVIDIA's fault and I would agree partially on that, still brands weren't obliged to rush, they chose to). Doesn't really matter who's fault is it, people are going to be salty about a 700$ card. 

No product is perfect. But EVGA showed that :
- They cared enough to delay their higher tier card that weren't ready, in order for them to be ready without issues
- They heard the customers that said the red accent was bad, and found / are findind solutions to replace it. And every EVGA customer will be eligible to get a replacement color / shroud (depending on the solution they choose) free of charge.
- They care enough to maintain a very responsive and day to day customer experience with Jacob sometimes still answering people at almost midnight.
- They provided a hotfix that you mentioned for the fans in a day, which is fast. 
- They still were able to deliver cards, even pre-production ones, to reviewers, and that some in fact got huge overclocks at some point, telling that they are good cards. The fact they needed drivers what Nvidia's fault, not their own.
 
For these reasons, they showed me they were / are all-in for the "fastest"* and best experience I can get with an RTX 3000 Series.
*I don't ask for more, except just being able to buy my card now. 
 
Edit : Btw, pre-order or ordering day one is being a beta tester. That's true for cars, for games, for computer stuff, etc. That's the nature of the world now. You don't want that, then don't buy the first batch, wait for revisions and products to be fixed. Or don't, and accept the consequences of the impatience to wait.

Huntercyril
1) Yes, there is and was reviews of EVGA 3080. Jayztwocents made one. There's also various videos where, for example, GamersNexus got a World Record Overclock with a FTW3. And he made another one with the 3090 FTW3 too. They aren't reviews but if having an EVGA FTW3 card being world record isn't enough evidence that the card is good enough, I don't know what to say to you except than wait for reviews.