I have no official response but that should be the case. I purchased an EVGA 1050ti card from Best Buy and it was eligible for Step-Up. From what I understand any card from an authorized reseller is eligible to Step-Up to a more powerful card one-time only and the card you step up to is the final product you are left with.

Their website has a large section dedicated to the details. If EVGA has a 2080 Super in stock I'd just grab it from them. I bought a 2070 Super two months ago from them and the whole Step-Up process has been easy so far. Been in queue since the 17th for a FTW3 Ultra (the only 3080 available to step up to) but I fully anticipate several months of waiting.

The good news is once you start the Step-Up process the 90 day expiration is forgiven and as long as you complete the process you are guaranteed a card... Eventually 😉

Also make sure the before tax and shipping retail price does not exceed the before tax and shipping retail price of the 3080 FTW3 Ultra ($809.99 I believe) or you will lose money.

AngryAce

flg2010
 
 
So, if someone purchases a new EVGA 2080 Super from a online reseller this week.  Would they be able to use that card for now, and register for the step up program, get in queue, and pay the difference to upgrade to a FTW3 3080?
 
I am willing to do that.  Just to get a shot at the 3080 FTW3...
 
However if that won't qualify me... big pass..

Yes, I did that very thing but they could remove the FTW3 Ultra at any time....

Once you’re in the queue I'm pretty sure you’re good. 

when does the Q start?

Wonder how long the queue for step up is a this point? 

Lots of questions can be answered by reading the program page:

https://www.evga.com/support/stepup/

I feel that at this point joining the step up program will take far longer than it will take compared to when the GPUs will be restocked and perhaps even readily available at least for the 3080. I've seen countless posts about this on reddit, twitter, and elsewhere since the 3080 launched. 

ttingley
I feel that at this point joining the step up program will take far longer than it will take compared to when the GPUs will be restocked and perhaps even readily available at least for the 3080. I've seen countless posts about this on reddit, twitter, and elsewhere since the 3080 launched. 

Yes you will probably wait a while if you are just jumping in the queue now, but 1) you will pay significantly less (only pay difference between product price for what you paid for and the price of the new product + taxes + shipping) and 2) you have a card to use in the meantime you are in the queue instead of sitting there waiting for nothing. 
 
With everyone discussing the stock issues and everything being bought by "bots", the step up is actually a reasonable option at this point.  

mamaloney02

ttingley
I feel that at this point joining the step up program will take far longer than it will take compared to when the GPUs will be restocked and perhaps even readily available at least for the 3080. I've seen countless posts about this on reddit, twitter, and elsewhere since the 3080 launched. 

Yes you will probably wait a while if you are just jumping in the queue now, but 1) you will pay significantly less (only pay difference between product price for what you paid for and the price of the new product + taxes + shipping) and 2) you have a card to use in the meantime you are in the queue instead of sitting there waiting for nothing. 
 
With everyone discussing the stock issues and everything being bought by "bots", the step up is actually a reasonable option at this point.  

Yea, I got lucky and got a 2080ti ftw3 ultra gaming on the cheap during the panic sale. Obviously not eligible for a step-up, but with this shortage being as bad as it turned out to be, at least I have an RTX card to run cyberpunk, so i have no issue waiting in que.


 

ManiacMarc
Has anyone here made it to Step 2 or later in the queue so far? I'm just curious so we can see when those people joined the queue.

There's another thread that showed Jacob confirming Step 2 should be moving now.  Just waiting for the first few who queued up to confirm.

 
So the new "EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER FTW3 ULTRA GAMING 08G-P4-3287-KR" video card that I ordered from Newegg will be arriving today.  My intention is step up to the EVGA 3080 FTW.  Currently I am using a ASUS Strix 2070 Super OC in my system (X570 Formula viii MB, Ryzen 9 3950X CPU, 64GB 3600 MHZ RAM, 1440 27 and 32 inch monitors).  My question is should I just leave it in the box or use it for now to take advantage of the minor performance increase?  I plan to hold on the the ASUS card as my emergency backup.
 
If this is a 4 or 5 month wait I likely would just use the 2080.. until I get the go ahead to ship it.
 
Thoughts?

flg2010
 
So the new "EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER FTW3 ULTRA GAMING 08G-P4-3287-KR" video card that I ordered from Newegg will be arriving today.  My intention is step up to the EVGA 3080 FTW.  Currently I am using a ASUS Strix 2070 Super OC in my system (X570 Formula viii MB, Ryzen 9 3950X CPU, 64GB 3600 MHZ RAM, 1440 27 and 32 inch monitors).  My question is should I just leave it in the box or use it for now to take advantage of the minor performance increase?  I plan to hold on the the ASUS card as my emergency backup.
 
If this is a 4 or 5 month wait I likely would just use the 2080.. until I get the go ahead to ship it.
 
Thoughts?

You can use your 2080 super. Once you have registered for the step-up program, you will be placed in a que. As you move up in the que, you should get a notice to ship out your 2080.
 

3astardo
Hi , is there somewhere I can see if im in Step-up Q, Have registered card 2070 Super FTW3 Ultra , but when I go to my products there is no mention , all it says is 88 days remaining for step up , have uploaded invoice etc , THANKS

Go to your product page and click on the VIEW DETAILS button right under your 2070 Super.

i have a EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER XC ULTRA, OVERCLOCKED can i get into the step up program?

I called evga and i got it worked out   Thank you for answering me