Submitted on 9/30/2014 7:17:45 PM
Product: 04G-P4-2978-KR GTX 970 FTW
Queue: Pending as of Oct. 30
 
Really hoping I come out of the queue soon. :(

GTX 980 ACX 2.0 (I live 20 minutes away from EVGA's headquarters in Brea, CA, hence all shipping took only about a day or so.
 
Submitted on 9/21/2014 ~6pm
Queue: Completed 10/27/2014
Invoice Verified: 10/27/2014 ~6pm
Payment Made: 10/28/2014 ~8am
Shipped my old card: 10/28/2014 ~11:30am
"Received" Status: Complete 10/29/2014 (UPS delivered at 11am, status updated on site at 2pm, no email was sent though)
Shipped Status: Shipped 10/30/2014
Recieved 10/31/2014 Going to finally test it out tonight :)
 
 

Here's a little update in Germany. Finally queue #0.
 
Submitted: 10/11/2014
New Product: 04G-P4-2978-KR GTX 970 FTW
Queue Complete: 11/03/2014
Processed Payment : 11/03/14

hanson1979
 
I made my payment today via PayPal. Unfortunately the "view pdf" and "send by mail" buttons to get shipment details do not work. So I have no adress to ship to so far...

Send it to:
 
EVGA GmbH
Am Haag 8
82166 Graefelfing
Germany

Yes, they need the Step Up ID (schreib es einfach mit in die Adresszeile. Ich habe mit EVGA telefoniert).
 
Gruß

Hmm, wonder why folks later in line are getting theirs earlier.  Maybe it's due to the location?  I'm in the states.

lulumink
Generally, a buyer has 90 days of submitting the Step-up program.
Is it recommended to do it at the end of the 90 days period, so we have more time to wait for newer cards? anyone?

Well yeah, of course. If you can wait until day 89 there's always the possibility of an 8GB card or some other option making it on the Step Up list. Just depends if you are able to wait, there's definitely no drawback to doing this.

zorn

lulumink
Generally, a buyer has 90 days of submitting the Step-up program.
Is it recommended to do it at the end of the 90 days period, so we have more time to wait for newer cards? anyone?

Well yeah, of course. If you can wait until day 89 there's always the possibility of an 8GB card or some other option making it on the Step Up list. Just depends if you are able to wait, there's definitely no drawback to doing this.

thanks for confirming this man. I'll probably wait till the third month and see if the step up is worth it. 

I opted out for now since I still have 53 days to start a step-up.  My SSC has enough juice to run everything I throw at it.  It'll do for the time being and maybe when I start a new step-up in 50 days i'll jump on a 980...who knows!

Finally shipped!... 
Submitted in Canada on 9/22/2014 10:55:44 AM
Product: 04G-P4-2981-KR GTX 980 ACX 2.0
Queue: Completed 11/04/14
Processed payment: 11/04/14
Old card received: 11/07/14
New card sipped out: 11/10/14

trentbg
So I guess no free games for us in the StepUp program, called the customer service and that is what I got, I thought every card from the program is considered a new purchase, maybe I was wrong.

I would just consider the step-up program a huge bonus in and of itself and be happy.

trentbg
Lol, should I sent EVGA a basket of goodies too. Every new card after 11/4 should receive the free game, after all the StepUp was not free, we had to pay money for that.

The step-up was not free? Thats because they let you pay for a better card, and are taking your old used card back. They don't have to at all, much less for "free." I fail to see which part of that results in a free game...

Finally done.
 
Submitted: 10/11/2014
New Product: 04G-P4-2978-KR GTX 970 FTW
Queue Complete:                    11/03/2014
Processed Payment :               11/03/2014
Received (old one):                 11/04/2014
Shipped Out (new one):          11/06/2014

wonderboyP8NT

trentbg
Lol, should I sent EVGA a basket of goodies too. Every new card after 11/4 should receive the free game, after all the StepUp was not free, we had to pay money for that.

The step-up was not free? Thats because they let you pay for a better card, and are taking your old used card back. They don't have to at all, much less for "free." I fail to see which part of that results in a free game...

Than I am OK with removing the program, its all or nothing, I don't see what is the problem asking for a game that they get thousands from nVidia for free, if the new card comes with all new warranty and is considered a new purchase, should fallow the same logic.

hanson1979
Finally!!
 
Submitted: 10/28/2014
New Product: 04G-P4-2978-KR GTX 970 FTW
Queue Complete:                    11/03/2014
Processed Payment :               11/03/2014
Received (old one):                 11/06/2014
Shipped Out (new one):          11/07/2014
 
From monday on GTX 970 FTW SLI 

Finally??!?!?   Most of the US 980 Step up people have been waiting since 9/22/14.  Your enthusiasm for a little over one week of waiting is .  I'm happy you were able to get your new card in a timely fashion but remember some of us have been waiting for over a month and a half and we are sad .