floydgb
omg what is all this.  How to buy a z690 dark kingpin?  Yes, I've read all 
 
Any tutorial on where to click to insert my money would be very helpful... 

Nereus

floydgb
Thanks for the replies.  That clears it up.  I guess I'll assume the product is "sold out" and move on.  Perhaps EVGA could label the product as such?  And in the future, online reviewers (AnandTech, Tom's, GN, etc) should not be reviewing a part that ships more review units than retail units.  my $0.02.

Did you actually read what various members wrote about the queues, and are you aware that supply has been a world-wide issue for the last 2+ years, or is this just some passive aggressive whiny foot-stomping thing because you can't get what you want right now? Sorry to be so harsh - I'm having to deal with my 10 year old kid pulling similar such bs right now (as in, right now), and man, I have zero tolerance for it atm.
 

floydgb
Actually Hardcore overclocking: 
AnandTech: 
Tom's hardware: 
 
I could go on.  GN did a 30min vid with over 250K views on it.  Jay 2cents similar.  and on and on.  I stand by the fact that more reviewers got the part than were sold retail since the spreadsheet shows 26 units units have sold on this thread and I dont know how many of those 26 are to reviewers or EVGA employees/associates.

quote: "just some passive aggressive whiny foot-stomping thing because you can't get what you want right now?"
I would characterize my post as "snark" but I think your characterization is accurate also.  To clarify, what I wanted/expected "right now" was to be told if the part was available with a wait or sold out or only available to large media outlets like the ones listed above.  I'm clearly annoyed that the product has gotten a lot of media hype and only 26 units are available.  I'm disappointed in EVGA for their marketing/sales on this part's release, not at all disappointed in EVGA's tech quality.  Seems you're annoyed that I'm annoyed?  ok.
 
 edit:  I guess links are not allowed on this forum but I had included links with each of the sites listed above that got dropped from my post.

floydgb
Gotcha.  Yeah, I was referring to media coverage when I mentioned "reviewers", I can see how it come across that I was disappointed that there are a lot of reviews vs press releases.  I'm not.  The issue, for me, is the announcement of its availability and price.  It is neither available, nor $800ish dollars like the widespread marketing of it led me to believe.

I was sent to the EVGA website, then to my closet to grab an EVGA box, to get a serial number, to check if I was elite or not, then back and forth from my text and email clicking on things, then to the product page which listed $830 and "limited to one per house", then to customer service (which was closed), then to page one through ten of this thread, by the full technical breakdown/announcement/press release by anandtech  which said quote:

"The EVGA Z690 Dark K|NGP|N Edition is currently available to purchase at the EVGA Website for $830. However, at the time of writing, purchases are limited to one per household, and it seems as though it's only available to <link> EVGA Elite Members at this time."

Again, a lot of clicking for a part that annadtech should have told me "only 26 are available so no one is getting one", and saved me 1-2 hours of clicking despite the aforementioned limberness in my clicking finger.  

Or, my preferred solution, EVGA offer a price that reflects demand vs supply given the current chip shortage and the amount of press this part received.  Its a halo product right?  This is common in most industries and perhaps not entirely new to pc parts.  I think the part should be fairly valued in the 10's of thousands of dollars OR simply given away.  I think $800 is an absolute bargain for this part given current conditions.  

Anyway, kudos to EVGA for the mobo and congrats to those of you fortunate enough to get one

ThatSucked
I actually wish the reviewers had a chance to review the board, regardless if it's readily available.  We're talking about the halo product of halo products.  I'll watch a car review for a McLaren P1 even though I'll never get it and even most people with the money and the desire weren't able to get one.  It doesn't make it any less fascinating to me to see what they can do.  In my case, I picked up the board from a friend who was going to pass on his, so I lucked out.  Would be nice to see what the pros think of it too.

floydgb
I've never claimed to be the sharpest tool in the shed.  I'm a random customer researching a new PC build, I read a bunch of press about this mobo and wanted to determine if it was available, if not - was there a waitlist, if so - how to get on the waitlist, and what kind of wait to expect (length and chances).

I certainly have no interest in misinforming myself.  I've now spent days trying to answer the following questions.  I had thought I had my questions answered by a couple days ago by helpful members on this thread but Captn Goodvibes says I've misinformed myself by ignoring their comments.  For EXTREME joyless clarity, here are my questions.  

Captn Goodvibes, If you can provide answers, I will do my level best to not misinform myself nor anyone else:

Question 1: Is this part available?  Answer I received from this board: "no".
Question 2: Will this part ever become available?  Answer I received from this board: "no, or at least no announcement of restock.  unlikely.  Dont hold breath".
 
If I got either of those wrong, I'd appreciate your clarification, Captain Goodvibes.  The questions below are much less relevant assuming I got question 1 and 2 above correct.  But if either question 1 or question 2 is incorrect or becomes incorrect in the future the below questions would become relevant:
 
Question 3: Is there a waitlist? Answer: "There was.  It is over now though."
Question 4: How to get on the waitlist? Answer: "1. Be an elite member.  2. If you are an elite member, for a few hours after release (or days?), The product page would have an "auto-notify" link which it no longer has. 3 Click the Auto-notify link to be added to the waitlist.  EVGA would email you if your spot in the waitlist was reached."
 
Maybe the question below is where I've misinformed myself?  Let me know if so.
Question 5: How long is the waitlist? How many people who got on the waitlist got the chance to buy the product?
Answer: "See the spreadsheet at the top of this thread.  No other information is known to the members of this board/thread regarding any internal waitlist not listed at the top of this thread. Nobody knows how many EVGA sold beyond what we can see on the spreadsheet, which at the time of this writing shows 26 sold and many more on that waitlist who did not get one.  Spots 27 and below, must have been elite members and must have clicked the auto-notify link since that is how you get on the waitlist right?" (Again - I'll appreciate any clarification here if I got this wrong)

Thanks for your patience.  Again, I mean no offense.  I'm a random dude trying to build a PC.  I usually enjoy the research and picking parts etc but, in my opinion, the experience of trying to understand the availability of this part has been sub-optimal.
 
Instead of complaining with no proposed solutions, I've offered the following solutions to make this experience better for dolts like me in the future.  These are just my idiotic opinions... what else can I do with my elite membership?
1. Price the part like a mcLaren.  i.e. 10x-100x more than a typical high-end mobo.  That way, everyone who can afford one or is willing to pay more than new car for a mobo can get one.  And that extra margin goes to EVGA to increase production and R&D etc in the future rather than to scalpers who will then increase their scalping in the future.
2. Simply say the product is sold out on the product page when the part becomes sold out.  That way, idiots like me wouldn't have to go through the Elite member sign up process and walk over 11 pages of hot coals on this forum just to determine availability.
3. Give the part away in a contest of EVGA's choosing.

Again, Kudos to EVGA on the mobo and congrats to those of you who were able to purchase one!  

floydgb
Very helpful.  Thanks!.  Now I'm curious about this "The queue 3.0 system".  I'll google it.
 
And I do see what I got wrong.  Many more than 26 were sold total of course.  I guess I was silently taking the ratio of 26 to some number much larger than 35 (length of this thread's spreadsheet) as an estimate of the "availability"... aka I estimated the "chances" of getting one (assuming auto notify clicked in the first 48hrs) as 26 divided by some large number taking this thread's spreadsheet as a"sub-sample" of general market.  Plus some bias given those on this thread are probably likely to be more aware of release dates, more experience with the process, higher EVGA scores etc.  

I made the mistake of saying in a previous post that Anandtech should have told me quote "there are only 26 available so nobody is getting one".  That was not really to be taken literally. (bad joke) I get that more than 26 were sold.  In previous posts, I'm taking it for granted that no one knows how many were sold total, but in the context of this thread its 26.  Anyway, I get it I think.  Thanks again.