I guess go to Radeon, then?

Yes, I understand what nvidia board partners do, I don't have 30 years in tech space, only 20 years.
I never blamed EVGA in my post, nvidia has so much control power over them they really cant do anything unfortunately, and when I say "take a stand" I'm talking to consumers and not EVGA, not that I thought it would start a movement, just hoped to enlighten a few people. Any upset I feel towards EVGA is due to them regurgitating nvidia's narrative, and even though it isn't their fault they could have had the courtesy of offering an apology.
The question is why aren't you upset, nvidia limiting things we can do with are cards if they feel like they might benefit from it, and are reaction is to thank them and give them more money.

I support this change 100 percent. I have a full time job and a busy schedule, and I don't have time to compete with crypto fanboi bots to get a card so I can play Flight Simulator 2020 in 4K with a decent frame rate. I want a card for gaming, and if LHR steers these miners to the actual cards that Nvidia sells for mining, I am all for it. I am tired of competing with bots and scalpers who want to use the cards to mine cryptocurrency in some attempt to get rich. It's been NINE MONTHS.

rjstrange
I was wondering how much everyone had to pay to complete the step-up. EVGA hasnt updated my price break down since April 15th (the day they said they would start charging a higher amount due to the increased tariffs) and I am just wondering what ended up being the MSRP cost for everyone that paid after April 15th. Thanks. Just want to be prepared.

Same. My price hasn't shown the change yet either, though I expect an updated amount once my ticket gets called.

Kelgra
Yea, I don't really see how the LHR change makes a difference for folks who just want it for gaming. I get that you're now paying full price for a product that's been handicapped in some way, but that change isn't affecting the majority who are just trying to achieve more frames. Anyone have a link from a reputable reviewer who's compared two like cards; LHR vs the original model?

It affects everyone, but in different ways:
For a regular gamer, next year when the 4xxx series comes out and you decide to sell your 3xxx LHR model to lower the cost of your upgrade, you will find that there's a huge difference in resale value between LHR and non-LHR models.
 
With this simple switch, evga effectively increased the cost of your next upgrade by hundreds of dollars.
 
Imagine you put down a security deposit for a very attractive colored car, after 90 days, the deposit is no longer refundable and you cannot change the model you want. After the refund period is over, you get a call from the dealership n they say "hey we only got the color: ****stain, but no worries, it works just like the attractive model" So this is a fully functioning car that isn't affecting the majority of people who just want to drive, but it's ****stain colored and the resale is half or lower than non ****stain color.
 
Are you happy? Should you be? I would not. I want what I signed up for. Why can EVGA change the regular queue but not the step up? it does not make sense.
 
I get that evga does not have much say on this at the chip/fab level, but you should not be for this behavior, the long term benefit is negative.

KevinDontDance
Wow, some of you folks upgrade every year? Sweet Jesus, I can't wait to get my 3080 to be done for at LEAST five years. 

It was just an example to illustrate a differing viewpoint.

How is it anti consumer, when they are doubling down on the demographic for the actual card? They want the cards in the hands of gamers so they created LHR to deter miners. 
People are trying to make NVIDIA the enemy when in fact it's because the increase in MINING and the Pandemic both hit at the same time.
I remember in 2017 when mining was on a rise, 1080ti were being sold out everywhere, but at time there wasn't a semiconductor shortage (which is affecting every industry right now)  so it leveled out within a few months.
As for reselling, the only people who would buy an non LHR over a LHR, would be miners. Which I agree they all should pay 200% for using these cards.

justshady
They want the cards in the hands of gamers

 
This is a joke right???? They want cards in the hands of people with MONEY. You are just a walking talking wallet to them, that's all, next you will tell me they hate miners, they just hate making tons of money.
 

justshady
People are trying to make NVIDIA the enemy when in fact it's because the increase in MINING and the Pandemic both hit at the same time.

 
Nvidia couldn't keep up with demand due to many factors out of their control.
 
So their solution was to make mining graphics cards (CMP), it wasn't just wafers and silicon causing supply constraints, there were also substrates and components supply constraints, so mining CMP's cards were taking these components that could have been used in another GPU, like a 30 series card, so their first move was to further reduce supply.
 
What happens when mining isn't profitable?
People sell their cards, tons of cards hit the secondhand market and saturates it, this leads to a reduction in price and great opportunities for people looking to buy a card for cheap. Nvidia realized after the last bear market that people were buying cheap secondhand cards, nvidia doesn't make any money when you aren't buying their new cards, if only there was a way to stop people buying great value secondhand cards instead of new ones, o right, make a cards with no display outputs that are only useful for mining. What happens when the cards aren't worth mining on, well instead of people reusing them they just end up at the landfill, great for the environment. 
 
Now we have LHR cards, that miners still buy like crazy because they turn a profit, because it only reduces Ethereum mining, and Ethereum mining will only be possible for a few months.
 
Nvidia master plan to get cards to gamers:
 
Reduce supply.
Try and kill the secondhand market.
Increase environmental waste.
Release LHR cards that miners still buy because they turn a good profit, miners don't those CMP cards because they have less resale value, then limit only one cryptocurrency that won't be able to be mined soon.
 
Either the people at Nvidia are completely stupid or there is an agenda you are not seeing.
 

justshady
As for reselling, the only people who would buy an non LHR over a LHR, would be miners. Which I agree they all should pay 200% for using these cards.

 
Its a two way street, gamers with LHR cards getting less money on the secondhand market for their less desirable cards, and miners paying less for a less profitable card.

It all comes down to, "I'm not getting what *I* want! EVGA and NVIDIA have failed us all, and by all, I mean ME!"

Congrats!  Anyone else get their step 2's today? Mine is the 7th of October....so Close.

I'm on 10/5, thought I would have gotten in on the next drop. Next week hopefully! Pumped

Lammergeier16
EVGA announces LHR cards for Step-Up only on 29th June 2021.

If only EVGA would have waited 1 more day before they announced LHR for step-ups. 

Anyways getting an LHR version, for the same price of 889 + taxes  Step-Up people are stuck with this. I bought 2060KO from BB for just Step-up as couldn't buy 3080 myself, in Oct 2020.

Step one: 10/4 2020 @3:26pm
Step two: 6/30 2021@5:47pm
Step three: 6/30 2021@9:32pm
Step four: 6/30 2021@9:45pm

What were the total costs if you don't mind me asking? :0

Lammergeier16

Kabei

Lammergeier16
EVGA announces LHR cards for Step-Up only on 29th June 2021.

If only EVGA would have waited 1 more day before they announced LHR for step-ups. 

Anyways getting an LHR version, for the same price of 889 + taxes  Step-Up people are stuck with this. I bought 2060KO from BB for just Step-up as couldn't buy 3080 myself, in Oct 2020.

Step one: 10/4 2020 @3:26pm
Step two: 6/30 2021@5:47pm
Step three: 6/30 2021@9:32pm
Step four: 6/30 2021@9:45pm

What were the total costs if you don't mind me asking? :0

Cost Breakdown:

New Product $889.99

Original Product- $296.99

Step-Up Cost $593.00

Shipping Cost + $13.24

Tax + $89.00

Total Cost $695.24



Shipping Out Option: UPS Ground

Holy crap!! $89 in tax!?! They said it estimated the tax at 27.14 back when it was 809.99! I'm stepping up from a 2070S at 599.99, so I guess different price for tax per card differences.

There were only TWO drops? Oof.

I'm 10/6, getting worried that time will stretch out now that Nvidia is using everything possible to make 3080ti's.  Other than that hanging in there.