Nagorak
If stock only comes in once a week then it will certainly be a long wait for anyone who purchased after the first day, or even for some of those who purchased later on the first day. All we can hope for is that things pick up and we start getting inventory drops more like 2 or 3 times per week. That will be the difference between waiting 4 to 6 months, and only 2 or 3 months.

It's also possible that some people may drop out and switch over to the 3070 when it releases.

I expect that step-up drops will likely stay at once a week but drops may have more cards as production ramps up. Either way Day 2 people and on will likely be waiting at least 2 months or more. Apparently this is consistent with previous launches.

rain2_usa

Flybye
Are they ready to actually hold a card for you when you make a payment?  I've been wondering how much downtime I'll have.

Step 2 means a card is allocated to you.  Seems to be a 3 business day turnaround from the moment EVGA receives your card to them actually shipping the new one out. Total downtime depends on your choice of shipping to and from EVGA. 

Nice.  TY. 

What price should i place for declared value if im shipping from Canada?

Jack-Rabbit

Popoman
What price should i place for declared value if im shipping from Canada?

Is it an RMA?

But for insurance purposes you likely need a value?

Step 1 9/29/20 6:34pm EST

NightRaynes
 
Hey Yall,  I got my step up in.    Looks like its b-stock unfortunately 
 

 
So you got a damaged, blemished, used card?
 
 

Call them up.. see if you can get to the front of the line and get a replacement ASAP.  This is exactly what I was afraid of.
 
Do not just accept it.. you have no idea what else might be wrong.  

innocznt

Juicer-19

richardwu190
Hi Juicer-19, it seems both of us got the Step 1 email at exactly the same time! Hope we will be getting the same batch of cards soon.

We're getting close! I'm guessing we will see our cards by the end of the month. Looks like 2 weeks if they keep up the amount they dished out today. 

So, we're not exactly getting close. Not to burst the bubble, but I got off the phone with customer service, one of the guys that reviews the Step-Up requests, and told him about the thread and whatnot and was saying how there were about 20+ people that got to step 2 according to the thread.
 
Well, he mentioned that it's unofficial which of course, it's a "community ran" forum but he also told me that there were over 1000 requests within the first hour. So just because we see a few names that got theirs, that doesn't mean that any of us are any closer than we think but of course I'd like to stay optimistic. I got in at 10:19 AM on the release day so here's to hoping I see that step 2 within the next few weeks or so.

I was probably at least 100 of those requests before I got through! Hahaha.
 
Just by looking at the times of the people who are on the list, it seems like the website was not working at all for about 20 minutes from 9:50 to about 10:10. I'm going to keep the optimism even if I have to wait a few months more. The 2080 is still the best gaming I've ever personally experienced and I've only had this PC build for 3 months. So it's all still super new to me. I can definitely understand those who might be feeling down about the wait if they're not able to enjoy what they have right now, though. 

Really hoping that B-stock card is a one off and not a pattern. Get that RMA'd asap and ask for cross shipping since you don't have a card to use in the meantime. 

k2theablam
Really hoping that B-stock card is a one off and not a pattern. Get that RMA'd asap and ask for cross shipping since you don't have a card to use in the meantime. 

I mean, could be a card that almost shipped on launch, got fixed, retested, and resealed. They did mention catching the problem before any went out. Could just be the first few out in the wild have this "problem"
Obviously is a concern though, and clarification from Jacob/EVGA is needed before anything.

MynRich

k2theablam
Really hoping that B-stock card is a one off and not a pattern. Get that RMA'd asap and ask for cross shipping since you don't have a card to use in the meantime. 

I mean, could be a card that almost shipped on launch, got fixed, retested, and resealed. They did mention catching the problem before any went out. Could just be the first few out in the wild have this "problem"
Obviously is a concern though, and clarification from Jacob/EVGA is needed before anything.

This could be it.  The Caps on the back are absolutely digusting too.  I will post a picture momentarily.  This is def. a hand solder job vs machine.
 

 
 

Glad I'm not the first in line, lol you think evga would give you fresh production cards for your stepup, meanwhile they their first batch or few batches were caught with the 6 popscap... Best to be 3 to 4 months in and grab a new card with most bugs worked out... Lol

basmith7
I added a just for fun expected step 2 date calculation to the sheet. 

It calculates the current number of step2s, assuming everyone before the last guy that got it also got theirs. Then divides that by the number of days between 9/17 and whenever the last step 2 was received. That gives us an estimated Step2s/Day. Then it uses that rate to figure out when it thinks each place in line will get theirs. 

 
Thank you for this.  Seems to me your more optimistic then I was.  However I am late feb.. lol still.  I gotta make a list of partner brands and models I am ok with and see what gets to me first I guess.  The list starts with EVGA FTW3 for 80 and 90  for sure.. but.

NightRaynes

NightRaynes
 
Hey Yall,  I got my step up in.    Looks like its b-stock unfortunately 
 
Link to more: 
 
 

EVGA IMMEDIATELY MADE ME WHOLE AGAIN AND ARE OFFERING FREE ARMA. THIS IS A ONE OFF QC ISSUE, NOT B-STOCK.

This was made clear to me it’s not B-Stock and the capacitors are somewhat normal in their current state.

Daniel from EVGA is 100% making me whole again. EVGA CS comes in strong once again. This appears to be a one off issue.

THANK YOU EVGA

Thank you EVGA. From someone patiently waiting on the sidelines this boosts my confidence in choosing you guys for my pc gear.