wmunn
This is what I am seeing on my tracking number. It was scheduled for deliver on 4/23, I received an email on 4/22 telling me it was coming on 4/23. never came 4/23, called UPS customer service on 4/24 and they say that it was last scanned on 4/22 in Jacksonville FL, hasn't been scanned anywhere since. I opened a missing package claim and will see what happens. Not getting good vibes so far.....

msromike

IRanNaked

msromike
Just a quick point about this GPU shortage and how Nvidia is actually the reason we don't have our StepUps. Nvidia made everyone think they care about consumer/gamer stock by putting a crypto mining hash rate limiter on some 3060 series. What Nvidia failed to mention is that they have been selling the 3080s directly to crypto farms for 200%+ markup. This leaves fewer DIEs for EVGA to purchase and make new cards with. Just so the "blame" is pointed correctly. It's also not your average gamer/crypto miner it's the 2000+ GPU operations so this is mostly Nvidia's fault not EVGA, not Crypto Miners, not even scalpers. I've worked in the IT field for over 30 years and this is pure insanity. Selling GPUs for twice the price of a top-tier computer (CPU, MOBO, RAM, PSU, M.2, SSD, PSU, and the case of your choice!).

So essentially if Craptocurrencies never existed we'd be better off.

Got it

LOL! Hardly but if it helps you live with the reality... Gamers have been using crypto to make some money back from their computer and GPU purchases for years now. It's becoming the norm to leverage your $1K+ GPU to mine crypto to pay for it. It's the rich crypto people who have thousands of GPUs in warehouses, not individuals. Your lack of interest in cryptocurrency is only evidence of a rude awakening as it will continue to become the standard in currency. People fought the first printed bill as well.
 

Gotspeed_2000

Jackief91
@Godspeed_2000 brings up some valid points, however the flip side is unfortunately, this gpu shortage isn’t going anywhere. Semiconductors storage could possibly be stretched out till 2022 before you may be able to walk into a store and just buy a gpu. At least this is what the Nvidia ceo told the investors on a call. It’s not just crypto but a bunch of other factors all creating the perfect storm. You lose nothing by signing if possible to the step up. It may be a long wait, but it’s better than nothing.

If you are in the window to change or to step up, you could get a 3090 within a couple of months or less.  I went back into the 3090 step up in early April, then I was notified around the middle of April and completed the step up within a couple of days.  I just received my 3090 today and it's now sitting for me to turn it on and see how it runs.  So if you can change to it and can afford the cost difference you would be able to get the upgrade within a couple of months versus waiting for months for a unit to become available.  I do appreciate that EVGA has this program for users and to reward brand loyalty.  Without this, I would have not have this chance to get the 3090 now sitting in my PC.  
 
I agree that gpu, and other pc parts are going to be harder to get for a while.  I don't see if changing for the better until the next a couple of years.  With everything going on, all we need is for China to invade Taiwan and that would throw the semiconductor industry into chaos with TSMCs future clouded.  I believe if you can get a gpu at retail now, it's the time to commit to it since we wont know what the next couple of years is going to be like.