I guess go to Radeon, then?

Wow that's so thought provoking...

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.

If I had to rank the groups participating in anti-consumer behavior, I think my order would look like this:
1. Scalpers
2. Miners that plan on selling the card used after thrashing it 24/7
3. Miners that plan on mining until the card dies
4. The global semiconductor supply chain for not being flexible enough to overproduce in times of high demand
5. NVIDIA

EVGA of course not being on this list. For anyone still pissed at EVGA for making this change, please remove yourselves from the queue entirely, and go join the step-up program for another manufacturer such as ASUS. Oh wait. There isn't one.

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.

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.

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.

I got the email for the step up forcing the change to LHR.. so i email them.. and this was their response:
 
"Hello,

I am sorry but due to expected future inventory, we are unable to change a Step-Up back to a non-LHR card. All future Step-ups to a RTX 3080 FTW3 will only be able to be processed with the LHR version. I apologize for any inconvenience and please feel free to contact us if you have any other questions.

Regards,
EVGA"

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.

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.