WolfyPS
Sorry to hear that, it feels more like a lottery than an actual queue.
Not exactly a lottery. There are non-random (if unfair) elements, such as:
- Every RTX 30 series SKU has its own queue.
- Europe getting way fewer cards, to the point where no one tracks the EU queues like we track the NA queues.
- "Highest" SKUs in queue 2.0 are more likely to move (3090 before 3080, Ultra SKUs first, FTW before XC)
- "Lowest" SKUs in queue 2.0 are also more likely to move (3060 before 3060 Ti, Gaming SKUs first, XC before FTW).
- If a 2.0 queue reaches September 27, 2021 (the day the signups closed), it completes all its signups. All queue 2.0 cards available outside the queue in 2022 did it.
However, none of them are told ahead of time. Closest thing was EVGA telling people to aim for air cooled cards (as opposed to water cooled) when they told us to reduce our number of active queues to 2. They said they will be able to make more air cooled ones. I believe it's because Nvidia (or maybe the semiconductor manufacturer) decides how many GPUs of each model it wants to make, possibly even where they're shipped (EU or NA), and EVGA can't do much about it.
WolfyPS
What other models did [SirOutlander] sign up for? I had the 3060ti (08G-P5-3663-KL) and 3060 (12G-P5-3655-KR).
They're in SirOutlander's signature. But since they're not visible on mobile, here they are:
EU 08G-P5-3663-KL 3/28/2021 No
EU 12G-P5-3657-KR 3/28/2021 Removed by User
EU 10G-P5-3881-KL 3/28/2021 No
US 12G-P5-3655-KR 2/27/2021 Yes WARNING：Notify from this EVGA store cannot be shipped to your country.
US 10G-P5-3881-KL 2/26/2021 Removed by User WARNING：Notify from this EVGA store cannot be shipped to your country.
Also, I maintain
a spreadsheet with historical weekly data on queues, and can make linear estimates on 2.0 SKUs (2020 and 2021 models) based on past performance.