donta1979
charlesborner
They're going to be holding back product to cover their warranty obligations.
You may want to go check out the people with 30 series cards who had their cards break in less than 30 days and got sent a b-stock card back when it should have been new, then head over to the products page look at prices of stuff that is up, then check out b-stock they wont have the inventory. I honestly do believe Andrew Han is cashing out, if he lied about Kingpin having a plan, then took credit for what Keith Rochford built not him. His word is not worth much, then the fact they are still selling extended warranties. Then the final thing Andrew Han has not stepped forward to talk to the community he claims he built when it was his partner, he sends poor Jacob to do a post, the staff has been pretty much silent since the announcement was made, we only got one update on twitter from jacob for a beta bios for the z690 boards for a beta bios for intel's new 13th gen.
For the OP read the fine print no refunds on extended warranties. I have a feeling those of us with them will be SOL on the 5-10 years... EVGA has been keeping next to 2nd day shipping money from customers sending their order ground, no refund, no sorry, pretty much pound sand you got your product in the proper time frame even though we sent it ground yet that is not what you paid for. Too bad. Yes they have been doing that as of late too. We are never going to see that extended warranty money back. We clicked agree when we purchased it that it was nonrefundable.
"Extended Warranties are non-transferable and non-refundable. If a product with an Extended Warranty is purchased by a second-hand owner, the extended warranty becomes null and void, and the warranty reverts to the standard second-hand product warranty in accordance with the EVGA Global Warranty terms and conditions."
EVGA - Warranty - Extended Warranty
I was super loyal to EVGA, I've spent a down payment on a house with them easily because of their products yeah, but mostly their warranties and customer service. I got a 3090 ftw3 ultra at (original) MSRP when they came out @ an extremely high price, and then when the Kingpin 3090 was released I got one of those too because I KNEW from experience and from other customers that they would have my back when the card took a dump and I knew it would hold me over well into the future.
I've never touched liquid nitrogen, and the hybrid kit on my ftw3 ultra ended up with temps way cooler than the Kingpin on all sensors after playing with pads and spending 💰 (also RMA-ing the hybrid kit because even that died).
The Kingpin died and got RMA'd right away. Don't remember exactly, but it maybe lasted 2 months, probably less. All the ICX sensors except the GPU core wouldn't show and it had power balancing issues. So they sent me a used replacement with the same power issues and didn't return my box or anything, which hurts resale value. Just plain ol cardboard and a SN sticker over another one.
Now they won't honor the warranty down the road, and they won't take the card back, which I would have never bought if they didn't offer a 10 year warranty and earn my trust over the years. I just wanted the best, most reliable card.
Now I'm stuck with this second hand turd with even higher temps, power draw issues and my warranty is no good. Asked if they'd take it back and offered to pay for shipping. Of course they won't, because they are turning into just as shady of a company as any other. I have no use for this card and it's already died once.... Take it back for stock for later RMAs for the poor other guys who trusted you.
I was stoked to see them stand up to Nvidia, but it's more like an exit scam.
Products got worse and worse, EVGA bucks went away, extended warranties got shorter and exponentially more expensive etc. And they sold them til the bitter end, knowing they were gonna pull this...
Thanks for reminding me that a business is not your friend, it's for profit. I needed that reality check.
I'm sure my EVGA PSU I just got out of pure brand support will take a dump any time now.my Seasonic was doing just fine and rated the same.
After that GN video I was gonna go out of my way to buy their products more even if others were better. Now I can't wait to ask them to delete my account and my "genetic info" and other weird stuff they save.... Once my 3 year warranty is up.
If you're reading this: at least send me back my box and accessories. I know you have a cover for a 3090 Kingpin Hybrid box laying around in your dwindling warehouse. Somebody grab me one out of their dumpster at their dwindling warehouse, I'll get my 60 dollars back for the warranty and buy it from you to help me sell this card as complete.