Tuesday, October 6th 2020
EVGA Introduces Queue-based Order System for NVIDIA RTX 30-Series Graphics Cards
EVGA has announced that they are changing up the usual process for NVIDIA RTX 30-series graphics cards in wake of unprecedented demand and supply constraints. The company has now implemented a queue-based system, where email notifications are being used as a sort of pre-register for the acquisition of NVIDIA's new, hot-selling cards, right in wake of comments from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang that supply for this particular series of graphics cards should not meet demand until early 2021.
Users who use the "notify me" button on the EVGA website are essentially sitting in line for the moment where EVGA adds new cards to its stock (all RTX 3080 cards are out of stock at time of writing). Users who are being matched with inventory availability will be sent a secure email to the account they registered their notification with (provided the email is also registered with EVGA itself) which will then allow the user to order his select EVGA RTX 30-series card. Users who have previously asked for a notification have already been added to the queue, and the email with the order link is only active for 5 hours after it's been sent to your account - after this period of time, your chance in the queue will be passed on to the next in line, and you'll have to reenter it again. This could bring some semblance of normalcy to the system, and reduce the number of F5-mashing users that have to spend their precious time waiting for an opportunity to snag one of NVIDIA's latest. It could also bring some measure of protection against scalpers and bot purchase applications. Check after the break for the full explanation on how this system works, which was given by EVGA's own Jacob Freeman. The system is first being rolled-out for the US, with other regions following suit according to its success.
Users who use the "notify me" button on the EVGA website are essentially sitting in line for the moment where EVGA adds new cards to its stock (all RTX 3080 cards are out of stock at time of writing). Users who are being matched with inventory availability will be sent a secure email to the account they registered their notification with (provided the email is also registered with EVGA itself) which will then allow the user to order his select EVGA RTX 30-series card. Users who have previously asked for a notification have already been added to the queue, and the email with the order link is only active for 5 hours after it's been sent to your account - after this period of time, your chance in the queue will be passed on to the next in line, and you'll have to reenter it again. This could bring some semblance of normalcy to the system, and reduce the number of F5-mashing users that have to spend their precious time waiting for an opportunity to snag one of NVIDIA's latest. It could also bring some measure of protection against scalpers and bot purchase applications. Check after the break for the full explanation on how this system works, which was given by EVGA's own Jacob Freeman. The system is first being rolled-out for the US, with other regions following suit according to its success.
"We have made some changes to the checkout process for EVGA.com 30 Series orders. Now we are using a queue based notification system.
To sign up, use the notification button on the product you would like to be notified for. For everyone who already used the notify button previously, you are already entered. Once product is available (and it is your turn to purchase), you will receive a secure email that will allow you to purchase the product that you received a notification for. Please note that you have 5 hours to place your order, if your order is not complete within 5 hours, the product will be released back into queue system.
Also note that your email address that was used for the notify system MUST MATCH an email that has a registered EVGA account, if an account is not available with that email, you will need to create one before you can purchase.
Also note that this system will be available for US store first and evaluating for other regions."
25 Comments on EVGA Introduces Queue-based Order System for NVIDIA RTX 30-Series Graphics Cards
Seems as most of the world was not actually ready to receive orders for the 3080 in a proper way.
What is MORE annoying is that you have NO CLUE what you queue position is in any website when ordering a 3080.
So to resolve this I have spammed orders for several different 3080 SKUs at each major retailers in Sweden paying with credit and just waiting to see who can deliver first. At the moment I have orders for around 30 graphics cards.
This is thanks to that you never know where you are in an order queue and if I order just one card and happen to chose one with a long order queue or delivery time it could be months before i get a card. By spamming orders I now have a chance of getting a card with in weeks instead of months.
Update:
I now also put my self up at EVGAs new mail queue system with several accounts and all different SKUs of EVGA 3080 graphic cards on each account so that is another 20 cards in my queue. So I am now topping 50 preorders on different sites and will continue relentlessly until I get a card I like.
If I get cards I don't like I will just auction them away making some money. This is among others Nvidias fault for creating this situation by not supplying the world with enuf 3080 and all the websites that cannot give you any information what place you have in an order queue.
No perfect way to do it I'll admit, just how it is.
:kookoo:
www.sinya.com.tw/prod/153588
www.sinya.com.tw/prod/153586
The current way of doing things is not perfect, but it's better than a silly queue.