EVGA Step up MSRP

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hankbaskett

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I'm a little bit confused as to how this step up program works. Does EVGA adjust their MSRPs (Retail) Prices to keep them somewhat in line with what their video cards sell for, or do they keep the original release MSRP for this program.

If they adjust the MSRP, I was thinking about buying an 8800 GTS and switching it to a GTX near the end of my 90 day period... if they don't, that would be a silly thing to do.


Thanks a lot guys!
 
it's pretty straightforward

whatever the MSRP you see for the item you want to step up to is what you will pay for the GTX, subtract what you paid (not EVGA MSRP) for the GTS, and the difference is what you pay for the GTX in the end + shipping

so if you paid $399 + tax + shipping for the GTS from Newegg.com, and within 90 days, assuming you registered the GTS on EVGA's site correctly, you want to get the GTX which is set at EVGA MSRP of $599, you will pay $599 - $399 = $200 + shipping to step up

all of the nitty gritty details can be found here

http://www.evga.com/stepup/default.asp

# Product eligibility is dependent upon the following restrictions:

* Product must have been purchased through an authorized reseller, retailer, e-tailer, or distributor of EVGA products.
* Products purchased through unauthorized channels, such as E-Bay or other auction sites do not qualify for the Step-up™ program.
* Products acquired through a promotional contest or giveaway are also not qualifed to be used in the Step-up™ program.
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this part gets alot of people, only new products bought from the approved retailer/e-tailer list are eligible, so if you bouht it on ebay or second hand you can't get it, or even if you bought new from a retailer or e-tailer not on the approved list, you can't step up, part of the registration process requires you send a copy of the original purchase invoice to EVGA, i think they also require you to register the new card within 30 days of purchase, and also i believe they require a copy of the original invoice be sent in with the card to be stepped up, those are some of the more recent changes
 
Thanks for the post nobody_here, but that's not really what I'm trying to get to the bottom of.

If I pay $500 for a GTS now, and the MSRP on a GTX is $699 on EVGAs site, if I try to step up to a GTX in 3 months, will it still be $699, or do they adjust their MSRP to market prices (hopefully $500ish in 3 months)?

What am asking is does EVGA adjust their MSRP to be somewhat in line with the market price of their video cards, or do they keep their original release MSRP for as long as those cards are out?


Thanks.
 
Indeed, it would be the shizait if they allowed that... it seems like this way limits it's usefullness quite a bit :mad:
 
Their MSRP's move down a little bit sometimes. Like when the 8800GTX launched, their price was $649 for it. Now they bumped them down to $599 to make room for the KO edition at the $649 price point. Same deal with the GTS's. Generally their MSRP's stay pretty stable even after the product is long outdated, that's just how they do it.
 
I know I was happy with the program, because I stepped up from a 7800GT ($299) to a 7900GT for like $20 because I bought the 7800GT right before the 7900GTs came out :)
 
hankbaskett said:
Indeed, it would be the shizait if they allowed that... it seems like this way limits it's usefullness quite a bit :mad:
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but at the same time, who is going to give you every single dollar you paid for a card 90 days ago, that you have overclocked the snot out of, and changed the cooling on, is used, etc....etc....

even though it could be better, it could be a whole lot worse
 
ZacharyS said:
I know I was happy with the program, because I stepped up from a 7800GT ($299) to a 7900GT for like $20 because I bought the 7800GT right before the 7900GTs came out :)
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How happy are you gonna be when you want that 8800GTX, 'cause you can only step up one time:(
 
MelonSplitter said:
How happy are you gonna be when you want that 8800GTX, 'cause you can only step up one time:(
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I did the step-up program in April or May, so yea, I couldn't step-up to an 8800 anything right now anyway. However, I didn't even know the 7900GTs were being released, someone happened to mention it and it was nearly the same price as my 7800GT was retail (I think the $20 may have been shipping and they were the same price, but I'm not sure) :D
 
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