evga step up program?

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KSNIPPY

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i just got a 7800gt a few months ago from evga and now that the 7900gt is out i want to upgrade to it while i can throught the step up program. how do you go about doing the step up program, and is it an easy process?
 
I think there is a 90 day limit, from what I hear other members say.
 
Well I cannot give you any advice as to how you should go about the process, other than looking up any documentation you may have received upon purchasing the card, or looking it up on eVga's website.
 
But i don;t think so going through EVGA setup program will save you any money. They will get your 7800GT for cheap and you still have to pay the difference.
 
also anyone know when there getting in new stock for the step-up...i was gonna get 2x7600GT to replace my 2x6600GT

by the time they get new stock...ill be able to get a 7900GT.... anyone have any idea how much evga will set the price at... and when they'll be available... i spoke to a rep and he said he didnt know much of anything
 
I was interested in this myself...

But, it looks like you need to order your new card thru eVGA... which means you probably won't get any kind of sale or discount.

I checked eVGA's website and everything is out of stock, like stated above. No prices are listed... anybody know how much they are selling them for? For instance, the 7900GT?

You can get these for around $310 right now...
 
which means itll probaly be about 400msrp.... i could get more for selling my 2 6600gts both for 100(ebay people are selling it to cheap for my liking)...and slap in some of my own money and i could get the 7900GT...

im definately considering it....

crap i could RMA it... and get almost 100 back.. i think i mite do that...
 
i thought you could buy it from any of the online retailers that evga supported and they used what you paied for your card to go towards the one you are stepping up to.
 
yeah...but if evga doesnt have the cards... then...ill probaly rma one card and use the other as a step up...the 7900GT(non co or super) is 299.99 on back order.. but id rather go that way instead of rma'ing both
 
eVGA is 299.99 @ newegg.com and other websites but I bet they will go up to 350 after they get more in stock. Damn it! I hoping to only pay shipping since I paid 300.69 for my 7800GT a few months ago. I guess we have to see. I hope it isnt 400 dollars! I would rather sell my 7800gt for 250 and buy 7900GT for 300. Blah but it will be a few weeks..months..years till they get more haha
 
iRoNeTiK said:
eVGA is 299.99 @ newegg.com and other websites but I bet they will go up to 350 after they get more in stock. Damn it! I hoping to only pay shipping since I paid 300.69 for my 7800GT a few months ago. I guess we have to see. I hope it isnt 400 dollars! I would rather sell my 7800gt for 250 and buy 7900GT for 300. Blah but it will be a few weeks..months..years till they get more haha
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yeah im in the same situation, i want to send back my $300 7800gt that i got a few months back and go for the $300 7900gt.

only thing is that im doubting they will get more in within the 14 days that i have left on the step up program
 
sign up for the que and the 14days wont matter...i just figure i should get a 79 rather then 2x76
 
so has anyone on here ever used the step up program?
and was it a good process?
 
yes its good. theres a lot of people in line right now but as long as you dont mind the wait. the 7900gt egs is $299 at evga. you trade your card in to them and they take the ammount you paid retal for your card off the price of the new one. you need to sign up before your 90 days are up, as long as you are signed up your stepup wont expire unless you change choises or get out of line.

step-up page, you need your cards seriel number and your email address
 
KSNIPPY you are worried that they aren't going to have any left within 14 days when your 90 days run out?

Does that matter? Doesn't it only matter on the date you submitted your form for the stepup program? It is the 1st step in the program so I would think your fine but you just have to wait a while now?

Like I have 3-4 days left but I submitted for the stepup program before my 90s were up. It does say you have a full 90 days to do it. They dont say you have 90 days but you better do it 1 month in advance just to make sure you get your upgrade card etc... within those 90 days. Doesn't work like that. :?

OH YAH what mrbigshot said :D
 
yeah thats one of the things that i was worried about, being the time frame i have left, thanks for clearing that up.

but also, so you are saying that the new card that i get will be charged with the price that evga is using, and not the price that i could get it for from online retailers such as newegg?
 
Correct. Let us hope MSRP evga charges around 299.99 and not 399.99 :)
 
yeah on the evga site they have a 7900 listed at 299.99 but its the bottem of the line 7900gt and on new egg the model above that one with higher clocks is listed at the same price, thats kinda lame.
 
yup that is correct Ksnippy... unfortunately thats how they hook people...thats what happened to me.. i figured they would be similar to the same prices as newegg and other e-tailers...even when i called there rep said to go check online...

thats why i just RMA'ed one of my cards...it would cost less to rma and get back most of what i paid then to pay more...

im just sitting back and waiting to see the price of the 7900GT of any standard on the evga site... eventually when they come back in stock...
 
thats a good idea, im tempted to just RMA mine and wait till the 7900s get back into stock cause thats a better deal.

is there a time limit in which you can RMA from newegg?
 
xFuryofFivex said:
yup that is correct Ksnippy... unfortunately thats how they hook people...thats what happened to me.. i figured they would be similar to the same prices as newegg and other e-tailers...even when i called there rep said to go check online...

thats why i just RMA'ed one of my cards...it would cost less to rma and get back most of what i paid then to pay more...

im just sitting back and waiting to see the price of the 7900GT of any standard on the evga site... eventually when they come back in stock...
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Thats how they hook people? LOL What other company offers a step-up program? What other company won't void the warranty if you remove the cooler?

I bought a 7800GT for $289 two months ago. I'm getting a new card for $10 and shipping. I don't feel hooked.
 
wonkman said:
I bought a 7800GT for $289 two months ago. I'm getting a new card for $10 and shipping. I don't feel hooked.
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I agree. I like eVGA a lot and the Steup Program was great...in my particular case. You just have to do the math, and make sure to figure in the rates eBay charges for auction space and Paypal for payments. In my case it was a no brainer and eVGA earned themselves a repeat customer in the future. BTW, eVGA can't sell for as low as Newegg because that would piss off Newegg
 
i like evga too, i like what they have going

now im just trying to figure out if the "step up" would be worth it now. isnt it gonna take them a good while to get more 7900s in at this rate, i dont want to be cardless for a long time.
 
Bought eVGA 7800GT CO for $325. MSRP for 7900GT CO Superclock is apparently $339 MSRP. So for about about $50 I get upgraded. Seems like a pretty decent deal for me.
 
i just mentioned the prices because at the time i was lookin to step up...the 7800GT was 399.99 when newegg had them for 285.00...i bought a 6600GT because i figured the step-up wouldnt be so much... i didnt do the math until after i bought the cards... if the 7900GT's stay the price they are now..if not slightly higher..i myself will stay an Evga customer :),
 
KSNIPPY said:
i like evga too, i like what they have going

now im just trying to figure out if the "step up" would be worth it now. isnt it gonna take them a good while to get more 7900s in at this rate, i dont want to be cardless for a long time.
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I was cardless for a week, the amount of time it took for my old card to travel there and then to send me a new one. In the meantime I took one of my local retailers (Fry's) up on their 30-day guaranteed no questions asked return policy, test drove an x1800xt for a week, then took it back when my Step Up arrived. My suggestion is wait as long as you can to enter the queue, and once you get notified it is your turn you then have two weeks to get them your card. If the step up is not a compelling proposition at that time simply don't send your old card back to them.

Last few times I sold stuff on eBay I was surprised how much I paid in fees, not to mention packing materials or worrying about foolish buyers who can't install hardware ruining your perfect eBay feedback for no good reason. What I really liked about the step up was I got a credit for the full retail price I paid for my old card without any of the associated hassle or costs, and in my case it roughly doubled what I would have cleared net to me off an eBay sale.
 
The MSRPs for the 7900s are all posted now. $300/$320/$350 for the GTs. $500/$580 for the GTXs. The GTs look good, the price on the SC GTX is absolutely terrible. I have to now exit the queue and reenter the vanilla one.
 
so if i start the process right now will they have to give me the card i select for trade in for the price that it is at right now, and will they still do the step up if my 90 days have ran out when they finally get them in even though i signed up for it before the 90 days ran out?
 
You are fine if you jump into the queue before 90 days is up. Once you are in the queue, you are fine even after 90 days. You will just lose your ability to switch queues for a differenct version of the card.
 
eurin said:
You are fine if you jump into the queue before 90 days is up. Once you are in the queue, you are fine even after 90 days. You will just lose your ability to switch queues for a differenct version of the card.
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