In another sign the GPU shortage is over, EVGA is ending its queue system for several Nvidia RTX 3000 graphics cards.
On Tuesday, the company began sending out emails to US and Canadian customers, notifying them the queue system was ending for certain product models due to improved supplies.
“Now that EVGA has sufficient stock on 30 series at EVGA.com and at ETAIL/RETAIL partners, starting June 23th 2022, all pending queue notifies on [the GPU model] will be removed and the product will be made available for purchase as supply continues to arrive,” the vendor wrote in the message.
The email also contained a link that shows EVGA has numerous RTX 3000 GPUs in stock, ranging from the RTX 3090Ti down to the RTX 3050. Many of the products also offer rebates.
In case you don’t know, EVGA debuted the queue system back in Oct. 2020 when supplies for Nvidia’s RTX 3000 products were thin and scalpers were buying them up. The company responded by essentially creating a waitlist for the GPU models it had up for sale. If you wanted to buy one, you’d be placed in a queue. Once more supply arrived, EVGA would then send out an email, giving you a dedicated URL link to buy the product within an 8 hour window.
The approach wasn’t perfect. In some cases, customers had to wait several months or even longer before they’d get a chance to buy their desired GPU model. But at the same time, many consumers applauded EVGA for creating a fair system to help them finally score a PC graphics card.
Now it seems GPU supplies have improved to the point the waitlist is no longer needed. That said, EVGA didn’t necessarily fulfill every order in the canceled waitlists. On Tuesday, we also received an email from the company about it ending the queue for the RTX 3080 XC3 Black. But the product is currently listed as out of stock on the vendor’s website, and we never received a chance to buy one.
Other users in the EVGA forums are reporting the same. “So those of us who have waited patiently are being kicked to the curb [so] the general public can pick up these cards. Pretty BS that the cards wouldn't be offered to the queues first,” one user wrote.
EVGA didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. But in the meantime, the company said it isn’t getting rid of the queue system entirely. The company plans on keeping it around for other “high demand products.” So it’ll probably pop up again when Nvidia announces next-generation GPUs later this year.