Proof that when you look after your customers, you will be celebrated. Really cool to see how much they grew and branched out, all while keeping their soul
Hi Linus, I am a volunteer (unpaid) forum moderator with EVGA with well over 100,000 posts which took 19 years to achieve. I understand how you feel. I love this nostalgia as it brings back so many great memories from the past. Yes, I miss EVGA motherboards and video cards probably more than anyone. I'm still on the forums and hoping for a good future for EVGA. Thanks for this video (a.k.a. rjohnson11, EVGA volunteer forum moderator)
EVGA is still around right? The motherboard I bought last year is an EVGA. I actually bought the z690 because they chose to remove the U.2 port on the z790.
@@HotdogSosage To add insult to injury, they've also shortened the warranty periods on the PSUs they still sell, which doesn't exactly inspire confidence that they'll be around for all that much longer
EVGA provided me amazing and unheard of customer support a couple year ago, my 1080 had a catastrophic failure and I was well outside the warranty period. The support rep informed me I could buy the extended warranty still (like $30-50, i can't remember exactly), and they replaced my card, that card is still going strong in my wife's computer.
Fun fact. I ordered a prebuilt in 2021 to get hold of a 3080 at normal pricing. The card was due to be an XC3 card. But when it arrived I had a FTW card which was £100 more without scalping pricing back then. Even on the receipt it said XC3 so I wondered about the warranty incase I had any issues. Sending back a FTW card when I was supposed to receive an XC3 I was worried Scan would say the card isn't the one we supplied. So I contacted Scan and they said it was fine. They said consider it a free upgrade from EVGA because they have no XC3 cards to ship and wanted to complete orders so warranty still stands with Scan and EVGA even though I paid for the lesser model. Just shows how EVGA's customer satisfaction went above and beyond. Thank you EVGA. You'll never be forgotten.
I was genuinely sad when I heard EVGA was leaving the industry. My very first custom PC was a full EVGA setup, my second was a Gigabyte (Im sorry for cheating on you EVGA, I've regretted it the whole time) and my third was EVGA cause of how good their stuff was. Hopefully we'll see you beautiful bastards again in the future!
I hope we get more videos with garry, his knowledge that he has from being there at the start is incredible useful and mixed with linus humour its really well done
This brought a tear to my eye. I've had components from many manufacturers. Gigabyte, Zotac, Asus, G.Skill, Corsair. You name it, I've probably had at least one. All of them have have had problems on every component I've bought. Except EVGA. The quality of their products has never once failed me. To put it into perspective, one of my Gigabyte 980Ti's blew a resistor trying to load the WoW login screen and nearly totalled my entire machine. My Gigabyte 3070 didn't last 2 years. My old EVGA 770, however, still functions fine even if it can't handle the most modern games anymore. Recently, a friend of mine was selling off his EVGA 3090. I didn't even care that it wasn't a 3090Ti, I snapped that thing up fast as I'll never see another EVGA card beyond that now. And I'm so sad about that and I have no idea what I'll buy going forward. I'd love to see EVGA look to Intel and see if they can cut a favourable deal in helping them develop their GPU line. Their ability to innovate might increase the pace of development on those cards and catch them up to their competition. If Nvidia does leave the gamer market we will need someone reliable to pick up the slack. Also if they could make motherboards again so I'm not stuck with terrible quality Asus boards or an Asrock board that looks like it's been puked on that would be phenomenal.
I miss them too!!! My 12 year old X79 Classified mobo with EK waterblocks on VRM and southbridge is still chugging along and overclocks like a beast on my i7-3930K... minus the fried USB 3.0 chip due to a water leak. Ooops! My EK water cooled 1080Ti FTW3 still spits out frames like a champ and holds crazy overclocks and voltages. I have never had an issue with EVGA gear, but have had failures with every other brand! Hurry back, we miss you already.
I have only owned EVGA graphics cards and I have never had a bad experience with them. Every card I've purchased with them has been great. I hope EVGA starts making AMD cards at some point. I would buy one in a heartbeat.
I had one bad one; the 560Ti DS. It came with terrible thermal paste (or just a bad application???) and had to be repasted out of the box or it overheated. Funnily, after repasting it it worked great and is still in my old as balls garage computer.
One of my two 970 Superclocked in SLI caught fire, instantly killing the first card and making SLI innacessible on the second due to a piece of the bridge melting. EVGA replaced both, no bureacracy, no questions asked. I'm sure that had it been any other brand they would've done everything in their power to pin the blame on me and leave me with two broken cards.
I had a EVGA GTX 970 since 2015. It ran so good and still runs today and performs very well still in AAA games, Only just recetly got a ASUS 4070ti. Also only ever used EVGA PSUs and they all worked flawless. EVGA is such a strong company that made strong items. I wish them the best and hope they still exist for years to come
When I was still working at LTT I had two EVGA cards on my desk from an unfinished video that I never checked back in to the logistics guys. I'd like to think that they're still on that desk to this day I love EVGA!!
@@BigYacht Stupid question. How do you even know the investigation is a) complete with an analysis written up, or b) legal to release with no issue that needed to be reported to the local authorities for investigation before a public report can be released?
Honestly I loved this video, seeing all the cool slightly "older" products and getting the cool backstory/history for evga was a lot of fun to watch. Sidenote, I wish that they would make cases again, they're so dope.
I know we shouldn't stick to one specific brand for hardware or software but EVGA really do deserve the love. I've had my build for nearly 8 years now and the only parts that have never required any kind of support are my EVGA PSU and GPU. I know they're actually known for their Customer Support but the EVGA parts I've used / made my friend's use for their build have hardly ever put a foot wrong.
Yes, I have a GTX 760 from them in my living room home theater/emulation PC and the thing is almost 11 years old now and the only maintenance I ever did to it besides cleaning was changing the thermal compound once. Kind of unreal.
I love their power supplies. Never let me down. Not even the $30 evga 400w units that everyone fears 😂. I had 2 rx 470 running in my pc with one of those 400w psu just fine. Now I use the evga 450w bronze units because the other ones are hard to find now a days.
I used the EVGA queue and step up program to get my 30 series card and myself and my friends used the step up program for the 20 series cards. I also had great experience with their customer service for past graphics cards. EVGA will always be missed in the GPU space :(
I've got an EVGA 3060 and absolutely love it. It was a great buy at a great price. Plus the fact I was able to sign up and be notified when I could purchase was so nice in the days of the 30 series.
I was one of those lucky few that got a 3080 from EVGA at MSRP just a couple of months after it launched because of their queue. The thing is still going strong after more than 3 years and I'll hold on to it for as long as I can. EVGA you where the MVP.
Same, I was lucky to get the 3080 when it launched. If there was any inclination that they might stop making cards, I would’ve bought the 3090 Ti ; #sadness
I had a EVGA GTX 970 since 2015. It ran so good and still runs today and performs very well still in AAA games, Only just recetly got a ASUS 4070ti. Also only ever used EVGA PSUs and they all worked flawless. EVGA is such a strong company that made strong items. I wish them the best and hope they still exist for years to come
Not sure what you are trying to prove here? Your 1 GPU works? Wow, great... I have even older cards from Asus, Gainward, MSI, etc. that all work perfectly today. Stop fanboying and pretending like EVGA didn't have its own share of GPU failures and recalls.
That 23 anniversary shirt made me realize EVGA made their decision public a bit over a year and a quarter ago. Time flies past quite quickly in the tech space. See if they could collab to release a well deserved badge or screwdriver design with their metallic shine, so we can celebrate their legacy in OCing & pushing the envelope further each iteration?
I've always enjoyed EVGA products since I got my first power supply from them. Ended up building a new, top-of-the-line PC during the tail end of Covid, and HAD to include the Z690 Dark Kingpin to show my love and gratefulness to the company on its way out of the GPU market. Hope they keep truckin forever, they are one of the better companies nowadays
Man, that 980ti kingpin is my favourite card of all time. I remember really wanting one at the time but couldn’t get one so ended up going with an alternative 980ti.
Not all of their cards were great, but I firmly believe that they were the best of all of the large videocard manufacturers, unless you count Sapphire, but Sapphire was, and probably still is, much smaller than EVGA ever was. I remember hearing that some of EVGA's GTX 1000 series cards had issues. I have heard multiple times that some (not all) of their GTX 1060 models had poor memory cooling. I would say that Sapphire is the best well known videocard brand now, but as they are getting bigger, they will be more prone to making some weak products. We should never blindly trust any brand, no matter how good their track record is. It's too bad that they still only make AMD cards, but I think they get some degree of preferential treatment, along with the other AMD only manufacturers like Powercolor and XFX, for staying as an exclusive manufacturing partner. Sapphire seems to have become the most prolific AMD card manufacturer, as they seem to be the only brand making reference cards for some of AMD's current 7000 series GPUs, and some of those reference models seem pretty basic, though I have yet to actually see any detailed reviews or teardowns of those cards, or of any current gen Sapphire cards except for the Nitro+ models.
As much as all us gamers really miss EVGA, I cant imagine what it must be like for all those employees of all the different products :( I hope they'll be back eventually
i love the fact that EVGA gave Jay one of the only Next Gen Graphics Cards a.k.a. RTX 4090s. and the fact that he already did this build. maybe not exactly but very similar.
I appreciated the different route Linus took highlighting some of their past innovations and looking at some of their less known products. Jayz video was more of a showcase build with what could have been and more of a last hurrah.
that monitor would be great for easily showing a customer (or whoever) on the opposite side of your desk, what your working on, or have your desktop mirrored to both so the client could see as you prepare their taxes.... or whatever.
Honestly, EVGA through the 2000 - 2015 era was amazing; they were true innovators, with genuine attention to detail, and skew that spread across the board, allowing most anyone to get a quality aftermarket card in a time where it really was the wild west if you weren't buying flagship models.
I only ever bought EVGA GPUs throughout over 14+ years (260, 560 Ti, 760, 980, 1080 Ti FTW3 Hybrid, 3080 XC3 Ultra Hybrid). EVGA had the best customer service and returns process. They always tried to innovate and push the boundaries for enthusiasts. Now I gotta settle for NVIDIA's bland and boring cards or other brands' cards. 😫
I use that 850 T2 now and it's been going strong for 6+ years... but I also had that 1600 Supernova right when it came out. EVERYBODY wanted that PSU, it was always sold out and I worked hard to get it. Powered my multiple 580GTX rig and it needed it 😳 (also I clicked on this video solely expecting you to build an SR-2 since that was the greatest MoBo ever built.)
DMS-59 cables were really common for low profile ATI video cards from OEM's like HP and Dell. They used a DMS-59 splitter cable and supported mixes of VGA, DVI, and displayport.
Also ended up in a lot of servers back in the day. low profile cards that were cheap. Ended up picking up a box of 30 ATi cards withe these, for like $20 about 5 years ago, and sill use them whenever i just need video output on something.
This was a great trip down memory lane. I love EVGA, I’m still using their 850g2 supernova on my currently build. Previously I had a pair of gtx1080 FTW2 (I know, I know but it actually made demanding games like GTA V run much smoother) in my PC and they were awesome. People who were into PCs at that time may remember that the early FTW2 cards had a thermal pad issue which caused some melted components, EVGA allowed you to make the repair yourself with a kit that you could request from them for free and it didn’t affect your warranty. I can’t think of another tech company that has done something similar. When I finally upgraded my PC once GPU prices came back down to a reasonable level I couldn’t justify to myself the significant price difference between an EVGA 3000 series card and ones from other brands. It’s really sad that we are never going to get new EVGA cards, thanks EVGA for being one of the last tech companies that actually seems to give a shit about their customers
Back in the day I had issues with my EVGA X58 Motherboard, when I RMA'd it they had no stock so they sent me a X58 Classified Board, thing was like $500 at the time and the most beautiful piece of hardware I had ever seen in my life lol, and they had it back to me with 2nd day shipping. Also RMA'd one of my two GTX 295's I had in Quad-SLI, they sent me the replacement before I even shipped the original out, fantastic company!
As a 74 yr. young gamer, was a long time buyer of EVGA GPU cards, loved the quality, their step-up program and not to mention peace of mind in how they backed their products, when they with-drew from production of GPU's, I switched to 'Team Red', to a RX 6700XT (now rocking a RX 7900XT), from my EVGA GTX 1080, more simply said , RIP EVGA GPU's you won't be forgotten!
I ordered an EVGA card on Amazon that was supposed to come with a game code once, and Amazon never sent me the code. I reached out to Amazon support and after about an hour of a couple different agents not being helpful, I called EVGA support. They picked up the phone instantly, and told me this is technically an issue that amazon should be dealing with, but within minutes they sent me an email with a code. The rep was great, genuinely the best customer support experience I've ever had.
me here with evga 1080, and oh boy was I devastated when I realised there are no 40 series evga cards and will never be. such a heartwarming video, thank you!
I just RMA'd a EVGA 3070 that lost display output. The process was smooth! They responded promptly I sent in my card and had a new one back within about a week. Great to see that they are still honoring GPU warranties! I'll definitley miss them Ive had this card and a 2070 super from them both amazing cards. Good to see a tribute build. Long live EVGA
This Case is absolutely awesome, i basically always have cheap, second hand cases because "its just a box for your components", but this case is the first one where i really wouldnt mind paying the premium. Except for that Hyte Case with the 45 degree Window maybe.
Imagine if hardware was developed just like modern games: - Whoa! It POSTs! - Ship it! - But there’s issues and clock is unstable. - We will fix it via driver updates!
The DG-8 cases were listed as HTPX compatible. EVGA really is the best. I was very sad they didn't make more cases (the only way you're getting my DG-87 is from my cold dead hands).
When EVGA announced they were exiting the GPU market, I had to use them for my build I did during lock down. Ended up getting the 3080 and couldn't be happier.
I do miss EVGA being in the GPU market but I can understand why they don't miss it at all. Shame you couldn't get your hands on one of those rare EVGA RTX 4090 FTW3 cards for this. Not that an unsupported/demonstration card would necessarily be better, but it would have been cool.
Bro, that monitor concept was SICK. I'm so sad we will never see monitors like that. I would totally buy one if EVGA just brought a 24" one to the market with decent modern specs.
As a former owner of a EVGA GPU I never got any problem with it. I also mined in the peak of ETH mining and got some money when not gaming. Never had to change even the termal paste because it never thermal throttled. It was incredible.
I managed to get a EVGA 3080 from Jayztwocents for my brother a few years back. I eventually got myself a EVGA 3080ti hybrid. Both hold a special place in our hearts. Riding them out until they kick the bucket! #evga
I done that with my GTX 690 Signature, ran it for about eight years got it on release day in 2012, it never kicked the bucket it still works but it's just an ornament on a shelf now as newer games just don't run well on it at all.
up until 2 years ago i was using a 1070ftw2 and an i5-8500 with 16gb of ram and that 1070 was still playing new titles at 100+ fps on medium to high settings. Loved that little thing
After watching the whole video this video hit me in different ways. Thanks for everything EVGA. For so much childhood fun, and being a trust worthy piece of my adult business.
EVGA's hardware innovations were impressive, but their customer service is legendary. Mad props to Jacob Freeman for being super helpful and answering every question on twitter he could during the "Great 2020 gpu shortage." They did a wait list for 30 series gpu's when they were impossible to buy at msrp. Still rocking my 3080 FTW3 Ultra from that wait list. And I got it at msrp thanks to EVGA.
As a EVGA Z790 Kingpin owner, I really wish we could get one more BIOS update to officially support 48GB sticks and Intel 14th gen. Last official BIOS update from last March hurts for this level of motherboard.
That tends to be true for most high-end motherboards. The only stuff that gets frequent updates tends to be whatever people are actually buying. Makes high-end motherboards feel scammy enough for me to stay away. Probably the most unreliable component already so spending extra for the worst experience the platform has to offer sucks.
@@TimberWulfIsHereif you're going from 7th gen to 14th gen like I am, then you might as well get the best you can the i7 14700k is decent compared to the i9
I will miss EVGA for sure! They had the best products, had the best following and had the best customer service! I remember being up late night and trying to build my PCs and Ethernet i had issues they helped me every time. They didn't leave me until i actually was up and running.
Always had an EVGA board even when the latest daily driver boards (not DARK) were missing features, ports, premium audio, bios updates and such compared to other manufacturers while still keeping the EVGA price tag. The support was just really good, BIOS nice and boards looked industrial not clowney. Currently rocking X570 FTW and when I retire AM4 I would probably go Asrock.
I knew EVGA was amazing but my jaw dropped the second I saw that case and just kept dropping over and over as Linus kept showing it off, my god is that thing perfect
@@MrMCDiggles let me rephrase! I would like to see a collab like they did recently with PCMR where it's LTT quality and design but basically PCMR merch. Picture the PCMR Hoodie with maybe EVGA green instead of yellow and an embroidered EVGA logo, then a huge K|NGP|N in gold blazed down the left arm. I would buy this. With Jay's relationship it would be cool for him to make a shirt that is more EVGA/J2C. Different type of thing. :)
i did the same i was all xfx back in days then evga gtx 470 tri way sli 580 sli gtx 680 4gb edition ftw+ sli gtx 780 6gb edition aswell then i switch to ASUS due to me no liking they desing anymore d also evga legendary x58 board era
Have purchased close to 40 EVGA products over the years. Love the products this company produces... A very customer-centric company in almost every way. Edit: I have my DG-87 un-opened... waiting for my back to get better xD
I still sport a dual 1080ti EVGA cards in SLI with that exact 1600 W PSU. Carried me a long way till now and was absolutely worth it even when I bought them at them at the height of mining prices. Really wish they'd come back with more stuff.
I still have my evga DG-86 Full tower with the new stickers/plastics on the side. :D Allways wanted to build a full evga PC that was the project that never was, I was gonna buy the DG-87 but it was like silver/gunmetal if I remember correctly So I whent with the black case on DG-86 When it comes to warranty and customersupport no company has ever been as good to customers as EVGA I stand by that so even if they where to stop now, They done moore than most companies have and alot more than what they had to do.
You should have tried to get the unofficial 4090 from EVGA. Jay was able to get one and I don't think they only made the one. They even have an unofficial driver so that you can actually install and use it in a system.
The only EVGA product I've bought was a 450W 80+ Bronze PSU, which I never had any problem with. Picked partly at the time cuz the fan cover looked cool. :)
I just want to leave a note that my first gaming PC with SLI GTX570 Classified's and 2500k still worked perfectly when i started it up and played a few games last year
EVGA has sorta always been my favorite. I really am sad that they aren't doing stuff now. EVGA wasn't just great quality, a lot of the time, they were cheaper than the other guys.
The fact that the manufacturer with arguably the highest standards in qc and customer support was the first to leave the GPU market says a lot. I have a lot of respect for EVGA. I'd love to see intel make something work with them in the future.
I remember when i bought my first high end card, the 780ti from EVGA. What an absolute monster, carried me more than ten years before failing. R.I.P. EVGA
I really hope EVGA returns with intel/amd cards, they really had some insane cards
Amd maybe 💀
I doubt it, the owner is closing down the company. I guess doing business with AMD is just too much to bear...
@@mihai_700-x1v Imagine that. Radeon and EVGA go ham, and destroy Nvidia, while AMD smack down on Intel.
I'd love to see it!
Lol AMD is years behind NVIDIA in consumer GPUs and over half a decade in the datacenter@@raspiankiado
Why doesn't the owner sell the company to someone else? He can get a great deal on the customer service reputation alone.@@ironhead2008
EVGA would put a catalytic converter and V8 engine into a GPU if they could. We need them.
Who cares about the environment we only care about gaming
...and then supercharge it!
@@corruptedpoison1 95% of the world's population would like to have an word with you
Straight pipe. No cats!
@@lazyreal6024 speak for yourself. Who cares about globalist agenda. Fuck ''catalyst converter'', dpf, egr, hybrids and all that.
Evga will always have a special place in my heart
I will miss them for sure!
Ok
Same. :,D
My most brave GPU was the GTX 260 from EVGA. absolutely loved it
They have a special place in my rig (RTX 3080 FTW3)
Proof that when you look after your customers, you will be celebrated. Really cool to see how much they grew and branched out, all while keeping their soul
yeah but from a corporate perspective you would rather be alive and hated than ded and celebrated?
Nothing lives forever
"Proof that when you look after your customers, you will be -celebrated- dead."
Ftfy.
@@pranamd1wait, is EVGA dead???
@@qlz19Not as a company, no. Only their graphics card division.
EVGA such a gem. Difficult to find such companies.
Hi Linus, I am a volunteer (unpaid) forum moderator with EVGA with well over 100,000 posts which took 19 years to achieve. I understand how you feel. I love this nostalgia as it brings back so many great memories from the past. Yes, I miss EVGA motherboards and video cards probably more than anyone. I'm still on the forums and hoping for a good future for EVGA. Thanks for this video (a.k.a. rjohnson11, EVGA volunteer forum moderator)
Man I remember your handle. Wow.
ty for your service o7
Evga such a good company from my understanding, it could so easily make a comeback
o7
Salute. 🙂
EVGA was just different and in such a good way. It was really cool seeing those older cards, it really took my back to the better days of pc gaming.
EVGA is still around right?
The motherboard I bought last year is an EVGA.
I actually bought the z690 because they chose to remove the U.2 port on the z790.
@@TAEYYO Yes, just not in GPUs anymore.
yyes so different that my 3090 got fryd by playing new world
As fun as this video was to watch, the way Linus wrapped up the conclusion made it sound like a eulogy. Hope they make a comeback
maybe he knows something more, and just cant say yet.
I mean... Isn't it? He said it himself, they only make psu at the current time. They're effectively already dead
@@HotdogSosage You have a weird understanding of what dead means.
@@HotdogSosage To add insult to injury, they've also shortened the warranty periods on the PSUs they still sell, which doesn't exactly inspire confidence that they'll be around for all that much longer
Same here. It hurt to listen to. They will be missed.
EVGA provided me amazing and unheard of customer support a couple year ago, my 1080 had a catastrophic failure and I was well outside the warranty period. The support rep informed me I could buy the extended warranty still (like $30-50, i can't remember exactly), and they replaced my card, that card is still going strong in my wife's computer.
That’s wild as fuck. Damn
Fun fact. I ordered a prebuilt in 2021 to get hold of a 3080 at normal pricing. The card was due to be an XC3 card. But when it arrived I had a FTW card which was £100 more without scalping pricing back then. Even on the receipt it said XC3 so I wondered about the warranty incase I had any issues. Sending back a FTW card when I was supposed to receive an XC3 I was worried Scan would say the card isn't the one we supplied. So I contacted Scan and they said it was fine. They said consider it a free upgrade from EVGA because they have no XC3 cards to ship and wanted to complete orders so warranty still stands with Scan and EVGA even though I paid for the lesser model.
Just shows how EVGA's customer satisfaction went above and beyond.
Thank you EVGA. You'll never be forgotten.
I was genuinely sad when I heard EVGA was leaving the industry. My very first custom PC was a full EVGA setup, my second was a Gigabyte (Im sorry for cheating on you EVGA, I've regretted it the whole time) and my third was EVGA cause of how good their stuff was. Hopefully we'll see you beautiful bastards again in the future!
The fact that you came back to evga says it all
Pour one out for the homie 😢
You make custom pcs with only one brand at a time?
what type PC are you on now?
@@HotdogSosageOP isn’t the only one who brand matches their PCs. Mine isn’t, but it’s not all that uncommon.
Man, Gigabyte has terrible support
I hope we get more videos with garry, his knowledge that he has from being there at the start is incredible useful and mixed with linus humour its really well done
Came here to comment this!
he is also very knowledgable in whole apple system from 80's, he roast the shit out of apple in mac address short
And his voice is amazing.
This brought a tear to my eye. I've had components from many manufacturers. Gigabyte, Zotac, Asus, G.Skill, Corsair. You name it, I've probably had at least one. All of them have have had problems on every component I've bought. Except EVGA. The quality of their products has never once failed me. To put it into perspective, one of my Gigabyte 980Ti's blew a resistor trying to load the WoW login screen and nearly totalled my entire machine. My Gigabyte 3070 didn't last 2 years. My old EVGA 770, however, still functions fine even if it can't handle the most modern games anymore. Recently, a friend of mine was selling off his EVGA 3090. I didn't even care that it wasn't a 3090Ti, I snapped that thing up fast as I'll never see another EVGA card beyond that now. And I'm so sad about that and I have no idea what I'll buy going forward.
I'd love to see EVGA look to Intel and see if they can cut a favourable deal in helping them develop their GPU line. Their ability to innovate might increase the pace of development on those cards and catch them up to their competition. If Nvidia does leave the gamer market we will need someone reliable to pick up the slack. Also if they could make motherboards again so I'm not stuck with terrible quality Asus boards or an Asrock board that looks like it's been puked on that would be phenomenal.
I miss them too!!! My 12 year old X79 Classified mobo with EK waterblocks on VRM and southbridge is still chugging along and overclocks like a beast on my i7-3930K... minus the fried USB 3.0 chip due to a water leak. Ooops! My EK water cooled 1080Ti FTW3 still spits out frames like a champ and holds crazy overclocks and voltages. I have never had an issue with EVGA gear, but have had failures with every other brand! Hurry back, we miss you already.
I have only owned EVGA graphics cards and I have never had a bad experience with them. Every card I've purchased with them has been great. I hope EVGA starts making AMD cards at some point. I would buy one in a heartbeat.
bingo, same
I had one bad one; the 560Ti DS. It came with terrible thermal paste (or just a bad application???) and had to be repasted out of the box or it overheated. Funnily, after repasting it it worked great and is still in my old as balls garage computer.
One of my two 970 Superclocked in SLI caught fire, instantly killing the first card and making SLI innacessible on the second due to a piece of the bridge melting. EVGA replaced both, no bureacracy, no questions asked. I'm sure that had it been any other brand they would've done everything in their power to pin the blame on me and leave me with two broken cards.
I had a EVGA GTX 970 since 2015. It ran so good and still runs today and performs very well still in AAA games, Only just recetly got a ASUS 4070ti. Also only ever used EVGA PSUs and they all worked flawless. EVGA is such a strong company that made strong items. I wish them the best and hope they still exist for years to come
yeah another person using a 560 ti@@r.j.sharkey
When I was still working at LTT I had two EVGA cards on my desk from an unfinished video that I never checked back in to the logistics guys. I'd like to think that they're still on that desk to this day
I love EVGA!!
@@BigYachtI too am curious
cmon man, leave em be -- its over and done, dont pester their staff or ex staff; besides no doubt theres some kind of non disc agreement @@BigYacht
@@BigYacht Stupid question. How do you even know the investigation is a) complete with an analysis written up, or b) legal to release with no issue that needed to be reported to the local authorities for investigation before a public report can be released?
What EVGA card was it?
@@hamarticdownfall9919what did the comment say
That PCB layout thing from the evga z790 motherboard is actually a test bench that you can build out of the box
My z490 kingpin motherboard came with everything to make it into a test bench also.
Honestly I loved this video, seeing all the cool slightly "older" products and getting the cool backstory/history for evga was a lot of fun to watch.
Sidenote, I wish that they would make cases again, they're so dope.
0:12 Dear slim, I wrote but you still ain't callin. I left my cell, my pager and my home phone at the bottom.
I know we shouldn't stick to one specific brand for hardware or software but EVGA really do deserve the love. I've had my build for nearly 8 years now and the only parts that have never required any kind of support are my EVGA PSU and GPU. I know they're actually known for their Customer Support but the EVGA parts I've used / made my friend's use for their build have hardly ever put a foot wrong.
Same here. My EVGA GTX 1070 FTW and EVGA PSU are still running like a top to this day. I'll never sell my GPU.
Yes, I have a GTX 760 from them in my living room home theater/emulation PC and the thing is almost 11 years old now and the only maintenance I ever did to it besides cleaning was changing the thermal compound once.
Kind of unreal.
I love their power supplies. Never let me down. Not even the $30 evga 400w units that everyone fears 😂.
I had 2 rx 470 running in my pc with one of those 400w psu just fine.
Now I use the evga 450w bronze units because the other ones are hard to find now a days.
Man, I was there when two GPU card was a thing.
Remember 290?
I was in middle school.
I used the EVGA queue and step up program to get my 30 series card and myself and my friends used the step up program for the 20 series cards. I also had great experience with their customer service for past graphics cards. EVGA will always be missed in the GPU space :(
EVGA will never be forgotten... maybe some day they will return!
i would love to see Gen2 of intel cards coming out with EVGA badges on em, sick coolers, and tweaking ability
I've got an EVGA 3060 and absolutely love it. It was a great buy at a great price. Plus the fact I was able to sign up and be notified when I could purchase was so nice in the days of the 30 series.
I was one of those lucky few that got a 3080 from EVGA at MSRP just a couple of months after it launched because of their queue. The thing is still going strong after more than 3 years and I'll hold on to it for as long as I can. EVGA you where the MVP.
I got lucky in April 2022 when I got my 3090ti below MSRP new from the EVGA website.
Running mine from the 2022 queue, 1.5yrs later. Running strong and I don't want to get rid of it anytime soon!
Same, I was lucky to get the 3080 when it launched. If there was any inclination that they might stop making cards, I would’ve bought the 3090 Ti ; #sadness
am I the only person who prefers nvidia founders cards?
I've got a evga gtx 1070 that's going strong lol
My EVGA 980ti is still kickin and goin strong. Hard to imagine going with another board partner after sticking with EVGA all these years
Yeah I think the first brand you land on, especially if its been a very positive experience is hard to walk away from.
I had a EVGA GTX 970 since 2015. It ran so good and still runs today and performs very well still in AAA games, Only just recetly got a ASUS 4070ti. Also only ever used EVGA PSUs and they all worked flawless. EVGA is such a strong company that made strong items. I wish them the best and hope they still exist for years to come
Not sure what you are trying to prove here? Your 1 GPU works? Wow, great... I have even older cards from Asus, Gainward, MSI, etc. that all work perfectly today. Stop fanboying and pretending like EVGA didn't have its own share of GPU failures and recalls.
@@GlotttisEVGA is way more consistent than other brands. MSI for example, is garbage.
Me too bro, I have a 750 ti FTW and it's still my baby
That 23 anniversary shirt made me realize EVGA made their decision public a bit over a year and a quarter ago. Time flies past quite quickly in the tech space.
See if they could collab to release a well deserved badge or screwdriver design with their metallic shine, so we can celebrate their legacy in OCing & pushing the envelope further each iteration?
Where can you get that shirt? Is it even being sold anymore?
REAL overclocking died with EVGA. Thank your corporate overlord Nvidia for that.
I've always enjoyed EVGA products since I got my first power supply from them. Ended up building a new, top-of-the-line PC during the tail end of Covid, and HAD to include the Z690 Dark Kingpin to show my love and gratefulness to the company on its way out of the GPU market. Hope they keep truckin forever, they are one of the better companies nowadays
Man, that 980ti kingpin is my favourite card of all time. I remember really wanting one at the time but couldn’t get one so ended up going with an alternative 980ti.
I’m ashamed to admit that I never knew before this video how truly great EVGA was…
Same
Similiar story here.
Eh, better to die a hero than to end up a breathing corpse of your past self.
Not all of their cards were great, but I firmly believe that they were the best of all of the large videocard manufacturers, unless you count Sapphire, but Sapphire was, and probably still is, much smaller than EVGA ever was. I remember hearing that some of EVGA's GTX 1000 series cards had issues. I have heard multiple times that some (not all) of their GTX 1060 models had poor memory cooling.
I would say that Sapphire is the best well known videocard brand now, but as they are getting bigger, they will be more prone to making some weak products. We should never blindly trust any brand, no matter how good their track record is. It's too bad that they still only make AMD cards, but I think they get some degree of preferential treatment, along with the other AMD only manufacturers like Powercolor and XFX, for staying as an exclusive manufacturing partner.
Sapphire seems to have become the most prolific AMD card manufacturer, as they seem to be the only brand making reference cards for some of AMD's current 7000 series GPUs, and some of those reference models seem pretty basic, though I have yet to actually see any detailed reviews or teardowns of those cards, or of any current gen Sapphire cards except for the Nitro+ models.
As much as all us gamers really miss EVGA, I cant imagine what it must be like for all those employees of all the different products :( I hope they'll be back eventually
i love the fact that EVGA gave Jay one of the only Next Gen Graphics Cards a.k.a. RTX 4090s. and the fact that he already did this build. maybe not exactly but very similar.
They probably got the idea from him. Lol.
I like to think of it as one of their final fuck you’s to nvidia, as a what could have been
I appreciated the different route Linus took highlighting some of their past innovations and looking at some of their less known products. Jayz video was more of a showcase build with what could have been and more of a last hurrah.
I'm sure if they had any they would've sent LMG one.
They would have "auctioned" it off.@@TAMAMO-VIRUS
that monitor would be great for easily showing a customer (or whoever) on the opposite side of your desk, what your working on, or have your desktop mirrored to both so the client could see as you prepare their taxes.... or whatever.
12:10 "The king of EVGA GPUs, the 3090ti". Maybe you should talk to Jay about the actual king of EVGA GPUs, the 4090 he put in his all EVGA build.
More videos with Gary please. Hope to see EVGA come out of this change in their business model for the better.
Honestly, EVGA through the 2000 - 2015 era was amazing; they were true innovators, with genuine attention to detail, and skew that spread across the board, allowing most anyone to get a quality aftermarket card in a time where it really was the wild west if you weren't buying flagship models.
EVGA is Nvidia themselfs, so they can release boards themselves.
Gary's voice is like butter I could just drift away into a fantasy world where EVGA still made GPUs listening to him.
I only ever bought EVGA GPUs throughout over 14+ years (260, 560 Ti, 760, 980, 1080 Ti FTW3 Hybrid, 3080 XC3 Ultra Hybrid). EVGA had the best customer service and returns process. They always tried to innovate and push the boundaries for enthusiasts. Now I gotta settle for NVIDIA's bland and boring cards or other brands' cards. 😫
I use that 850 T2 now and it's been going strong for 6+ years... but I also had that 1600 Supernova right when it came out. EVERYBODY wanted that PSU, it was always sold out and I worked hard to get it. Powered my multiple 580GTX rig and it needed it 😳 (also I clicked on this video solely expecting you to build an SR-2 since that was the greatest MoBo ever built.)
DMS-59 cables were really common for low profile ATI video cards from OEM's like HP and Dell. They used a DMS-59 splitter cable and supported mixes of VGA, DVI, and displayport.
I had a low profile quadro in my sff HP computer when I was a teenager. It had a dms59. Loved that lil guy
Also ended up in a lot of servers back in the day. low profile cards that were cheap. Ended up picking up a box of 30 ATi cards withe these, for like $20 about 5 years ago, and sill use them whenever i just need video output on something.
im not from NA yet im saddened by EVGA's departure from the GPU market. truly one of the best ones out there
I actually saw the EVGA monitor system being used in a clinic a month ago! It's cool to know the history and how they're still out in the wild
That would actually be a really good use case for a monitor setup like that.
Let's wait until couple more years until their patents expire and others copy their design. Seems useful for some professions.
This was a great trip down memory lane. I love EVGA, I’m still using their 850g2 supernova on my currently build. Previously I had a pair of gtx1080 FTW2 (I know, I know but it actually made demanding games like GTA V run much smoother) in my PC and they were awesome. People who were into PCs at that time may remember that the early FTW2 cards had a thermal pad issue which caused some melted components, EVGA allowed you to make the repair yourself with a kit that you could request from them for free and it didn’t affect your warranty. I can’t think of another tech company that has done something similar. When I finally upgraded my PC once GPU prices came back down to a reasonable level I couldn’t justify to myself the significant price difference between an EVGA 3000 series card and ones from other brands. It’s really sad that we are never going to get new EVGA cards, thanks EVGA for being one of the last tech companies that actually seems to give a shit about their customers
Back in the day I had issues with my EVGA X58 Motherboard, when I RMA'd it they had no stock so they sent me a X58 Classified Board, thing was like $500 at the time and the most beautiful piece of hardware I had ever seen in my life lol, and they had it back to me with 2nd day shipping. Also RMA'd one of my two GTX 295's I had in Quad-SLI, they sent me the replacement before I even shipped the original out, fantastic company!
wtf is that handwriting, even putting doctor's handwritting to shame 00:02
Man, Gary is amazing! Would love to see and hear more from him, seems very knowledgeable.
I love that the 460 2win looks like it is literally two cards held together with an elastic band.
As a 74 yr. young gamer, was a long time buyer of EVGA GPU cards, loved the quality, their step-up program and not to mention peace of mind in how they backed their products, when they with-drew from production of GPU's, I switched to 'Team Red', to a RX 6700XT (now rocking a RX 7900XT), from my EVGA GTX 1080, more simply said , RIP EVGA GPU's you won't be forgotten!
I ordered an EVGA card on Amazon that was supposed to come with a game code once, and Amazon never sent me the code. I reached out to Amazon support and after about an hour of a couple different agents not being helpful, I called EVGA support. They picked up the phone instantly, and told me this is technically an issue that amazon should be dealing with, but within minutes they sent me an email with a code. The rep was great, genuinely the best customer support experience I've ever had.
me here with evga 1080, and oh boy was I devastated when I realised there are no 40 series evga cards and will never be. such a heartwarming video, thank you!
I just RMA'd a EVGA 3070 that lost display output. The process was smooth! They responded promptly I sent in my card and had a new one back within about a week. Great to see that they are still honoring GPU warranties! I'll definitley miss them Ive had this card and a 2070 super from them both amazing cards. Good to see a tribute build. Long live EVGA
well... i doubt it will last as long... the stock is probably going pretty low... then again 40 series is kinda subpar...
EVGA lives forever in the hearts of fans. GO EVGA!
This Case is absolutely awesome, i basically always have cheap, second hand cases because "its just a box for your components", but this case is the first one where i really wouldnt mind paying the premium. Except for that Hyte Case with the 45 degree Window maybe.
EVGA needs to do a crowdfunding. People miss them.
Imagine if hardware was developed just like modern games:
- Whoa! It POSTs!
- Ship it!
- But there’s issues and clock is unstable.
- We will fix it via driver updates!
The DG-8 cases were listed as HTPX compatible. EVGA really is the best. I was very sad they didn't make more cases (the only way you're getting my DG-87 is from my cold dead hands).
*cringe unfunny comment involving Liam Neeson meme*
Unironically happy for you (a complete stranger) that you own one. Don't let go!
When EVGA announced they were exiting the GPU market, I had to use them for my build I did during lock down. Ended up getting the 3080 and couldn't be happier.
I do miss EVGA being in the GPU market but I can understand why they don't miss it at all. Shame you couldn't get your hands on one of those rare EVGA RTX 4090 FTW3 cards for this. Not that an unsupported/demonstration card would necessarily be better, but it would have been cool.
I suppose he could ask to borrow Jay’s, but it would probably get sold/auctioned.
@@maxwellgriffith This made me laugh. Thank you lol
LTT are too close to Asus to get EVGA wtuff
Bro, that monitor concept was SICK. I'm so sad we will never see monitors like that. I would totally buy one if EVGA just brought a 24" one to the market with decent modern specs.
As a former owner of a EVGA GPU I never got any problem with it. I also mined in the peak of ETH mining and got some money when not gaming. Never had to change even the termal paste because it never thermal throttled. It was incredible.
I miss EVGA too. Love my EVGA GTX 1070 FTW. Most reliable part about my whole PC lol.
what a cool video, I would be interested in more history of company videos similar to this, going over older products and innovations they had made.
I managed to get a EVGA 3080 from Jayztwocents for my brother a few years back. I eventually got myself a EVGA 3080ti hybrid. Both hold a special place in our hearts. Riding them out until they kick the bucket! #evga
I done that with my GTX 690 Signature, ran it for about eight years got it on release day in 2012, it never kicked the bucket it still works but it's just an ornament on a shelf now as newer games just don't run well on it at all.
up until 2 years ago i was using a 1070ftw2 and an i5-8500 with 16gb of ram and that 1070 was still playing new titles at 100+ fps on medium to high settings. Loved that little thing
I love EVGA and still happily have my PSU from 2016 keeping up with the new power hungry components
I really want them to do another limited time run of those cases. That thing is actually really cool. I had no idea they made so much stuff.
After watching the whole video this video hit me in different ways. Thanks for everything EVGA. For so much childhood fun, and being a trust worthy piece of my adult business.
EVGA's hardware innovations were impressive, but their customer service is legendary. Mad props to Jacob Freeman for being super helpful and answering every question on twitter he could during the "Great 2020 gpu shortage." They did a wait list for 30 series gpu's when they were impossible to buy at msrp. Still rocking my 3080 FTW3 Ultra from that wait list. And I got it at msrp thanks to EVGA.
As a EVGA Z790 Kingpin owner, I really wish we could get one more BIOS update to officially support 48GB sticks and Intel 14th gen. Last official BIOS update from last March hurts for this level of motherboard.
True! Sucks my Z690 Classified is in the same position, the mobos are great but they screwed us over!
That tends to be true for most high-end motherboards. The only stuff that gets frequent updates tends to be whatever people are actually buying. Makes high-end motherboards feel scammy enough for me to stay away. Probably the most unreliable component already so spending extra for the worst experience the platform has to offer sucks.
DAMN , and upset about asus not updaing thier BIOS for the last month not acceptable for a 700$ MB
Tbf, the 14th gen is a scam chip. No point paying much more for a rebranded 13th gen.
@@TimberWulfIsHereif you're going from 7th gen to 14th gen like I am, then you might as well get the best you can the i7 14700k is decent compared to the i9
Love the cable management under the table.
I don't like how these videos just ignore the various controversies EVGA had over the years.
It can never be complete without the Engineering Sample 4000 series EVGA gave JayzTwoCents lol
IIRC they also gave one to LTT and GN
Underrated comment, did they even mention it in the video?
I will miss EVGA for sure! They had the best products, had the best following and had the best customer service! I remember being up late night and trying to build my PCs and Ethernet i had issues they helped me every time. They didn't leave me until i actually was up and running.
Great to see them back.
Always had an EVGA board even when the latest daily driver boards (not DARK) were missing features, ports, premium audio, bios updates and such compared to other manufacturers while still keeping the EVGA price tag. The support was just really good, BIOS nice and boards looked industrial not clowney. Currently rocking X570 FTW and when I retire AM4 I would probably go Asrock.
I knew EVGA was amazing but my jaw dropped the second I saw that case and just kept dropping over and over as Linus kept showing it off, my god is that thing perfect
You guys need to do an EVGA/Kingpin merch collab. I would totally buy that hoodie in memory of our lost Titan of hardware and customer service.
I feel like this is more of a Jay's 2 Cents idea.
@@MrMCDiggles let me rephrase! I would like to see a collab like they did recently with PCMR where it's LTT quality and design but basically PCMR merch. Picture the PCMR Hoodie with maybe EVGA green instead of yellow and an embroidered EVGA logo, then a huge K|NGP|N in gold blazed down the left arm. I would buy this.
With Jay's relationship it would be cool for him to make a shirt that is more EVGA/J2C. Different type of thing. :)
We’ve owned 11 different EVGA GPUs that I can count between mine and my kid’s PCs over the years.
I’ve really missed them on this gen!
i did the same i was all xfx back in days then evga gtx 470 tri way sli 580 sli gtx 680 4gb edition ftw+ sli gtx 780 6gb edition aswell then i switch to ASUS due to me no liking they desing anymore d also evga legendary x58 board era
kingpin always made the best looking stuff man, really amazing aesthetics. ive always wanted a kingpin card, but i settled for my 980 ti classified
Have purchased close to 40 EVGA products over the years. Love the products this company produces... A very customer-centric company in almost every way.
Edit: I have my DG-87 un-opened... waiting for my back to get better xD
I still sport a dual 1080ti EVGA cards in SLI with that exact 1600 W PSU. Carried me a long way till now and was absolutely worth it even when I bought them at them at the height of mining prices.
Really wish they'd come back with more stuff.
I've said it before, I'll say it again: please make a playlist of your "all X" setups, they're super-interesting!
EVGA made outstanding products and the gpu oc utility worked wonderfully! I miss EVGA gpu’s. I hope that this brand lives on ❤
That guy sounds like CLEVELAND BROWN from Family guy.
lol!!!! he does!
I loved EVGA, being able to water cool my GPU's without worrying about voiding warranty was a game changer for me, especially on expensive cards
I still have my evga DG-86 Full tower with the new stickers/plastics on the side. :D Allways wanted to build a full evga PC that was the project that never was, I was gonna buy the DG-87 but it was like silver/gunmetal if I remember correctly So I whent with the black case on DG-86
When it comes to warranty and customersupport no company has ever been as good to customers as EVGA I stand by that so even if they where to stop now, They done moore than most companies have and alot more than what they had to do.
You should have tried to get the unofficial 4090 from EVGA. Jay was able to get one and I don't think they only made the one. They even have an unofficial driver so that you can actually install and use it in a system.
The only EVGA product I've bought was a 450W 80+ Bronze PSU, which I never had any problem with. Picked partly at the time cuz the fan cover looked cool. :)
Sometimes it feels like EVGA is still with us...
The 30-Series EVGA FTW cooler was so awesome that it's still the best GPU air cooler in my opinion.
I just want to leave a note that my first gaming PC with SLI GTX570 Classified's and 2500k still worked perfectly when i started it up and played a few games last year
Never gonna give you up, Never gonna let you down, Never gonna run around and desert you. Live strong EVGA 980
EVGA has sorta always been my favorite. I really am sad that they aren't doing stuff now.
EVGA wasn't just great quality, a lot of the time, they were cheaper than the other guys.
poor linus crying... 😢
Fun fact. I put lemon juice in my eyes for that shot. Hurts like hell - LS
@@LinusTechTipsthat must have definitely stung
@@LinusTechTipswhy do a menthol stick?
hahahahaha@@LinusTechTips
Gary has the voice of an angel. I need him to voice book readouts so I can gently fall asleep.
The fact that the manufacturer with arguably the highest standards in qc and customer support was the first to leave the GPU market says a lot. I have a lot of respect for EVGA. I'd love to see intel make something work with them in the future.
Agreed I think all boulders miss Evga o7
Rock and Stone
I mean builder not boulders
@@That_beanie_guy I got that, it was just a joke
@@mysticwizard1943 okay sorry
This is both cool and sad, I really hope EVGA can find a good way to keep going and innovating because I don't want them to go
It's been six years since I got my first desktop PC and I think I just found my dream monitor. Holy crap that looks cool!!
You know, it shouldn't be too hard to upgrade the panels and house the display circuitry externally, kinda like an oversized dongle.
Look into VGA mounts for your monitor, can swivel it around, used to have a set-up like that at work pre-covid.
I remember when i bought my first high end card, the 780ti from EVGA. What an absolute monster, carried me more than ten years before failing.
R.I.P. EVGA
I like the looks of Evga gpu, it's muscly, bulky, looks so reliable