If you’ve ever built your own computer, you know the EVGA logo. Maybe you swore by their customer service—or cursed at late-night tracking for a graphics card shipment. For two decades, EVGA was a household name for PC gaming enthusiasts. But lately, rumors have swirled: “Is EVGA shutting down?” “Are they pulling the plug on everything?” Let’s take a data-backed, slightly irreverent stroll through what’s *actually* happening at this once-mighty company.
Introduction: Nope, They’re Not Dead Yet—But There’s a Catch
Let’s set the record straight: EVGA is not officially out of business. They haven’t filed for bankruptcy, nor sent employees home with cardboard boxes. But if you’ve peeked at their catalogue lately—or tried to join a forum discussion—you’ll notice the lights are dimming. If the tech world were a concert, EVGA hasn’t left the building, but they’re doing that awkward shuffle toward the exit. There’s a whiff of endings in the air, yet the stage isn’t quite empty. So, what’s really going on?
Exit from the GPU Market: Breaking Up Is Hard, Especially When 80% of Your Revenue Walks Out
Here’s where the rubber meets the road. In September 2022, EVGA did the unthinkable—they ended their partnership with Nvidia, shutting down their entire graphics card business. The same graphics cards that once brought in about 80% of their gross revenue. That’s not just trimming the fat; that’s chopping off a limb.
Why would a brand ditch its biggest money-maker? The answer isn’t mysterious, but it *is* ugly: Profit margins had fallen off a cliff. Relations with Nvidia were, in EVGA’s words, “challenging.” Transparency was lacking. Reps at EVGA said their input was routinely ignored. “It’s not about money,” CEO Andrew Han reportedly told journalists—“it’s about respect.” (Translation: If you can’t control your destiny, maybe play a different game.)
For many, that move spelled doom. Social feeds filled with obituaries. But Han was adamant: EVGA wasn’t being sold. And, crucially, they wouldn’t jump ship to AMD, Intel, or any other GPU partners.
Current Focus and Offerings: From Lightning in a Bottle to, Well, Just the Bottle
What happens when you take the GPU giant out of EVGA? You’re left with a much smaller company—and a much smaller product line. If you visit EVGA’s website now, it’s a ghost town for graphics cards. Every single listing vanished, replaced by staples like power supplies, a smattering of gaming mice, and a handful of Intel motherboards.
Power supplies (PSUs) became the straw EVGA grabbed to stay afloat. That’s not a tiny pivot: PSUs are still hot sellers for custom PC builders, and EVGA held a solid reputation for reliability. But the scale is wildly different. In one stroke, they traded the high-stakes, high-volume world of GPUs for a slow-but-steady trickle.
Don’t expect any radical new launches, either. Since 2022, product announcements have practically flatlined. A couple of new mouse models? Sure. A power supply here and there? Maybe. But GPUs—the past breadwinner—remain absent, with no fresh replacements in sight.
Strategic Decisions: Why Not Just Sell or Switch to AMD?
Here’s where things get spicy. Onlookers wondered: “Why not make AMD or Intel cards? Why not sell the company and cash out?” It would be the easy answer. But no dice.
Instead, EVGA doubled down on going it alone. Sources close to the company said management had zero interest in dealing with another silicon overlord. After feeling burned by Nvidia, why chance a repeat? There’s pride, stubbornness—and maybe a dash of wisdom—at play. “We value our independence,” they said, flatly. That loyalty to autonomy is rare in modern electronics—where mergers and partnerships happen faster than you can say “quarterly earnings.”
But there’s a catch. Remaining solo makes it harder to scale. Without a headline product like GPUs or a corporate lifeline, EVGA is increasingly boxed in.
Changes in Community Engagement: The End of the EVGA Forum Era
Let’s talk about the human side: the forums. If you were an EVGA regular, you knew the forums were lively, weird, and sometimes *very* geeky. In early 2025, though, EVGA shut its official forums down. Suddenly, thousands of in-jokes and tech fixes evaporated overnight.
That wasn’t a random move—it’s part of a larger pattern. Migrating the community to Reddit was more cost-effective. Why keep servers and moderators running when you’re shrinking your base? It may sting for those who remember the glory days of forum badge levels and support tickets answered overnight. Still, it’s understandable for a company scaling back.
Reddit, for all its chaos, offers one thing proprietary forums can’t: free labor and a built-in crowd. But EVGA’s own identity is a little blurrier in the shuffle.
Current Business Operations: Step-Up Programs Still Chugging Along
You might assume the last goodbyes have been said, but that’s not quite it. As of mid-2025, the Step-Up program—EVGA’s clever upgrade plan—remains active. Existing customers can swap for newer hardware, albeit with caveats about stock. Customer support teams, reduced but still reachable, answer warranty requests.
Is this EVGA’s version of hospice care, or a fighting chance at rebirth? Evidence suggests a slow wind-down, not a sudden death. Their support infrastructure hasn’t collapsed. You can still buy a power supply. RMA requests are still processed. The lights are on—just fewer floors are lit.
Future Prospects: What’s Next for the Shrinking Giant?
Here’s where the speculation machine gears up. Could EVGA make a dramatic comeback with a surprise product? Maybe. But the signs aren’t promising. The company hasn’t announced a significant new venture. No teasers for game-changing tech. No whispers of renewed GPU efforts.
Instead, EVGA’s public signals have been muted at best—silent at worst. The company is keeping promises to past customers but isn’t courting new ones very hard. If there’s an ace up their sleeve, they’re hiding it brilliantly.
Still, there’s precedent for companies making sharp pivots and pulling off unconventional wins. Corsair, for example, turned memory modules into a streaming hardware empire. But Corsair played aggressively and invested in R&D during its pivot years. EVGA, by every sign, is instead slowly reducing its bets. Investors have noticed. Forums have speculated.
So, should you write them off? Not quite. There are still markets, like specialty PSUs and peripherals, that crave reliability and service. If nothing else, EVGA could lean in, double down on being the boutique shop for people who miss that old-school attention to detail.
And for business operators or founders watching from the sidelines, there’s a lesson here. When your biggest partner turns into your biggest risk, you need an exit plan—and a backup playbook. EVGA shows how quickly fortunes can turn, and what it looks like to survive—even if “survival” means flying closer to the ground.
Conclusion: EVGA Isn’t Gone—But Its Role and Ambitions Have Shrunk
So, is EVGA going out of business? The answer is an emphatic “Not yet—but don’t buy stock in bounce houses.” They’re alive. They’re downsizing. They’re paying their bills, answering a (smaller) deluge of support requests. But the big, rambunctious EVGA—the company that once drove hordes of gamers to midnight GPU launches—is gone for now.
For industry-watchers, the EVGA story is part cautionary tale, part business case study. Customer-centricity and product quality aren’t always enough if your supply chain partners hold all the cards. Autonomy can be a double-edged sword. And downsizing, handled shrewdly, can stave off disaster—but it doesn’t guarantee a fresh era.
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Don’t pour one out for EVGA just yet. But next time you boot up your rig with one of their PSUs, maybe send a little thanks for the golden years—and a wish they find a new lane, however unlikely that looks in 2025. Business—like hardware—rarely stays upgraded forever.
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