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No BFG Warranty WTF?
I doubt Nvidia held back cards, just for the hell of it. The most likely scenario is that BFG was not kepping up with payments to Nvidia with the 200 series cards. So when Fermi was released Nvidia would gave given them very strict conditions. End result no money = no sales BFG and the business failed.
Like others have said, diversification would have helped. But if the management can't run a business then they were screwed a long time ago.
Even if BFG intended on saving some part for RMA's, who would want to work for them to deal with the RMA if a paycheck is not guaranteed. IMO you are SOL if your BFG card fails. Sucks, but it is what it is.
Hopefully your cards are getting enough air to keep them alive for a few years. Where does your signature come from BTW? I want to see that annoying game collection now.
BFG didn't pay Nvidia in a timely manner for credit extended. EVGA did. Nvidia stops "supporting them". BFG dies. End of story.
Lesson to you kiddies - pay your bills on time.
I owned a BFG275GTX. No issues what so ever. It's been sold and now I have a Galaxy 470 GTX.
This got me thinking about "lifetime" warranties. I honestly do not believe it's good business. Just by reading [H] forums alone where threads every now and then crop up about someone complaining about not getting a 260GTX or better for their 7800 Ultra and the corresponding posters with similar comments. Not to mention the amount of stock they have to keep around.
I would most likely offer 2 year warranties for something that runs like the 470/480. Three year for 58XX/460 and 5 years for low end stuff.
Lifetime, just don't see the point. Unless it was some type of extended /renewal warranty.
......... By the time the attorneys are done, the secured creditors usually end up with pennies on the dollar......
I've often thought that perhaps it would be in company's best interests to replace their lifetime warranty polices with a payout or customer credit policy that if a card dies within a certain number of years, that the customer would be reimbursed with a cheque or credit toward a new model (or credit toward step-up) for the current market value of their old card. I think maybe a 5 year warranty (like many harddrives) might be a good target as well.
That said, as a consumer, I do hope lifetime warranties continue and I will continue to pay for them and give my money to those companies that provide them and provide evidence that they will live up to those commitments (and show signs they are sustainable company).
Interesting idea there. Car battery warranties are similar to that. Basically if the battery has a 5 year warranty, it is replaced for free in the first year, second year a small deductable, and so on until the final year where they give you credit towards the purchase of a new one.
Then again car batteries versus video cards are quite worlds apart. (Batteries can be salvaged versus bad chips.)
odds are they planned to do the RMA'ing and at some point the bank or who ever controlled their loans they sold the company and its assets to them to cover the loan cost which then the bank/company liquidated everything to get their money back.. so while yes they may have had plans to continue the RMA service for video cards and continue to sell power supplies.. the contract loss with the bestbuy pretty much put an end to that..
anyone that actually thought a lifetime warranty ment it was a lifetime warranty needs to go back to business 101 and learn how this crap works..
I've got a dead 850w BFG psu I was going to RMA. Guess I won't do that now.
well look at that......!
they went out with a big fuck-you.
avoid these boutiques like AIDS.
Were BFG psu's usually more expensive than straight up Seasonics?
That's odd. There never was an 850W BFG power supply.
So should I undervolt and underclock my 295? It's the single PCB version. It's been running cool and running great. Now that warranty doesn't matter anyways, it's probably ok to watercool it, right? Theoretically that should improve its lifespan anyways. This is sad. Really sad. I loved BFG. Grrrr ....
Any thoughts on what to do with my 295?
most of these are reference cards, BFG didn't do any custom PCB reworks
Zap on OCN and Jeff in [H] were dropped from their jobs a few months back, and it's likely many more were booted, too. They are the ones who should be mad, not us. At worst, we only lost about 500usd worth of GPU. They lost their jobs.
Plus I bet there was a rush on RMAs that helped clean out the remaining stock. Ive seen threads on several forums where people were asking or admitting about rmaing a card to get a new or refurbed one before BFG went belly up.
BFG didn't pay Nvidia in a timely manner for credit extended. EVGA did. Nvidia stops "supporting them". BFG dies. End of story.
Lesson to you kiddies - pay your bills on time.
your ass, you enjoy talking out of it, don't you?
I shot this over to the news staff here, sadly it's quite believable, but it would be nice to get it confirmed by some insider.
As soon as BFG announced they were dropping graphics cards, I was pretty damn sure Fermi was at least partially to blame, though I highly doubt it was anywhere near the only factor. Pretty sad to see what appeared to be a great company go down this way.
Oh, and they started screwing over the businesses that helped build their reputation, especially after BB came onto the scene offering to sell their stuff. Been with BFG from day one? DIdn't matter anymore because you didn't get allocated cards.
well look at that......!
they went out with a big fuck-you.
avoid these boutiques like AIDS.
Were BFG psu's usually more expensive than straight up Seasonics?