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Recent content by DiscoCristo

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    XFX 7970 DD hole in cooler

    Finally after 3 months I have a answer to my quest: RMA DENIED. :) A card that worked for a couple of months/ has a hole in the cooler and probably had the corrosion on it when they refurbished it. off to the landfill it goes along with my brand loyalty, just now listed by 2 290x's think I...
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    R9 290/290X reference cooler

    if you don't get sorted I can keep an eye out for you, don't see any listings at the moment but they do pop up from time to time. Couple of days ago saw a card for $5 was like for a 290x? DEAL why is no one buying it, luckily i read the auction it was for the cooler only...
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    R9 290/290X reference cooler

    There are a few up for sale in ebay... I doubt a lot of people will sell theirs as they will void their warranty
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    What would you do in this awesome GPU situation?

    I would buy a packet of MLP stickers (in disguise) and stick it on the cards and box and return it to fedex. I would sleep soundly knowing somewhere someone got extremely confused...
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    XFX 7970 DD hole in cooler

    Water + copper + oxygen could make a greenish oxidation? I donno but here is the original pic when this all started. Cooler freshly removed with that "pure water" droplet on the gpu. I did touch it and it felt a bit like oil... http://i62.tinypic.com/k1tj5d.jpg and yes that was the original...
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    XFX 7970 DD hole in cooler

    I think unfortunately the card is dead... I get yellow stripes when I start the pc with the card. I am trying the XFX support route, I feel they can at least give me info how a RMA card can have such a failure as this is not something that should slip though quality control even for a...
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    XFX 7970 DD hole in cooler

    Hi Guys, I am making this thread to document how XFX is dealing with a latent defect in my 7970. Here is the story so far: I bought a XFX 7970 reference card at launch of the 7970, The card at the time cost a little over $750 (south african pricing) A few months in after certain driver...
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