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Well when I received my card, it was covered in some kind of white powder and the molding of the plastic clam shell they provided clearly wasn't made for the 8800 GTX. Also whenever I power up or shutdown my computer, the video card would make a loud squeal. I asked EVGA if this was a problem...

I too have notice a recent decline in the way how EVGA handles their RMA. Several months ago my 8800 GTX crapped out on me and I had to request a RMA. Needless to say, I was unsatisfied when I got my card back. I would also like to know which company has taken the crown.

You should RMA your card. The artifacts you are seeing are clear signs that your card is dying.

In for the draw =)

My 8800 GTX started dying not too long ago and I was surprised how my card was short lived. From my experience, video cards are suppose to last at least 5 years if not more but it only lasted 2 and a half years. Heck, when I sent my card to EVGA for a RMA, I was using my trusty 3DFX Voodoo 3...

Well I finally got my package yesterday but sadly I didn't get a bonus upgrade like I was reading around. EVGA probably had a lot of 8800 GTX in stock since there was an influx of failures earlier this year. I also received my Fedex invoice for the brokerage fee. Friggin $33.00 USD!! The...

I'm seeing a lot of 8800 series cards, particularly the GTX dying all of a sudden. My 8800 GTX was crapping out on me earlier this month. I've sent it for RMA and should get my replacement some time next week.

LOL lucky! I concur with aldamon. If you have nothing to lose, why don't you try this out.

Just another update for those of you that are following this thread. My GTX finally reached EVGA's RMA department 2 days ago and I just got an e-mail from them that they have shipped my replacement. Hopefully I'll get it early next week.

Aren't you going to RMA your GTX? If not, like everyone else is saying go for ATI's 5870 card.

Just an update on my RMA. I used FedEx ground international for my RMA and as of right now, my shipment is stuck with a status of "Clearance delay". I called FedEx and they told me I had to pay a brokerage fee in order for it to proceed (btw, shipping from Canada). I told the FedEx rep that...

I think your video card is starting to give way. We can eliminate poor power supply / case airflow since they are both good products and we can eliminate your motherboard since putting another video card in the same PCI-E slot solved your problem. You should send a request for a RMA. As to...

Incredible! I've been reading a lot of good things from BFG lately. Did both of your 285 GTX come in a retail box?

Yep, my GTX is actually in transit for a RMA. I'm hoping to get my card sometime next week. But I'm kinda worried getting a 8800 GTX model back. Sure it will probably work but for how long. After reading a lot of threads about the 8800 GTX suddenly dying, mostly to what D0n2k mention...

Well it would help if I knew what your computer specs are, but here are some general assessments. It sounds like your problem is only occurring when your card is under load (ie: running games / FurMark). One possibility could be a heating issue caused by dust build up, in which case you can...

True. I'm thinking that the stock cooler wasn't really adequate for the 8800 GTX. I mean, for EVGA to say that running 60 C at idle and 80 C at load is normal put a lot of question marks into my head. To me, those temps are really high for a video card.

Args, apparently you need to have a ticket number before you can process a RMA. Just submitted a message to EVGA's support. What puzzles me is to why my card is suddenly dying. I've never overclocked it, has good airflow and I have a good power supply. I ran into this thread on the EVGA...

You're referring to this thread aren't you? Holy crap, it worked! Dead video card resurrected! If RMA wasn't an option I probably would have done it, but since I can, I'm not going to try it.

Hi everyone, Yesterday I was playing DOTA with my friends when all of a sudden my computer locked up during mid game. I rebooted my computer thinking it was some random event but it locked again when I loaded the game. Now I am seeing artifacts during post and on the windows loading screen...

Wow, those are really high temps for stock. How did you apply your AS5? Did you apply a thin strip horiztonally as per arctic silver's website or did you do it differently? Did all the push pins click when installing the heatsink?

You should replace all three stock case fans with S-Flex SFF21F. These fans move a lot of air while being pretty quite.

Same here, I bought this board when it first came out and I have had no problems. Majority of the time when the board dies or have problems, it's due to human error.

AI Tuner...that's the Asus's window overclock program right? Just uninstall it and use the bios to do your overclocking. As for your raid problem, I think Asus is still having problems with that.

Boo double post >_<

Is this dvd drive using a SATA or EIDE connector? If SATA which slot (0,1,2,3,4,5) and see if it is detected in the bios at the sata section. If EIDE, is Jmicron detecting it? A good indication is during boot up. You should see a Jmicron screen that displays the detected drives along with...

Prime95 version 25.2 is official and on his website. The programmer just didn't update his website. Here is the directory listing of his files on his website: http://www.mersenne.org/gimps/ And here is the link to Prime95 version 25.2: http://www.mersenne.org/gimps/P95V252.ZIP

Very nice guide graysky, especially the picture that shows how much AS5 to put on the CPU. When I was applying my AS5 on my quad core, I tried to find picture that showed the proper amount but sadly no one really takes a pictures of that. May I suggest two things on your guide: 1) On your...

Hi, I just completed my build with the following parts on my sig and right now I'm running Prime95 (version 2) at stock for initial stability test. After 7 hours during the test, core temp (version 0.94 beta) is reading my temps: Core#0: 66 C Core#1: 65 C Core#2: 61 C Core#3: 61 C The...

You could try the massaging technique to get rid of your stuck pixel. I have read that some people were successful when doing this. If your within the satisfaction guarantee period (18 days upon receiving I believe), you can request a replacement.

Just a follow up. Today my replacement came and thankfully it's a S-IPS panel again (RT803) A04; Made in Mexico. No dead pixels, no banding, no back light bleeding.

Well I just got my 2007wfp today. It's a S-IPS panel (RT803) A04; Made in Mexico. Unfortunately, it has 1 dead pixel >_< I called Dell for a replacement and it should be coming next week.

If I'm not mistaken, the D975XBX2 (Bad Axe 2) and Abit AW9D both use 975X chipsets which don't officially support SLI. It does suppose crossfire (ATI) however. The only boards that I know of that support SLI are the 650i and 680i chipset boards. Oh, and I choose the Bad Axe 2 out of the two.