LordBritish
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Just RMA it unless you see charring on the card.
If that doesnt work then there's always EBAY
If that doesnt work then there's always EBAY
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Am I screwed?
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Um, I have to disagree. I think the majority of people would. People like to sit on their moral high horse until something happens to them that sets them back $400+, then they have a change of heart. I see it all the time.
Although I can't comment in this case (I'm having trouble figuring out exactly WHAT the OP did), I feel there are levels of self responsibility. Seriously, if you were carefully mounting your shiny new HSF on your shiny new 8800 GTX, and your arm slipped, and you knocked a capacitor or something off, don't BS telling me you wouldn't RMA it. I don't even think Gandhi wouldn't. If however, you're being all forceful and not careful at all, and you full out smash the core, well, don't be crying about it.
It's not just black and white, there is a grey area of personal responsibility here. Especially with massively overpriced pieces of technology.
AND, I think a lot of the moral high horse people are forgetting where "reconditioned merchandise" comes from. Unless you full out fuck up half the card (i.e. if damage is minimal), usually the company just replaces the damaged parts and re-sells it at a discount. They're still making money though. Don't think for a second they just throw out $300+ pieces of their technology when they get an RMA.
Oh, and finally, prices are artificially high anyways; large numbers (or less numbers in the oposite direction) of RMAs don't affect the price at all.
/rant
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While I'm sure that people of this board do have higher RMA rates than the "normal" consumer (see the ethical debate raging in this thread) I'm also sure that we spend far more than the "normal" consumer as well which means companies like eVGA are clamoring for our business.
What I don't get is, the second someone asks about a ROM or no-cd hack the thread gets locked, but these "You screwed up, go ahead and RMA" posts go on without intervention.
I think it means that Steve or Kyle has done something like this in the past, but I could be wrong. Kyle probably tried to OC the fuel injection system in his Hummer and fucked it all up, then RMA'd it.
On to the morality...
It's ethically wrong but probably not a major financial impact. These cards get trashed all the time when they're made, don't they? Chips get fabricated and some just don't work. I'd imagine a company like BFG that overclocks their cards has to reject a bunch of them that won't reliably OC to their standard (I wonder where they go?) I know this is eVGA but I'd imagine they're in a similar situation.
Yes, it's wrong, but...
I think it means that Steve or Kyle has done something like this in the past, but I could be wrong. Kyle probably tried to OC the fuel injection system in his Hummer and fucked it all up, then RMA'd it.
On to the morality...
It's ethically wrong but probably not a major financial impact. These cards get trashed all the time when they're made, don't they? Chips get fabricated and some just don't work. I'd imagine a company like BFG that overclocks their cards has to reject a bunch of them that won't reliably OC to their standard (I wonder where they go?) I know this is eVGA but I'd imagine they're in a similar situation.
Yes, it's wrong, but...
Hey the guy said it sparked and there was a bad smell. He installed the headsink bad, shorted the card and it's now dead as a toenail.
It's not the manufacturers or salesmans fault and it's wrong to try to RMA it. Bite the bullet, get a budget one untill you can afford a proper one and learn.
I destroyed my 2-weeks old displaycard once with a leaking waterblock. The card died without any superficial sign. Did I try to RMA it? HELL NO it was my own stupidity.
It's not the manufacturers or salesmans fault and it's wrong to try to RMA it. Bite the bullet, get a budget one untill you can afford a proper one and learn.
I destroyed my 2-weeks old displaycard once with a leaking waterblock. The card died without any superficial sign. Did I try to RMA it? HELL NO it was my own stupidity.
This line of thinking definately does not conform to the [H]ard way of doing things. [H] is all about modding and tweaking, but you have to accept responsibility for your actions. If you want to mod your gear, you're taking a risk, if you fry your gear then that was your choice to make so don't cry about it and get a new card. Then you can decide again if you want to be a modder or not