RustedAngel
Limp Gawd
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- Mar 26, 2007
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I got an EVGA 2080 XC Ultra for $550 on amazon warehouse deals. It showed artifacts right away, and I'm trying to decide whether I should:
But no dents, deep scratches, or anything suggesting it was dropped. Here are some more images:
Artifacting I saw looked like this:
PSU is 650 watt Corsair rm650x. PC has i7-8700K, 1 m.2 SSD, 1 4TB storage HDD, 16 GB RAM, and 4 case fans (3 200mm, 1 120mm).
First I uninstalled drivers for existing GTX 970. I used a static tether wristband while installing, then put the newest 430.86 drivers on. After I found the artifacts and freezing issue I uninstalled drivers, shut down, pulled card out of PCI-E slot to double check it was seated well, checked the 8 and 6 pin PCI-E power cables, screwed card to case again, and reinstalled drivers, same issue encountered after starting any game. I uninstalled again and put my GTX 970 back in and it worked as normal.
This is my first time using warehouse deals, I've read it's kind of the wild west, but for $550 I was willing to deal with possible headaches.
Hardforumers, do you see a risk of EVGA denying my warranty claim?
I know EVGA doesn't reimburse you for shipping RMA cards to them, I reached out to Amazon and they thought RMA was better deal for me and said they would cover shipping cost to EVGA if EVGA did not.
Did I do anything stupid during install that could have caused this issue?
Appreciate any help or advice!
- Return to Amazon for refund, get my $550 back but have to pay $100-150 more at least to get a working 2080
- RMA to EVGA, get a working 2080, but may be some risk EVGA would deny the claim and I'm out $550?
But no dents, deep scratches, or anything suggesting it was dropped. Here are some more images:
Artifacting I saw looked like this:
PSU is 650 watt Corsair rm650x. PC has i7-8700K, 1 m.2 SSD, 1 4TB storage HDD, 16 GB RAM, and 4 case fans (3 200mm, 1 120mm).
First I uninstalled drivers for existing GTX 970. I used a static tether wristband while installing, then put the newest 430.86 drivers on. After I found the artifacts and freezing issue I uninstalled drivers, shut down, pulled card out of PCI-E slot to double check it was seated well, checked the 8 and 6 pin PCI-E power cables, screwed card to case again, and reinstalled drivers, same issue encountered after starting any game. I uninstalled again and put my GTX 970 back in and it worked as normal.
This is my first time using warehouse deals, I've read it's kind of the wild west, but for $550 I was willing to deal with possible headaches.
Hardforumers, do you see a risk of EVGA denying my warranty claim?
I know EVGA doesn't reimburse you for shipping RMA cards to them, I reached out to Amazon and they thought RMA was better deal for me and said they would cover shipping cost to EVGA if EVGA did not.
Did I do anything stupid during install that could have caused this issue?
Appreciate any help or advice!
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