I just registered after reading this topic about baking your video card
I just sent my failing GTX 280 video card back to the store after I been having problems with it it was freezing after a cold boot but working fine after a off/on power cycle.
What amazes me most (apart from the fact you can repair a failed video card by baking it in a home oven) is the amount of failed video cards.
So many people say they have a failed 8800GTX, 9800GT, 8800GT, 4650, 7950 and more, what is going on with the video cards industry?
These high end cards cost a lot of money. Nvidia, ATI and their partners are making a fortune profit over these and yet they fail and people can't return them to get a replacement?
My ASUS GTX 280 failed after a year and half of good service, I never overclocked it or done anything to it other than updating my drivers regularly and playing games on it, what would I do if it had died after 3 years when my warranty expired? Buy another card for 400$?
My reason for making this rant is the fact that I care about PC gaming and yet with this sort of thing going on you see clearly that part of the reason PC gaming is dying is because companies like Nvidia and ATI are killing it with their over priced video cards that fail after 1-2 years of use.
Why buy a high end card for 400 dollars when you can get an Xbox 360 instead that has more games available?
I know I will keep playing on a PC as long as possible but most people won't and it shows already.
Is there any official statistic that shows the number of video cards that fail each year?
Does anyone keep count?
Do these companies sell us video cards that are not tested enough?
Is a new GTX 480 or Radeon 5870 are also expected to fail?
I just sent my failing GTX 280 video card back to the store after I been having problems with it it was freezing after a cold boot but working fine after a off/on power cycle.
What amazes me most (apart from the fact you can repair a failed video card by baking it in a home oven) is the amount of failed video cards.
So many people say they have a failed 8800GTX, 9800GT, 8800GT, 4650, 7950 and more, what is going on with the video cards industry?
These high end cards cost a lot of money. Nvidia, ATI and their partners are making a fortune profit over these and yet they fail and people can't return them to get a replacement?
My ASUS GTX 280 failed after a year and half of good service, I never overclocked it or done anything to it other than updating my drivers regularly and playing games on it, what would I do if it had died after 3 years when my warranty expired? Buy another card for 400$?
My reason for making this rant is the fact that I care about PC gaming and yet with this sort of thing going on you see clearly that part of the reason PC gaming is dying is because companies like Nvidia and ATI are killing it with their over priced video cards that fail after 1-2 years of use.
Why buy a high end card for 400 dollars when you can get an Xbox 360 instead that has more games available?
I know I will keep playing on a PC as long as possible but most people won't and it shows already.
Is there any official statistic that shows the number of video cards that fail each year?
Does anyone keep count?
Do these companies sell us video cards that are not tested enough?
Is a new GTX 480 or Radeon 5870 are also expected to fail?