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Looks like my GTX 1080 is going back to EVGA. It's time to wonder what they'll give me back in return.

 

Considering their website doesn't have the 1080 or 1080 Ti anymore (or it's buried somewhere), I'll conclude the following to curb my expectations:

  • A GTX 1070. Well, okay. I might just pawn this off once I test it and verify it works.
  • A GTX 1660 Ti. Not ideal either, will have the same fate as the 1070.
  • An RTX 2060. This one I may keep. For a bit.
  • An RTX 2070. Unlikely to happen, but will probably keep.
  • An RTX 2080. Robots can dream right?

On a side note, the 8800 GT I registered many moons ago is still under warranty. I forgot what I did with that card, but I'm glad EVGA is still honoring that lifetime warranty.

  1. ARikozuM

    ARikozuM

    Knowing EVGA they'll give you a 2060 or 2070. 

  2. DrMacintosh

    DrMacintosh

    How about you stop buying from EVGA? 

  3. Ashiella

    Ashiella

    @DrMacintosh How about you stop buying from Apple?

  4. DrMacintosh

    DrMacintosh

    But Apple has never made me RMA a product :poi: 

  5. ARikozuM

    ARikozuM

    That's because they won't take RMA's. 

  6. Blademaster91

    Blademaster91

    What killed your 1080? probably a 2070 as a 2060 would be worse, but I don't know if EVGA makes up a lower end card with store credit.

    And EVGA isn't any worse than the other OEM's, except for the VRM overheating thing although MSI has had some garbage coolers also.

  7. Mira Yurizaki

    Mira Yurizaki

    @DrMacintosh Why the fuck do you care how I spend my money?

  8. DrMacintosh

    DrMacintosh

    Just seems like EVGA is giving you a hard time. No need to get defensive. 

  9. Mira Yurizaki

    Mira Yurizaki

    @Blademaster91 It might've just been accelerated wear due to the following:

    • It was one of the EVGA cards that had the VRM concern. I did order the kit and installed it as soon as it came available though. I didn't install the firmware though, but I normally leave EVGA Precision up with the fans running at some minimum speed on idle anyway.
    • It lived most of its life in a Silverstone FTZ02, but I also had two fans pointed at it and there was plenty of vents to let hot air out (but not sure if it was enough)
    • I tend to Alt+Tab out a lot in games, and a lot of them will either stop rendering or not render as much, so that creates thermal cycles

    Either way, I can only speculate and this is the first time a card has died on me.

  10. Mira Yurizaki

    Mira Yurizaki

    @DrMacintosh Unless I was constantly complaining about them having problems with them, there's no reason to come out right away and suggest I should stop buying from them.

     

    I don't see why I would have a problem when:

    • The card just started suddenly acting up
    • Within 48 hours EVGA authorized an RMA to be submitted after a single round of back and forth to determine if the card is having a problem
      • This also happened over the course of a weekend, and I didn't expect them to get back to me until today for the first round of troubleshooting. It even says on their disclaimer to not expect a response for 1-2 business days.
    • I've purchased cards from them for the past four generations of builds. I would've had an MSI GTX 1080 but they decided 5" cards were standard and EVGA had a 4" card that would fit in my case. And the only other point I tried someone else other than EVGA was ASUS, and the card I bought from them had problems right away. So considering EVGA has something that, as people in Apple land would say, "just works" most of the time of me (yes I realize the ASUS card was probably a fluke), I don't see any reason to try someone else. This is on top of their reputable customer service.
  11. TVwazhere

    TVwazhere

    I'm assuming theyre going to give you a 2070 seeing as it's the direct equivalent to a 1080. At worst a 2060. 

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