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I did an RMA and got a better GPU

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So i'm not sure if it happens often but the best thing happened to me this week. In the beginning of this month I was having problems with my GPU, an R9 280, and I brushed it aside until it died like two days after. That wasn't good. So I called MSI TWICE, and after being with them for almost three hours in total, I did the RMA process. (I'll talk about their customer support some other post) Well I did the RMA and waited for their emails like standard procedure and then when I got back from school I got an email from them and I felt blessed. I read the email and it said they couldn't find my model to replace so they wanted to know if I could do a swap. I saw what they wanted swap and I was happy and excited. I couldn't believe that they wanted to swap my 280 with a R9 390. I answered yes and they sent it to me. I got the GPU on Tuesday and everything seems great. I love it! Thank our lord and savior GabeN, but in all seriousness I think I got lucky. Well that's it I just wanted to talk about it and brag a little because I found it weird and I never heard from anyone else who has done pc gaming that this has happened to them before. 

 

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Leave a reply in my warranty thread please :)

friend of mine got a 770 4gb FTW for his 670

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LUCKY

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Yep this isnt uncommon. They can upgrade them sometimes if they dont have the same card available.

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That happens here and there. Congratz.

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Lucky. This has happened to my brother, but instead of getting a 980 Ti from a 780 Ti (which is what he wanted lol, like thats happening) he got a 970.

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Most companies have been giving back 390s in return lately. I did a 7970 and got a 390x back for example..

 

If I RMA a 780.. I get a 970 back. Would be nice to get a card close to the price I paid and not the performance =/

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yeah logitech did that for me once. My g9x went out for the second time, and they game me a g502. Their support is amazing.

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