Journal #5820
Posted 15 years ago2009-05-26 11:15:23 UTC
So, my 8800GTS has died on me.. 2 years now since that day we met.
Fortunately the shop i bought it from gives a 3 year warranty, so they gave me a videocard with the same price as the 8800 was new.
I present to you this:
Yes its actually alive!
Fortunately the shop i bought it from gives a 3 year warranty, so they gave me a videocard with the same price as the 8800 was new.
I present to you this:
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It's refreshing when companies actually back up their warranty claims.
Did you have to send back the broken 8800 to prove that it's broken? How did it die?
My old 9800 Pro started having cooling fan problem, but I think it's out of warranty. It's been more than four years since I bought it.
I came there with the card and said i think something was wrong with it, the guy handling(whom turned out to be a old colleague!) put it in a computer, installed testing software and let it run. 75 memory errors and the test wasnt even finishd.
conclusion: broken.
So i said, send it to the factory and see what they can do with it? He said no, we dont do that, you get a replacement card with the same value as the original was when bought. So he checked the store supply, and showed me this one, he said it was the best one money could get right now, the Nvidia one would have to get ordered. They kept the card and a copy of all the paperwork.
This kind of service is a reason i buy my stuff there, best thing is, i thought i had a 2 year warranty, turned out to be 3!
Satch, i think you can get a pretty nice replacement card for the 9800 nowadays for not so much. Although it is a very good model, shame to see those go..
It indeed has 2 GPU cores, crossfire is onboard, 2 fans. and 4 exits. It has 2 cable's running up to the power supply. With 2 GB on video memory, loading textures takes about no time.. Im happy!
@ habboi, indeed! FSX here i come! Although note that this is my fathers computer in the photograph, i have a much more kickass joystick called the X-52.
Replaced it with a GTX 275
take it back now and get a sweet nvidia card like pb... = )
AoC... What can i say, everyone in my clan thinks they should roll back to the previous version. Even the beta testers think so. I dont get as much fun out of it as i used to. i was pretty good as a man at arms with another mate, we could fend of the enemy team for as long as we wished. Nowadays, im more into archery, reporting activity and softening up the targets so the knights and footman can finish them off.