sdifox
No Lifer
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Apply, apply ..there's refund $$ to be had...right? Maybe even a class action....woot.
Mine had the fdiv bug and Intel shipped a replacement to me :awe:
Apply, apply ..there's refund $$ to be had...right? Maybe even a class action....woot.
SOLMine had the fdiv bug and Intel shipped a replacement to me :awe:
I still have my MCP card before MS said, "Eff You." 5 tests in...oh, too bad, so sad.I think I still have the Pentium keychain with an actual Pentium encased in plastic
Heh, I rigged a fan on this current GPU home thing. It's quite and works. +1My GPUs with fans, .
Not sure if this still belongs in General Hardware, but here goes.
I have an older GPU (HD6870) that I spent pretty penny on 5 years ago. Today it still allows me to play older games. This is NOT about troubleshooting, that's resolved.
I'm frustrated because it just died without any warning. I really don't want to spend another $$ on GPU. Is there ANYTHING I can do? I mean a videocard's lifespan is not meant to be crapped out in 5 years. I have GPUs that still work 10+ years.
1. Can AMD do anything to recoup my cost?
2. Will card maker do anything? (HIS IceQ X HD6870)
3. Or the retailer? (was it newegg or amazon).
I feel bit cheated because I did nothing out of ordinary and it died early.
I was able to recover my TV's motherboard by reflowing the solder balls under the CPU. Rather than putting it into the oven, I tried to shield everything but the CPU chip with foil and I put it under a halogen lamp (maybe 1cm away from the bulb) for an hour. It worked! For a few days...
I mean, really. If you're gaming, then you should upgrade your video card every major lithography shrink, or every-other generation of GPUs. (Because, the alternate every-other generation is a "refresh".)I think the OP is being silly complaining about his five year old GPU dying on him. After all who in hell expects to still be using the same video card for five years?
A midrange to high end card at least should last you about two to three years depending on what kind of games you play and on what settings.I mean, really. If you're gaming, then you should upgrade your video card every major lithography shrink, or every-other generation of GPUs. (Because, the alternate every-other generation is a "refresh".)
And if you're not gaming? Use the freaking IGP. Or use a passive HTPC-oriented card that will last 10 years, with no fans, if your IGP gets too out-of-date or becomes unsupported by OS or current drivers.
A midrange to high end card at least should last you about two to three years depending on what kind of games you play and on what settings.
It very reasonable to expect a gaming build being kept for five to six years to have it's GPU replaced at least once in it's lifetime.
I think the OP is being silly complaining about his five year old GPU dying on him. After all who in hell expects to still be using the same video card for five years?
My Pentium 60 was 1000, just for the cpu. The mb 700.
Awesome. It also had onboard scsiBut how awesome did it feel firing that thing up for the first time?
Awesome. It also had onboard scsi
Don't blame HIS, everybody knows X1900XTX was hell of a heat-producing product, %0.01 of global warming cause.This unless the OP is trolling. I have an old HIS X1900XTX that died after only a couple of years. Learned to never buy another HIS product again and moved on. Not knowing the rest of the OP's system, his case could have not provided sufficient airflow and the card was always running hot. Contacting AMD or the retailer is hilarious. Buy an EVGA if you want customer service.
Put it on ebay acknowledging it doesn't work and see if someone is willing to buy it for parts or interested in trying to repair it.
Yeah most gamers will replace their dGPU at least once or twice if they are keeping their rig for five years anyway.
How old is the OP's computer?
I paid $1700 for my 1st Pentium 3 machine in 199something
I just paid $190 for a Dell refurb i5.
I want a refund....bitches. Paypal works.
My GPUs with fans, never seem to even last that long - the fans are spinning 24/7, and they die in 3-4 years or so.