PNY 6800 $159 SHIPPED! No rebate! From newegg!

[BrokenArrow]

I just ordered one of these Refurb from newegg.com. They seem to be out of stock on the new ones, and the refurbs are in and out fast. Can anyone tell me if they have had problems with them, or if you have gotten a refurb and had any issues? Thanks

 

[Crucial]

I would guess the refurbs are cards that wouldn't succesfully OC or unlock.

 

[BrokenArrow]

That would be fine with me, I plan on running it stock anyhow. I went reading back through the post, I sure hope I dont get one where the capacitors fell off. LOL

 

[BrokenArrow]

Well it appears the refurb is bad. 2D works fine, but in 3D games and 3Dmark03 and 05 there is flickering/artifacts everywhere. It appears to have been used for a while before, there was dust visible on the fan and the clamshell packaging was not in good shape, and was held together with rubber bands.

2nd Newegg refurb video card I've had to RMA. No more for me, thanks.

If they put this back up for sale, DON'T BUY IT!

 

[jolancer]

FYI, i ordered 2 of these PNY 6800's New from Newegg, NOT REFURBISHED.

and the first one that came had a broken component on the back of the card... so i RMA'd it, and the 2nd one that came i looked on the back of the card and the Component wasnt broken off.. but it was clearly resoldered back on.. there were finger prints on the card as well and the packaging was damaged, I tested it and the card Worked, but i RMA'ed it anyway and DID NOT order a 3rd(i didnt wont such an IFFY CARD)... ALL OF THESE CARDS COME DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY REFURBISHED OR NOT.

That is why thy are bellow retail price... When i called Newegg the second time, befor i even mentioned RMAing, i questioned them about Compensation instead, and thy offered me $25 back to keep the card that worked but appeared Refurbished. so that equals $149 - $25 = $124

That is how much this card is worth at most, but i didnt even wont it for that much... if you wont it for that price and you recently ordered it, just call newegg and tell them you recieved a Refurb instead of Retail and you would like compensation and ask 'How much can you offer'?

 

[andy9o]

SHE'S BACK

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133114

 

[mell1n]

oos atm

 

[jolancer]

These PNY 6800 cards are most likely do not function up to spec, other then the resons i gave in my previouse post.....

I had one of these PNY 6800's and i tested it on HL2 and Doom3 befor i RMA'd it.... and it appeared to run ok, but about every 15 seconds or so the game would glitch (glitch looked like - as if it was an auto save point, ot the GFX card was strugling with an intence sence and paused for loading) niether of witch were the cause.... This was my fist 6800 card though, so i though maybe it was normal for those intence games...

But i recently just recieved the XFX 6800 when that went on sale... and tested it with the same games... and it runs HL2 and Doom3 perfectly. the glitches never accure with this card that i saw with the fully functioning PNY card.

 

[Goaty]

Originally posted by: jolancer
ALL OF THESE CARDS COME DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY REFURBISHED OR NOT.

In usenet/forums, CAPS == opinion expressed as fact

My PNY 6800 works great, everything unlocked, I have not OC'd it. I have played WoW & Guild Wars for over a month with no problems. I don't play FPS but I can run 3DMark allday without artifacts.

Since they are OEM the packing is not the best, more cards get damaged. I wouldn't touch the refurb ones because it seems likely that these were returned because of card damage or are failed unlockers/overclockers.

 

[dboy]

I bought a refurb Apollo 6800 from newegg. It died when I tried to unlock (it ran 3dmark05 fine stock, then I unlocked. It crashed partway through 3dmark05 and wouldn't even boot w/o artifacts. The BIOS screen was screwed up). I returned it and just ordered a Leadtek refurb from newegg. We'll see if this one works and lasts...

 

[blckgrffn]

Sorry you guys have had so much trouble, but really, if you bought it refurb, no point in posting your thread here. And it sounds iffy that you might get a damaged card right of the bat. Remeber, PNY has a warranty too, and you might want to go through them if you have trouble getting a good card from NewEgg. I think a lot of people got very good cards however, and I am glad they were able to get a good deal

Cherrypik, glad to see you are up and running, enjoy BF2 for me! I am too addicted to GW right now

 

[jolancer]

Originally posted by: Goaty

Originally posted by: jolancer
ALL OF THESE CARDS COME DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY REFURBISHED OR NOT.

In usenet/forums, CAPS == opinion expressed as fact

My PNY 6800 works great, everything unlocked, I have not OC'd it. I have played WoW & Guild Wars for over a month with no problems. I don't play FPS but I can run 3DMark allday without artifacts.

Since they are OEM the packing is not the best, more cards get damaged. I wouldn't touch the refurb ones because it seems likely that these were returned because of card damage or are failed unlockers/overclockers.

its not my opinion... did you read my post? i ordered 2 of these in a row NEW from newegg and they both came defective.

You probably wont see any difference with the PNY card if you only use it on games that arnt graphicaly intence, like the ones you use.... but for those who like the new games...
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the PNY 6800 that i recieve that actually turned on and worked, had loading pauses(As if it was 8pipes instead of 12). and it didnt run HL2 any better then the 6600gt.

on the exact same system though, i replaced it with a XFX 6800 that i got for the same price after rebate from Newegg... and i experienced NO odd loading pauses... and it ran HL2 faster then the 6600gt and PNY... and the XFX is more stable, keeps steadyer FPS under stress.

Obviously there is something not right about these PNY's, that is the reason for there low price tag.

 

[BlackPear1]

The only thing that's obvious is that your statement is wrong. I and many others have PNY 6800's which did not "come defective from the factory". Furthermore, mine performs just as well in all my modern games as my BFG 6800. So why try to generalize about the performance and quality of these cards when all you really know is that you weren't satisfied with yours? It's still a hot deal (when in stock) for those that want it.

 

[jolancer]

Originally posted by: BlackPear1
The only thing that's obvious is that your statement is wrong. I and many others have PNY 6800's which did not "come defective from the factory". Furthermore, mine performs just as well in all my modern games as my BFG 6800. So why try to generalize about the performance and quality of these cards when all you really know is that you weren't satisfied with yours? It's still a hot deal (when in stock) for those that want it.

counterstrike, unreal, and any roleplaying game does not put stress on it likea modern game.

and most poeple dont notice things small defects like i do because im so picky.. yours is probably defective, you just dont notice it.

and its not only because I was unsaticfied with the PNY card, but actually 2 PNY cards in a row, these exact ones from Newegg. Once i noticed i got 2 defective in a row, i said screw it... what would be the chancess that a 3rd one would NOT be defective if i order it? not likely at all.

and why would Newegg let me return both of those cards ina row, waving the restocking fee and fully refunding my return shipping? if thy didnt already know that the cards there selling are defective? or there just going to take my word on it that i got 2 bad cards ina row?.... my guess would be that they know entirely what the situation is with these cards, and did not care that i wonted to refund them... because they are going to just repackage them and sellem for the same profit because thy know most people will not notice thy are Used or Defective.

 

[John P]

I bought two of these cards and they work fine, but only if I wear aluminum foil on my head.

 

[BlackPear1]

I'm surprised you could find any aluminum foil after the ultra-discerning jolancer bought his supply. FWIW, I've enjoyed HL2, D3, FC and others without any problems. But I'm sure that will not influence someone who has concluded all PNY 6800's are defective but that only he is smart enough to realize it. There is the possibility that he was singled out to receive all the bad cards, thereby leaving the good ones for the rest of us. Seems unlikely, but no more so than the "all these cards come defective from the factory" theory.

 

[John P]

The 2 cards I received are the exact same card that CompUSA was selling last Black Friday so now I have 3. I don't recall anybody complaining about cards failing last November/December, as I recall the cards were a pretty hot commodity then for $199 + sales tax after rebate.

Now, granted, some people have had problems with capacitors falling off these cards which would obviously cause problems. All 3 of mine seem to be working fine and have no missing or re-soldered parts.

 

[jolancer]

Originally posted by: John P.
The 2 cards I received are the exact same card that CompUSA was selling last Black Friday so now I have 3. I don't recall anybody complaining about cards failing last November/December, as I recall the cards were a pretty hot commodity then for $199 + sales tax after rebate.

Now, granted, some people have had problems with capacitors falling off these cards which would obviously cause problems. All 3 of mine seem to be working fine and have no missing or re-soldered parts.

Then you didnt look hard enough. I linked bellow to the pictures i took of one of the PNY cards i got from Newegg befor i RMA'd it... take a look at were i point out and you will find that that piece on the back of your card is also resoldered back on. (i could tell by looking at the back of the 2nd card i got that it was resoldered.)

For those of you who love your PNY cards, just ignore me if you wont... But im post this info for the People who do not have one and might be considering getting one when thy get back instock.... So thy can pass it by and avoid lots of problems.

look at my post count... i dont post unless i have usefull information, i dont spam the board like everyone else.

Both of the PNY cards i received were in sealed PNY packaging(you can probably see from the picture.) When i called newegg the 2nd time i said... that this is the 2nd card in a row that i recieved from you guy that is in less then refurbished condition, if i order another one from you guys in New Retail condition do i have any garantee that i will recieve in New condition.... Thy said.... "we cant garantee the condition of the item because its sealed in retail packaging, so if its defective then the manufacturer is at fault"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/jolancer/PNY_00.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/jolancer/PNY_02.jpg

EDIT: o yea, the packages arived to me undamaged so the carrior was not at fault at all.

 

[John P]

jolancer,

I am the same dude who saw your pictures on the Chubby Wallet thread. The capacitors on all 3 of my cards are there and not resoldered.

 

[Goaty]

Originally posted by: jolancer
i dont spam the board like everyone else.

I am trying to keep track of the list of insults here. It appears that those of us who have working PNY 6800 cards:

- play old games that are not demanding enough to expose our 6800's flaws
- we did not look hard enough to find the broken parts on our 6800
- we are too blind too see the visual artifacts caused by our broken 6800
- we spam the boards with posts that do not contain useful information

I hang my head in shame :roll:

 

[jolancer]

Originally posted by: John P.
jolancer,

I am the same dude who saw your pictures on the Chubby Wallet thread. The capacitors on all 3 of my cards are there and not resoldered.

whatever, all i know is... if i kept ordering those stupid PNY cards, i would find something wrong with everyone of them.

Originally posted by: Goaty

Originally posted by: jolancer
i dont spam the board like everyone else.

I am trying to keep track of the list of insults here. It appears that those of us who have working PNY 6800 cards:

- play old games that are not demanding enough to expose our 6800's flaws
- we did not look hard enough to find the broken parts on our 6800
- we are too blind too see the visual artifacts caused by our broken 6800
- we spam the boards with posts that do not contain useful information

I hang my head in shame :roll:

ROFL, right on.

A+ recap... i would +rep you a million points if this forum board had ratings.

- only thing is i never said the card produced artifacts(but you were close enough)
i said it had very seldom lag spirts... as if it ran on 8pips like the 6600gt, except missing the GDDR3 speed.

 

[dirtrat]

Both my PNY 6800 cards unlocked completely and have been working perfectly for several months. Combined with the 3 year warranty and the $199 price I paid on BF from CompUsa I have no complaints!

 

[jolancer]

Originally posted by: dirtrat
Both my PNY 6800 cards unlocked completely and have been working perfectly for several months. Combined with the 3 year warranty and the $199 price I paid on BF from CompUsa I have no complaints!

Did all of you who are saying your card is great, get it from Compusa?

If so, that may be a totally different story... as compusa may have had a completely different batch of PNY cards, that had not been subject to manufacturing defects.

Question for Dirtrat - about the PNY 6800 that you got from compusa... did the edges of the card puncture the plastic it was seald in? as if it was forced into its container? cause this is how all the Newegg cards appear.

 

[jolancer]

I think its safe to say that everyone who recieved a non defective PNY card bought it from compUSA, or somewere else besides Newegg. these leftover newegg cards are pure Refurbs or defects.

 

[blckgrffn]

Whatever man, you got two bad cards, get over it, everyone who posted here bought them from newegg, except maybe dirtrat.... :roll: