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XJnine
02-17-2006, 01:39 PM
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=847

Looks like they might be a good choice if you're in the market for an ATI based card. Hard to beat a lifetime warranty.
Bio-Hazard
02-17-2006, 03:14 PM
It's about time, they make a pretty nice product............... 8)
Victor
02-17-2006, 05:49 PM
very nice. it seems to be the trend among top gfx makers.
Bio-Hazard
02-17-2006, 05:58 PM
For what the cards are costing these days, they really need to start offering something back to the buyers to at least protect their investment a little.
Fantasma
02-17-2006, 06:54 PM
Cool!!!!
Powercolor are very good products but with this offer, it will be still more attractive, I prefer spending more money if I know that the card will run forever or if it crashes they send me a new one.
Really good news
Null
02-18-2006, 04:39 AM
The only thing better than a lifetime warranty, is a double lifetime warranty. :wink:

Good customer service couldn't hurt neither.
liqnit
02-18-2006, 05:43 AM
The only thing better than a lifetime warranty, is a double lifetime warranty. :wink:

Good customer service couldn't hurt neither.
i totally agree with you XFX are the first to start this trend .
and this is great . because today major part of the PC budget is VGA card which ,ake the warranty a big part of it.
zachig
02-18-2006, 08:09 PM
That's really great. I wonder if it covers damage from overclocking? :roll: :? :lol:

Don't laugh, I've heard that EVGA (I think it was EVGA :wink: ) are giving warranty that covers also damage caused by overclocking. I think EVGA are the company, but I don't remember, since I can't remember now where I've heard/read this one (am I illusinating??? :lol: ).
liqnit
02-18-2006, 08:16 PM
jiust how do you damage is from OC?
if you reset the card bios then it's back to normal
zachig
02-18-2006, 08:43 PM
Believe me you can :lol: :wink: . Altough I havn't experienced any damage myself, I've heard on some people that fried their card's GPU due to overheating. I also heard about some guys that damaged their card due to BIOS mod and.or burning the wrong BIOS to the GPU (but I'm really not sure that any warrany will cover such a thing :lol: ).
PUTALE
02-19-2006, 01:26 AM
you always run some risk when overclock. In fact, even a good overclocker could sometimes have trouble with overclocking:). I really like the industry is givnig longer warranty as it shows that they do care about the customers. It also shows that they believe the integrety of their products.
Bio-Hazard
02-19-2006, 05:58 PM
Killing cards by OC'ing (bios flashing) is how I got my 9800 Pro........... 8) A guy killed it (sort of) by OC'ing with the wrong bios and I told him I could fix it and he told me I was full of it. So I bet him my card for his that I could. Long story made short, I just reflashed it in the blind back to factory bios and I got the card............ :shock: Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, but I had the same exact card so I knew that it would work.

They both were PowerColor cards, and at that time PowerColor would not take the cards back.............. 8)