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porcelain
05-27-2006, 10:59 AM
www.xfxforce.com => support=> help desk.

All good and well Mister XFX Support but I haven't got my question answered in more than 2 days, then I got an answer but totally not relevant to my last 2 questions I added to the original and now I had to wait 2 days again until I decided to write something together for you up here.

I expect someone working at XFX, reading my typical 7900GT Problem Query, not to come up with the idea to reinstall FEAR when it also shows up in 3DMark06, so yeah. :???:

This ViVo 520M Xtreme of mine started failing after 3-4 days. Now that's one thing but leaving me in the dark on how to fix this problem as in getting a new one for example.

And I do not want to, for example, RMA this card and get a another faulty card in return. I want XFX to make sure that the card they send me, running at 520/1500 and not a mini megahertz less (I paid for that), is working properly without problems for at least 3 years (which I expect from XFX Products, like my XFX 6600GT).

Needless to say, I'm quite dissapointed in XFX, being their customer for more than 7 years now, I am also surprised by this issue. But no worries, if this can be all rectified fast and without funny business, everything is a-ok.

Regards,

A concerned XFX customer.
werty316
05-27-2006, 04:08 PM
The pre-overclocked 7900GT cards from XFX, BFG, and eVGA are plagued with this heat problem but it isn't their faults, its nVidia's fault and nVidia has came up with a fix yet and probably won't.

SomeThis heat issuse can be "fixed" by attaching a small heatsink to the backside of the card where the voltage regulators are.
http://www.fatonion.net/7900hot.jpg

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/9314/clipboard018zc.jpg

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/5623/pic0011jh.jpg
porcelain
05-27-2006, 04:18 PM
Thanks for the reply but I do want to make a few things clear:


I have already tried this and seeing that my case has about 5 120mm Fans blowing on full speed plus the added heatsinks, you would think this makes it go away, but no.
I've read lots of reports of non-overclocked cards failing just like mine and not only the ones you mention! Asus, Gainward and the sorts have the same problems.
And back to the Heatsinks: I don't care whether they help or whether downclocking the card helps, I want a videocard, from XFX, completely working out of the box running at 520 MHz and 1500 MHz. I waited 11 weeks for that thing to arrive.
werty316
05-27-2006, 04:22 PM
Ok chances are you are out of luck as I said before there are alot of 7900GT cards that have problems with no fix.
porcelain
05-27-2006, 04:25 PM
Hmmm it's ok, thanks for your input. I'll wait now for someone of the XFX Techsupport to come along and give me some more information on how to get a new one for example.
tomato
05-29-2006, 12:08 AM
Good luck with your problem, porcelain! I hope that XFX or whoever will be able to solve your issue ;)
porcelain
05-29-2006, 02:19 PM
Ok so I have a new 7900GT coming to me tommorow or the day after tommorow via D.O.A. When it works, it's all good, when it does not, it's the last XFX product I have bought and will not return to NVIDIA until G80.

I shall buy a X1800XT 512 then when the 2nd one does not work.
Schwarz
05-29-2006, 09:10 PM
That sucks.
I'm pretty sure your new card will work but then again a lot of the times its not a company's fault.
Its bad luck.
cyclonix13
05-30-2006, 01:47 AM
Ok so I have a new 7900GT coming to me tommorow or the day after tommorow via D.O.A. When it works, it's all good, when it does not, it's the last XFX product I have bought and will not return to NVIDIA until G80.

I shall buy a X1800XT 512 then when the 2nd one does not work.

I already ordered my x1800xt, should be getting it tomorrow or Wednesday. But I still want a replacement card for the faulty 7900GT. I spent $310 for God's sakes, and XFX support won't even answer me!!!!! :paw: