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RT
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 Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:34 am Post subject: ATI Cards prone to failure? |
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I had two 9800's fail, no problem returned to ATi for a replacement. My
XL800 failed just recently, unfortunately wasn't covered by warranty. It
did however give me an excuse to buy a new vid card (X1950 Pro).
Is this unusual? Perhaps I need better cooling but my case is usually open
with a fan blowing on the interior in the summer.
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Strutter1982
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:50 am Post subject: Re: ATI Cards prone to failure? |
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If your system keeps going through video cards, then I'd assume that there's
something wrong with your computer, not the ATI cards.
"RT" <noway@noway.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I had two 9800's fail, no problem returned to ATi for a replacement. My
XL800 failed just recently, unfortunately wasn't covered by warranty. It
did however give me an excuse to buy a new vid card (X1950 Pro).
Is this unusual? Perhaps I need better cooling but my case is usually open
with a fan blowing on the interior in the summer.
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Kent_Diego
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:27 am Post subject: Re: ATI Cards prone to failure? |
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| Quote: | I had two 9800's fail, no problem returned to ATi for a replacement. My
XL800 failed just recently, unfortunately wasn't covered by warranty. It
did however give me an excuse to buy a new vid card (X1950 Pro).
Is this unusual? Perhaps I need better cooling but my case is usually open
with a fan blowing on the interior in the summer.
I have RMA'ed my 9700/9800 Pro four times each time getting new one in |
exchange. They are very unreliable. I have three X800's and they seem to be
OK but now ATI has reduced to warrantee period from 3 years to one year. If
you get a card not "Built by ATI" forget any RMA. I have had it. The nVidia
brands eVGA, BFG and XFX all have lifetime (or more) warranty. So I am
thinking to go that route for my next $300+ video card. The only trouble is
that the X1950's are so darned cheap it is tempting to save the money and
hope for the best. Hopefully a 7800GS can be had for a similar price. |
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Augustus
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:12 am Post subject: Re: ATI Cards prone to failure? |
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"RT" <noway@noway.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I had two 9800's fail, no problem returned to ATi for a replacement. My
XL800 failed just recently, unfortunately wasn't covered by warranty. It
did however give me an excuse to buy a new vid card (X1950 Pro).
Is this unusual? Perhaps I need better cooling but my case is usually open
with a fan blowing on the interior in the summer.
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I've owned multiple ATI (some Sapphire, rest ATI) cards and never have had
one quit on me. They've all been o/c and run 24/7 in every system. The
9800Pro (which has run for 4 years now at slightly over XT clocks 24/7) is
still going strong in my kid's system. I've also owned multiple Nvidia cards
from different maufacturers and found them equally reliable. Currently using
an eVGA 7800GTX OC for the last 1 1/2 years. |
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GTD
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:11 am Post subject: Re: ATI Cards prone to failure? |
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Augustus wrote:
| Quote: | "RT" <noway@noway.com> wrote in message
news:u0eUh.310452$Wg6.202310@fe07.news.easynews.com...
I had two 9800's fail, no problem returned to ATi for a replacement. My
XL800 failed just recently, unfortunately wasn't covered by warranty. It
did however give me an excuse to buy a new vid card (X1950 Pro).
Is this unusual? Perhaps I need better cooling but my case is usually open
with a fan blowing on the interior in the summer.
I've owned multiple ATI (some Sapphire, rest ATI) cards and never have had
one quit on me. They've all been o/c and run 24/7 in every system. The
9800Pro (which has run for 4 years now at slightly over XT clocks 24/7) is
still going strong in my kid's system. I've also owned multiple Nvidia cards
from different maufacturers and found them equally reliable. Currently using
an eVGA 7800GTX OC for the last 1 1/2 years.
Same here. 2xRage 32 AGP cards, 1 Radeon 7200, 1 9700Pro, 1 9800 Pro, an |
X850 PCIe, and now a 1950xtx. all flawless, , except, , my own fault,
bashed the 9700 mounting my waterblock on it and it was trashed, , and
Comp-usa exchanged it (had the extended warranty thing from them). By
then they only had 9800 pros, so that's what I got. All of them
overclocked, run hard, ect. I am willing to bet that people that are
having repetative problems with their card are running cheap PSUs. I
have NEVER bought a cheap or smallish PSU and I rarely have problems
with anything failing.
If you have to open your case and blow a fan into it, you really need to
do something about the cooling. I use Lian-Li cases, and they're cool
and quiet. They seem to have figured out the whole airflow aspect of it
because my systems, no matter how much they are OCd stay cool. |
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GTD
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:11 am Post subject: Re: ATI Cards prone to failure? |
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Kent_Diego wrote:
| Quote: | I had two 9800's fail, no problem returned to ATi for a replacement. My
XL800 failed just recently, unfortunately wasn't covered by warranty. It
did however give me an excuse to buy a new vid card (X1950 Pro).
Is this unusual? Perhaps I need better cooling but my case is usually open
with a fan blowing on the interior in the summer.
I have RMA'ed my 9700/9800 Pro four times each time getting new one in
exchange. They are very unreliable. I have three X800's and they seem to be
OK but now ATI has reduced to warrantee period from 3 years to one year. If
you get a card not "Built by ATI" forget any RMA. I have had it. The nVidia
brands eVGA, BFG and XFX all have lifetime (or more) warranty. So I am
thinking to go that route for my next $300+ video card. The only trouble is
that the X1950's are so darned cheap it is tempting to save the money and
hope for the best. Hopefully a 7800GS can be had for a similar price.
All 4 97/9800s in the same system? If so, that's more likely to be |
something else causing it. . . |
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Augustus
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:12 am Post subject: Re: ATI Cards prone to failure? |
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I am willing to bet that people that are
| Quote: | having repetative problems with their card are running cheap PSUs. I have
NEVER bought a cheap or smallish PSU and I rarely have problems with
anything failing.
If you have to open your case and blow a fan into it, you really need to
do something about the cooling.
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I think you've hit the nail on the head here. |
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Phil
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 7:02 pm Post subject: Re: ATI Cards prone to failure? |
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No, they are not. Otherwise everyone who ever bought one would be
complaining.
PS Are you an nVidia fanboi? |
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