Nvidea, create something more reliable!

HunterICX · 08-03-06, 12:39 PM

So....
I was playing my Silent hunter3,

*BANG* Screen Of Death Strike me....

Now....I know this very well
because my Geforce FX5500 Did the same thing (after 2 months)
my Geforce FX5700LE 256Mb did the same after 8 Months!!!!!
and For God sakes now its my FX5700LE 256 TD ram after 10 months!

and the Nvidia Box doesnt show any Date when the Vidcard might fail you...

this is my bloody 3th Graphic Card....in +- 2 years time....and really I,m pissed, the beauty of this all is the 2nd vidcard...that burned the Shop blamed me for blowing it up for running though Games....Now really...I never run games that my PC cant handle and the second...arent Graphic Cards there to help the PC running the games better....Dumbass.

Well...I had it...I,m going to smash this piece of crap

to pieces and buy an Brand new one

CWorth · 08-03-06, 12:55 PM

I have to say I agree with you to a degree.

I have been through at least 3-4 Nvidia cards in the last 2 years..2 of them in the last 6 months.2 of them were BFG cards and they both died the same way..the exact same capacitor blew up and melted down.Which BFG then admitted that they had a bad batch go out the door.The latest one is a Rosewill 6600GT that died for unknown reasons.Thank god for warrenties.

You cannot blame Nvidia though as they are only supplying the GPU's.The blame rests with the cards manufacturer..in my cases BFG and Rosewill.They are the ones making the shoddy parts and cards.The manufacturers need to stop using the cheapest parts they can.The longest lasting card I ever had was a Leadtek Nvidia card that lasted for 2 yrs.

LoBlo · 08-03-06, 01:08 PM

ATI isn't any better. 3 cards in 3 years here. Only thing to consider is who has the better warranty, its the only thing that can keep you safe from bad workmanship.

Godalmighty83 · 08-03-06, 01:12 PM

i had one ati card for 4 years, oh well its down to luck.

although ive seen some xbox fanboys claim that they have had 8 ps2's each that all failed. yes of course you have.

kiwi_2005 · 08-03-06, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HunterICX

So....
I was playing my Silent hunter3,

*BANG* Screen Of Death Strike me....

Now....I know this very well
because my Geforce FX5500 Did the same thing (after 2 months)
my Geforce FX5700LE 256Mb did the same after 8 Months!!!!!
and For God sakes now its my FX5700LE 256 TD ram after 10 months!

and the Nvidia Box doesnt show any Date when the Vidcard might fail you...

this is my bloody 3th Graphic Card....in +- 2 years time....and really I,m pissed, the beauty of this all is the 2nd vidcard...that burned the Shop blamed me for blowing it up for running though Games....Now really...I never run games that my PC cant handle and the second...arent Graphic Cards there to help the PC running the games better....Dumbass.

Well...I had it...I,m going to smash this piece of crap

to pieces and buy an Brand new one

Thats weird, ive never had a nVidia card die on me and ive been using them since the TNT2 came out. Have you ever thought it could be your mobo/PSU damaging them? Buy a ATI and if she to blows are a few weeks/months your know its your PC thats the cause of it. Sounds like bad voltage.

SUBMAN1 · 08-03-06, 08:43 PM

I've had both manufacturers die on me. Nothing you can do about it - it's typically heat related and that tied to a fluke on the board you bought where a transistor or two was able to handle that heat. A transistor when it goes still works for a while by the way, even if its damaged, and you may have just got lucky.

-S

bradclark1 · 08-04-06, 09:06 AM

Maybe I'm just lucky but I akways add an extra fan to my pc's and I never have a problem. Heats a killer.

08-03-06, 12:39 PM	#1
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Nvidea, create something more reliable! So.... I was playing my Silent hunter3, BANG Screen Of Death Strike me.... Now....I know this very well because my Geforce FX5500 Did the same thing (after 2 months) my Geforce FX5700LE 256Mb did the same after 8 Months!!!!! and For God sakes now its my FX5700LE 256 TD ram after 10 months! and the Nvidia Box doesnt show any Date when the Vidcard might fail you... this is my bloody 3th Graphic Card....in +- 2 years time....and really I,m pissed, the beauty of this all is the 2nd vidcard...that burned the Shop blamed me for blowing it up for running though Games....Now really...I never run games that my PC cant handle and the second...arent Graphic Cards there to help the PC running the games better....Dumbass. Well...I had it...I,m going to smash this piece of crap to pieces and buy an Brand new one __________________

08-03-06, 12:55 PM	#2
CWorth Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gettysburg PA Posts: 845 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	I have to say I agree with you to a degree. I have been through at least 3-4 Nvidia cards in the last 2 years..2 of them in the last 6 months.2 of them were BFG cards and they both died the same way..the exact same capacitor blew up and melted down.Which BFG then admitted that they had a bad batch go out the door.The latest one is a Rosewill 6600GT that died for unknown reasons.Thank god for warrenties. You cannot blame Nvidia though as they are only supplying the GPU's.The blame rests with the cards manufacturer..in my cases BFG and Rosewill.They are the ones making the shoddy parts and cards.The manufacturers need to stop using the cheapest parts they can.The longest lasting card I ever had was a Leadtek Nvidia card that lasted for 2 yrs. Last edited by CWorth; 08-03-06 at 12:57 PM.

08-03-06, 01:08 PM	#3
LoBlo Subsim Diehard Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas! Posts: 971 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 3	ATI isn't any better. 3 cards in 3 years here. Only thing to consider is who has the better warranty, its the only thing that can keep you safe from bad workmanship. __________________ "Seek not to offend or annoy... only to speak the truth"-a wise man

08-03-06, 01:12 PM	#4
Godalmighty83 Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 398 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i had one ati card for 4 years, oh well its down to luck. although ive seen some xbox fanboys claim that they have had 8 ps2's each that all failed. yes of course you have. __________________ Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?

08-03-06, 08:43 PM	#6
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've had both manufacturers die on me. Nothing you can do about it - it's typically heat related and that tied to a fluke on the board you bought where a transistor or two was able to handle that heat. A transistor when it goes still works for a while by the way, even if its damaged, and you may have just got lucky. -S __________________

08-04-06, 09:06 AM	#7
bradclark1 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA. Posts: 2,794 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Maybe I'm just lucky but I akways add an extra fan to my pc's and I never have a problem. Heats a killer.