08-26-2004, 10:59 AM
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Video Card Problem Solved - £750 down the drain - GUTTED
I now have the answer to why the cards are failing.
The cards have been closely examined and it would seem that there is either water droplets / condensation leaking onto them from my vapochil cooling system...it looks like both cards are un-repairable and I will have to pay over £750 to replace them (my original card plus the replacement)
I am still in a state of shock and feel absolutely sick.
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08-26-2004, 11:10 AM
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Re: Video Card Problem Solved - £600 down the drain - GUTTE
Originally Posted by Jabba
I now have the answer to why the cards are failing.
The cards have been closely examined and it would seem that there is either water droplets / condensation leaking onto them from my vapochil cooling system...it looks like both cards are un-repairable and I will have to pay over £600 to replace them (my original card plus the replacement)
I am still in a state of shock and feel absolutely sick.
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Damn Jabba yet another un-needed expense , Is there nothing you can do to get any compensation from the cooling system people? as i would caracterise that as an inherent design fault myself leaking water/ condensation next to expensive electronics shouldn't happen IMO
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08-26-2004, 11:13 AM
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Just sending them an e-mail now....and I am going to await their responce before saying anything else.
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08-26-2004, 11:14 AM
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damn that sucks.. but it is one unfortunate effect of using phase change cooling - unless the insulation is perfect then you get some condensation ( I nearly killed a 9700pro the same way, but luckily after a few days it worked ok again )
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08-26-2004, 11:17 AM
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I paid alot of money to savrow for it to be perfect....I wish I had built it myself now...paying for your own mistakes is bad enough...paying for someone elses...well there are no words for how I feel right now....
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08-26-2004, 11:24 AM
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Argh that's sick!!!!!!!!!!
Shame on savrow for a messy job I suppose...
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08-26-2004, 11:45 AM
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that really sucks
and whats worse you were praising them a lot in the other thread
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08-26-2004, 11:50 AM
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Don't think we even know for sure who is to blame, may just be a faulty cooler and not within their control i guess
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08-26-2004, 12:13 PM
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Well they charged me big bucks for it...so lets see what they have got to say before anything else is said.
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08-26-2004, 12:16 PM
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that aint too good, surely its still under warranty though? And its not exactly your fault?
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08-26-2004, 12:38 PM
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Its a very complicated issue and long story...but its a third party card that I fitted...that was damaged by a savrow component....
As I say... slightly more complicated and I hope they show good understanding of the situation.
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08-26-2004, 12:51 PM
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Hum... big shit...
But you something from Savrow where they admit that it was their component that caused the other one to fail??
If I were you... I would get on their anckle until they payed for their mistakes!
Ask the opinion of your lawyer, maybe he has a better idea of the recomended procedures!
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08-26-2004, 12:59 PM
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Well third party or not say you are a proffesional that needed that third party card. I dont think anyone buys a system that expensive and doesnt make alternations to it.
And this could have happend to any card, even their own card that came with the system.
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08-26-2004, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by SFDMALEX
And this could have happend to any card, even their own card that came with the system.
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The reason I changed their card was because it was un-reliable (kept locking the PC up)..and now I know why of course....gonna have a good look at that card tonight.
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08-26-2004, 01:24 PM
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Hmm...Jabba, sorry about that horrible news though. anyways, have you have your mind set on any other cards?
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