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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 29 October 2016
JEMC said:

I hope none of you, or people you know, have bought a GTX 1080 or 1070 from EVGA with the ACX cooler.

Nvidia GTX 1080 & 1070 EVGA Cards Reportedly Catching Fire & Dying Due To VRMs Overheating

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-gtx-1080-1070-evga-cards-dying/

A devastating issue plaguing Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 & GTX 1070 cards from EVGA causing them to burn out and die has been discovered. This came about after reports of EVGA ACX GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 cards suddenly going up in smoke started to pile up over the past week.

The issue affects EVGA’s entire range of Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 cards equipped with the ACX cooler, all of which lack direct VRM cooling. This includes GTX 1080 & 1070 ACX, SC, FTW & FTW DT models. Essentially all dual fan models except the Classified.

Holy shit! My friend has one! Are they replacing it via RMA?



                  

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QUAKECore89 on 29 October 2016
JEMC said:

I hope none of you, or people you know, have bought a GTX 1080 or 1070 from EVGA with the ACX cooler.

Nvidia GTX 1080 & 1070 EVGA Cards Reportedly Catching Fire & Dying Due To VRMs Overheating

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-gtx-1080-1070-evga-cards-dying/

A devastating issue plaguing Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 & GTX 1070 cards from EVGA causing them to burn out and die has been discovered. This came about after reports of EVGA ACX GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 cards suddenly going up in smoke started to pile up over the past week.

The issue affects EVGA’s entire range of Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 cards equipped with the ACX cooler, all of which lack direct VRM cooling. This includes GTX 1080 & 1070 ACX, SC, FTW & FTW DT models. Essentially all dual fan models except the Classified.

Eeeeeek!!! Gotta tell my friend buy something else!



QUAKECore89 on 29 October 2016
Captain_Yuri said:
JEMC said:

I hope none of you, or people you know, have bought a GTX 1080 or 1070 from EVGA with the ACX cooler.

Nvidia GTX 1080 & 1070 EVGA Cards Reportedly Catching Fire & Dying Due To VRMs Overheating

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-gtx-1080-1070-evga-cards-dying/

A devastating issue plaguing Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 & GTX 1070 cards from EVGA causing them to burn out and die has been discovered. This came about after reports of EVGA ACX GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 cards suddenly going up in smoke started to pile up over the past week.

The issue affects EVGA’s entire range of Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 cards equipped with the ACX cooler, all of which lack direct VRM cooling. This includes GTX 1080 & 1070 ACX, SC, FTW & FTW DT models. Essentially all dual fan models except the Classified.

Holy shit! My friend has one! Are they replacing it via RMA?

Good thing it's halloween. xD



JEMC on 29 October 2016
Captain_Yuri said:
JEMC said:

I hope none of you, or people you know, have bought a GTX 1080 or 1070 from EVGA with the ACX cooler.

Nvidia GTX 1080 & 1070 EVGA Cards Reportedly Catching Fire & Dying Due To VRMs Overheating

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-gtx-1080-1070-evga-cards-dying/

A devastating issue plaguing Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 & GTX 1070 cards from EVGA causing them to burn out and die has been discovered. This came about after reports of EVGA ACX GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 cards suddenly going up in smoke started to pile up over the past week.

The issue affects EVGA’s entire range of Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 cards equipped with the ACX cooler, all of which lack direct VRM cooling. This includes GTX 1080 & 1070 ACX, SC, FTW & FTW DT models. Essentially all dual fan models except the Classified.

Holy shit! My friend has one! Are they replacing it via RMA?

It's mentioned in the article:

What To Do If You Have An Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Or GTX 1070 From EVGA

Thankfully, EVGA has acknowledged the issue and has already implemented changes to the production line. Namely quipping all of its future graphics cards with VRM thermal pads to combat the issue. The company admitted that the lack of VRAM & VRM cooling was an oversight and has promised to honor warranties.

It is currently offering existing GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 owners a VRM thermal pad kit for free, which you can get here. Alternatively, users have the option to return their graphics cards directly to EVGA in exchange for a card with the thermal mod already installed.

 

So either sending it to EVGA so they put the thermal pads to cool the VRM, or ask for a kit and DIY.

 

*Edit* I don't know where he bought it, but maybe he can ask for a replacement from the shop rather than EVGA?



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

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vivster on 29 October 2016

That's why Asus.



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JEMC on 30 October 2016
vivster said:
That's why Asus.

C'mon! EVGA is a good brand, and the only one with a life-time warranty on its products (something that comes in handy this time).

Plus, Gigabyte and MSI are also excellent brands.



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

Steam / Live / NNID : jonxiquet    Add me if you want, but I'm a single player gamer.

vivster on 30 October 2016
JEMC said:
vivster said:
That's why Asus.

C'mon! EVGA is a good brand, and the only one with a life-time warranty on its products (something that comes in handy this time).

Plus, Gigabyte and MSI are also excellent brands.

And they're all a great pretence of competition for Asus. How else could they justify their premium prices.



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JEMC on 30 October 2016
vivster said:
JEMC said:

C'mon! EVGA is a good brand, and the only one with a life-time warranty on its products (something that comes in handy this time).

Plus, Gigabyte and MSI are also excellent brands.

And they're all a great pretence of competition for Asus. How else could they justify their premium prices.

Well, you can keep your Asus. The MSI Gaming is better than the Strix



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

Steam / Live / NNID : jonxiquet    Add me if you want, but I'm a single player gamer.

vivster on 30 October 2016
JEMC said:
vivster said:

And they're all a great pretence of competition for Asus. How else could they justify their premium prices.

Well, you can keep your Asus. The MSI Gaming is better than the Strix

Better in being worse. Just a matter of time until they explode too.



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JEMC on 30 October 2016
vivster said:
JEMC said:

Well, you can keep your Asus. The MSI Gaming is better than the Strix

Better in being worse. Just a matter of time until they explode too.

If you say so... how's the coil whine going? ^.^

*Edit* I think I've been a bit harsh with this post. It honestly wasn't my intention, I only wanted to show that every brand has its problems, but if you've felt hurt by my comment, I'm sorry.



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

Steam / Live / NNID : jonxiquet    Add me if you want, but I'm a single player gamer.