eVGA Geforce GTX 260 for $214 (AMIR) at Newegg (USA) - Page 2

jmke · 27th July 2008, 02:12

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The Product is guaranteed for 2 years (or 10 years) from the date of original purchase from any legitimate European retailer or e-tailer of EVGA products. The Warranty covers both material and workmanship, and the repair shall be carried out free of charge. We reserve the right to replace the product with an identical product or with a product with identical or better specifications, if the product is no longer available and/or cannot be repaired economically. The replacement product is warranted under these warranty terms and is subject to the same limitations and exclusions for the remainder of the original warranty period.

http://www.evga-europe.com/support/e...nty-terms.html

27th July 2008, 02:34

Heh, so assuming you miss the registration deadline, you get a better warranty than us US-side. That's funny.

1st August 2008, 13:05

I got this card Wednesday. Something was wrong with it, not sure what:

Ambient temp ~25c. Idle temp 51c. Load temp with ATI Tool 104c+, I stopped the program before the temp leveled off!! Fan was set at 40%. I changed the fan speed, card still got very hot... 79c load just for F@H.

Decided to chance it, replaced stock cooler with D-Tek Fuzion 2 GFX. Idle temp 39c, load temp with ATI Tool ~51c. 55c if Q6600 is loaded down with GPU.

Much, much better...

No one has mentioned this before that I have seen, but all GT200 cards have PLASTIC "cooling" the memory chips on the backside of the card! Not very happy with NVIDIA's "cost cutting" design... very stupid.

jmke · 1st August 2008, 13:17

might be a wrong fit of the GTX260 heatsink, reviews have it at much lower temps under load;

1st August 2008, 13:39

I have never seen a review of a GTX 260 reach that high a temp either.

Heatsink appeared to be a proper fit when I took it apart... only thing I noted was a mountain of thermal paste was used! Am not kidding, way to much paste, perhaps cooler wasn't making full contact because was very thick between the IHS and the GPU cooler. Only explanation I have been able to come up with... but not entirely sure yet.

1st August 2008, 13:17	#14
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	might be a wrong fit of the GTX260 heatsink, reviews have it at much lower temps under load; __________________

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27th July 2008, 02:34	#12
Kougar Posts: n/a	Heh, so assuming you miss the registration deadline, you get a better warranty than us US-side. That's funny.

1st August 2008, 13:05	#13
Kougar Posts: n/a	I got this card Wednesday. Something was wrong with it, not sure what: Ambient temp ~25c. Idle temp 51c. Load temp with ATI Tool 104c+, I stopped the program before the temp leveled off!! Fan was set at 40%. I changed the fan speed, card still got very hot... 79c load just for F@H. Decided to chance it, replaced stock cooler with D-Tek Fuzion 2 GFX. Idle temp 39c, load temp with ATI Tool ~51c. 55c if Q6600 is loaded down with GPU. Much, much better... No one has mentioned this before that I have seen, but all GT200 cards have PLASTIC "cooling" the memory chips on the backside of the card! Not very happy with NVIDIA's "cost cutting" design... very stupid.

1st August 2008, 13:39	#15
Kougar Posts: n/a	I have never seen a review of a GTX 260 reach that high a temp either. Heatsink appeared to be a proper fit when I took it apart... only thing I noted was a mountain of thermal paste was used! Am not kidding, way to much paste, perhaps cooler wasn't making full contact because was very thick between the IHS and the GPU cooler. Only explanation I have been able to come up with... but not entirely sure yet.