messed up rad9700pro?

8th January 2004, 20:19

hi there!

i know this is my first post over here but i will start right off with a problem i have.
i own a hercules 3d prophet 9700 pro cooled by a vga silencer and was able to clock it up to 391/345 without any artifacts. now while running rthdribl i accidently got the clocks up way too high which gave me artifacts on the desktop right away. now i am experiencing snow in 3dmark2k3 at stock speed!!! looks like i have fuked up my card, right?
so if yes, i wonder: when rmaing where do i have to send it? i bought it at an online shop, so should i send it there, to ati or to hercules? even more important: how closely do they look at the cards they get? i have removed the shim and the plastic clips holding the stock fan look quite bashed as well.
this really sucks, so help would be highly appreciated. thank you!

8th January 2004, 20:50

Well they're not going to disect it, but they'll probably notice that.
I know I would.

8th January 2004, 20:57

dammit...thank you for the reply anyway.
anybody else having the same or a different opinion or any suggestions what to do?
thx

Gamer · 8th January 2004, 21:38

It's broken, been there, done that.
just send it back to the shop you bought it from, only you'll have to wait a while to get it back (been there, done that).
another solution is sending it back to Hercules, what will be faster, but I think they will see the damage you made on the card.

that's why I always take good care with the original parts

8th January 2004, 22:24

ok thanx gamer! i will probably send it back to the shop...but ill need a video card for the radeon-less time...well, ill ask a friend then because i dont have a pci one.

once again, the support is appreciated...and you can be sure i will take care of everything by now!

8th January 2004, 20:19	#1
MonkeySpanker Posts: n/a	messed up rad9700pro? hi there! i know this is my first post over here but i will start right off with a problem i have. i own a hercules 3d prophet 9700 pro cooled by a vga silencer and was able to clock it up to 391/345 without any artifacts. now while running rthdribl i accidently got the clocks up way too high which gave me artifacts on the desktop right away. now i am experiencing snow in 3dmark2k3 at stock speed!!! looks like i have fuked up my card, right? so if yes, i wonder: when rmaing where do i have to send it? i bought it at an online shop, so should i send it there, to ati or to hercules? even more important: how closely do they look at the cards they get? i have removed the shim and the plastic clips holding the stock fan look quite bashed as well. this really sucks, so help would be highly appreciated. thank you!

8th January 2004, 21:38	#4
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	It's broken, been there, done that. just send it back to the shop you bought it from, only you'll have to wait a while to get it back (been there, done that). another solution is sending it back to Hercules, what will be faster, but I think they will see the damage you made on the card. that's why I always take good care with the original parts __________________

8th January 2004, 20:50	#2
FreeStyler Posts: n/a	Well they're not going to disect it, but they'll probably notice that. I know I would.

8th January 2004, 20:57	#3
MonkeySpanker Posts: n/a	dammit...thank you for the reply anyway. anybody else having the same or a different opinion or any suggestions what to do? thx

8th January 2004, 22:24	#5
MonkeySpanker Posts: n/a	ok thanx gamer! i will probably send it back to the shop...but ill need a video card for the radeon-less time...well, ill ask a friend then because i dont have a pci one. once again, the support is appreciated...and you can be sure i will take care of everything by now!