eidairaman1
The Exiled Airman
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System Name | PCGOD |
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Processor | AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz |
Motherboard | Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios |
Cooling | Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED |
Memory | 16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V) |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X |
Storage | Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB |
Display(s) | NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter) |
Case | AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR |
Power Supply | Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3) |
Mouse | Roccat Kone XTD |
Keyboard | Roccat Ryos MK Pro |
Software | Windows 7 Pro 64 |
Argh!
Well TK, i cant take it back to the store because i Ordered Online, and beyond that Tigerdirect has only a 30 day return policy, which i bought the card back in February. Well no Reply to my message that i sent to HIS, perhaps i need to just buy a New board and never buy From HIS again, at least Sapphire has a better Support system (Direct Emails/Phone Numbers in US) At least ATI would Reply immediately, Unfortunately they dont handle 3rd party boards like Nvidia apparently Does.
I think ill purchase the X1950 Pro 512 From Sapphire off ewiz. Any opinions on the e-tailer welcome
Well TK, i cant take it back to the store because i Ordered Online, and beyond that Tigerdirect has only a 30 day return policy, which i bought the card back in February. Well no Reply to my message that i sent to HIS, perhaps i need to just buy a New board and never buy From HIS again, at least Sapphire has a better Support system (Direct Emails/Phone Numbers in US) At least ATI would Reply immediately, Unfortunately they dont handle 3rd party boards like Nvidia apparently Does.
I think ill purchase the X1950 Pro 512 From Sapphire off ewiz. Any opinions on the e-tailer welcome
The artifacts are due to poor cooling. Some of the HD2900XTs are manufactured with only TWO heatpipes, the HD2900PROs have 3~4... Gigabyte makes their HD2900XTs with 3 Heatpipes, and there is a massive difference in perf.
Eidairaman, I would keep trying. I would instead take the busted X1950PRO to the store where you purchased it from and RMA from there; thats if your patience runs out though.