Im a bastard.

[Kryten]

Sent off my 8800GT OC to BFG a week ago for RMA as, like so many others, it failed.

They received it on the 4th November.
Today, I get a GTX285 OC FU waiting for me on the doormat.

Chuffed? Hellyeah.

 

[Scouse]

Fuck lol

 

[Kryten]

Karma has it's way. It doesn't fit.
Case is big enough if I move 2 HDD's out of the way, but it fouls 4 of my 6 sata ports

Ah well, GTX285 OC FU for sale, £200

 

[nath]

Hah, nice one. When my 8800GTX failed I got back an Ultra and I was chuffed about that but your RMA takes the biscuit.

Still, lifetime warranty for the win, with any luck mine will fail again at some point before I buy a new one.

 

[Kryten]

Indeed. I thoroughly recommend BFG, they really do go that extra mile. I'd have been very happy to get another 8800GT back in that timeframe. We're all quick to moan about problems we have but I do like to be able to give someone a thumbs up now and then

 

[nath]

Absolutely - I don't think I could bring myself to buy another brand. It's just a shame they don't do ATI, or do they?

 

[Kryten]

Afraid not

I'm now looking at selling the GTX285, buying a 5850 then selling the 5770, then buying a larger HDD to do away with the RAID setup - complicated but necessary with lack of funds

 

[TdC]

argh too bad mate. I hate hdd placement in your average case too though, what with today's large format gfx cards :/

my antec sonata is awesome in all ways, but more than two hdds like I have screws me even with the 4870 I have :/

 

[Kryten]

I wouldn't mind but I gave away my Coolermaster Stacker in order to get a smaller case I can put out the way
The antec 300 I got as replacement is plenty big enough until I put drives in

Saying that, drives can be moved. It's just the SATA ports it fouls

 

[soze]

Saying that, drives can be moved. It's just the SATA ports it fouls

Lead with a 45 degree angle no good? Its how i get over it on my machine where gfx gets in the way of 4 ports

 

[Kryten]

Nope. I've plenty of angled leads but as they're on top of eachother, they're no good. Not too fussed, means I can flog this for a couple of hundred and get another HDD

 

[Mabs]

bah!

when i sent mine back i only got a 260 gt oc

still, lifetime warranties ftw

 

[Bodhi]

Who uses the onboard SATA ports anyway? Pffft, amateurs.

 

[Kryten]

Well the sale of the 285 has made way for a pair of Samsung F3 1tb drives and an Acera PCIE Proper Raid Card :>
Happy days

Quite please with how the onboard has worked - it might have been munching a few cycles but performance was cracking, even in raid5.

 

[Dreamor]

Well the sale of the 285 has made way for a pair of Samsung F3 1tb drives and an Acera PCIE Proper Raid Card :>
Happy days

Quite please with how the onboard has worked - it might have been munching a few cycles but performance was cracking, even in raid5.

No you are right... you are a bastard

 

[Kryten]

Especially as the original 8800GT cost me 0. I bought an Inno3D one from China on their release for 170 quid. My brother bought a 4870x2 a while later and said he'd give his 8800 (BFG) to our dad. So, I had the BFG instead and gave the ol' man the Inno3D (which incidentally still works wonderfully).
Good luck there, really
He does quite well out of hand-me-downs, he's inheriting my old 400gb hdd's too

 

[Embattle]

Partly probably got it because nvidia shipments have been poor thus they sent you whatever they had

 

[Scouse]

To make you sick, I once got a complete rig, for nearly two grand, completely. scott. free. (due to a banking error)

I then sold it to my company and got the money back as expenses tax free - double win!

 

[Kryten]

That is bastardism

 

[nath]

On Monday at 3pm I sent off my 8800Ultra (formerly a GTX but got upgraded with warranty). It's Wednesday 12:45 and I've just received my replacement from BFG - a GTX260 Maxcore. I've no idea how they compare but fucking hell, what service.

BFG = aces.

 

[TdC]

ha, awesome Nath

 

[cHodAX]

Sending my 4890 with a fucked fan for RMA as soon as the snow shifts and the roads open, lets hope for a similar result.

 

[Kryten]

You'd be lucky - BFG have closed their European operations.

 

[Ch3tan]

You'd be lucky - BFG have closed their European operations.

Heh, you'd imagine they weren't making much money if they simply send you the latest card each time you RMA on a lifetime warranty.

Great customer service but a poor way to run a business.