G80 Sudden Deaths

erek · Jan 23, 2010, 04:02 PM

As there has been such a large response to this "Rumor," it is no longer a rumor anymore, but a developing tragedy. Lots of people have chimed in here and at NvNews to report on sudden deaths of their G80, and this thread is a continuation of that story.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gstanford

Well, the oven bake quick fix turned out to very very quick indeed!

Card is broken again.

What is nvidia going to do about this situation? I don't find it acceptable at all. I bought a flagship card (Ultra's didn't exist when I bought my GTX's), not some ****ty 82/3/400 entry level PoS. I paid a lot of money per card (the only card that has ever cost me more was my geforce 2 Pro and that still works perfectly).

I and everyone else who bought these cards had/have a reasonable expectation that these cards would not fail/go bad anywhere near as soon as they did, and the issue needs to be addressed.

Dungeoncrawler · Jan 23, 2010, 04:46 PM

sup - can't you simply return it for a 260? Mine has a lifetime warranty I think. Maybe I'm missing something?

Jokerzwild · Jan 23, 2010, 04:48 PM

I guess people who bought cards with good warranties will be happy that they did! I know evga will honor their warranty for them, they did when my G80 8800gts went out. Gave me a 9800 back.

If it is a proven defect though the people who aren't under warranty anymore should be given an exchange for a g92 card at the very least, imo.

This is why I only buy cards with lifetime warranties, particularly evga because their RMA department is so awesome, and Visiontek for ATi cards. I guess XFX is a contender in the ATi dept these days too.

GanjaStar · Jan 23, 2010, 05:48 PM

also, not smart keeping these cards on auto fan controls. i know, you shouldn't have to worry about that. but i bet that people who used a fixed higher fan speed during gaming have cards that last longer.

JesterOnYer6 · Jan 23, 2010, 05:52 PM

Charlie was right about this one. I have a friend whom had his ultras and 2 GTX8800's die.

acroig · Jan 23, 2010, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jokerzwild

I guess people who bought cards with good warranties will be happy that they did! I know evga will honor their warranty for them, they did when my G80 8800gts went out. Gave me a 9800 back.

Same here, EVGA gave me a 260 192 when my GTX died.

acroig · Jan 23, 2010, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GanjaStar

also, not smart keeping these cards on auto fan controls. i know, you shouldn't have to worry about that. but i bet that people who used a fixed higher fan speed during gaming have cards that last longer.

My GTX was always at 90% fan on 3D apps and still died.

GanjaStar · Jan 23, 2010, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acroig

My GTX was always at 90% fan on 3D apps and still died.

ouch. then i guess that won't work. mine is still alive and kicking in my brothers rig. but it does have a Thermalright HR-05 attached to it. that probably helps. temp during gaming never over 65 C.

NIGELG · Jan 23, 2010, 09:32 PM

My 8800GTS died as well....made me very upset.........

Pr3tty F1y · Jan 23, 2010, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JesterOnYer6

Charlie was right about this one. I have a friend whom had his ultras and 2 GTX8800's die.

But people still give him a lot of crap.

@md_Guy · Jan 23, 2010, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pr3tty F1y

Quote:

Originally Posted by JesterOnYer6

Charlie was right about this one. I have a friend whom had his ultras and 2 GTX8800's die.

But people still give him a lot of crap.

That's because he's wrong and everyone else is just lying.. there is no problem, never was .. it's all a form of mass illusion. NV is all powerful, all knowing and never.. EVER in the wrong.

Pr3tty F1y · Jan 23, 2010, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by @md_Guy

That's because he's wrong and everyone else is just lying.. there is no problem, never was .. it's all a form of mass illusion. NV is all powerful, all knowing and never.. EVER in the wrong.

Sarcasm aside, he has been much more right on nV than some people on this board who claim to have insider information on nV.

While he definitely has a beef with nV, you can't rag on his determination to get to the bottom of stuff. He was spot on with the thermal cycling issue regarding "Bumpgate" and why differences were seen between mobile and desktop parts. And he was also right about the launch date of the GF100. What else can you say?

@md_Guy · Jan 23, 2010, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pr3tty F1y

Sarcasm aside, he has been much more right on nV than some people on this board who claim to have insider information on nV.

While he definitely has a beef with nV, you can't rag on his determination to get to the bottom of stuff. He was spot on with the thermal cycling issue regarding "Bumpgate" and why differences were seen between mobile and desktop parts. And he was also right about the launch date of the GF100. What else can you say?

It doesn't matter to the green flag bearers.. he could be right 99.999% of the time and the only thing they'll latch onto is the .001% of the time he is wrong. Of course he has his own vendetta to fulfill it seems, and many of his pieces are more editorials than what some like to call journalistic pieces, however the greenknee'd ones only see what they want to see and ignore the rest. No better off then the "devil" they seem to declare C to be himself really. Truth be told, the reason most of them side with NV is because they've made a financial commitment (purchase) with NV and have to justify that, any data to the contrary they see as an "attack" against their own personal justification and they tend to lash out. Therein lies the reason for much of the fanboism that gets paraded around. People feel the need to have their decisions seen as justifiable and don't like the idea that they may have chosen wrong so they go on the defensive, further escalating their so called commitment to the side they've chosen. Many cling to "features" (be it PhyX, 3D, Eyefinity, AA etc) others to practices ("TWIMTBP", GITG etc).

Flyordie · Jan 23, 2010, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pr3tty F1y

But people still give him a lot of crap.

Yep, I can name a few also.

I bet those people will never take a peek in this thread as they are to ashamed of themselves.

OzzieBloke · Jan 25, 2010, 01:03 AM

My 8800 is still going like a champion. Overclocked. Fans controlled by rivatuner. No issues.

noko · Jan 25, 2010, 03:59 AM

Well the other day while watching a YouTube video my screen turned suddenly to a greenish yellow, hard lock

. Rebooted and everything was fine, now I am wondering if my GTX 80 is dying? I have a 260 not being used. Was going to sell or give away my GTX 80 to a friend, probably just give it away.

KickAssCop · Jan 25, 2010, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OzzieBloke

My 8800 is still going like a champion. Overclocked. Fans controlled by rivatuner. No issues.

Time for that bitch to die since you posted in this thread...

One of the reasons why I never got a GTX 260 / 280 part was the random dying issues with them that have been happening since day one. It seems it is also the case with the new 5870 / 5970 cards from ATi that are out (either they die or perform poorly). Hence, the reason why I didn't bother to spend the moolah on a 5870 over a 5850.

Note to self: Always wait for a couple of revisions before purchasing hardware from either vendor.

Sweetz · Jan 25, 2010, 07:34 PM

Dude there's like barely 3 dozen unique posters across these various threads. Seems you or they are trying to invent controversy where none exists.

Hardware dies, and with hundreds of thousands of cards on the market, some people are bound to have their's coincidentally die in a close span of time. There aren't anywhere near enough posts to demonstrate a trend or even make conjecture about one.

nomore · Jan 25, 2010, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JesterOnYer6

Charlie was right about this one. I have a friend whom had his ultras and 2 GTX8800's die.

I kinda remember reading about this a long time ago. I remember people even on this board stating their G80 died as well as on other forums, and if I remember correctly it was mostly overclocked versions.
regardless I don't think anybody said Charlie was wrong, I think the problem was he stated it like a fact when the reports about the failure rate was not that high even though it might have been higher than the norm.

I read an article quite some time ago, and it stated PC hardware failure rate is usually around 2-3%. I think this didn't include dead on arrival but if I see anything higher than 5% failure rate for a PC part I would be very concerned.

squid · Jan 25, 2010, 09:24 PM

my 8800gts is still working fine in my mate's computer, and my gtx260 is still working in my computer.
the 8800gts was 'sparkle' brand and i'm not sure what brand this gtx260 is

Kowan · Jan 25, 2010, 09:31 PM

I thought I heard a timer clicking...
I gave a used 8800GTX to a friend and it's still running fine.
All three of my G92s are running fine in my laptops.
Tons of hardware sold, bound to be failures.

Nunz · Jan 25, 2010, 10:08 PM

2 8800GTS 640MB in SLI running hard since the day they were released.

VW_Factor · Jan 25, 2010, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OzzieBloke

My 8800 is still going like a champion. Overclocked. Fans controlled by rivatuner. No issues.

Have one that is not upgraded so far. Still runs good too.

SpeckledJim · Feb 7, 2010, 11:06 AM

Well both my nephews have lost their 8800GTXs within a week of each other, so maybe there is something to this.

Reuter · Feb 7, 2010, 04:42 PM

Im not biased. Have a HD5970 in main game box and a POV 8800 Ultra in the second rig.
Its still running well considering its mounted upside down as the mobo had to be installed like this in the Enermax case, yes the one with the wind tunnel, but now im getting worried.

Maybe its the wind tunnel which made the card survive for this long.

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Jan 23, 2010, 04:48 PM	#3
Jokerzwild Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,974	I guess people who bought cards with good warranties will be happy that they did! I know evga will honor their warranty for them, they did when my G80 8800gts went out. Gave me a 9800 back. If it is a proven defect though the people who aren't under warranty anymore should be given an exchange for a g92 card at the very least, imo. This is why I only buy cards with lifetime warranties, particularly evga because their RMA department is so awesome, and Visiontek for ATi cards. I guess XFX is a contender in the ATi dept these days too. __________________ "Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." - Oscar Wilde

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Jan 23, 2010, 05:48 PM	#4
GanjaStar Only human Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Strawberry Fields Posts: 6,275	also, not smart keeping these cards on auto fan controls. i know, you shouldn't have to worry about that. but i bet that people who used a fixed higher fan speed during gaming have cards that last longer. __________________ Console gamers: playing duck hunt since the 80's.

Jan 23, 2010, 04:46 PM	#2
Dungeoncrawler Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 6,016	sup - can't you simply return it for a 260? Mine has a lifetime warranty I think. Maybe I'm missing something?

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Jan 23, 2010, 05:52 PM	#5
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Jan 23, 2010, 09:32 PM	#9
NIGELG ATi Radeon 5850 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Trinidad Posts: 824	My 8800GTS died as well....made me very upset.........

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Jan 25, 2010, 01:03 AM	#15
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Jan 25, 2010, 03:59 AM	#16
noko Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Orlando, Florida, USA Posts: 3,685	Well the other day while watching a YouTube video my screen turned suddenly to a greenish yellow, hard lock . Rebooted and everything was fine, now I am wondering if my GTX 80 is dying? I have a 260 not being used. Was going to sell or give away my GTX 80 to a friend, probably just give it away.

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Jan 25, 2010, 07:34 PM	#18
Sweetz Are Tasty Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 4,115	Dude there's like barely 3 dozen unique posters across these various threads. Seems you or they are trying to invent controversy where none exists. Hardware dies, and with hundreds of thousands of cards on the market, some people are bound to have their's coincidentally die in a close span of time. There aren't anywhere near enough posts to demonstrate a trend or even make conjecture about one.

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Jan 25, 2010, 09:24 PM	#20
squid little creatures Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 14,014	my 8800gts is still working fine in my mate's computer, and my gtx260 is still working in my computer. the 8800gts was 'sparkle' brand and i'm not sure what brand this gtx260 is __________________ RIP Vengeance comps: projecteuler.net

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Jan 25, 2010, 09:31 PM	#21
Kowan Older than dirt Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: California Posts: 2,209	I thought I heard a timer clicking... I gave a used 8800GTX to a friend and it's still running fine. All three of my G92s are running fine in my laptops. Tons of hardware sold, bound to be failures. __________________ "The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything." - Unknown

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Feb 7, 2010, 11:06 AM	#24
SpeckledJim Rage3D Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,091	Well both my nephews have lost their 8800GTXs within a week of each other, so maybe there is something to this.

Feb 7, 2010, 04:42 PM	#25
Reuter Radeon HD 5750 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Belgium Posts: 156	Im not biased. Have a HD5970 in main game box and a POV 8800 Ultra in the second rig. Its still running well considering its mounted upside down as the mobo had to be installed like this in the Enermax case, yes the one with the wind tunnel, but now im getting worried. Maybe its the wind tunnel which made the card survive for this long.

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