How do I claim $30 from Nvidia Gtx 970 lawsuit?

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I am currently 16 bought the GTX 970 when I was 15 but I bought it with my moms debit or credit card(With her permission obviously) so I or my mom really is illegible for the $30 claim right? If so how easy is it to claim the $30 and where can I (my mom) claim it?
 
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I just got my email. All you need is original proof of purchase. If you received the email there is a link in there to begin the process. I am looking forward to getting $60 back for my two 970s.

You Can Accept the Settlement. Class Members who wish to receive a Cash Payment must submit claims by November 30, 2016. You can access a Claim Form at www.gtx970settlement.com. Read the instructions carefully, fill out the form, and submit it online on or before November 30, 2016. Alternatively, you may also submit a Claim Form by mailing it to the following address: Nvidia GTX 970 Graphics Chip Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 43431, Providence, RI 02940-3431. It must be postmarked no later than November 30, 2016. Claim Forms may also be e-mailed or faxed to Admin@gtx970settlement.com or 1-877-811-7556, and must be received by the Administrator no later than 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on November 30, 2016 to be considered valid. If you fail to submit a timely Claim Form and do not exclude yourself from the settlement, then you will be bound by the settlement but will not receive a Cash Payment. If you stay in the Class, you will be legally bound by all orders and judgments of the Court, and you won’t be able to sue, or continue to sue, Defendants as part of any other lawsuit involving the same claims that are in this lawsuit.
 
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Yup got the email of buying the 970, free money I guess.
 
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What I don't get is why everyone who purchased the GPU is entitled to the money. The problem was quickly discovered and made widely known, anyone who purchased after that time knew of the 3.5GB issue and still purchased it. Seems a little strange they have to pay out to those who knew exactly what it was they where buying, obviously NVidia's lawyers weren't as good as the complainant's.
 
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Yeah I think no one really wanted to spend a lot of money on a lawsuit to have the chance of 1 not winning and 2 not getting the money back from what you spent for the lawsuit.
 
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Two reasons:

1) The specs were misrepresented for those who expected to have a full 4GB direct VRAM access GPU. That microstuttering is becoming more prevalent now that two years ago when first discovered.

2) Nvidia would NEVER have admitted it without people running certain games like GTA-V with mods causing that issue to reveal itself. Nvidia knew it. Class action lawsuits are not retroactive limited. So even if you bought one knowing AHEAD of time of the issue (I bought one before and one after) it's irrelevant. Nvidia made a plea deal and it was their decision on the timeline.

With that said, while I've been happy with my 970s in SLI, if I'm paying $350 for a GPU that says 4GB VRAM, I expect it to have 4GB of ACTUAL DIRECT VRAM access, not 3.5GB. It's like a laptop with 4GB memory advertised but .5GB is dedicated to the on-board GPU graphics. And if you'll notice, laptop specs WILL say what memory is dedicated to onboard graphics in specs.

Would anyone here be happy buying an 8GB RX 480 today and not aware that 1.5GB was not direct access and instead effectively cached memory? Didn't think so. Nvidia deserves a slap on the wrist.
 
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I agree that they deserve everything they're getting for a deliberate attempt to save money at the expense of the customer. However I do find it interesting that those who have said that despite the issue, the 970 is better than the 290X and the 390 so that's why they are buying it, are now happy to take money for an issue they already knew about.

 
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Again, the raw performance of the 970 is not the issue. The 970 is still the most popular GPU on Steam according to member info. This is not about the performance of the card. This is about misrepresentation. Yes, people still bought the card afterward.

But if Nvidia doesn't learn from their mistake in misrepresentation by paying for it, you can bet they'd try it again. I'm actually shocked it happened this soon on payout.
 
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