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Hey guys,
My GPU recently went to the planks after a long haul across the ocean. I contacted the manufacturer of my GPU but I quess I ran into the 2 village idiots there and this happened over the next 2 weeks!!!
It's a long read but do enjoy the end...
Message History
[ 11/20/2011 11:39:11 PM] Hi there. We recently moved from the UK to NZ. All our items was shipped to NZ. Upon recieving my pc i`ve upgraded my pc (just mobo and memory) to Asus m5a97 EVO and ddr3 ram. When I installed my GPU it would`t boot up, error light on mobo at vga just stay lit up. I`ve changed it back to my old mobo and ram but now the card spins up 100% for a couple of seconds and "soft resets" and just spins up again, no video or bootup. I took it to a local pc shop and they advised of "water damage"?? Our items was securely packed in a container even tho it was shipped by sea i can see no reason for it to have water damage?
[JAMES 11/21/2011 4:20:46 PM] Hi, thanks for your message and sorry to hear you are experiencing these problems. Not sure how that could have happened but i assume by water damage, they mean things like severe dampness or condensation, that the card may have been exposed to, or do they mean exposure to liquid compound? how long was the card in transit to NZ? Were you advised of any special additional packing requirements? did you contact the shipping agent? if so how did they respond? kind regards, James. kind regards, James.
[ 11/21/2011 7:07:23 PM] Hi James. Our posessions was in transit for 2 months. The guy that told me the card had water damage basicly just looked at it and said that he could see it has got water damage (one of the pc shops I went to for a test bench). The shipping agent didn`t advise of any special packaging but on the day they came to pack I asked the packers to take special care packing my pc as I spent alot of time and money building it. I haven`t contacted the shipping agent yet because although the contents of our shipment was insured the pc as a whole was insured aswell. Now I can most likely put in a claim for the card alone (not sure have to find out from the shippers) but they would most likely require proof of the card not working. As I said in my first message I took the card to a pc shop that put it on their testbench to see if it worked. ( now these guys charge to have it tested but I didn`t pay cause i basicly convinced the guy that i just wanted it slotted in and powered up to see if it goes, not a full diagnostic). Now the amount these guys charge is insane to have iot tested, it`s 50NZD wich is a scam and there are no other pc shops where I live that has a test bench that can do it (yes I drove to each and every one personally) Now for that kind of money to have it "properly tested" I can just add another 50 and just buy a new card, but why should I if I paid so much for my XFX that has a life time warranty, can`t I just send it in to you guys to repair? or am I supposed to go through the whole prosess of a claim, pay to have my card tested for a report to send in for a claim and most likely wait ages for them to do it.....if so i`ll rather go down the buy a new card road and bin the XFX...
[JAMES 11/22/2011 9:58:16 AM] Hi, thanks for your message, unfortunately lifetime warranty is with N. America only, and any warranty would have normally be done via the reseller - where you bought the card - but from what you have told us the card would most likely be rejected due to water damage, i.e. being that the card itself was not the problem, so it is unlikely that anything could be done in this instance due to this fact. May be better to claim on the PC insurance, all things considered. kind regards, james.
[ 11/22/2011 8:23:12 PM] Hi James. Thank you for the replies. There is NO reason I can see that the card would have suffered "water damage" as it did ALL our other electrical goods (including the rest of my pc like the mobo, ram and so on) would have been affected the same way. Anyhow, this guy just looked at the card and said that to me, he didn`t test or inspect it. If I was aware that the "lifetime warranty" was only a N. America thing I wouldn`t have based my purchase on the XFX. I have now decided just to buy a Nvidia GTX580 as I always had Nvidia and this was my first and last ATI card. I had 3 previous Nvidia cards, 1 also went faulty and I had NO problems getting that fixed what so ever (and the card was well over a year old!). I`ve waited 2 and a half months for my pc and just can`t be bothered to now wait a further how long ever they would take to assess this for a insurance claim. Thanks for the help, regards, Johan
[ 11/22/2011 8:47:00 PM] Sorry James, I would also just like to add on here that I bought this card in April Last year wich means it still falls under the standard 1 year manufaturers warranty (I bought the card from overclockers UK and had a look at their support page). I just want to know why I just can`t send it to you guys to have a look at it, why should I pay a guy 50bucks to have it propery tested (and I already know now it`s not working). If it turns out that there actually IS water damage then obviously my WHOLE system would be affected and I could use your report then to claim for a brand new system? When I sent in my old Nvidia card (that was out of warranty that time) I had a little bit of convinceing to do but at the end Nvidia just replaced my card without any hasstles, now I can`t argue that their customer service is outstanding. Regards, Johan
[JEDY 11/24/2011 9:55:42 AM] Hi Johan,Thanks for the update.if water damage, our service center should reject it`s RMA requirement. regards Jedy
[ 11/24/2011 7:03:35 PM] Hi, I want to know why you guys don`t want to look at my card water damage or not. This card still has a full 1 years waranty on it and by right I`m entitled to send it to you whether it has water damage or a truck has run over it. If you come back and say YES it does have water damage (at the moment we are just going on some pimple faced guy that LOOKED at the card and did NO test on it what so ever) I can understand and then proceed to lodge a claim againts the shipping agent. But what IF it DOESN`T have "water damage??? what if it is the card that has broken? At this point in time there is NO way for me to prove otherwise exept if i have the card properly tested and i`m sure as hell not going to pay to have it done if I still got a guarantee on it. How would you feel if you bought a ferrari and it broke and the guy at the ferrari garage told you you should take your car to a back yard grease moneky.....that is the way it feels to me at the moment.
[JEDY 11/25/2011 10:07:21 AM] Hi,Thanks for the update. could you post any pictures with `water damage` ? please send it to www.tinypic.com thanks Jedy
[ 11/25/2011 9:40:44 PM] Dear Jedy, pics uploaded http://i43.tinypic.com/dm72pz.jpg http://i39.tinypic.com/15gwk5f.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/6egeif.jpg http://i43.tinypic.com/5xppqf.jpg thanks, Johan
[ 11/28/2011 10:12:21 PM] Hi Jedy/James, any update on the pics?
[JEDY 12/2/2011 9:24:09 AM] Hi,Thanks for the update. I am forward your pic to our RMA co-worker,we should give you feedback soon. regards Jedy
[JEDY 12/5/2011 3:53:49 AM] hi sir,base on the photos provided, we can not find water damage on the mentioned card. please give us a close-up? regards Jedy
[ 12/5/2011 6:26:03 AM] Hi Jedy, photo`s provided is the best I can get with my camera unless you guys would like to provide me with one that I can take better photo`s with and then maybe sell to buy a new card? (and anyhow I fail to see how you would detect water damage just by looking at a pic from the back of the PCB?...what if there isn`t any sign of water damage?...what would have been the next step on your green or what ever colour card you got to read from....to get me to take apart the card and take some more pics of the inside??? Kind regards. (P.s. I`ve since taken the card to a good mate of mine on the street corner that does mantle pieces....you know the one`s like singing fish...they like flop around and sing catchy tunes? Well...I told him the story and he said he could make an exellent wall piece for me with the card dismantled. He also said that he could melt the copper down from the heatsink and pipes and that he could flog it to another mate at the mine and maybe get some cash for it...that way he could do the mantle piece for me for FREE! Anyhow, I said to him it sounded like a great idea and that I would maybe see if i could get a photo of you and James so I can like put it all in one nice big frame and hang it on my wall....I also got aother mate that does inscriptions and asked him to inscribe something nice on the chip of the card....something like...."burn baby burn" (that was the name of my dad`s bike gang...but he`s dead) and thought it would be a nice touch to both the card and my dad being dead you know....Anyhow, it`s getting late here now and time to go and wash the kids...make food, eat and shop for a new Nvidia card....let me know if this sounds like a swell idea to you xxx)......(sorry...another P.S. the reason this is a wasite of time is because you guy got it in your heads somehow that this card HAS WATER DAMAGE (SEE THE CAPS?) I THINK I SHOULD TYPE THIS IN CAPS SO YOU GUYS MIGHT GET THE MESSAGE....THE CARD NEVER HAD WATER DAMAGE AS I NOW HAVE PAYED THE GUY 50 BUCKS TO TEST AND INSPECT IT FOR ME (YOU KNOW, THE THING MENTIONED A FEW MESSAGES BACK THAT I DIDN`T WANT TO DO SINCE IT`S STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND OH WELL... AT THIS POINT IN TIME I CAN`T BE ARSED ABOUT A RMA JUST BECAUSE YOU GUYS GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND, BUT DON`T WORRY, I`D BE SURE TO MENTION THE SWELL SERVICE YOU AND JAMES HAS PROVIDED TO ME OVER THE PAST 2 WEEKS IN MY COLUM I WRITE FOR A MAJOR GAMING WEBSITE)....so please remove my details from your system and don`t reply as this message will self destuct in...10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...."POOF!"
[JEDY 12/5/2011 10:36:10 AM] Hi,Thanks for the update.we should releaes RMA code to you,please complete your profile. regards Jedy
[ 12/5/2011 5:44:08 PM] profile complete
My GPU recently went to the planks after a long haul across the ocean. I contacted the manufacturer of my GPU but I quess I ran into the 2 village idiots there and this happened over the next 2 weeks!!!
It's a long read but do enjoy the end...
Message History
[ 11/20/2011 11:39:11 PM] Hi there. We recently moved from the UK to NZ. All our items was shipped to NZ. Upon recieving my pc i`ve upgraded my pc (just mobo and memory) to Asus m5a97 EVO and ddr3 ram. When I installed my GPU it would`t boot up, error light on mobo at vga just stay lit up. I`ve changed it back to my old mobo and ram but now the card spins up 100% for a couple of seconds and "soft resets" and just spins up again, no video or bootup. I took it to a local pc shop and they advised of "water damage"?? Our items was securely packed in a container even tho it was shipped by sea i can see no reason for it to have water damage?
[JAMES 11/21/2011 4:20:46 PM] Hi, thanks for your message and sorry to hear you are experiencing these problems. Not sure how that could have happened but i assume by water damage, they mean things like severe dampness or condensation, that the card may have been exposed to, or do they mean exposure to liquid compound? how long was the card in transit to NZ? Were you advised of any special additional packing requirements? did you contact the shipping agent? if so how did they respond? kind regards, James. kind regards, James.
[ 11/21/2011 7:07:23 PM] Hi James. Our posessions was in transit for 2 months. The guy that told me the card had water damage basicly just looked at it and said that he could see it has got water damage (one of the pc shops I went to for a test bench). The shipping agent didn`t advise of any special packaging but on the day they came to pack I asked the packers to take special care packing my pc as I spent alot of time and money building it. I haven`t contacted the shipping agent yet because although the contents of our shipment was insured the pc as a whole was insured aswell. Now I can most likely put in a claim for the card alone (not sure have to find out from the shippers) but they would most likely require proof of the card not working. As I said in my first message I took the card to a pc shop that put it on their testbench to see if it worked. ( now these guys charge to have it tested but I didn`t pay cause i basicly convinced the guy that i just wanted it slotted in and powered up to see if it goes, not a full diagnostic). Now the amount these guys charge is insane to have iot tested, it`s 50NZD wich is a scam and there are no other pc shops where I live that has a test bench that can do it (yes I drove to each and every one personally) Now for that kind of money to have it "properly tested" I can just add another 50 and just buy a new card, but why should I if I paid so much for my XFX that has a life time warranty, can`t I just send it in to you guys to repair? or am I supposed to go through the whole prosess of a claim, pay to have my card tested for a report to send in for a claim and most likely wait ages for them to do it.....if so i`ll rather go down the buy a new card road and bin the XFX...
[JAMES 11/22/2011 9:58:16 AM] Hi, thanks for your message, unfortunately lifetime warranty is with N. America only, and any warranty would have normally be done via the reseller - where you bought the card - but from what you have told us the card would most likely be rejected due to water damage, i.e. being that the card itself was not the problem, so it is unlikely that anything could be done in this instance due to this fact. May be better to claim on the PC insurance, all things considered. kind regards, james.
[ 11/22/2011 8:23:12 PM] Hi James. Thank you for the replies. There is NO reason I can see that the card would have suffered "water damage" as it did ALL our other electrical goods (including the rest of my pc like the mobo, ram and so on) would have been affected the same way. Anyhow, this guy just looked at the card and said that to me, he didn`t test or inspect it. If I was aware that the "lifetime warranty" was only a N. America thing I wouldn`t have based my purchase on the XFX. I have now decided just to buy a Nvidia GTX580 as I always had Nvidia and this was my first and last ATI card. I had 3 previous Nvidia cards, 1 also went faulty and I had NO problems getting that fixed what so ever (and the card was well over a year old!). I`ve waited 2 and a half months for my pc and just can`t be bothered to now wait a further how long ever they would take to assess this for a insurance claim. Thanks for the help, regards, Johan
[ 11/22/2011 8:47:00 PM] Sorry James, I would also just like to add on here that I bought this card in April Last year wich means it still falls under the standard 1 year manufaturers warranty (I bought the card from overclockers UK and had a look at their support page). I just want to know why I just can`t send it to you guys to have a look at it, why should I pay a guy 50bucks to have it propery tested (and I already know now it`s not working). If it turns out that there actually IS water damage then obviously my WHOLE system would be affected and I could use your report then to claim for a brand new system? When I sent in my old Nvidia card (that was out of warranty that time) I had a little bit of convinceing to do but at the end Nvidia just replaced my card without any hasstles, now I can`t argue that their customer service is outstanding. Regards, Johan
[JEDY 11/24/2011 9:55:42 AM] Hi Johan,Thanks for the update.if water damage, our service center should reject it`s RMA requirement. regards Jedy
[ 11/24/2011 7:03:35 PM] Hi, I want to know why you guys don`t want to look at my card water damage or not. This card still has a full 1 years waranty on it and by right I`m entitled to send it to you whether it has water damage or a truck has run over it. If you come back and say YES it does have water damage (at the moment we are just going on some pimple faced guy that LOOKED at the card and did NO test on it what so ever) I can understand and then proceed to lodge a claim againts the shipping agent. But what IF it DOESN`T have "water damage??? what if it is the card that has broken? At this point in time there is NO way for me to prove otherwise exept if i have the card properly tested and i`m sure as hell not going to pay to have it done if I still got a guarantee on it. How would you feel if you bought a ferrari and it broke and the guy at the ferrari garage told you you should take your car to a back yard grease moneky.....that is the way it feels to me at the moment.
[JEDY 11/25/2011 10:07:21 AM] Hi,Thanks for the update. could you post any pictures with `water damage` ? please send it to www.tinypic.com thanks Jedy
[ 11/25/2011 9:40:44 PM] Dear Jedy, pics uploaded http://i43.tinypic.com/dm72pz.jpg http://i39.tinypic.com/15gwk5f.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/6egeif.jpg http://i43.tinypic.com/5xppqf.jpg thanks, Johan
[ 11/28/2011 10:12:21 PM] Hi Jedy/James, any update on the pics?
[JEDY 12/2/2011 9:24:09 AM] Hi,Thanks for the update. I am forward your pic to our RMA co-worker,we should give you feedback soon. regards Jedy
[JEDY 12/5/2011 3:53:49 AM] hi sir,base on the photos provided, we can not find water damage on the mentioned card. please give us a close-up? regards Jedy
[ 12/5/2011 6:26:03 AM] Hi Jedy, photo`s provided is the best I can get with my camera unless you guys would like to provide me with one that I can take better photo`s with and then maybe sell to buy a new card? (and anyhow I fail to see how you would detect water damage just by looking at a pic from the back of the PCB?...what if there isn`t any sign of water damage?...what would have been the next step on your green or what ever colour card you got to read from....to get me to take apart the card and take some more pics of the inside??? Kind regards. (P.s. I`ve since taken the card to a good mate of mine on the street corner that does mantle pieces....you know the one`s like singing fish...they like flop around and sing catchy tunes? Well...I told him the story and he said he could make an exellent wall piece for me with the card dismantled. He also said that he could melt the copper down from the heatsink and pipes and that he could flog it to another mate at the mine and maybe get some cash for it...that way he could do the mantle piece for me for FREE! Anyhow, I said to him it sounded like a great idea and that I would maybe see if i could get a photo of you and James so I can like put it all in one nice big frame and hang it on my wall....I also got aother mate that does inscriptions and asked him to inscribe something nice on the chip of the card....something like...."burn baby burn" (that was the name of my dad`s bike gang...but he`s dead) and thought it would be a nice touch to both the card and my dad being dead you know....Anyhow, it`s getting late here now and time to go and wash the kids...make food, eat and shop for a new Nvidia card....let me know if this sounds like a swell idea to you xxx)......(sorry...another P.S. the reason this is a wasite of time is because you guy got it in your heads somehow that this card HAS WATER DAMAGE (SEE THE CAPS?) I THINK I SHOULD TYPE THIS IN CAPS SO YOU GUYS MIGHT GET THE MESSAGE....THE CARD NEVER HAD WATER DAMAGE AS I NOW HAVE PAYED THE GUY 50 BUCKS TO TEST AND INSPECT IT FOR ME (YOU KNOW, THE THING MENTIONED A FEW MESSAGES BACK THAT I DIDN`T WANT TO DO SINCE IT`S STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND OH WELL... AT THIS POINT IN TIME I CAN`T BE ARSED ABOUT A RMA JUST BECAUSE YOU GUYS GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND, BUT DON`T WORRY, I`D BE SURE TO MENTION THE SWELL SERVICE YOU AND JAMES HAS PROVIDED TO ME OVER THE PAST 2 WEEKS IN MY COLUM I WRITE FOR A MAJOR GAMING WEBSITE)....so please remove my details from your system and don`t reply as this message will self destuct in...10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...."POOF!"
[JEDY 12/5/2011 10:36:10 AM] Hi,Thanks for the update.we should releaes RMA code to you,please complete your profile. regards Jedy
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