MajorGrab500
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Hi!
After hearing a lot of negativity and reading a lot of horryfying posts, I was worried about getting this card that I've been planning on buying soon. I was wondering if the temperature/black screen errors still exist that some users have reported? It is such a big disappointment since this is literally my dream card kinda, and I've been so hyped about getting it.
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Re: Am I safe to buy an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW?
2016/10/28 06:36:51
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I have had my 1080 FTW since July.
It has been running folding @ home 24/7 since I got it.
No issues.
If you have any issues...EVGA has your back...best customer service in the world.
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Re: Am I safe to buy an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW?
2016/10/28 06:39:12
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First person to answer this right gets a free set of steak, i mean thermal pads !
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MajorGrab500
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Re: Am I safe to buy an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW?
2016/10/28 06:40:06
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Awesome to hear and thanks for your really fast answer! I might have troubles refunding the card though since I live in Europe and have to buy it from some reseller. Also, have you experienced coil whine on your card? I saw a post from another user mentioning this.
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Re: Am I safe to buy an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW?
2016/10/28 06:56:51
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I too have been running my 1080 FTW since July without a glitch, love the card.
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Re: Am I safe to buy an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW?
2016/10/28 07:01:24
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MajorGrab500
Awesome to hear and thanks for your really fast answer! I might have troubles refunding the card though since I live in Europe and have to buy it from some reseller. Also, have you experienced coil whine on your card? I saw a post from another user mentioning this.
No coil whine. No issues. (And the extra thermal pads are optional). It's just general human nature...a larger percentage of people will flock to the internet to complain as compared to people who are satisfied. Hence, you will see more people with issues that will "scare you" when in reality it's a small percentage. It's not in EVGA's (or any company's) best interest to sell bad hardware. At the end of the day...it's your decision. And just enjoy the card!
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MajorGrab500
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Re: Am I safe to buy an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW?
2016/10/28 07:08:35
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MajorGrab500
Awesome to hear and thanks for your really fast answer! I might have troubles refunding the card though since I live in Europe and have to buy it from some reseller. Also, have you experienced coil whine on your card? I saw a post from another user mentioning this.
No coil whine.
No issues.
(And the extra thermal pads are optional).
It's just general human nature...a larger percentage of people will flock to the internet to complain as compared to people who are satisfied. Hence, you will see more people with issues that will "scare you" when in reality it's a small percentage.
It's not in EVGA's (or any company's) best interest to sell bad hardware.
At the end of the day...it's your decision. And just enjoy the card!
Thanks for your reply and really nice to hear. I feel a lot more secure about getting the card now and will probably do so. Could someone also explain what the thermal pads are and why they are required(?) since I'm not any expert when it comes to graphics cards and PC components in general :P
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Re: Am I safe to buy an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW?
2016/10/28 07:27:21
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I also have had mine since July without any issues, EVGA has great support so I wouldn't worry about it.
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Re: Am I safe to buy an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW?
2016/10/28 08:36:06
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1080FTW reporting in: Runs like a charm, albeit rather hot in my mITX. A 1080 FTW hybrid will aleviate this issue and I know what I can give away for christmas ;)
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Re: Am I safe to buy an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW?
2016/10/28 08:59:02
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Our family has two 1080 sc acx 3.0's, while we have custom fan curves set and thermal pads on the way, we haven't had any problems.
Those cards are just chomping through every game we throw at it.
Your mileage may vary, but that's where we are at.
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Re: Am I safe to buy an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW?
2016/10/28 09:37:29
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Thanks for all of you guys' replies, awesome to hear!
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Re: Am I safe to buy an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW?
2016/10/28 10:54:59
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No issue's at all here. Running since July.
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Re: Am I safe to buy an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW?
2016/10/28 12:02:08
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MajorGrab500
Could someone also explain what the thermal pads are and why they are required(?)
The thermal pads will help keep the card cooler. The thermal pads aren't required, the pads are optional.
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Re: Am I safe to buy an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW?
2016/10/28 12:09:59
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My 1080 FTW is overclocked and has been 100% solid under daily gaming use with no issues since launch day. I have requested the thermal pads and will be installing them whenever they turn up along with some Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut for the GPU TIM.
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Re: Am I safe to buy an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW?
2016/10/28 14:11:33
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Sajin
MajorGrab500
Could someone also explain what the thermal pads are and why they are required(?)
The thermal pads will help keep the card cooler. The thermal pads aren't required, the pads are optional.
Wouldn't it be better to suggest a "better be safe than sorry" approach? The VRMs will work fine until they don't and then they will burn up rapidly. Applying the thermal pads will keep those cooler and thus reduce any risk of the card destroying itself.
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Re: Am I safe to buy an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW?
2016/10/28 14:29:25
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MajorGrab500
Could someone also explain what the thermal pads are and why they are required(?)
The thermal pads will help keep the card cooler. The thermal pads aren't required, the pads are optional.
Wouldn't it be better to suggest a "better be safe than sorry" approach? The VRMs will work fine until they don't and then they will burn up rapidly. Applying the thermal pads will keep those cooler and thus reduce any risk of the card destroying itself.
I agree with you on the safer than sorry approach. I was just stating what evga has already said. http://www.evga.com/thermalmod/
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