So with this disaster by EVGA is the thermal pads and new bios they are installing and recommending people get the REAL solution to the problem? Or is this just a temporary cover up? I would be absolutely furious if my card blew again

The best (impartial) news I can give you is that evga has your back.
 
The best (fanboy'ish) news I can give you is that , you were unlucky the first time round, the bios & pads are only simple upgrades to an otherwise quality card, everything is working within spec, every manufacturer has a similar fail rate, people moaning should stop because were talking about a handful of cards that have failed and evga are the best when it comes to customer service.
 
The best (doomsayer) news I can give you is buy a fire extinguisher if you own one already, buy any other brand but evga if you are contemplating a 10 series card, there service is no better that anyone else's and they are linked with global warming.

I won't be doing the bio update on my GTX1080 FTW, not sure if i will install the thermal pads. When i registered my card, i extended the warranty to 5 years, so why not see what happens. 
 
 
 
 
 

I don't know.  I now have (finally) a FTW 1080 with good TIM (MX-4), and all the thermal pads in place.  Everything seems to be going good now, and the card is running very cool. No issues.
 
The only thing that is gnawing in the back of my mind is resale value.  The depreciation for graphics cards after a new gen comes out is already bad enough.  But to have a card that had some possible heat issues, well I'm betting I end up keeping this 1080 for a LONG time, because its going to be a hard sell to someone used.
 
But all in all, I still like EVGA as a company, and I am happy right now with my card.

Well, when i mean cover up i mean bandaid. I dont mean a conspriacy. This isn't happening with other brands just EVGA. So EVGA should not be saying that its happening with other brands.

I truly hope this doesn't happen again when I get my card back.

 
That's a good 1 but very well being true I honestly think 
 
 

Well i didnt  fix anything myself. I RMA's the card and I am awaiting its arrival. So I am not taking it apart etc. They are fixing it which I assume will be done properly. I just want the gpu to work as intended. That's all.

Scarlet-Tech

mmarafioti
Well, when i mean cover up i mean bandaid. I dont mean a conspriacy. This isn't happening  with other brands just EVGA. So EVGA should not be saying that its happening with other brands.

I truly hope this doesn't happen again when I get my card back. 

 
Where did EVGA say it was happening with other brands? 
 
If you are taking my words out of context and saying that my word is EVGA's word, you may as well stop, because I do not speak for EVGA. 

What you say is fair enough, I have nothing to say about it.
But one thing, different issue, many people I believe assume you at least have some connection with EVGA. I did too at first. Not sure what you can do about it, but at a glance your left hand side info does seem to be EVGA. After looking properly, it's obvious you are a mod only, but how many people look carefully?

I have provided in many threads that if you google GPU caught fire, you can see the resistors fail on many brands and fail in spectacular form. It seems that some people dont want to hear that though, no matter what position a user holds on a user based forum. All of the information I have been providing comes from simple google searches.

The only EVGA representatives have the title EVGATech_name*, anyone else is a user that volunteers their time to help out. No user has to look past the user name itself. After a certain amount of posts, users are allowed to have whatever title they want under their name, as long as EVGA approves their requested title. If the user name doesnt say EVGATech, and then their first name, then it isnt an evga employee.

Scarlet-Tech
I have provided in many threads that if you google GPU caught fire, you can see the resistors fail on many brands and fail in spectacular form. It seems that some people dont want to hear that though, no matter what position a user holds on a user based forum. All of the information I have been providing comes from simple google searches.

The only EVGA representatives have the title EVGATech_name*, anyone else is a user that volunteers their time to help out. No user has to look past the user name itself. After a certain amount of posts, users are allowed to have whatever title they want under their name, as long as EVGA approves their requested title. If the user name doesnt say EVGATech, and then their first name, then it isnt an evga employee.

About your first paragraph, yep, totally agree with you. A lot of drama makers around!
 
Second point, that's fair enough and I fully understand. My point was that new members could easily assume you are working/representing EVGA in some way. I guess it's human nature, but anyone who stays with these forums for even a short time will come to see you are a moderator. Period. No big deal at all really, and doesn't affect me. Also there is nothing really to do about it. I just thought it worth pointing out, because in other threads not a few people have replied to your posts, rather unpleasantly at times, and it's clear they have the wrong idea. I mean they wacked out a post before thinking or looking properly and just "assumed," you were representing EVGA. I only mentioned it because I've seen it. Nothing negative intended. You do a good job as mod IMO.

Piers123

Scarlet-Tech
I have provided in many threads that if you google GPU caught fire, you can see the resistors fail on many brands and fail in spectacular form. It seems that some people dont want to hear that though, no matter what position a user holds on a user based forum. All of the information I have been providing comes from simple google searches.

EVGA has a reputation for being better than other companies. Using an argument of "other component makers' cards fail in spectacular form so this is a non-issue" is annoying and entirely misses the point. Computer parts and other electronics do fail, but it's still not acceptable when a few months old. How the company responds to the issue is paramount.
 
If my washing machine starting sparking and damaged other kitchen components, I would hope the manufacturer would fully rectify the matter. Failing that, the family solicitor would receive instructions to pursue damages from the company where possible.

Please, please, please, show me where i said it is a non issue.. i beg of you.

You cant. Because i didnt. I said it happens with other manufacturers. I never once said it was a nonissue.

At most, i specifically said i dont think it is toed to overheating, since it happens on card from other manufacturers. If failures didnt happen, manufacturers wouldn't need warranties.

Over on the msi forums, there still sits an unanswered post after a card caught on fire... unlike EVGA forums where they try to help when it happens.

Now, please read my posts rather than assuming i said something that i didnt.

HungryHamster
I think it's a band-aid, not a fix.
 
There's still real concern that heat related issues will emerge when not running in ideal settings (which all the tests have been conducted in). If your room has a little bit higher ambient temp than they did in the tests, your card might run out of spec. If you run an SLI setup, your cards might run out of spec. If you have a front radiator or less than optimal case airflow, your cards might run out of spec. These are all situations that will likely cause these cards to fail sooner rather than later regardless of this "fix" that EVGA is offering. The underlying fact is that EVGA 10 series cards are extremely poorly designed. Consumers now recognize EVGA is not what they used to be and will plan their future purchases accordingly.

Your opinion is based on speculation and I don't agree. If you objectively look at what you said, all video cards are subject to that. The end user is still responsible for the conditions of it's use. IMO I think EVGA is making good on the pad recall. Calling out EVGA on issues that are not subject to only EVGA products is uncalled for IMO, if that is what's being implied. Your underlying fact has no conclusive evidence for me to form my own opinion here, it's just a trolls comment.

First of all i dont hang around these forums and know peoples names etc. Your forum title says EVGA Forum Mod, Moderator. Am I somehow supposed to know that you don't work for EVGA?  In fact it seems to be very likely that someone with a title of "EVGA Forum Moderator/ Moderator in EVGA's official community forums, would indeed work for EVGA. Also, your name is Scarlet-Tech which also led me to believe believe that you were type of EVGA Tech support person as well.

MSim

Scarlet-Tech
I have provided in many threads that if you google GPU caught fire, you can see the resistors fail on many brands and fail in spectacular form. It seems that some people don't want to hear that though, no matter what position a user holds on a user based forum. All of the information I have been providing comes from simple google searches.

The only EVGA representatives have the title EVGATech_name*, anyone else is a user that volunteers their time to help out. No user has to look past the user name itself. After a certain amount of posts, users are allowed to have whatever title they want under their name, as long as EVGA approves their requested title. If the user name doesnt say EVGATech, and then their first name, then it isnt an evga employee.

When some people see Moderator or EGC Admin title, they think it's coming from EVGA corporation. EVGA warns moderators and EGC Admins about that in the Code of Conduct, they require volunteers to sign and agree to follow.

 
And the code of conduct has been followed. 

1. You could stop being so snippy and rude to me and  everyone else in this thread. Quite frankly, I dont need your attitude after the nonsense ive been going through with this company already.

2. Why would I ask, If your name and status imply you work for EVGA to the common person?

It really feels more like a Band-Aid than a real "fix" to me. I'm still worried that my card is just going to explode one day and take the rest of my PC with it, like what's happened to a couple people already.