zzcool

if that is true what you just said then i will probably never trust evga again

they take regular evga cards overclock them to sc put a sticker on and let you pay full freaking price?

thank god my problem ended up well well i have to wait another 14 days now first time buying evga and can't say im happy

zzcool

i guess it's my fault for living in europe sadly

Pentium777

zzcool

i guess it's my fault for living in europe sadly

That is what you get for living in EU, you guys laugh at us westerners all the time so now it is our chance to laugh back! Just kidding.
 
Well I read almost every post in this thread and my opinion is that you should really get that card installed ASAP, test it out 100% with OC Scanner, Vantage, gaming, torture test it THOROUGHLY (but don't use that furmark crap). If it works WELL try a few overclocks if you get a good overclock and you put it through its paces then I would definately keep it. The most important thing as canauzzie pointed out is having a good working card. I myself have 2x480 HC FTW cards and after 3-4 days of testing GPU1 died on me, with only 1.15v applied and using OC Scanner it didn't even have artifacts. EVGA was great getting me a replacement and tested card quickly.
 
Again I think the most important thing is that you have a GOOD card, so get to testing there is nothing to lose you already opened it anyway. Also the hassle of trying to RMA to that company that isn't even responding to you is probably not worth it for a couple scratches that I can't even see if your pictures.

devilstestament

chizow

I would agree with the others that if you are buying new, you should get new, however, my concern is that you're going to go through a lot of hassle and expense to only find out this is just how EVGA Europe handles their hardware and end up right back where you started.

I've just seen far too many reports of similar concerns about EVGA EU and already linked to one user report stating the same thing.  If you want more anecdotal evidence just head over to the warranty sub-forum and scan for EVGA EU horror stories. 

Simply put, if I lived in Europe I do not think I would have any preference for EVGA parts, I would just go with any other vendor that offered competitive price and satisfactory warranty.  The problem I see consistently here is that EU customers are expecting the same quality of service we see from EVGA NA and are consistently disappointed. 

Just my 2 cents.  Hopefully you get the situation worked out to your satisfaction OP, just trying to save you more unnecessary expense and potential disappointment, especially given you've already stated the card works fine.

Wow I should had finished reading all the post before posting my thoughts I was just so mad when I got to page 2 that I could not wait to post. lol. But OP I am glad to hear your new card is on the way. 

How did the OP state this if he does not even have all the parts to test the rig? OP I would try calling EVGA EU and explain this to them carefully forget about the box because the whole point here is that you paid a lot of money for a new product and therefore you should get a new product not something that looks to be manhandled. If the company expects a person to pay $700 for a item they should at least make sure it's in good shape before leaving there facility.

zzcool

as it seems they overclock stock ones to superclocks then i could mind aswell buy one used