DSP1
Silent is subjective. And what you should do is determined on your usage. If you use the card in such a manner that it needs to have the fans attuned to achieve sufficient cooling to ensure the card performs as it was intended then that is what you need to do, whether you believe you should or not.
And EVGA has handled the situation admirably considering the alternatives provided by some of the other manufacturers of computer hardware. I don't think I need to provide you with the anecdotals to confirm this. Could it have been done better? Hard to say considering the logistics involved but in my estimation it has been efficacious and satisfactory. So if you aren't or don't feel the need to sendOnSemi an email questioning their product that is up to you, but I believe EVGA is probably doin g that on your behalf.
Yes, silence is subjective, but some people are more sensitive to it than others, like myself. When I purchased the card, it was silent, and now it is not. The way I use the card has not changed, thus, this would class as false advertisement. It's not about believing whether I should, it's about the fact that I purchased the card knowing it would run silent, and now it doesn't. Period.
Once again, I have absolutely no business relationship with the semi conductor. They have
nothing to do with me. Their issues lie with EVGA, not the end-user. Even if one of their components is on the card, they will not be able to provide me with warranty support, simply because they never sold me anything.
Whether or not you think it was satisfactory or not is irrelevant, in your own words: "THAT is merely your opinion and in no way is pertinent to the critique of the logic or the argument per se."