Hey guys!
im new on evga forums! :D
so now im just a little bit afraid to buy the ftw edition of the 670 series.. because..:
i've seen alot of issues's with this card... and alot of RMA's... ( drivers crashes/Blackscreen/stuttering/
do they still have 'bad cards in the make?'
i really dont want a faulty card.. :/
 
its like this : you have 60% chance to have a faulty card.. ( just an example.. )

hope you guys understand me..

greetings! 

inQontrol

Hey guys!
im new on evga forums! :D
so now im just a little bit afraid to buy the ftw edition of the 670 series.. because..:
i've seen alot of issues's with this card... and alot of RMA's... ( drivers crashes/Blackscreen/stuttering/
do they still have 'bad cards in the make?'
i really dont want a faulty card.. :/

its like this : you have 60% chance to have a faulty card.. ( just an example.. )

hope you guys understand me..

greetings! 

I waited awhile before buying one myself just for that reason.  I just got one about 5 days ago, flashed the new bios and it's been great so far.  Real nice.

There is nothing wrong with the FTW card.  You can't take what you read on messageboards that seriously because most of the people that have no problems do not post.  Meanwhile, most of those with problems do post.   
 
 

Also look at this.. this is what scared me off the most part..

Newegg reviews of the ftw edition..
Click reviews.. then lets say 16% had a faulty card... :/ 

Yea EVGA has a great tech support, and a great warranty. I would have honestly have bought myself a 670FTW if I would of had the money but, sadly, I needed a monitor more then I needed that 10%~ performance that the 670 gets over the 660Ti. Although I don't regret getting my 660Ti one bit, it runs awesome! 

ManBearPig

I've had my 670 FTW for a month now with no problems and it gets great temps.  Had to upgrade to the 670 since I needed more VRAM when I got my new 2560x1440 monitor.  My 570 was having trouble with BF3 at that resolution on Ultra, but my 670 FTW is getting 60+ fps now. Very pleased with my purchase.

nice to hear .

well my only problem is ( hope's he wont get a faulty card )

hopefully not.

We'll see.

 

inQontrol

wildwill

I have 2 of them for months now with no issues you will be fine.

hopefully i will.. i really dont want to RMA a card and wait weeks or days for it... just for a card / to play. 

XrayMan


First off welcome to the Evga forums!

If a card had that much failure rate, then I doubt they would continue to sell them. Online you will see more complaints than cheers for products. When a person is having trouble with a card they will ask for help. If their card works great, then there's no real need to go online. Unless they just want to say thanks that their card works great or something. You see my logic on why your seeing more complaints? With any product be it a video card, or a vaccuum cleaner. Some will fail! Just need some people who already have the card to come in here, and let you know how their experience has been with the card.

Also, Evga has warranties, and great Customer Service! I have bought Video cards, and Motherboards, and I have been very satisfied. Who that helps!     

yes, i heard GREAT things about evga. Support wise.!

bdary

inQontrol

Hey guys!
im new on evga forums! :D
so now im just a little bit afraid to buy the ftw edition of the 670 series.. because..:
i've seen alot of issues's with this card... and alot of RMA's... ( drivers crashes/Blackscreen/stuttering/
do they still have 'bad cards in the make?'
i really dont want a faulty card.. :/

its like this : you have 60% chance to have a faulty card.. ( just an example.. )

hope you guys understand me..

greetings! 

I waited awhile before buying one myself just for that reason.  I just got one about 5 days ago, flashed the new bios and it's been great so far.  Real nice.

do you mean ''updated to the latest version of the bios?"

thanks thought. 

Yes.  GPU latest bios (firmware) update.

Also a happy owner of a 670 FTW. I'm no EVGA fanboy by any means, I'll buy whatever product is better rated, but I'm glad I went with this card. It's very fast, and very stable.

I had mine since 8-20-2012. I did get that dreaded RSOD once. I just unplugged the div cable and it went back to normal. I didn't bother to flash my bios as it was the latest. It runs alot cooler then my previous 570GTX Classified. 
 
Don't worry about the reviews, as you will see alot of negative reviews and most people that don't have any issues like me, don't bother to post any reviews. I could add my own review, but there's nothing to add besides what others have posted. 

Considering the HD 8000 and whatever nvidia have next will be coming early next year makes me think people should just wait.

I would just buy the 670 sc and overclock it to ftw speeds. Ftw is usually at or near its max oc. My 670 sc 4gb is awesome.

RushXTC

I'm using the 670, Works like a charm... Handles any game on max no problem (1920x1080)

The only problem and I've said this a bunch of times are the latest drivers (Unless they fixed it, Which I doubt it) which is what causes the stuttering and other problems. All you need to do is install the beta drivers and you're set.

Buy it, You won't regret it.

Gonna try that. Cause I am having some stuttering issues. Thanks!

The 670 FTW is one of the, if not the most popular card in the EVGA 600 series lineup, you should be fine.

XrayMan If a card had that much failure rate, then I doubt they would continue to sell them. Online you will see more complaints than cheers for products. When a person is having trouble with a card they will ask for help. If their card works great, then there's no real need to go online. Unless they just want to say thanks that their card works great or something. You see my logic on why your seeing more complaints?

 
The problem is, that logic is flawed when you see FAR more complaints of this type regarding ref cooled EVGA 600 cards than you do non reference cards from ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, etc.
 
Even when you compare lower clocked non ref or ref cooled cards of other brands, there still seem to be the most complaints with ref cooled EVGAs. It's one of the reasons I myself held off on some deals I saw on base model, ref cooled EVGAs. I could have had a 670 for $360, but the bad reviews made me hesitant.
 
So yeah, everyone has a certain number of bad units, but it's not hard to tell how certain brands and models compare as far as HOW many there are when one is flooded with more complaints than another. It also doesn't help when a customer calls EVGA and is told by phone staff they've never heard of such problems.
 
That said, when I saw EVGA offering non reference air coolers on some new models, I was willing to wait and see how they stack up against the better non ref air cooled cards from MSI, ASUS, GIga, etc. I gotta say though, this talk of driver and heat issues on ref EVGAs recently is still leaving a bad taste in my mouth. If EVGA would just acknowledge it rather than making up excuses or acting oblivious, I probably wouldn't be concerned.
 
The only thing I don't get with the non ref air cooled models they're offering is they don't have ANY for the 670 line, and it seems to be one of the most popular if not THE most popular cards purchased from EVGA.

eternitykh

you can't go wrong with the 670ftw.

i've owned 3, one 2gb, and two 4gb's.

no issues whatsoever. ;)

and you can be at ease that if anything WERE to happen, evga's got your back.

thats true.

so if it would happen to me and i need to RMA it. do i need to send it to evga itself or to my local store?

here's my build if you're intrested..

CPU : Intel Core i5 3570K ( will overclock it to near 4.5GHZ )
MOBO : MSI Z77A-GD65 S1155 Z77 4xDDR3 ATX
COOLER : Corsair H100.
RAM :  Kingston HyperX 8GB(2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz CL9
CASE : Corsair 650D
SSD :  OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" SATA3
PSU : Corsair 650W Modulair.
HDD :  Seagate Barracuda 7200 1TB 7200rpm 64MB SATA3
GPU : My first 2 Thoughts were MSI GeForce GTX 670, 2048MB, TwinFrozr IV/PE Nor ZOTAC AMP GTX670 i was sold with these benchmarks of the zotac... but it it will me cost about 60 more. so i guess ill go with the EVGA FTW eiditon of 670.

thanks to all you guys!