hockeythug34

nrpeyton

DarkTech
i think this is absurd and a slap in the face to release a "safer" product after selling what i suppose is classified as unsafe and then to charge customers more. now pretty much all current acx 3 owners either give evga more money or suffer from crap resale value. i definitely wont be surprised if this company crashes like BFG did i have lost total faith in such a company after such scummy tactics to give a big middle finger to its customers. its ok tho nothing wrong with the beta 10 series of these cards after all they are labeled safe too right oh wait no there not. it should be a damn free rma exchange for these "unsafe cards" instead evgas gotta make more money off their screw ups in design as its the customers fault for trusting such a company.
 
my damn 1080 ftw cards a month old. and i got 4 year ipr on it. over $1000 candian investment to be slapped in the face yet again for there flawed cooler design and very terrible slogans.

It was never classified as unsafe. NEVER.
 
The cards were always still marginally within SPEC.
 
*snip*

So safe they added a protective fuse to the new version. Haha. 

Designs are updated over the life of a product. Do you know why the fuse was added? No, you do not. To imply that adding a fuse means that the previous design was unsafe is defamatory and without basis.

DarkTech
i think this is absurd and a slap in the face to release a "safer" product after selling what i suppose is classified as unsafe and then to charge customers more. now pretty much all current acx 3 owners either give evga more money or suffer from crap resale value. i definitely wont be surprised if this company crashes like BFG did i have lost total faith in such a company after such scummy tactics to give a big middle finger to its customers. its ok tho nothing wrong with the beta 10 series of these cards after all they are labeled safe too right oh wait no there not. it should be a damn free rma exchange for these "unsafe cards" instead evgas gotta make more money off their screw ups in design as its the customers fault for trusting such a company.
 
my damn 1080 ftw cards a month old. and i got 4 year ipr on it. over $1000 candian investment to be slapped in the face yet again for there flawed cooler design and very terrible slogans.

The ICX was already in the news during CES more than a month ago. Need to do better research before plunging down that much money. Caveat emptor.

hockeythug34
I really hope someone is putting together a class action over this.

gpitts

hockeythug34

nrpeyton

DarkTech
i think this is absurd and a slap in the face to release a "safer" product after selling what i suppose is classified as unsafe and then to charge customers more. now pretty much all current acx 3 owners either give evga more money or suffer from crap resale value. i definitely wont be surprised if this company crashes like BFG did i have lost total faith in such a company after such scummy tactics to give a big middle finger to its customers. its ok tho nothing wrong with the beta 10 series of these cards after all they are labeled safe too right oh wait no there not. it should be a damn free rma exchange for these "unsafe cards" instead evgas gotta make more money off their screw ups in design as its the customers fault for trusting such a company.
 
my damn 1080 ftw cards a month old. and i got 4 year ipr on it. over $1000 candian investment to be slapped in the face yet again for there flawed cooler design and very terrible slogans.

It was never classified as unsafe. NEVER.
 
The cards were always still marginally within SPEC.
 
*snip*

So safe they added a protective fuse to the new version. Haha. 

Designs are updated over the life of a product. Do you know why the fuse was added? No, you do not. To imply that adding a fuse means that the previous design was unsafe is defamatory and without basis.

I certainly do not have "peace of mind" when gaming without it.
 
I really hope someone is putting together a class action about this.

 
By your reasoning, you will only have "peace of mind" if the design is perfect, and no design is ever perfect.
 
As for the class action lawsuit threat, what is your harm? The answer is that you have not been harmed. Your GTX 1080 product operates within specification. There is no rational basis for a class action lawsuit.

LFaWolf

DarkTech
i think this is absurd and a slap in the face to release a "safer" product after selling what i suppose is classified as unsafe and then to charge customers more. now pretty much all current acx 3 owners either give evga more money or suffer from crap resale value. i definitely wont be surprised if this company crashes like BFG did i have lost total faith in such a company after such scummy tactics to give a big middle finger to its customers. its ok tho nothing wrong with the beta 10 series of these cards after all they are labeled safe too right oh wait no there not. it should be a damn free rma exchange for these "unsafe cards" instead evgas gotta make more money off their screw ups in design as its the customers fault for trusting such a company.
 
my damn 1080 ftw cards a month old. and i got 4 year ipr on it. over $1000 candian investment to be slapped in the face yet again for there flawed cooler design and very terrible slogans.

The ICX was already in the news during CES more than a month ago. Need to do better research before plunging down that much money. Caveat emptor.

caveat emptor
ˌkavɪat ˈɛmptɔː/
noun
 

the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of goods before a purchase is made.






This applies to all those people with their burned cards?
 
 

Methodical M

LFaWolf

DarkTech
i think this is absurd and a slap in the face to release a "safer" product after selling what i suppose is classified as unsafe and then to charge customers more. now pretty much all current acx 3 owners either give evga more money or suffer from crap resale value. i definitely wont be surprised if this company crashes like BFG did i have lost total faith in such a company after such scummy tactics to give a big middle finger to its customers. its ok tho nothing wrong with the beta 10 series of these cards after all they are labeled safe too right oh wait no there not. it should be a damn free rma exchange for these "unsafe cards" instead evgas gotta make more money off their screw ups in design as its the customers fault for trusting such a company.
 
my damn 1080 ftw cards a month old. and i got 4 year ipr on it. over $1000 candian investment to be slapped in the face yet again for there flawed cooler design and very terrible slogans.

The ICX was already in the news during CES more than a month ago. Need to do better research before plunging down that much money. Caveat emptor.

caveat emptor
ˌkavɪat ˈɛmptɔː/
noun

• 
  the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of goods before a purchase is made.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This applies to all those people with their burned cards?
   
   
  
  

No, it does not. I responded to the thread complaining of the FTW purchase a month ago. He/she should have known about EVGA 1080 FTW cards issues but still bought one. Complaining now makes no sense. 

One thing folks need to keep in mind, we all have our own opinions. If someone is upset that evga did exactly what the end users have been asking for over the years, then let them air their greivance as long as tbey stay in the terms of service.

One thing no one seems to care about is the shrpud mounting system. Evga finally added more attachment points to the new card, allowing the card to be more stable over all, and reduce the chance of card sag over time.

Currently, evga is offering more than any other company, and no other company would allow this upgrade to happen the way it is. They would expect you to take the loss and not get any assistance with the upgrade. I appreciate evga's effort at least.

Methodical M
That's ok but what is with all of us who bought 1080 FTW's basically week after launch? DIY thermal pad solution? 100€ more for a new card solution? Or we can be at peace with our cards because because those cases are totally isolated ones? 
 
btw I have latest vBIOS on mine but thermal pads are not installed.

At least you will have a brand new warranty if you do the upgrade. What other company resets your warranty when you upgrade through their programs?

Scarlet-Tech
One thing folks need to keep in mind, we all have our own opinions. If someone is upset that evga did exactly what the end users have been asking for over the years, then let them air their greivance as long as tbey stay in the terms of service.

 
I agree with you, but I'd prefer grievances to be thought-through before they are posted. Some on this thread are not, and serve no constructive purpose. For example, threats of a class action lawsuit and claims of an unsafe product are juvenile and need to be countered with a little reason IMO.
 
Just my $0.02. :)

I not sure about a hypothetical change to ICX... I change my 1070 FTW two times, first for the thermal pads and coil wine, and after (just received) for the incredible shiny letter "E" in the EVGA logo. Now, my FTW is very quiet and cold and although have Micron memory (the first had Samsung) and the letter "E" still shine a little more than the rest, I'm happy with her.
 
I only worried about the even greater depreciation they will have for this the ACX 3.0 family. The ICX looks like the most advanced air cooling system that exist but... It will be a good idea the upgrade?

Haha. And the water blocks won't even fit the new one. Classic.

bunnyassassin
Is 1080 Classified getting ICX upgrade?   I only see FTW and SC so far.....

It says stay tuned, so... stay tuned.

gpitts
I am in no way affiliated with EVGA. I worked at Intel for 28 years, retiring as a Director of Technical Marketing. I've seen a lot of technology over the years, and it is a fast-paced business. If we do not accept that, we are not being realistic. With that...
 
The original GTX 1080 product portfolio met specifications in the assumed environmental use cases. EVGA stood behind their cards and their customers when a slight thermal marginality was uncovered when operating at high ambient temperatures by offering customers the opportunity to send their cards in for thermal interface material rework or the option of a do it yourself kit. This situation was handled as well as it could have been.
 
iCX represents a new technology that you have the option to purchase. No one is making you buy it. And if you do not buy it, your card still performs just like it does today. No one has been harmed by EVGA making this technology available. No one has to buy it. It's an optional purchase.
 
How about we take a deep breath and continue enjoying our GTX 1080s?

Rationality will get you nowhere on the internet. :)

Is there any reason to think the iCX changes may reduce the chance of whine since they've been designed with the thermal issue and trial fix in mind? Also, is the asynchronous fan feature handled purely on the GPU or is it reliant on the XOC software?
 
 
I've now had 3 post-thermal updates 1070 SC's with whine that makes them unusable because it triggers migraines within a few minutes. Such a shame considering the original pre-thermal update card had no whine whatsoever.
 
Everything considered (original price, ERA, extended warranty, and upgrade) I'm looking at a total of over $600 to maybe have a usable $400 card. Pretty sad. It'd be great if part of the upgrade cost went to increasing the step-up MSRP, especially considering the price difference is only $10 (excluding the current ACX discount).

bdary
I'm hoping the new ICX design and sensors will be what's used in the next gen cards (1180's).  Looks like a nice improvement to cooling and temp monitoring...  Until then, I'm quite happy with my current 1080.

Same here, I have my 1080 FTW boosting to 2100 MHz, and settles in at 2050 MHz runs solid, going to just stick with it.

DSP1 Apparently there is an issue whereby the 'right' fan is controlled by the temps of the Memory chips situated under the left fan which might be by design, but is in their words "illogical".

Isn't part of it also that there's changes to the fins for moving air more specifically? So the right fan has some air pushed towards where those sensors are and pushed over the new little heat spike things. That's at least what I was getting from the super long gamersnexus video about it, and the temp data supports it with lower temps everywhere except the GPU

So when will europe be added?? bcus all i see is "Your country is not allowed to submit an iCX Upgrade request on this site."