Stuck with a Dead BFG Card? PNY Comes to the Rescue with Discounted RMA Program!

[[RDH]Razor®[OT]]

At this point, it doesn't even matter who's to blame for BFG's demise, because at the end of the day, you're left holding the bag should your BFG videcoard give up the ghost. The company's days appear numbered, and BFG, which essentially pioneered the concept of Lifetime Warranties in the GPU market, is no longer honoring RMAs for busted cards. Bummer.
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Source: Hothardware (http://hothardware.com/News/Stuck-with-a-Dead-BFG-Card-PNY-Comes-to-the-Rescue-with-Discounted-RMA-Program/)

[[RDH]Greyblaze]

Uh oh, I have a BFG card, although it's coming up on 2 years old.

[[RDH]Parts[OT]]

Greyblaze;2083']Uh oh, I have a BFG card, although it's coming up on 2 years old.

If it goes it's probably time for a replacement anyway! :)

Which is the problem with those friggin extended warranties everybody sells. Most electronics are reasonably dependable these days. And by the time they do crap out you're pretty much ready to replace them anyway.

[[RDH]Expunged[OT]]

I have had back to back BFG's(8800GTX OC2, GTX280 OC2) with excellent results. Damn shame they got screwed over by Nvidia.

And yeah.. lifetime Warranties dont mean squat if you want to stay current. Probably looking at upgrading my vid card by the end of the year to an ATI/AMD.

[[RDH]Expunged[OT]]

BTW here is the link (http://www3.pny.com/MarketingPromotions/BFG_RMA.aspx?Category_ID=448) for the PNY trade in. It looks like the program is good til October 31st. Why do you ask am I updating this.. looks like my card might be dying. Been locking up with screen of fuzz in game. However, after doing some research, I decided to take a chance and open it up and clean off the old thermal grease from the GPU and apply some new artic Silver. So far it seems like it may have worked. Hopefully it will last until the next vid card from AMD.