2900xt dead already

[ManWithNoName]

Originally posted by: livingsacrifice
Um well, I did pay with paypal so I guess I could retract the thing. Hey who knows I might be able to get this repaired from Powercolor, in like a month or two. I'm using the socket 939 Asus a8n-e and the previous card is the x850xt, which I am using at the moment. Now the reason I was going to buy from this guy is because he had 99% positive and over 100 feedback, normally don't have problems with sellers like that. Unfortunately that was not the case, I just left him some nasty feedback.

Did you try updating your motherboards BIOS for the helluvit. The 1013 includes this note ......

1- Fixed system hangs on POST while installing some PCI-E x16 VGA cards.

There are also 3 differnet PEG Link Mode BIOS settings you may want to play with. PEG Link Mode, PEG Buffer Length, and PEG Root Control. I know it's probably a bad card, but what do you have to lose. Good luck with however you decide to handle the situation.

 

[spittledip]

If the case merits it, also report the seller to Ebay to see if you can get some justice.

 

[livingsacrifice]

Well I had called ATI about the card, no need to worry about the BIOS, they told me it was definatley bad but I tried to RMA and thats when I found out my card isn't a true ATI card. I went searching and found out it was indeed a powercolor card then I found out their RMA sucks but I think I can get it done through them, they don't require a receipt. I have to wait longer but I might just have me a nice video card back again

 

[Spikesoldier]

if he advertised a genuine built by ati card on ebay and you received a powercolor one, then you need to report his ass and raise as much hell as you can on ebay.

 

[livingsacrifice]

Okay sorry to bring this up but this just makes me mad. Today I get an email from him, he tells me he wants me to retract the negative feedback I left and he will refund me $75. To me this just sounds really weird, won't refund me fully but will bribe someone to retract a feedback by paying them for a card they sent you that was bad? I mean what is the deal with this, what should I do?

 

[amheck]

you have a link to the ebay auction item?

 

[IlllI]

Originally posted by: Spikesoldier
if he advertised a genuine built by ati card on ebay and you received a powercolor one, then you need to report his ass and raise as much hell as you can on ebay.

i second this. if the guy was claiming that it was something other than what it really was, then that could be considered fraud..

 

[livingsacrifice]

To me it sounds like it's one of those retail stores that you go to and drop your stuff off to be sold through ebay for a price. They might not have known either, I mean theres no way you cann tell by the card I had to actually chat with ATI and a few pictures of other cards to finally realize it was one. Theres nowhere on the card that says PowerColor, anyone could mistake it for one. But I agree I could use it to my defense. I don't know how exactly, never done anything like that before through ebay.

 

[formulav8]

Originally posted by: livingsacrifice
Okay sorry to bring this up but this just makes me mad. Today I get an email from him, he tells me he wants me to retract the negative feedback I left and he will refund me $75. To me this just sounds really weird, won't refund me fully but will bribe someone to retract a feedback by paying them for a card they sent you that was bad? I mean what is the deal with this, what should I do?

IMO, the bad feedback you posted will hurt him more than the $75 he is offering. Also, if it was me, I would see the $75 a bride. Who knows, he may have MANY more Bad evals but he bribed the other customers so he would retain postive feedback. Just my opinion on the matter


Jason