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BFG Card stickers peel off

edd080

edd080

edd080

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Hi there, I currently have a GTX 260 MC OCX 896MB PCIE which i purchased from OCUK, lately I noticed that the stickers on the card where peeling off, & also seemed to be 'blistering' from certain sides. I had no choice but to remove the stickers, as I was afraid it could compromise the card's airflow or possibly get caught in the fan itself.

I removed the stickers & beneath them where the normal imprints of the Nvidia Geforce, anyway has anyone had a similar experience on a BFG card before??
 
edd080 said:
Hi there, I currently have a GTX 260 MC OCX 896MB PCIE which i purchased from OCUK, lately I noticed that the stickers on the card where peeling off, & also seemed to be 'blistering' from certain sides. I had no choice but to remove the stickers, as I was afraid it could compromise the card's airflow or possibly get caught in the fan itself.

I removed the stickers & beneath them where the normal imprints of the Nvidia Geforce, anyway has anyone had a similar experience on a BFG card before??
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apparently it's a common problem, but it's ok, peeling off the sticker doesn't affect the performance of the card.
 
edd080 said:
Thanks for the reply, actually I was afraid it could affect the warranty
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I don't think it should, why not try contacting bfg and asking them about, tell them you had no choice but to pull it off, as it had practically come off already, bfg are a good company, so I don't invisage any problems
 
There are three sets, the main one stuck all over the 'body'of the card, another one around the fan, and a small round sticker on the centre of the fan itself, all three where starting to peel off, no matter how much i tried to press them in place they would peel off after a few minutes, so the best thing was to remove them, better that way at least my mind is at rest knowing that the stickers cannot interfere with the cooling fan or else it could cause damage to the card itself.
Its a shame actually that these stickers come off, I mean aren't they supposed to be heat resistant or something?? My BFG 8800 never had this sort of problem & coming to think of it, I am not sure if the 8800 had the graphics painted or if it had stickers on the card.
I did contact BFG & told them the exact same thing, will see what their reply will be, I just wanted to know if others experienced this problem, & it seems it is quite common...
Thanks
Ed.

(Just got a reply from BFG I actually have to keep the stickers in case I need to RMA the card)
 
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edd080 said:
There are three sets, the main one stuck all over the 'body'of the card, another one around the fan, and a small round sticker on the centre of the fan itself, all three where starting to peel off, no matter how much i tried to press them in place they would peel off after a few minutes, so the best thing was to remove them, better that way at least my mind is at rest knowing that the stickers cannot interfere with the cooling fan or else it could cause damage to the card itself.
Its a shame actually that these stickers come off, I mean aren't they supposed to be heat resistant or something?? My BFG 8800 never had this sort of problem & coming to think of it, I am not sure if the 8800 had the graphics painted or if it had stickers on the card.
I did contact BFG & told them the exact same thing, will see what their reply will be, I just wanted to know if others experienced this problem, & it seems it is quite common...
Thanks
Ed.

(Just got a reply from BFG I actually have to keep the stickers in case I need to RMA the card)
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at least your warranty hasn't been voided then! :)
 
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