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I wondered that myself. I purchased from another main retailer. Not OCUK. I imagine they keep a few back for warranty replacement. I've decided not to do the water block install. I'll wait until the card is out of warranty and then do it!! Best not push my luck!

I sent the card back to the place of purchase as faulty, hadn't heard anything from them for a few days and assumed they were just busy. This morning I get a message from DPD saying I am due a delivery today. I hadn't ordered anything recently, so wasn't sure what to find in the box. But had a...

In my experience, they don't!

Highest bidder pulled out unsurprisingly! Sent second chance offer to second highest bidder, and thats at £1500, soo will see if they get back to me, but I'm not holding my breath!

Who is buildzoid?

I am very surprised that its got the type of attention it has to be honest. It's likely bots that are bidding. So I'll be even more surprised if I actually get the money it sells for! Still waiting for insurance company to update me on the situation.

I took the pictures down as I have put the card back to stock and am dealing with insurance company now. Its still listed on eBay, so if you are really interested, take a look on there for photos.

Thanks all for the advice, heart felt condolences and general shock and awe as to why some idiot would treat a £1700 GPU in such a manner! Insurance isn't an option sadly. And it appears to be unfixable, I won't try my luck with ASUS, as its obvious who's to blame. But I do now have a moral...

Oh well, that's a shame. But thanks so much for trying for me, I really appreciate it. Botched being the operative word!

Top man, thanks :)

lol, no sneezing, but to be fair, sneezing on the board would have probably garnered better results!

Because I am an idiot and do things without thinking things through! One of the many issues when living with ADD as an adult!

What do you mean exactly?

lol, good story. I've looked into the home insurance idea. It's probably not worth my time to try to be fair.

Yeah, I should have just tried to get someone who knows what they are doing before me having a go and butchering it!

Well, that might be worth a shot. Can you PM me? I tried to PM you directly, but not allowed for some reason. Thanks

Thanks for the suggestions guys, and also the condolences! Its on eBay now. There isn't anyone around where I live (North Devon) that I know who could attempt to fix it. I'm a very impatient individual and blindly thought I could fix it myself. As some have said, expensive lesson learnt!

Nope, this https://pro-iroda.com/products/butane-soldering-irons/pro-120/ But to be fair, I could have had the best soldering iron in the world, I just don't have the skill required. :)

That's worth looking into, thanks for the tip.

*EDIT* See this post: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/posts/34519953 I don't mind you laughing at me, honest! Basically, never attempt to do something like this while having a blazing row with your girlfriend! I ordered this ASUS STRIX OC RTX 3090 in September 2020, it arrived Saturday...