8800GT, refuses to boot up after 3 days of purchase

[craigwhiteside]

ey guys

i have had this card for three days, been playing crysis/ut3 with it, at first i started to get artifacts so i increased the fan speed from 29% to 70%, it didnt fix it, then after about a day the problem dissapeared, then today it just refuses to boot up, no picture being displayed, blank screen, monitor doesnt even come out of its power saving state.

my motherboard is an abit ip35-e, i have 2gb 667mhz, core 2 duo e6400 a maxtor 80gb ide hard drive, an hitachi deskstar 160gb sata, thermalright ultra 120 extreme with tx-2 paste, 2 120mm akasa fans in push pull config, and 2 120mm fans for front and back.
and i have a 600watt ocz stealthxstream psu, cdrw/dvdrw drive and am running vista ultimate

i have tested it with another graphics card (7600gt) and works perfectly, so i have narrowed it down to the 8800gt being the problem.

i am pretty upset about the service since at first i waited for 9 days for it to be delivered and i ordered next day delivery, which normally takes 2-5 days.
i phoned up support and its engaged (0871 222 8528)

i dont know what to do

Edit: its the OCUK model

 

[craigwhiteside]

thanks guys, i am pretty pis*ed right now
i am a moderator for techpowerup and am getting the urge to right a review about their services, with all that is happening it doesnt look like it will be a nice one

 

[craigwhiteside]

i have had quite a lot of problems with them, i dont know why.
but 3 days... should they at least make sure the batch is good

Edit: i have recieved the rma, boxed up my card, put the posting details on.