8800GTX arrives

[Deyvy]

Continuation of this thread http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17864002

Didnt realise so many people would post on that topic..Different topic now anyway, but I did order Thursday it was next day delivery, and there was a drop down menu where I chose Friday 11th..

Anyways its arrived.. I've opened the box and theres a big dent in the actual graphics card box, its actually pierced and the bracket looks a tad bent..

Worth opening and trying or just phone for another one? Hope I'm not breaching some forum rules with this, apologies if I am..

 

[Deyvy]

Yeah, its a BFG one suprising how they get bent like that..That was another hefty thread about a bent piece of metal..That other thread though, thats like proper bent. Mine pales in comparison

I'll give them a call, log it, try it out and go from there..

But as mentioned, it seems worrying an impact that strong to pierce the box and bend the metal, you dont know what else couldve been damaged..

 

[Deyvy]

I've just sent it back, hopefully get a replacement in a few days..

SOmething must have had to hit it quite hard to punch thru the box and bend the bracket, its only a small bend, but components such as this tend not to react well to impacts.

 

[Deyvy]

How was the card packaged for delivery...

It was just in a larger box, u might be able to see it in the corner of the photo, but apart from that nothing to protect it, there was room for it too move about..The outer box was fine no damage, cant say that was the original one from OCuk though..