why???
Because it voids the warranty of the card so it's a bit of a joke.
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GeForce GTX 590 Key Features Revealed
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Because it voids the warranty of the card so it's a bit of a joke.
yeah, made my mind up, Just ordered a HD 6990 £499 delivered!and has double lifetime warranty with it aswell
Yes looking good at that price, the 590 is a lot quieter but I doubt that is worth £115
even IF it does voids the warranty of the card that still no reason
Soldato
a lot quieter, and better if you like to spend 600 quid on a card to play hawx 
It doesn't void the warranty! Wasn't it reported as fud, XFX, Sapphire etc went on record to say that they fully warranty either bios setting.
Whats even better is XFX card has double lifetime warranty meaning when you re sell the card the buyer also gets lifetime warranty.
yeah im happy to save the money and have the extra performance. I pump up my speakers anyway when im playing games, Logitech Z-5500 cranked up.
In the review they say the HD 6990 wouldn't be marked down for noise if it was power restricted in furmark like the GTX 590.
Also it performs better in the games I play, Crysis Metro, battlefield etc. Be awesome to be able to play through Metro 2033 maxed!
In which case I take it all back, indeed it should have been benched at 880
Edit: Are you sure about this, I can only find lots of references to it voiding the warranty apart from the odd company that will stand the warranty themselves and hence have covered it.
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Stop spreading bull****, this is a UK Forum and most people live in the UK where XFX doesn't offer any kind of lifetime warranty. I don't think they even have a decent support in Europe but I can be wrong on that.
Double Lifetime Warranty applies to the US and Canada only.
[citation needed]
http://xfxforce.com/en-us/features/doublelifetimewarranty.aspx
Regarding that switch on the 6990, how the hell would it invalidate warranty unless its blended in the unit (lulwat) or sealed somehow.
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i may be wrong but i think thats there's a sticker on the switch.
tbh i don't see how it can void the warranty has it's pre setup with 2 bios's..
if u start flashing bios's then yes that would void it.
That's what AMD is saying on their website:
Doesn't tell anything new at all though.
Soldato
RUMOURMONGERS!!!!!
It's a footnote #8 regarding the switch.
http://www.amd.com/uk/products/desk...6990/Pages/amd-radeon-hd-6990-overview.aspx#1
on the whole switch does it invalidate your warranty argument.
link to support page
it clearly states that damages caused by using the card outside of the factory shipping setting is not covered by your warranty. so if you flip that switch and you then have problems with card your stuffed.
link to support page
it clearly states that damages caused by using the card outside of the factory shipping setting is not covered by your warranty. so if you flip that switch and you then have problems with card your stuffed.