GPU Warranties

[Troezar]

I hadn't really noticed before but what's happened to AMD cards, only 2 years? Some of the Nvidia card go to 5 years. It can't be about cost as the AMD cards aren't cheap anymore. Do they have less confidence in the newer GPU's?

 

[Gerard]

The warranty period is especially crap this time around, considering we’re paying a lot more for the cards I don’t see why it’s a miserly 2 year warranty at all. Should be 3 at a minimum.

 

[oguzsoso]

The warranty period is especially crap this time around, considering we’re paying a lot more for the cards I don’t see why it’s a miserly 2 year warranty at all. Should be 3 at a minimum.

Especially considering some brands skimp on thermal pads, some put bad quality fans in them, some of them do not design their layout properly so their pads are not properly contacting with memory/vrm or whatever there is...

 

[Gerard]

Especially considering some brands skimp on thermal pads, some puts bad quality fans in them, some of them do not design their layout properly so their pads are not properly contacting with memory/vrm or whatever there is...

I think last time around most amd cards had around a 3 year warranty, that’s now decreased to 2 and it seems to be the same across different stores.

 

[BUDFORCE]

Some fo the AMD cards have 3 yrs.

It isnt great though, my EVGA 1070 in still under warranty as of today until December!

 

[xPETEZx]

Yea I noticed that too! Sapphire Toxic 6900XT with a 2yr warranty??? Come on.... for £1700+ I expect more.
To me... it really shows a lack of faith in there own product.
3 years should be the minimum. ITs what FE cards have, and to me that should be the baseline. The AIBs should match or ideally beat that.

 

[random_matt]

Believe EVGA still have the best warranties, and the only one give some for used cards.

 

[Nickl245]

Do you think mining had an impact on this?

 

[MCFC_ANDY]

i suppose because you paid inflated prices you deserve better warranties, classic

 

[chaparral]

considering we’re paying a lot more for the cards I don’t see why it’s a miserly 2 year warranty at all. Should be 3 at a minimum.

But who putting the huge price increases on ? I bet it not AMD

 

[Gerard]

i suppose because you paid inflated prices you deserve better warranties, classic

Warranty periods on amd have been declining over the last few years, 3 years used to be pretty standard with a few offering 2 years. Sometimes it used to vary depending on where you bought the card, but now 2 years seems more or less standard across the 6000 series.

Nothing "classic" about it, just another check mark in the nvidia box for better warranty support, 2 years for what in a lot of instances is the most expensive piece of hardware in a pc (and generally the one more prone to some sort of failure) is lacklustre at best.

 

[MCFC_ANDY]

personally i always check warranty before buying a gpu,if folk are complaining about warranty longevity, its their fault for buying without looking. no point moaning afte the fact imo, i wouldnt touch a gpu with a 2yr warranty especially if paying ott prices

 

[harney]

Agree 3 years Min

 

[Troezar]

I wonder if the idea is to shorten the upgrade cycle, pushing people to buy a new card as the warranty ends?

 

[mikeo]

Reduce warranty to 12 months and we would all be bankrupt soon

 

[Benass]

in uk there is a law for goods to be of reasonable quality. if they are expensive.

once this mining craze goes away and stock goes back to normal, warranty will play big part in deciding what to buy.

 

[CuriousTomCat]

3rd parties are making more profit than the chip makers in the current climate. If anything blame scalpers for not giving a longer warranty for a £1700 GPU

I predict than when the mining craze is over, AMD will provide longer warrenty.

 

[Troezar]

3rd parties are making more profit than the chip makers in the current climate. If anything blame scalpers for not giving a longer warranty for a £1700 GPU

I predict than when the mining craze is over, AMD will provide longer warrenty.

I hear distributers play a large part in price hikes too.

 

[nitram100]

I'm done with AMD particularly Sapphire as my brother vega 56 pulse just popped its clogs 3 months after warranty ended, the card was hardly used.

Definitely nvidia evga or zotac this time around.

 

[Godhand007]

I'm done with AMD particularly Sapphire as my brother vega 56 pulse just popped its clogs 3 months after warranty ended, the card was hardly used.

Definitely nvidia evga or zotac this time around.

Just FYI, Zotac asks you to jump through lots of hoops, at least in my neck of the woods.