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more 3080 ti issues

floatindolphin

floatindolphin

floatindolphin

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Hi,

I have a PNY 3080 ti that's been mining for a while. It's never over heating or cooked, I always switch it off if things get warm


I restarted my PC yesterday and the card now doesn't appear. At one point it was showing as an unknown device, but now nothing.

I'm on a Asus ROG Maxiumus Motherboard, 1000W Corsair PSU and a server PSU. (3080ti and 3080 FE on the Server PSU and a 3090FE on the main PSU)

I've tried unplugging the other cards and just running the 3080ti where one of the other working cards was, still nothing.

I'm using pcie extenders, if I remove and plug directly into the board the PCIe light stays red.


dead card?


I re-thermal padded it over Xmas and it's ran without a problem. Is that my warranty gone? The card is only 3 month sold



Thanks
 
Yes it is dead, once an Nvidia card is no longer detected it is unrecoverable.
But take my black & white thinking after trying to reflash the bios on it..

I will tell you this, you may not even get a screen after flashing, the tell tale sign is always the same with Nvidia cards, that or outright screen corruption.

Do a bios flash after trying an RMA and being unsuccessful.
 
tracertong said:
Changing / Improving the thermal pads voids the warranty ?! Can I ask why ?
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PNY dont allow the cooler to be removed. They also usually have a sticker over one of the screws.

Also noticed this -

  • Graphic Cards : 3 Years: Due to the significant increase of inappropriate use of GEFORCE GTX graphic cards in applications such as (but not limited) cryptocurrencies mining, data mining, mining farms, PNY reserves the right to not accept a return under warranty.
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:cry:
 
varkanoid said:
PNY dont allow the cooler to be removed. They also usually have a sticker over one of the screws.

Also noticed this -

  • Graphic Cards : 3 Years: Due to the significant increase of inappropriate use of GEFORCE GTX graphic cards in applications such as (but not limited) cryptocurrencies mining, data mining, mining farms, PNY reserves the right to not accept a return under warranty.

:cry:
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What a quality brand. Quiet how they would 'prove' that any such application was used is interesting.

I was under the impression those warranty void stickers where also not enforceable?
OP, Id definitely still push for an RMA.
Don't mention the card has been re-padded (or used in mining) obviously, and fight any attempt to invalidate the warranty. As I said, Im not sure how 'enforceable' or even legal those "warranty void" stickers are...

I had no issues completing an RMA with nvidia, having changed my thermal pads. But then the FE cards dont have those stickers, so without opening it up they wouldn't have known, and the speed with which they replaced mine, no way did they bother opening it up...
 
I dont think its necessarily the point of it being enforceable they know for certain you have removed the cooler as the sticker is gone/ripped. So if it mentions something in the T&C then they can just say the warranty is void as they know you removed the cooler. Also quite often the screws are just painted so if you remove them you can tell as the paint is marked.

Its worth giving it a try and returning it as the worst that can happen is they just return it untouched.
 
America has a good consumer protection law in this area.

in America you are free to open your electronics to your hearts content, it cannot void your warranty. The manufacturer has to prove that something you did caused damage. The same rules apply to other items, like cars - you can even modify your new car and it doesn't void the warranty, the manufacturer has to prove your modifications is what caused failure
 
Mod your card at your peril. Regardless of where you live you can trust the company you're dealing with to act in their self-interest.
 
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