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My RX9070 Gigabyte appears to be slightly bent

yuri778 said:
Alright I’ve arranged with overclockers a return, getting collected tomorrow. Now need to buy something else.
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Might feel like a hassle right now and doubly frustrating when cards are OOS, but as soon as you get your hands on something else you'll be thankful to have it off your mind :D
 
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I just returned a Gigabyte 9070 XT from another seller. The backplate was distorted slightly and one set of heatsink fins was slightly angled versus the other. I didn't even install it to try. I wasn't impressed by the build quality and QA vs the cost.
 
brakeinup said:
I just returned a Gigabyte 9070 XT from another seller. The backplate was distorted slightly and one set of heatsink fins was slightly angled versus the other. I didn't even install it to try. I wasn't impressed by the build quality and QA vs the cost.
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I seem to remember in the past Gigabyte had a lot of pcbs cracking on their graphics cards.
 
brakeinup said:
I just returned a Gigabyte 9070 XT from another seller. The backplate was distorted slightly and one set of heatsink fins was slightly angled versus the other. I didn't even install it to try. I wasn't impressed by the build quality and QA vs the cost.
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Your not paying extra for the quality control then. They do seem to be trying the Asus trick with charging extra.
 
yuri778 said:
Buyer’s remorse? No mate, this reply sounds like you are trying to blame me for something here. Putting a ruler against something that should be straight and showing that it is not is not a good proof of issue? If I wanted to return it I would just return it without posting on this forum.
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Not at all, it just feels like you're very concerned about something I'd not be, apologies if I came across poorly, late and overly busy evening on my end. I'd make use of that two week return window rather than fret over it were it an issue tbh, I know GPU's are like hens teeth at the moment so I imagine that plays a factor.

OCUK handle Sapphire RMA/CS when buying from them so should something go wrong the process is unlikely to be a problem, but I'd personally slap a support bracket under it and forget about it. I've seen similar before with cards that ran fine for years, and GPU PCB's are a lot shorter now than they used to be, I'd put it down to HSF sag.
 
brakeinup said:
Gigabyte are permanently off my list of potential new cards. I'll use my spare card (GTX 1070) and be patient until the right card is available.
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Yeah, it was 2nd Gigabyte gpu I ever bought and quality isn’t there unfortunately. Don’t think I’ll buy gigabyte in the future, ordered Nitro+ while I’m waiting for a refund for this.
 
yuri778 said:
Yeah, it was 2nd Gigabyte gpu I ever bought and quality isn’t there unfortunately. Don’t think I’ll buy gigabyte in the future, ordered Nitro+ while I’m waiting for a refund for this.
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sapphire are my go to for amd cards had 2 of the pulse variants and they are nice an quiet and cool, the nitro should serve you well :)
 
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