http://hothardware.com/cs/search/SearchResults.aspx?s=18&o=DateDescending&tag=EVGA,defective&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'EVGA' and 'defective'en-USCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/p/44904/337853.aspx#337853Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:56:08 GMTba4e517a-01ef-48a6-b096-821b95afe388:3378533vi1<p>The card was an &quot;EVGA 512-P3-N867-AR GeForce 9600GT SSC 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI&quot;.</p> <p>Looking at the NewEgg reviews, it&#39;s evident that I was far from the only person burnt by this poorly QA&#39;d card: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130330">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130330</a></p> <p>It&#39;s funny that you mention Asus.&nbsp; I wasn&#39;t willing to play RMA-roulette and waste my time with EVGA, so I replaced my video card with an Asus EN9800GTX, and never had another problem again.&nbsp; Also, I have an Asus motherboard in my primary desktop system, and other than the Northbridge running a little hot (as was the norm for the Strike Formula II&#39;s... it&#39;s never gotten so hot as to be a problem) it&#39;s probably the best motherboard I&#39;ve owned in a long time.</p>