my 8500 is DOA

[ghengisjam]

CRAP! After watching prices fall, after chasing down a RETAIL 8500 and finally ordering, it arrives dead. Apart from the cute fan on the heatsink it's a no go. Won't initialize, won't output any signal to the monitor, nuthin. CRAP!:mad: So, get on the phone long distance to ATI, sit on hold for 25 minutes, get a blank look on the phone from the "tech", get forwarded to some other "supertech", get another blank look, trust me you can hear a blank look on the phone, and get sent to their warrenty site to have a card sent to me to replace this one. NOT FUN! I wanted to see Max Payne in gorgeous 3-D! So now I get to wait. And wonder. Will the one they send me be any livelier???

[funnyperson1]

i would call whoever you bought it from to return it before there deadline runs out for returns......

[Silversinksam]

Originally posted by funnyperson1
i would call whoever you bought it from to return it before there deadline runs out for returns......



HEHE Hey Funny,


ghengisjam, could go in a coma for 35 months and still have plenty of time to RMA that card back to ATI/




Being that retail Radeon 8500's have a 3 year warranty

:burn:

[Zuck Gou :)]

Originally posted by Silversinksam




HEHE Hey Funny,


ghengisjam, could go in a coma for 35 months and still have plenty of time to RMA that card back to ATI/




Being that retail Radeon 8500's have a 3 year warranty

:burn:

I think he means the store where you bought it. It'll be faster to return there, then to go with ATi's warranty.

[funnyperson1]

Originally posted by Zuck Gou :)


I think he means the store where you bought it. It'll be faster to return there, then to go with ATi's warranty.
that is what i meant, thanks zuck;)

[Silversinksam]

I know what you meant lol, I was just being facetious.


Funny You always give good advise bro, your a good man!





:D

[funnyperson1]

Originally posted by Silversinksam
I know what you meant lol, I was just being facetious.


Funny You always give good advise bro, your a good man!





:D

you too man, just wish i had the money to dish out for all them nice heatsinks you keep suggesting:p

[Silversinksam]

Funny check your PM's


-over and out-

[Taylor]

hey ghengis which card was it? I picked up a 7200 today, but looked at a couple different 8500 cards. Wide pricing reflects a variety of features available, couple brands. Did you get ATi all in wonder pro, or just the 8500 basic model, or what?

[Yodums]

Originally posted by ghengisjam
CRAP! After watching prices fall, after chasing down a RETAIL 8500 and finally ordering, it arrives dead. Apart from the cute fan on the heatsink it's a no go. Won't initialize, won't output any signal to the monitor, nuthin. CRAP!:mad: So, get on the phone long distance to ATI, sit on hold for 25 minutes, get a blank look on the phone from the "tech", get forwarded to some other "supertech", get another blank look, trust me you can hear a blank look on the phone, and get sent to their warrenty site to have a card sent to me to replace this one. NOT FUN! I wanted to see Max Payne in gorgeous 3-D! So now I get to wait. And wonder. Will the one they send me be any livelier???

Bummer, if you bought it at a local store don't rma it just bring it back to the store and say this doesn't work can I please have an exchange of the same product yatti yada they'll test it...

If its online than RMA it... :)

[ghengisjam]

It was bought online and now it's RMA'd. &$%#(**....