Is nVidia safe to buy?

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bz2klag

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• Dec 26, 2008

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I keep hearing about there being some kind of possible problem with
nVidias chips failing. Are video cards based on the chips safe to buy?
I would hate to recommend one to someone, and then it ceases to
operate 6 months later.

Is all of this just FUD?

 

Mr.Guvernment

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• Dec 26, 2008

• #2

that was in laptop video chipsets and only in the 7 series, it is an old issue and dead and does not apply to desktop systems

 

iLoki

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• Dec 26, 2008

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^^ what he said.

There have been no such problems in the desktop market. I have used Nvidia GPU's since the GeForce 2 era.. and never had a card fail.

Even my Alienware Aurora m9700, with dual 7900GS's had zero problems.

 

RSDXzec

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• Dec 28, 2008

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nice, good to know Nvidia is as good as they say they are, i have never had problems either, ive had Nvidia since the Geforce 6 series with no problems at all

 

Tsnowflake

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• Dec 28, 2008

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my 5500 never failed
my 6600 never failed
my 7950 never failed
and my current 8800 is still running

so yeah id say its pretty safe

 

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• Dec 28, 2008

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Also you have the lifetime warranties from EVGA and others.