BFG most awesome company ever!!

Da_Avatar · 27 Oct 2009 at 17:33

Woot not just me then!

My 8800gt also died on me about 1 week and a half ago, sent it back to bfg wales and received the replacement today. I picked up the packaging, wondering: "damn, this is a heavy mofo, what they put in it, a brick?". Pleasently surpraised it was the next best thing to a brick, a goddamn GTX 285! <3 bfg

tmaxxthomson · 27 Oct 2009 at 17:41

wow. there seems to be a lot of 8800 cards dying these past 2 months! its rife on this forum :O

buchtis · 27 Oct 2009 at 17:48

Yep and mines one of them

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/pbuchta/DSC00420.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/pbuchta/DSC00421.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/pbuchta/DSC00422.jpg

I'm still waiting for mine to arrive and I don't know how long I can hold out on this integrated piece of **** ATI card.

tmaxxthomson · 27 Oct 2009 at 17:54

geez. its so weird how they all seem to be going round about the same time!! never seen so many card failiures at one time, never mind 1 specific model! O.o

Masoody · 27 Oct 2009 at 21:12

em this is weird...my 8800 also died a week ago...i sent mine off today to Qleadtek...<--- the hell kind of a company is that...but anyways we will see if they are as good as BFG

miker1 · 27 Oct 2009 at 22:54

Well its good to know that if my sons BFG 8800GTS 320 goes he will be looked after.

DIE, DAMN YOU. DIE!!!!!!

Shakeel · 28 Oct 2009 at 02:23

Masoody said:
em this is weird...my 8800 also died a week ago...i sent mine off today to Qleadtek...<--- the hell kind of a company is that...but anyways we will see if they are as good as BFG

let us know what you get

bloodline76 · 28 Oct 2009 at 14:10

Jeff could does this look bad?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18069142

Azzuri · 2 Nov 2009 at 12:21

My 8800 GTX died about 2-3 weeks ago. I sent it back to BFG and just over a week later got a GTX 285 OC2 back and was very happy initially. Unfortunatley it appears to be dead as I plug it in, connect everything up and the PC boots but theres no display and the fan on the card isn't spinning

Currently waiting on BFG to get back to me about collecting this card and replacing it again. Even though their service has been great I'm starting to get a bit frustrated as over 2 weeks without my main pc is murder!

Van Diemen · 2 Nov 2009 at 12:45

This morning I received a replacement card for my 260 OCX.

Looks like I have ended up with a 285 OCFU

Normally I would be perfectly happy with the upgraded card, but as I run SLi it's not what I would call the ideal replacement.

Would someone please kindly post the UK telephone number for BFG support so that i can get this issue sorted.

And is Jeff.Kozlowski still about???

Hairybudda · 2 Nov 2009 at 13:27

Is the warranty transferrable? I've got a couple that I bought from a pal abroad for another machine that died recently (both of literally a couple of days apart).

Jason1973 · 2 Nov 2009 at 14:12

OMG I still got 8800 gtx oc2 in sli mode.

Both going strong. Dont know if I should be pleased or sad.

If my card/cards should suddenly die, (maybe due to a matchstick), what do think I will recieve?

Dominor · 2 Nov 2009 at 14:29

Time to send my 8800GTS back I think haha.

shed7 · 11 Nov 2009 at 10:24

I'm reading this thread with interest as My BFG 8800 GTS 320MB seems to be on it's last legs. I'm getting lots of graphical corruption and weird colours, yesterday it was even happening before it had loaded Windows.

I can't find any information about how to start the RMA process though, all the stuff on the website seems to relate to US and Canada. Could someone tell me where to start? Sorry, but I've never had a card die on me before, I usually upgrade them before they get the chance!

Also, I'm can't remember whether I actually registered the card with BFG or not when I got it. If I didn't register it is there no point trying to RMA it, will they just say it's not covered?

Thanks for any info.

Van Diemen · 11 Nov 2009 at 10:46

shed7 said:
I'm reading this thread with interest as My BFG 8800 GTS 320MB seems to be on it's last legs. I'm getting lots of graphical corruption and weird colours, yesterday it was even happening before it had loaded Windows.

I can't find any information about how to start the RMA process though, all the stuff on the website seems to relate to US and Canada. Could someone tell me where to start? Sorry, but I've never had a card die on me before, I usually upgrade them before they get the chance!

Also, I'm can't remember whether I actually registered the card with BFG or not when I got it. If I didn't register it is there no point trying to RMA it, will they just say it's not covered?

Thanks for any info.

Send them an email to [email protected].

stick something like "BFG 8800 GTS problems" in the subject line

I'm quite sure that your card was EOL by the time registration became mandatory.

kitch9 · 11 Nov 2009 at 11:07

My 4870x2 is going back to HIS, wonder if I'll get a 4870x2 back?

shed7 · 11 Nov 2009 at 11:51

Van Diemen said:
Send them an email to [email protected].

stick something like "BFG 8800 GTS problems" in the subject line

I'm quite sure that your card was EOL by the time registration became mandatory.

Fantastic, thank you. That does sound positive.

I bought the card in May 2007 if that helps with regards as to when the registration became mandatory.

I've got an old x850xt which i'm going to plug in tonight to see if the problem goes away which should prove if the card is at fault. It's funny, i spent all yesterday praying that the problems weren't due to the GPU failing as that's the most expensive component in my machine. Now I'm fervently hoping that it is so I can get it RMA'd and replaced with a better card for free!

queamin · 11 Nov 2009 at 11:54

shed7 said:
I'm reading this thread with interest as My BFG 8800 GTS 320MB seems to be on it's last legs. I'm getting lots of graphical corruption and weird colours, yesterday it was even happening before it had loaded Windows.

I can't find any information about how to start the RMA process though, all the stuff on the website seems to relate to US and Canada. Could someone tell me where to start? Sorry, but I've never had a card die on me before, I usually upgrade them before they get the chance!

Also, I'm can't remember whether I actually registered the card with BFG or not when I got it. If I didn't register it is there no point trying to RMA it, will they just say it's not covered?

Thanks for any info.

I was the same i had to registered my card on the bfg site and i needed a copy of the reipt from where you brought it and email them my copy of reipt and
Full Name:
> > Phone Number:
> > Full Shipping Address:
> > E-mail Address:
> > BFG Model Number: (Will most likely start with BFGR)
> > Serial Number: (Will most likely start with 006 or G)
and they send you 1 or 2 emails

Van Diemen · 11 Nov 2009 at 12:21

shed7 said:
Fantastic, thank you. That does sound positive.

I bought the card in May 2007 if that helps with regards as to when the registration became mandatory.

I'm fervently hoping that it is so I can get it RMA'd and replaced with a better card for free!

You should be okay, registration did not become mandatory until Q2-Q3 2008.

It may take sometime as GPU stocks are very low.

Im still waiting for them to send me my 285 OCFU, been over a week now, must be the longest BFG RMA I have ever had.

mattyfez · 11 Nov 2009 at 15:38

shed7 said:
Also, I'm can't remember whether I actually registered the card with BFG or not when I got it. If I didn't register it is there no point trying to RMA it, will they just say it's not covered?

Thanks for any info.

You can still RMA, I didnt register my 9800GX2, but upon me providing proof of purchase, it was RMA as usual.