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    should i let my card blow up before calling dell

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by 2shot, Dec 8, 2008.

  1. 2shot

    2shot Notebook Consultant

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    well its started,the card as been artifacting with my cool pad on and no over clocking. i turned the game off before any real damage happens and as my warrenty will run out in a couple of months i am thinking of just turning the cool pad off and game until it fizzs out oh its a 8600gt. :(
     
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  2. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    Since your warranty is going to expire soon, you should contact dell asap.
     
    Harper2.0, Dec 8, 2008
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  3. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    yeah there is no point in squeezing out a month extra... you want to go ahead and call them today.
     
    masterchef341, Dec 8, 2008
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  4. Necromas

    Necromas Notebook Deity

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    Dell was happy to send me a new hard drive before the one I had actually failed completely, all I had to do was explain how I had diagnosed that it was failing even though it technically still worked. They even sent me the new one before making me send the failing one back so that I could backup all my data easily.
     
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  5. mwok

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    Was it just a single game? Maybe it's a driver issue? Maybe the temperature is high?
     
    mwok, Dec 8, 2008
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