Aakash Anand
Recruit
I remember Zotac giving 5 years of total warranty if you register the product online when I was buying my GPU. is it still the case today?
also what about AMD GPUs?
also what about AMD GPUs?
They probably also gamble on the fact that not everyone who's card has gone bad will claim warranty as 1st: they might have forgotten to register their purchase for that sweet extra 2 years of warranty and 2nd some forget/misplace their invoice/bill so can't initiate RMA. Remember 5 years is a long time and people are clumsy.I think the move here by zotac is they have nothing to differentiate themselves from the other brands so they slapped this 5 year of total warranty. They know their quality, if 20% of cards fail and they replace them, the loss is compensated by the amount of sales they gain by the 5 year warranty sticker.
My opinion zotac uses cheaper grade parts on the GPU to bring the cost down. Moving away too much from the parts specification recommended in the Nvidia/Amd GPU reference design for the board partners.
Hotspot temps under 72 ??2) Keep an eye on hotspot temps and use custom fan curve's to keep gpu under 72-73 where possible.
Makes sense, but they do get loud. What speeds do you generally use ?4) Fans are replaceable and easy to find and fix then a burnt component on the gpu so crank up the fans when needed.
GPUs are safe to work till 90c so not necessarily it has to be under 72c etc. Its a personal perspective. I had gpus hovering around 92c as well on loads and idling at 40-45c so as far as its idling to the most comfortable normal temps the loads shouldn't bother much. Only if the gpu idles post 50-55c I will be worried.Hotspot temps under 72 ??
Right now my Zotac gpu temps go to around 67-68, generally 65 with fans at 70%. ( PL 85% + some undervolt = stock performance )
Hotpost is +10C and memory is approx+20C ( GDDR6X)
Even at PL 70% i only lose 10% performance. I use that generally, increasing to 85% for intensive games.
Makes sense, but they do get loud. What speeds do you generally use ?
I mentioned gpu temp, hotspot can upto 85-90 depends on gpu temps, I have a custom fan curve and have a headset while gaming once gpu touches 70 the fans get to 85% , its overall ok and not that loud for my usage.Hotspot temps under 72 ??
Right now my Zotac gpu temps go to around 67-68, generally 65 with fans at 70%. ( PL 85% + some undervolt = stock performance )
Hotpost is +10C and memory is approx+20C ( GDDR6X)
Even at PL 70% i only lose 10% performance. I use that generally, increasing to 85% for intensive games.
Makes sense, but they do get loud. What speeds do you generally use ?
All of the above is my 2 cents over the years of usage. All are free to do whatever they want with their hardware in the end you are responsible for your hardware and doing an rma it if it blows.GPUs are safe to work till 90c so not necessarily it has to be under 72c etc. Its a personal perspective. I had gpus hovering around 92c as well on loads and idling at 40-45c so as far as its idling to the most comfortable normal temps the loads shouldn't bother much. Only if the gpu idles post 50-55c I will be worried.
Yeah, hence I mentioned its a personal perspective and choice altogether. I have gamed even on 102c few times but goodness nothing happened!All of the above is my 2 cents over the years of usage. All are free to do whatever they want with their hardware in the end you are responsible for your hardware and doing an rma it if it blows.
102c is the tjMax, CPUs/GPUs are rated for 105c iirc but of course its not recommended to run them that high for longevityYeah, hence I mentioned its a personal perspective and choice altogether. I have gamed even on 102c few times but goodness nothing happened!
Interesting so manufacturers never cease to amaze finding ways to not honor warranty.Zotac has a new policy now that says extra 2 years warranty only available if purchase invoice date is within 90 days of distributor invoice/import date for the card. If not then only 3 years standard warranty. More importantly, if difference between purchase invoice date & mfg/import date is more than 1 year like what usually happens during some too good to be true flipkart sales where they clear old stock at heavily discounted prices then even standard warranty of 2/3 years will apply from the mfg date as per serial no. & not the flipkart invoice date.
wow this is crucial information... how do we even know this when buying onlineZotac has a new policy now that says extra 2 years warranty only available if purchase invoice date is within 90 days of distributor invoice/import date for the card. If not then only 3 years standard warranty. More importantly, if difference between purchase invoice date & mfg/import date is more than 1 year like what usually happens during some too good to be true flipkart sales where they clear old stock at heavily discounted prices then even standard warranty of 2/3 years will apply from the mfg date as per serial no. & not the flipkart invoice date.
When buying from specialised stores like primeabgb.md/vedant etc then simply contact them to know import date as it is visible clearly on the sticker on the box itself. For amazon/fk though you will only know it after receiving the package. If it is flipkart then open box delivery must be there so when delivery person open the outermost packaging just see import date on box & refuse to accept delivery by not sharing the otp if import date is too old. In case of amazon you will have to take chance but then amazon is not known to sell more than 7-8 months old stock of graphics card as far as I know so in worst case scenario you still get 3 years standard warranty from the date of purchase invoice.wow this is crucial information... how do we even know this when buying online