So my MSI Lightning 980ti died from a failed overclock while testing (benchmark) after a few days and they accepted my failed component (thank goodness) Now they emailed me for an issue saying there is no replacement for a MSI 980ti lightning card(of course, they no longer make them) and asked for a swap. (a 10-series card for a 900 series card) although a good trade-off regardless.
But my question is the card Im offered and Im always skeptical. Since I hear all the time for RMA's and replacement compents coming semi-functional or refurbished or a slight-downgrade. Or that its a low binned item or something that has been sitting in their inventory for months. Or its a "returned" /"open-box" and recycled cards.
Given how its MSI. What are the odds that they will give me a refurbished model or a card thats not broken. Is this even worth it? I mean I have gone a month without a gpu and it kind of sucks to not have a GPU cause a majority of my games are pretty intensive and I do alot of video-editing and photoshop. I mean what do I do?
I just want some information so I can make a logical decision about this. either-way, its a good trade-off. But this is MSI rma service Im dealing with. And given how I have sent in this card 2x and already wasted time and money. Its just weighing a bit on my mind cause I thought I made a wise decision buying this card. Guessed wrong so Im looking for answers and further information with people that have dealt with this before. And honestly I dont know what to do.
[strike]Also I apologize for not properly spacing my paragraph[/strike]. I have 3 days to respond to the email. Thanks for your time and help in advance....
But my question is the card Im offered and Im always skeptical. Since I hear all the time for RMA's and replacement compents coming semi-functional or refurbished or a slight-downgrade. Or that its a low binned item or something that has been sitting in their inventory for months. Or its a "returned" /"open-box" and recycled cards.
Given how its MSI. What are the odds that they will give me a refurbished model or a card thats not broken. Is this even worth it? I mean I have gone a month without a gpu and it kind of sucks to not have a GPU cause a majority of my games are pretty intensive and I do alot of video-editing and photoshop. I mean what do I do?
I just want some information so I can make a logical decision about this. either-way, its a good trade-off. But this is MSI rma service Im dealing with. And given how I have sent in this card 2x and already wasted time and money. Its just weighing a bit on my mind cause I thought I made a wise decision buying this card. Guessed wrong so Im looking for answers and further information with people that have dealt with this before. And honestly I dont know what to do.
[strike]Also I apologize for not properly spacing my paragraph[/strike]. I have 3 days to respond to the email. Thanks for your time and help in advance....