My video card RMA was a seemingly long & tedious wait. I mean, I sent it out on Monday, and I had it back Friday, and that was great. It just seemed very long due to no Tabula Rasa or PC usage. I’m usually on the PC, if not the game, almost every night. Instead, my PS3 got lots of attention, and I still plan to pay it some much needed attention.

When my UPS package was sitting by the counter Friday night, I was excited. I opened it up, hoping they had done something for it. Maybe give me a faster 7900gt, or a 512mb card, or something. But even if it was my 7900gt, that’s all I was expecting. I guess that’s why I was stunned when I opened the box up, and un-packed the card. This replacement was a two-slotter, and it piqued my interest, so I unwrapped away. All I could say was “wow”.

They replaced my 7900gt 256mb OC card, with an 8800gts 320mb OC card!!! 

To say I was astonished is appropriate. This is a huge upgrade for me, as it’s basically what I would have gotten if the 7900gt didn’t have a lifetime warranty. Thank you BFG!  Remember, I bought the original card 2nd-hand from eBay back in June of 2007, RMA’d it due to defects then, then just RMA’d it again due to defects starting to show again.  I’m glad I didn’t jump on a new card.  The wife was right in telling me to wait.  I knew I should wait.  I just didn’t think they’d actually give me a better card, but hey, no complaints here!

I can honestly say that I will continue to buy BFG stuff, as they’ve shown me time and again that they take care of their customers.

It’s been a long week.  I’ve been real busy with non-game stuff, and it’s getting to the point where I just hope my video card shows up soon.  I’ve been staying entertained as best as I can, but I’d really like to get some TR in.

Hope to see you in-game soon!

My 7900 GT went bezerk on Thursday, and I’ve got an RMA setup with the Manufacturer.  They’ve been great, but this is my second RMA for the same card in under a year.  I can’t say that I’m overly joyful about this, as I’m not sure what’s going on.  It’s been causing me nothing but issues lately, and I’d just like to replace it.  I guess eyeballing those new 9600gt’s isn’t helping.

I should be gaming again by the end of the week (at least by the end of March).