![]() ![]() I always thought it was either my overclocked CPU or some corrupted driver that caused that. I also haven't gotten any screen artifacts/flickers. This new GPU definitely runs cooler than my old GPU. I sent another message saying I already tried that, but it was already Saturday and MSI customer service was closed on the weekends. Eventually I said, "screw it", and pushed the GPU as far back as I could, pushed onto the back of my computer case, and forced the screws in. It's kind of funny how they made it sound like this problem is part of the design. I contacted MSI about this and they told me "the gpu rear bracket is bendable so you just need to bend it back". I tried bending it back in place, but the PCB started to flex with it. MSI sent me a GPU with a bent PCI bracket (see pictures attached). I go get the screws to mount it in, but the screw holes no longer match up. Being excited that I got my gaming rig's heart back, I immediately plugged it into my motherboard. They sent me a different, refurbished GPU (it looks obviously refurbished, with some scratches and some heat fins bent). I find that kind of slow, considering the fact their RMA center is only 6 hours away from me. It took MSI 2 weeks to assess and replace my GPU. My local UPS charged me 18 dollars to ship it by ground (it would have been 12 if I ditched the shipping warranty). Anyways, I sent MSI a message and they told me to RMA it. I didn't want take it apart and re-apply the thermal paste because I didn't want to lose the warranty on it (after some research, I learned that some GPU companies allows you to take it apart without voiding the warranty). The cause might have been a poorly applied thermal paste during manufacturing. At load it would reach 94C and would start to thermal throttle. ![]() I'm not sure if this is the right right place to be venting off my problems, but I'm gonna do it anyways. So recently I discovered that my MSI R9 390 was running a bit too hot at stock speed. ![]()
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