DFI Expert….. Enough is enough!

Now I’m ticked…. Shut down the box today at noon to run a few service calls. Got back an hour later, hit the switch and no lights, fans, pump, nothing… Pulled the OZC 520 and in plugged up another PS, still nothing. Replaced the video card, replaced the ram, disconnected all devices and cleared CMOS, still nothing. Replace the opty with another opty, still nothing.

Grabbed another board (MSI) and put the box back together, put in all the original parts and still nothing. Pulled the original opty and replaced it and now all is well.

Set the expert up on the bench with a working 4800 and some tccd and the board is dead. So for the second time in about six weeks, both a new 170 and an expert are history! This is exactly what happened last time. Screw these guys this is ridiculous.

I can’t wait to see AMD’s response, they’re not gonna be thrill ‘bout replacing another 170. And I’m sure Monarch isn’t going to be thrill ‘bout the expert…

Guess it’s time to look closer at the 580 options…

Thanks for letting me rant. Damn I’m pissed!!!!