Quote Originally Posted by SKYMTL
This thread has now taken a hilarious turn. There is a REASON BIOS flashing isn't covered by the warranty and we are seeing exactly why.

Show me where large batches of non flashed, non-overclocked cards are dying (taking into account that people who experience a problem are more likely to whine than those who don't) and maybe we will have something.

Until then it is just a matter of people wading into BIOS flashing without thinking of the ramifications.
I agree.To add to your post,i think most of people forget this is XS,so users are often taking their cards to the limits(BIOS flashing,volt modding etc.) so it's not uncommon we will see more problems at this forum than at any other out there.Most users are not OCing their systems,and with the latest "fix" for fan speed that Mascaras posted recently,Radeons are now idling 25 degrees lower than ususally(with 65% fan duty cycle).