My custom 8800GT cooling solution

[Synomenon]

EVGA and XFX allow users to change the stock cooler or replace the termal compound / TIM on the stock cooler w/o voiding the warranty.

[Petra]

I was in no way bad mouthing Ian. I'm glad he made these. I was just trying to fill in the gaps as to why they may have sold out quickly. That's it.

That comment was more a general statement/reminder to everyone--I didn't intend it to be directed at you, specifically. I should have made that a little more clear.

[Justintoxicated]

That's hilarious! So, you mean to tell me that the application of an aftermarket paste is going to void the card's warranty, whereas removing the heatsink won't?!?! Here's a clue: neither action will inherantly void the manufacturer's warranty, as long as you live in the US.

Check out the Magnussen-Moss warranty act... In short, it says that the manufacturer is responsible for proving that a consumer action is responsible for failure, prior to denying any warranty claim.

I'm not going to go to court over a $300 video card, and just because there is an act does not mean this does not happen ALL the time, in fact it seems to happen more often than not!, Hence the reason there is the act. It just happened to my friend with his truck when the differential busted apart they denied the warranty because of the lift. He nearly had to go to court over this because the lift in no way affect the differential, not only that but his truck is often sold with the same size lift right from the dealerships (no fear package) Nothing like waiting for a court date for months over a $300 card...

And in the end think about it, how easy would it be for them to blame my Application of Ceramiq on the memory for the graphics card dying. I have to SHIp them the card, so there goes all my evidence...if it was an EVGA card i would not be so worried. The card is a BFG and was the only one out at the time of purchase.

Also I never said anything about Iandh either, that would not make sense because if it was not for him there would not be anything to even get disappointed about .

[louie101086]

so what you are saying is that everyone who got to complete a order will get one and those who didnt lost out

[WingHeart]

Ha, I just realized how I missed them. I thought they'd be listed in the front row, being new and all or even mentioned in the update/store news. Didn't bother to scroll down to the 4th row.

Duh me and noted for next time!

[Synomenon]

Petra's is awesome! Just got an email from them with the tracking number. That's fast.

[WingHeart]

Petra's is awesome! Just got an email from them with the tracking number. That's fast.

Ha, just rub it in now! But congrats on getting a set!

[Synomenon]

Ha, just rub it in now! But congrats on getting a set!

LoL. Yeah, I've never ordered from a company before and received a tracking number in less than an hour.

[louie101086]

i know i better get one soon

[tommithy]

Yes, Petras is awesome. I'd buy even more stuff from them if they stocked it (stuff like MB, CPU's, etc.)

I got my tracking number as well.

[Synomenon]

Just curious, how much did these go for in the various group buys?

[louie101086]

wats a group buy

[Xilikon]

Justinintoxicated, by just removing the cooler on a BFG card, you already voided the warranty There is no way you can put it back and still look stock since the core use some special compount (a silver TIM) and the ram use a white TIM.

I know what I'm taking since I own a BFG 8800GTS 640 MB and I know my warranty is now voided. I know I should have gone to XFX and EVGA but at the time of purchase, I didn't consider watercooling the card.

Don't waste your time trying to cheat the BFG warranty and accept the loss. You can sell the BFG card with the stock cooler since the warranty isn't valid for 2nd hand owners anyway then buy a card with modding-friendly warranty.

[Justintoxicated]

That's hilarious! So, you mean to tell me that the application of an aftermarket paste is going to void the card's warranty, whereas removing the heatsink won't?!?! Here's a clue: neither action will inherantly void the manufacturer's warranty, as long as you live in the US.

Check out the Magnussen-Moss warranty act... In short, it says that the manufacturer is responsible for proving that a consumer action is responsible for failure, prior to denying any warranty claim.

Justinintoxicated, by just removing the cooler on a BFG card, you already voided the warranty There is no way you can put it back and still look stock since the core use some special compount (a silver TIM) and the ram use a white TIM.

I know what I'm taking since I own a BFG 8800GTS 640 MB and I know my warranty is now voided. I know I should have gone to XFX and EVGA but at the time of purchase, I didn't consider watercooling the card.

Don't waste your time trying to cheat the BFG warranty and accept the loss. You can sell the BFG card with the stock cooler since the warranty isn't valid for 2nd hand owners anyway then buy a card with modding-friendly warranty.

Sure you can, If the card dies just put the stock cooler back on using all the stock TIMs, ...I just would not want to run it this way since there would be poor contact. But it will look the same when they remove it regardless. I don't feel like I'm cheating the warranty since I have not done anything wrong, sometimes what they don't know won't hurt them. I purchased BFG because that was the only option at the time.

[iandh]

Holy crap this thread blew up over lunch!


I ran into a LOT of crap and personal obligation over the holiday, in addition to my 40+ hrs/week full time job. Honestly Petra's order would have been filled long ago if all had gone to plan. As of now all that is behind me and I finally am able to devote some real time to these.


I will update this thread daily with information on the production status. The first shipment I can guarantee is monday, and I will likely use express mail (UPS red is too expensive) so they can be in stock on tuesday. No promises but I may be able to get some out on saturday.

[tommithy]

Holy crap this thread blew up over lunch!

Everyone wants your awesome ramsinks!!! The best part about them is that they bolt on. No need to use thermal tape, superglue, epoxy, etc.

[CodeNinja]

Everyone wants your awesome ramsinks!!! The best part about them is that they bolt on. No need to use thermal tape, superglue, epoxy, etc.

Now you just need to come up with 4-5 more must-have items, hire some people and rent a warehouse to set up production in.

[Justintoxicated]

Holy crap this thread blew up over lunch!


I ran into a LOT of crap and personal obligation over the holiday, in addition to my 40+ hrs/week full time job. Honestly Petra's order would have been filled long ago if all had gone to plan. As of now all that is behind me and I finally am able to devote some real time to these.


I will update this thread daily with information on the production status. The first shipment I can guarantee is monday, and I will likely use express mail (UPS red is too expensive) so they can be in stock on tuesday. No promises but I may be able to get some out on saturday.

Your rocking the sinks man. I'll just shut up now.

[WingHeart]

I will update this thread daily with information on the production status. The first shipment I can guarantee is monday, and I will likely use express mail (UPS red is too expensive) so they can be in stock on tuesday. No promises but I may be able to get some out on saturday.

I'll have my F5 button standing by then! I can easily wait til Tues.

A congrats is definitely in order though. Everyone loves your sinks and have really shaken up the GPU memory 'sinks market, with you coming out as #1.

[louie101086]

yes i got a set i just read email ladies and gents they have been shipped

[yacoub]

I'm so effing pissed off right now I dont even know what to do i feel like throwing my video card in the trash, waiting since before X-mas and I have to get in a 10 minute window at work? I can't beleive they really sold that fast unless the shipment was only like 20 of them...I think someone got greedy and bought them all.

How do you think I feel? I paid for my set in November and still have yet to receive them. In other words, you really don't have much to complain about and at least you haven't paid for them yet. Hopefully my set will magically arrive today now that I've posted this lol.

[iandh]

How do you think I feel? I paid for my set in November and still have yet to receive them. In other words, you really don't have much to complain about and at least you haven't paid for them yet. Hopefully my set will magically arrive today now that I've posted this lol.

The last message I sent you was on the 4th that they were going to go out, which ended up being the Jan. 7th shipment; the last of which I've had trouble with. Your set will reship UPS on monday along with several others which should (hopefully ) wrap up all of my public orders for good.

The shipping issues I've had are exactly the reason I decided to go wholesale on these. I've pulled about $400 in merchandise out of my own pocket to keep people happy, and jeopardized the good standing of my paypal account with folks filing uneccesary claims due to problems that are completely out of my control. I've kept good records besides one or two members that slipped through, and I am damn impressed that I have managed to pull it off so well so far.

[momoceio]

I'm not sure why everyone is b*tching. You need to remember this is a single individual that is probably working to fill over 100 orders. You act like he has a whole shop of workers making these things...this is just a side job also.

[Xilikon]

I think there is definitely a market for those ramsinks and I believe more players can be added to improve the availability.

If I can get the DWG file of the ramsinks and try to strike a contract with a local machine shop, it can be doable for a reasonable price.

[tommithy]

w00p! Just ordered my XFX 8800GTS so now I'll have something to attach the ramsinks too!!!

Next week is going to be a fun one.