I can't believe that you all are so willing to believe that AMD first made thousands of cards and then and only then tested the cooler on the boards.
Come on guys. Perhaps the first batch was affected, or perhaps (and more probably) it is the cooler what is wrong.

Trying to make us believe that AMD has absolutely no QA control throughout the whole production process until the very last step... well it's a story that tells a lot about these sites's lack of professionalism and impartiality.