Quote Originally Posted by RSC View Post
So far, modded cards have been sold in France, Germany and Portugal, cause users have reported it.
Quote Originally Posted by HelixPC View Post
If it was a small portion of cards, they should have had no problem taking the loss. Instead they decided to grab some nail files and got to work Shame on AMD
Remember a "small portion" of cards could still be 5k or 10k cards scattered across the globe. Of course you are going to hear people reporting "hey, this is filed down" way more often then "hey, my card is 100% normal".

Quote Originally Posted by Hannibal Lecter View Post
Maybe AMD was surprised by the GTX570 and they had to do some last minute changes to the card. But even that makes little sense, because the heatsink would need to be installed so they would have caught the defect.

So it's probably a subcontractor screw up, and they decided to still ship, and they also probably got a sweet deal on these cards.

But seriously, this batch of cards could become a big guaranty headache. I personally would wait before buying this card. Why take the risk?
Because of ? Oh yes, I forgot, the pesky "PCIe power connector implodes due to a lack of a supporting corner" syndrome that we've been suffering from since never. Electrically and functionally these cards 100% fine. Aesthetically there is a slight nick in each one. I'd have rather they used these cards as RMA warranty cards than original retail cards but the filed plastic won't impact the lifetime of the card for the normal user.