Quote Originally Posted by InCredible View Post
what i dont think you're taking into consideration is the reliability of this card.
So the big fuss is the cards are dying with adding voltage or overclocks, however this shouldn't be the case period.
When any one manufacturers a working part, they over engineer it for multiple reasons, one being reliability. This extra engineering allows for us to overclock things, maybe produce more horsepower on stock internals things of this nature. When you make something and its already at the limits, then reliability is obviously sacrificed to do so. This makes me question how long will this card honestly last, even at stock frequencies. Will it make it a year? 2 or 3?. Most people keep their high end cards for at least a year more likely 2 or 3. If this card can't last a few days with an overclock or voltage increase wouldn't you think that MAYBE it might not make it as long as you would like. Thats my biggest issue with the card and is a reason they need a revision imo or to STOP making dual gpu cards with such power hungry gpu's. Wait til 28nm or whatever is next where the possibility is more likely.
Oh yes absolutely I agree that there is cause for concern with regards to the longevity of a GTX 590's lifespan.
It is a shame nVidia did not use a higher quality VRM, especially considering the power going through this flagship card!

Even more surprising is that they allow voltage adjustments. Why not put the same Voltage controller as on the 295 SINGLE PCB where you cannot alter the voltage?

(That way nVidia would have avoided many reviewers exposing the Achilles heal)?

John