August 3, 20169 yr Last summer I purchased an nVidia GTX 970 video card from Newegg. Yesterday I got an e-mail from them telling me a settlement had been reached in a class action law suit regarding this video card. Does anyone have any information or detals on this? Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
August 3, 20169 yr http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/07/nvidia-offers-30-to-gtx-970-customers-in-class-action-lawsuit-over-ram/ Bert
August 3, 20169 yr Weirdos people will sue for anything these days - getting ridiculous :mad: Rich Sennett
August 3, 20169 yr Thanks for the link, Bert. Would be interesting how this $30 refund is dispersed.I bought mine end of December 2015. Rick Almeida
August 3, 20169 yr It pertains to any GTX 9xx card where the advertised VRAM was not totally utilized. For example, if the card was advertised as having 4 GB VRAM, but in reality it only used 3.8. As with all class-action settlements, there will be a website explaining how to obtain your $30US refund (it might be a different amount in other countries). Usually this process consists of filling out a very short form and attaching a receipt verifying proof of purchase.
August 3, 20169 yr Weirdos people will sue for anything these days - getting ridiculous :mad: How dare they expect to get what the seller claimed to be selling...
August 3, 20169 yr Reminds me of the Hyundai horsepower lawsuit, ooh, that 4% horsepower deficit is really going to be missed. All seems a bit silly but the honesty stick does need to be brought out in order to prevent a slippery slope.
August 3, 20169 yr Author Thanks for the information Bert. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
August 3, 20169 yr Weirdos people will sue for anything these days - getting ridiculous :mad: Richard, I have to disagree. Nothing is "weirdo" about this. Nvidia marketed this card as a 4gb card, and users later discovered that only 3.5gb of it was usable. That is false advertising and misleading marketing if I ever saw it and a class action lawsuit was appropriate to the consumers who were dishonestly led to purchase a card of different specification than what they bargained for. Let me guess.... you want 64bit. Josh Daniels-Johannson
August 3, 20169 yr Reminds me of the Hyundai horsepower lawsuit, ooh, that 4% horsepower deficit is really going to be missed. All seems a bit silly but the honesty stick does need to be brought out in order to prevent a slippery slope. 1+ Rich Sennett
August 4, 20169 yr Not all GTX 9xx cards have this VRAM issue. It's a small subset and owners will be notified either by email or snail mail.
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