Because of that, I'm bumping up 2 more stars and now recommending it to my friends & family

Cons (would take off 1/2 star): Coil Whine

Therefore they lost 1 star in my mind

Have to knock a star off because of EVGA's thermal pad fiasco and their default presets

but i did like the 900 series design better but doesn't loose a star for it as I have gotten used to the new design

Also the lack of preapplied thermal pads takes off a star

Because of that, I'm bumping up 2 more stars and now recommending it to my friends & family

Lost a star for the idiot who gave a white card that kind of warranty...and for the pay first to ship first where a dusty white card may get rejected ANYWAYS and you lose the money flat out

This is only in rare occasions, but since it's not perfect, it gets the 4 stars

communities).The five stars represent the love & respect that the Gaming community once had for Nvidia

RMA 2 swapped the thermal pad and vbios updated card from RMA 1 due to a loud clicking noise that exceeded the noise level of the fans as fast as I've seen them go (about 30-40%)RMA 3, if approved, will be the same as RMA 2 since the new card has an identical, though slightly quieter noise issue

I'm loving it!No complaints as of yet

Amazon is as great as always, still doesn't take back the frustration and time wasted