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Fried Food · Jul 28, 2016

Sounds good to me!

molnizzle · Jul 28, 2016

Cool. Free $30

Alo81 · Jul 28, 2016

"NVIDIA has agreed to pay 30 USD to each buyer of GTX 970"

Does that mean people who bought two would still only receive $30?

PnCIa · Jul 28, 2016

The court basically confirmed what was clear as day: they lied. But they got 75% marketshare no matter what

Deleted member 325805 · Jul 28, 2016

UK please

btrboyev · Jul 28, 2016

Most class action lawsuits don't pay out much because the vast volume of people. Considering video cards arent exactly high selling items, that's why $30 is on the table..

Cobra84 · Jul 28, 2016

PnCIa said:
The court basically confirmed what was clear as day: they lied. But they got 75% marketshare no matter what

Just like the 1 billion Intel paid to settle with AMD, the payment is a fraction of its worth in profit, market share, and losses for AMD.

RyudBoy · Jul 28, 2016

Amazon gave me $130 (or around there, don't remember) back with no issues whatsoever. They have the best customer service.

Won't see me complaining about getting $30 more from Nvidia.

| Praxis | · Jul 28, 2016

I would be claiming if the UK was included. Doubt it though.

Horseticuffs · Jul 29, 2016

Judd got one a couple months back. Hopefully news on how to claim will soon be available.

Skux · Jul 29, 2016

Nice to see them pay for this.

Verelios · Jul 29, 2016

Okay, okay, I'll take your money, sheesh.

Pathfinder · Jul 29, 2016

In other words, $30 off a GTX 1080.

Deleted member 102362 · Jul 29, 2016

Glad something came of this.

mercenar1e · Jul 29, 2016

i am pretty sure that this will only be for the US

Zafir · Jul 29, 2016

mercenar1e said:
i am pretty sure that this will only be for the US

Yeah, no other class action lawsuit ever gave anything to people outside of the US. Other places operate differently. In the UK for example Companies tend to just get fined, and the people only indirectly see that money.

grosvenor_92 · Jul 29, 2016

I bought my 970 off of ebay so I guess I won't qualify for this

Vibranium · Jul 29, 2016

mercenar1e said:
i am pretty sure that this will only be for the US

I'll take Jen-Hsun's leather jacket instead then.

leng jai · Jul 29, 2016

Any chance people outside of the US are getting this?

Killer Queen · Jul 29, 2016

Abounder said:
Aw yiss. $30 and this meme :

That video always gets me in just about every context

ATOMICJORGE · Jul 29, 2016

leng jai said:
Any chance people outside of the US are getting this?

I also want to know this

Ric Flair · Jul 29, 2016

I'm totally cashing in on this. Being part of a class action lawsuit pool is like winning the lottery, baby!

FleetingFlowAir · Jul 29, 2016

I'm assuming you're not eligible if you only bought a computer/laptop pre-installed with it?

the_firewithin · Jul 29, 2016

Ill take my $30 in steam credit Nvidia

inner-G · Jul 29, 2016

Sweet - will put it towards that eventual 1070

Hero Prinny · Jul 29, 2016

ok thats cool and all, but how do i get my $$ and when?

Jimrpg · Jul 29, 2016

I already got $120 off from Amazon for this card. $60 for the 3.5gb thing, $60 for a game code they didn't give me. Ill take another $30.

Nvidia will just wack another $30 on to the next card anyway.

Qvoth · Jul 29, 2016

Bought 2 in hongkong..
Would be fuckin awesome if I'm eligible :3

baphomet · Jul 29, 2016

Awesome, $60 is $60.

leehom · Jul 29, 2016

How do we claim our $30?

jfoul · Jul 29, 2016

Nice, I have all my invoices ready to go. I should get $90 from this settlement. I ended up with $88 from the DRAM settlement.

timetokill · Jul 29, 2016

Nice! Time to pull up my Amazon receipt

PHOENIXZERO · Jul 29, 2016

leng jai said:
Any chance people outside of the US are getting this?

Not this no, this is U.S. Only since it was a lawsuit through U.S. Court.

hooijdonk17 · Jul 29, 2016

Serves them right. They blatantly and straight out lied about the card's specs, not only to consumers but also to reviewers. But then, it's nVidia.

CloudWolf · Jul 29, 2016

Nice, I want 30 doll- oh wait, it's US only, isn't it?

zorlaczerohero · Jul 29, 2016

I'm in Australia but bought a 970 from B&H in the US so hopefully I'll be good to go! Yes it was actually cheaper, even with shipping!

thehillissilent · Jul 29, 2016

I wonder if Nvidia prepared for this by announcing Founder's Editions on GTX10 series to buffer the payouts they will have to make.

Jazzem · Jul 29, 2016

Dammit, I knew I should've gotten a 970 over my 960 <_<

SirMossyBloke · Jul 29, 2016

/r/pcmasterrace are claiming people can get a 20% refund if you bought your 970 from Amazon.

Seems some people outside of the US are also receiving this. They are posting pics of proof too.

On my phone and I use a Reddit app so i can't link, but it may be worth a try for some people.

Edit: found a way to link:

https://m.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/4v5dqd/if_you_bought_a_gtx_970_from_amazon_you_are/

Deleted member 325805 · Jul 29, 2016

SirMossyBloke said:
/r/pcmasterrace are claiming people can get a 20% refund if you bought your 970 from Amazon.

Seems some people outside of the US are also receiving this. They are posting pics of proof too.

On my phone and I use a Reddit app so i can't link, but it may be worth a try for some people.

Edit: found a way to link:

https://m.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/4v5dqd/if_you_bought_a_gtx_970_from_amazon_you_are/

Damn, I bought from Overclockers.co.uk :/

LQX · Jul 29, 2016

thehillissilent said:
I wonder if Nvidia prepared for this by announcing Founder's Editions on GTX10 series to buffer the payouts they will have to make.

Ha, I was thinking the same thing. The "Founder's Edition" now makes perfect sense.

Mifec · Jul 29, 2016

Vibranium said:
I'll take Jen-Hsun's leather jacket instead then.

Good deal, that's $600, well less since it's worn.

Horseticuffs · Jul 29, 2016

Amazon's response seems sort of... oddly noncommittal coming from them. I guess we shall see what happens.

LowParry · Jul 29, 2016

Amazon:

That didn't work out as I thought it would. Anyone else try?

-MD- · Jul 29, 2016

Amazon shot me down for a partial refund like a year ago when everyone was getting them and I got shot down again today.

wachie · Jul 29, 2016

Why are people bugging Amazon for the refund? The class action suit was settled by Nvidia, it is them who has to pay out.

Initially last year when the 970 controversy surfaced, some people got partial refunds from Amazon, Newegg etc but that's done once all the marketing material was corrected.

Erekiddo · Jul 29, 2016

+1 on Amazon shutting me down for a refund. Early reporters got $60 back, on top of the incoming $30. Not bad.

PHOENIXZERO · Jul 29, 2016

Yeah, that was taking advantage of CS ignorance and supposedly an old/outdated policy...

That said, if NewEgg accepted a return for it and a full refund I wouldn't say no.

PFD · Jul 30, 2016

Interesting that they actually settled

Clint Beastwood · Jul 30, 2016

Have they said how to apply for this yet?

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