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Gift that keeps on giving - Nvidia settles class-action lawsuit on GTX970 controversy
- Thread starter wachie
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Prophet Steve
Member
Yeah, I see no reason why they wouldn't unless one of them marketed it differently or something.
ATOMICJORGE
Member
I bought my 970 on Amazon Mexico last year hopefully this is not US only
Stitch
Gold Member
Yeah, I would be fine with something like this.
- check PC if there's a 970 in it
- generate Key if 970 was found in PC
The Omega Man
Member
What if somebody bought it and replaced it with something newer/more powerful down the road? they still paid for it and should be compensated as well.
Maintenance
Member
Good, subbed so I can see later if I can get it too.
LQX
Member
Didn't we have a few people here trying to explain this away as nothing? And I definitely saw many defending this shit on other tech boards. And I remember reading awhile back that both AMD and NVida has plants on message-boards and the fallout and defense of this made me believe it 100%.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Hopefully Europeans will get that too.
Asked Amazon for a refund when I bought my 2 970. Irc it was about 30% not gonna ask for more. I hope the people that didn't got anything can ask for those $30.
I'm still satisfied with the performance of the 970. I don't remember any problems related to the slower part of the VRAM.
I'm still satisfied with the performance of the 970. I don't remember any problems related to the slower part of the VRAM.
Hahaha, yuuuuuuuuup. I even got 3 copies of MGSV because the dude at Newegg mistakenly sent me three keys. With this, I basically got the card for free. o.0Nice, bought a 970 just because of the free games it came with: Witcher 3, Batman: AK, and MGS V. Might need to hang on to it even though I have a 1080. Bringing nothing but good luck.
Somebody needs to make a version of that for the 1070/1080 release.
VibratingDonkey
Member
I shall stay attuned to these developments.
I technically didn't buy a 970 as the seller sent me one to replace my busted 780. But if I could also get paid for the free upgrade then that'd be great.
I technically didn't buy a 970 as the seller sent me one to replace my busted 780. But if I could also get paid for the free upgrade then that'd be great.
ultrazilla
Gold Member
Thanks Wachie! I'll be getting in on this as I bought a Asus Superclocked 4(errr 3.5) gig 970.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
Well, I guess that could be an additional $30 off my next GPU purchase if I qualify. I'm sure NVIDIA will have still seen profit on the cards.
Quadraphonic
Member
Have YOUR country file another lawsuit.
family_guy
Member
They'll just keep the prices of the 1070 high to offset the expense.
Adam_Roman
Member
I bought one in November, I hope I can get in on this too.
jediyoshi
Member
If it makes you feel any better, they don't need to dictate anything. The higher than MSRP prices are a result of the vendors and redistributors keeping it that way because of high demand.
Shadowhaxor
Member
Well hell, time to look up my receipts for 3 GTX 970's.
Heretic Kazuma
Member
Subbed. This is relevant to my interests. Hopefully we'll get more details soon.
thehillissilent
Member
Man. I can't find my receipt. *Sigh*
elcuervo75
Banned
Yes! I already sold my card but I still have proof of purchase and I'll be using that $30 towards a Radeon 470. Ha ha Ha ha ha!
Ivan A Nguyen
Member
Got some money back on the batman fiasco. Now it's time to cash in on this! I really should rebuy batman on the PS4.
derExperte
Member
Good. Of course as a German I won't see any money and Nv won't care much but it's good to see that something came out of this.
Nah, PC version is now best version.
Nah, PC version is now best version.
veloxStrix
Banned
Haha... I bought two... ;-;
Azure Dream
Member
At least that's something. Probably couldn't expect more. The amount of fudging they did around this, only to later say, "Oh, we were totally up-front, and it's basically the same thing anyway" was bullshit.
QuantumSquid
Member
If I get this free money, that means I'll have gotten Rise of the Tomb Raider, The Division, and $30 from my GTX 970 purchase.
And I've yet to play a single game that required more than 3.5 GB of VRAM for me to enjoy it.
Thanks Nvidia!
And I've yet to play a single game that required more than 3.5 GB of VRAM for me to enjoy it.
Thanks Nvidia!
Spring-Loaded
Member
It can be. Even for some setups that should be able to run it issue-free, there's still hitching issues regardless of settings, which is (imo) worse than just consistent 30fps.
It's much, much better now, though.
The payout is a pittance compared to how their stock price has more than doubled over the last year.
Not sure if thread worthy or not.
Why can't a judge order a 6 month ban the selling of nvidia cards?
Imagine if a judge order the stopping of steam store for 6 months for the csgo lotto controvesy, would any one dare to do the same thing again?
After six month of no money for nvidia, do you think they will even just think about doing the same shit ever again?
The money they will give to us is nothing to them.
I always think of it this way, I steal 1 million from all of you then give back 10'000 back to all of you, did I learn to not do it ever again?
Why can't a judge order a 6 month ban the selling of nvidia cards?
Imagine if a judge order the stopping of steam store for 6 months for the csgo lotto controvesy, would any one dare to do the same thing again?
After six month of no money for nvidia, do you think they will even just think about doing the same shit ever again?
The money they will give to us is nothing to them.
I always think of it this way, I steal 1 million from all of you then give back 10'000 back to all of you, did I learn to not do it ever again?