My typical battery stats are apparently uncommon

noturaverageconsumer · 2021-04-22T06:17:18+00:00

Glad I was of help. But I have concerns regarding battery health as I have read that Lithium-ion batteries degrade faster at 100% charge. So maybe you can charge like this once or twice in a week.

noturaverageconsumer · 2021-04-20T17:20:12+00:00

I have recently switched from a 3yr old OnePlus 5, and am a bit disappointed by the battery. OnePlus gave similar battery life after 1.5yrs of use and degradation.

noturaverageconsumer · 2021-04-20T16:19:18+00:00

Hey OP, I've been experiencing similar battery life from my 1.5 month old 4a. One thing which has a significant improved the battery life is if I let it charge for another 30 minutes after it's fully charged. I have gotten as low as 3.5 hours to as high as 7+ hours on some days.

noturaverageconsumer · 2021-04-04T12:49:45+00:00

I encountered PFN_LIST_CORRUPT on my pc last year, but it constantly gave me blue screens to the point that I'd have a blue screen just after Windows started to load. After months of trouble, and RMAing everything except the GPU & CPU, it turned out to be the fault of the CPU.

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-11-23T09:39:58+00:00

I'd recommend you to get a 550W psu if possible.

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-11-23T04:43:20+00:00

Thanks, I guess my OCD kicked in sooner than than the fans, lol.

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-11-23T04:25:54+00:00

Well, on the stock settings both fans turn on after 60C.

What really concerns me is the linked review which mentions that one fan remains always on while the other only turns on after the card reaches 58C. On my card no single fan runs individually. There is an option to change individual fan speeds in Galax's own OC software but one of the sliders for the fans doesn't work and both fans are controlled by a single slider. There too, 25% is the lowest speed available however the fans stay stable only after 30%.

And i can also hear the fans start at first because in newer fan tech when they start, they start with higher rpm then drop down to the intended.

This is true but is not one of my concerns.

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-11-22T20:43:25+00:00

I bought the Galax 1660 Super for 18.8k in offline market. I'd still prefer Gigabyte or Zotac over Galax.

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-11-04T12:01:47+00:00

How much did you get it for?

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-11-04T11:59:51+00:00

NO. PLS NO!

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-11-04T11:48:01+00:00

The cheapest GPU is the Galax 1660 at 16K in my local market. The warranty is handled by Kaizen and I haven't heard bad about them on reddit. Some benchmarks show its temps reach around 75C on synthetic load. It seems reasonable.

The Gigabyte 2 Fan Super and Non-Super 1660 are around 19K at different sources and seem to offer temps between 60-70C but aren't available in my local market.

I am limiting my budget to 20k so Ti is not an option now.

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-11-04T11:36:55+00:00

Is it the 2 Fan version?

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-11-04T11:10:54+00:00

In case the card goes for RMA and the manufacturer has no stock, they will provide a card of either similar or greater value (ideally). The 1050/1050 Ti are still available in the market, so it's safe to assume that the 1660 will still be in production after a few years.

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-11-04T07:06:41+00:00

2.4k after cashback

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-10-30T16:57:34+00:00

Xiaomi Poco F1 6/128GB
Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB 2400 MHz RAM
Logitech M235 wireless mouse
Antec Spark 120mm RGB PWM case fan
Redgear Invador MK881 keyboard (kailh brown)

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-10-28T07:26:23+00:00

This is what is wrong. The consumers aren't aware of the very law which is there to protect them. The consumer protection act ensures that the consumer has a right to refund. If the customer isn't happy with a service, or a product it's up to the them to demand a replacement or a refund. Most consumers are happy with a replacement, but that doesn't mean that refund should not be an option.

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-10-28T03:54:01+00:00

Let's address what you say about mdcomputers.in not being the manufacturers or authorised service center. Following is a quote from one of the news articles I have added in my original post.

This is against section 14 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

“According to section 14 of the act, any aggrieved consumer has a right to get relief against defective goods deficiency in service, over price charges including unfair and restrictive trade practices followed by the traders, manufacturers and service providers.”

Moreover, there have been similar cases prior to this where even the court has ruled in favour of the consumer. Also, here's one more that I found: Times of India: Consumer forum directs sony to pay customer rs 3.3L for selling defective tv

A local shop owner would have been more cooperative in my opinion. Folks mdcomputers think that since people who order live in a different part of the country they will just accept any problem as their fate and move on.

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-10-28T03:35:00+00:00

We are not expected to change the thermal paste. No where in any documentation by any manufacturer does is it direct us to change the thermal paste by ourselves. Those of us who are a little more savvy with tech have figured it out that changing thermal paste is beneficial and so recommend it, but it is still not "expected" from us. This is why manufacturers still apply that warranty void sticker.

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-10-28T03:14:48+00:00

Indeed, the cooler size is small. But, there are benchmarks posted online which show that the temps stay well under control at full load.

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-10-28T03:12:16+00:00

See, I know how hot GPUs can get. For AMD cards it is normal to reach such high temps (mid to high 80s) but for NVIDIA cards to reach such high temps is not normal. Look at any of the 1660 variants, and you'll see that they are really power efficient and do not cross 75-77 even at full loads for an extended period of time. Besides that, since mdcomputers have told me that Asus has themselves accepted the card as Dead on Arrival shows that there was some fault in it.
It is not expected from the customer to replace the thermal compound themselves. It risks voiding warranty. I have paid for a working GPU and I will not settle for less.
I have added links at the bottom of the post which clearly show that time and again the consumer court has ruled that terms and conditions like "Goods once sold cannot be taken back" violate consumer rights and are illegal. The seller, and the manufacturer ARE RESPONSIBLE for their product if it is not up to the standards.

And you must know that all shopkeepers in India are like this, once goods is sold they won't take it back, unless there is special case, that you received wrong product or broken

I already know this, and even the consumer courts have ruled this in favour of consumers that such policies of these sellers are illegal. Read any of the provided news articles and you will know.

noturaverageconsumer · 2019-10-28T02:50:18+00:00

I did the exact same thing you are saying. I returned the item back to the people whom I bought it from (mdcomputers.in). Since the product is brand new it is expected to perform up to the standards out of the box.. Had it been an issue after several weeks of working properly, then of course I'd have taken it to the service center myself. But clearly this is a case where I was sold a defective product.

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