Yeah i see what your saying, but in real life its going to be very difficult to prove that it was the sellers fault, especially being 2nd hand. He could claim the buyer damaged it while trying to install it. And even if you did want to persue the matter your looking small claims court, and even...
Video memory thats not getting enough/stable power will make the screen look like that.
Check for things like a loose or blown capacitor, could be an easy fix. I've broken caps of nVidia cards many times they seem to be quite fragile, if it is you may be able to resolder or change it.
Off the top of my head:
Not enough bandwidth, don't confuse mega-bits per second with mega-bytes per second.
The card would also have to be packaged in an external enclosure adding to production costs. As well as an AC adaptor for power since FireWire & USB2 won't be able to feed it enough...
You'd be surprised how many computer engineers know less then the average hardware enthusiast.
I used to work for Apples RMA dept in the UK let me tell you we had a very blinkered view of PC related technology and experence, we were only really intrested in things relating directly to what...
Got to say LanPirate1 you made me laugh, nice observation on the similarities of the two cards. fan boys are so sad, reading through this thread is funny and really shows how peoples anger prevents them from seing the true point.
There has indeed been alot of talk and rumor concerning a take...
My PIII 1.4 goes up to 1753mhz (10.5x167) on 1.45v but the PCI & AGP start causing problems (no 1/5 divider), i've primed it at that for over a day with no errors. unfortunatly I killed my VH6T so i had to look for a replacement.
I should have a P3TDDE turning up in a week, seemed to offer...