I got few of GTX1080 Founders edition ordered but it says from Nvidia not ASUS, EVGA or Gigabyte. Does that mean Nvidia also make their own graphics?
because one of them arrived damaged and ebay will not allow it to return (fuck ebay), I am looking for a way to see if it can be RMA-d.
The title of product says:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition 8GB GDDR5X PCI Express Graphics Card
GOing to nvidia RMA page, it asks for a authorized re-seller which I have no idea what to select.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/support_aic.htmlThanks.,
You have the chip/GPU manufacturer, and the card manufacturer. In your case, Nvidia is the manufacturer in both cases.
When dealing with RMAs, you generally either go to the retailer (which unfortunately didn't work for you), or to the
card manufacturer, if you are eligible for warranty services. Unfortunately, if you bought through eBay from a third-party seller, you might be out of luck.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/manufacturer_warranty.htmlAccording to this, you need to contact their Customer Care Team for support regarding Nvidia-branded products.
"Founder's Edition" is really just a new name for "reference-style," but specific to Nvidia's more recent lineups. Card manufacturers such as Asus and PNY may adopt the Founder's Edition style, as it is typical to adopt the reference-style cards before they release models with custom
(esp. non-blower) coolers.