Are Radeon 9700 Pro's prone to death?

[Bires]

The 9700 Pro that I bought from newegg was a refurb, and while it installed fine, upon burn-in in my 400SC, it produced a pink screen, and when I rebooted, it failed to respond. So, I'm back to my GF-FX.

Every mobo and video card I have bought in the past three years has been a refurb from newegg.com, and I have never had any problems, until this 9700Pro.

So, I'm a little gunshy about getting refurb'ed Radeons. Should I be? Or was this an isolated incident? What kind of reputation for durability do the 9700 Pro's have?

[Apex]

Mine died, just got replacement from ATI today. Weird.

[CynJon]

Originally posted by Bires
Are Radeon 9700 Pro's prone to death?

NO! :bonk:

<-----<knocks on wood> :eek:

[Cheesypuff]

my friend has had his radeon 9700 pro for about 1.5 years now, he's a big gamer, and he hasn't had it crap out yet. So I've seen no problem...

[Cantacuzene]

OK, here is the thing. The shim between the heatsink and core are often crappily constructed and may not even be touching. I'd check that first, because it can easily cause a burnout if that is the case.