Thanks for your apology Psio, but i dont think even with heavy gaming (like i do) that u can go through a vid card in one year. Unless you O/C or dont maintain it (IE keepin your comp clean internally, making sure its not to dusty and keepin the GPU fan clear of debris and clean.
Ive been building comps since '97 for people and have not once had a vid card die out there. I my self game about 5-6hrs a day, i dont o/c my vid cards so the are very stable and run every game i own with perfection. I had a 6800 GT for 2 yrs before i sold it, and its out there now runnig farcry, BFME2, FEAR etc. I had a 7800gt for a year and a half before i sold that as well and its out there gaming it up as we speak. And now am Running a x1900XTX 512mb and its runnig great.
So yea unless you dont maintain your comp by keepin it releatively clean and not o/c you vid card , it should last 3yrs+.
One other thing, i have come accross vid cards that play some games but will not play others. Usually its a odd brand, if you every get a nvidia, I recommend get one made by EVGA, XGX,or by NVIDA its self.
ATI- Sappire (which is what ihave) , PowerColor
BTW, i think you have great guts to come back and say your sorry for ranting/flaming stardock etc. And i dont believe you should be banned, you made a mistake yes, but you recovered from it. Unlike a ton of trolls who comes through these parts.
SPAXSPORE