A while back, I was having some problems with a few months old XFX 7900GT 256mb. The main problem being a lot of ‘artifacting’ on screen and sometimes just a pure black screen while booting into Windows. I finally got myself to contact XFX to get a replacement card, which went extremely well. Their support system is a ton better than Microsoft’s purely because they work on a web-based ticketing system. You just get a better interaction with your support over this because it keeps track of exactly where you are in the process.

In the end, XFX sent me a brand new 7950GT 512mb. A better card than what I sent in, and for that I am extremely grateful. It shows that there are good companies out there that know how to support their customers.

So if you’re in the market for a new graphics card, head over to XFX!

In other news, my beloved pet snake Babao passed away on Saturday. We’re not sure on the cause of death but we’re speculating it was the water. One of the snakes used it as its public restroom and thus Babao got ill and passed away. On Sunday, my girlfriend and I walked to Golden Gate park here in San Francisco to bury him. I will miss him