Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
RTX 3090 failures during New World beta
A small number of early EVGA RTX 3090 cards failed while users were running Amazon’s New World beta. EVGA replaced affected cards and later identified poor soldering around MOSFET circuits as the apparent cause in the affected production batch.
2018
RTX 2080 Ti XC Gaming cooler-upgrade dispute
Some customers who pre-ordered RTX 2080 Ti XC Gaming cards reported that product descriptions suggested an upgraded iCX2 cooler but received cards with a different cooler configuration. Reports stated that support offered upgrades for an additional fee.
2016
GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 ACX thermal failures
Some lower-end GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 models using ACX cooling were reported to experience excessive VRM and memory temperatures, failures, and in some cases fires. EVGA responded with a revised VBIOS, optional thermal-pad installation, and replacement service.
2014
GTX 970 SC ACX cooler heat-pipe criticism
Owners questioned the cooling design of certain GTX 970 SC cards after noting that only two heat pipes appeared to make direct contact with the GPU core while another was not sealed for the same function.
2013
SuperNOVA power-supply manufacturing flaw
Selected SuperNOVA 1000 G2, 1000 P2, and 1300 G2 units manufactured before October 1, 2013 were recalled because of a manufacturing flaw. EVGA replaced affected products with updated units.
2012
GeForce GTX 670 SC quality-assurance recall
EVGA recalled GeForce GTX 670 SC cards with model number 02G-P3-2672-KR because of a quality-assurance issue and offered faster FTW Edition replacements.
2007
680i chipset high-performance memory compatibility problem
EVGA and NVIDIA confirmed a problem involving high-performance DIMM modules on certain 680i-chipset motherboards. The issue concerned system compatibility and stability rather than a broad product recall.