Gigabyte Sells HD 5670 512 MB HyperMemory Card as 1 GB

[RejZoR]

It's simple for me. I'm not gonna buy anythng from Gigabyte ever again. As simple as that.

 

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

Yet another reason to avoid Gigabyte.

 

[newtekie1]

I don't see a real problem with it, other than another issue of the customer needs to be careful when buying and know exactly what they are buying.

When I first saw the box I instanlty read it as HyperMemory 1GB and GDDR5 as two different things, not as 1GB GDDR5.

The sticker on the PCB also doesn't matter, it just means they are using the same PCB as a different model card, if you look that model up it is basically the same card without HM.

Could this be misinterpreted? Yes. Should Gigabyte be a little more careful with this? Yes. Is it a case of Gigabyte being purposely deceptive? No.

 

[qu4k3r]

Statement for Unclear Labels of Taiwan’s “GV-R567HM-1GI Packaging”

Taiwan’s unclear retail packaging labels for GIGABYTE “HyperMemory™” HD5670 graphics card may have caused some confusion among buyers. GIGABYTE apologizes for any inconvenience caused. In order to better our product label descriptions, GIGABYTE will indicate the actual amount of on-board memory size on the retail box for every model equipped with “HyperMemory™ technology.” This action applies to worldwide retail boxes as well as GIGABYTE graphics cards equipped with “TurboCache™ technology.”

In regards to GV-R567HM-1GI discussion generating in various forums, GIGABYTE assures that this model has never been available elsewhere, and has thus been banned from selling since the end of August. Owners who have purchased this model in Taiwan are able to return or refund this product until the end of September.

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http://www.gigabyte.com/press-center/news-page.aspx?nid=931

I think it's fair, Gigabyte recognizes its mistake and want to compensate the customers.-

 

[Mussels]

good to see giga fixed the issues up.