finally all the visual annoyances are gone on the games like L4D2, Borderlands and Assassin's Creed 2.

went to Corbell to RMA my card - good gracious they exchange a new one for me on the spot. this is such a cool service company. it's really unlike my old 8800GT where the first time I RMA the card, it took 3 to 4 weeks lol.

oh and the person said there was problems with the temperatures too (70 degree celsius in an air-conditioned room, T.T)

this card seems to have even better performance as compared to the previous defect one. +5FPS on borderlands at the same scene. ODD!