Like any other company, Dodoo happens, Not blaming the company, They look like quality ram and the heat sinks are nice and well made, Just the luck of the draw I guess and I got the short straw this time, Well hopefully I get the long straw on a GTX470 I'm bidding on on ebay, Them things are still going for a few bucks lol What would the GTX470 in SLI compare to I wonder, The 460's had me happy at what they could do so the 470's should make me happier.