Nope, it never ends.

The replacement video card I got from Leadtek is much worse than my original. At first it was fine, if not quite as powerful as my original one. Then it started freezing my entire system at random for no apparent reason. And now it just crashes about two minutes into any 3D game.

I'm kicking myself for even sending the first one in. Once you're stuck in this refurbished computer part cycle, chances are you'll just keep getting sub par stuff. These video cards are just too complicated to realistically repair them. I probably should have just changed the fan on my first card with an aftermarket one.

On the other hand, I did learn that I have a massive 36 month warranty. That's pretty impressive for something that will most likely be obsolete within two years.

-Tim