Graphics Problem with my GTX280 leads to espionage thriller!

Interesting.

Im a bit leary about buying hardware from ebay, stupidly cheap deals... so... tempting!

Glad it worked out (so far) for you.

I've had XFX cards before and never really had any issues. Im an EVGA boy now, excellent products that have yet to fail me.

I put an aftermarket on my 8800 gtx, keeps her nice and cool. Dont know if I would do it again on a new card though, its kinda expensive and takes up a huge amount of space in the case (plus the self adhering heatsinks fall off over time, at least on mine).