Even after the launch of New World, there are still rumors that the MMORPG is supposed to destroy graphics cards like the RTX 3090. Now there is an official statement from Amazon regarding this.
Even after the launch of New World, there are reports about broken graphics cards in connection with New World. This unsettled some users and raised questions about whether one can even play New World with a clear conscience at the moment.
Now Amazon itself has commented on the issues and explained how the situation looks with New World.
Amazon has investigated the problems: No danger to your hardware from New World
This is what Amazon has now said: Amazon has now addressed the issues with broken graphics cards that some players are currently reporting.
Amazon explained to us in a statement that New World has been extensively investigated and that the game does not cause any problems. Players experiencing hardware issues are advised to contact the manufacturer of the graphics card directly:
In the last few days, we received few reports from players who had problems with their GeForce RTX cards. After a thorough investigation, we found no unusual behavior from New World that could be the cause of these problems. EVGA already confirmed faults in the production of some GeForce RTX cards. New World can be played safely. We recommend players who experienced a hardware failure to contact the manufacturer.
So you can play New World without problems and do not have to fear that you will damage your hardware. According to Amazon, the broken graphics cards are due to manufacturing defects.
It gets complicated here only if you bought your graphics card from a scalper, for example on eBay for a lot of money, because there is no warranty here. However, the manufacturer warranty is automatically transferred when the product is sold from one person to another. For this, however, you need the warranty card, which should be included with the graphics card (via kanzlei-franz.com).
A manufacturing defect caused broken graphics cards in the beta
What were the problems? During the New World beta, there were already problems with broken graphics cards. Here, however, manufacturer EVGA commented and pointed to a manufacturing defect in the RTX-3090 graphics cards. Subsequently, EVGA also explained what happens with the broken graphics cards:
New World was not to blame for the mentioned problem. Amazon Games subsequently implemented an FPS limiter in the main menu. This limiter is meant to prevent graphics cards from being under full load already in the main menu.
If you still encounter problems with high temperatures or other occurrences, we have here our optimal graphics settings for New World for you. Here we recommend using an FPS limit.
