Faulty GPU on unibody Pro ! Help please

[mgpg89]

I got my replacement MBP in the mail yesterday and I noticed right away that video encoding was a lot slower than with my previous MBP (same configuration etc ... see my signature)

And the screen has been flickering quite a lot.

Does this sound like a faulty GPU to you guys?
Any way to know for sure before I ask for another replacement.

 

[Tex-Twil]

is your MBP flickering ? or the cinema display ? There is a thread about the MBP flickering screen on a low brightness and it looks like everybody has it.

 

[mgpg89]

is your MBP flickering ? or the cinema display ? There is a thread about the MBP flickering screen on a low brightness and it looks like everybody has it.

The MBP is flickering. Not the ACD.

 

[mgpg89]

And video playback has been crashing my entire system...

GPU fail?

 

[alphaod]

Could be poorly applied thermal pasted, failing fan(s), faulty display cable [resulting in the flickering]

 

[mgpg89]

Could be poorly applied thermal pasted, failing fan(s), faulty display cable [resulting in the flickering]

So asking for a replacement wouldn't be out of order, right?

 

[iSpoody 1243]

So asking for a replacement wouldn't be out of order, right?

they wont replace a bto mbp, just send it in for repairs

 

[mgpg89]

they wont replace a bto mbp, just send it in for repairs

They will send me a replacement, because I haven't had it for more than 14 days yet.

+ I'll just say I want a replacement because it came in the box with some nasty scratches (which it did actually, but I didn't think this alone was worth askingn for a replacement)

 

[iSpoody 1243]

if im correct bto macs do not apply to the 14 replace refund guarantee.

 

[synth3tik]

Even if it was flickering because of low brightness I would still send it in. Sucks that you got 2 duds in a row.

 

[mgpg89]

if im correct bto macs do not apply to the 14 replace refund guarantee.

Yes, they do. I already got a BTO replacement.
I even got to keep the broken MBP I was sending in for 5 days (to transfer my files)

If it were just the scratches, I could've lived with it ... the thing's bound to get scratched eventually, but I can't live with these kind of hardware fails.

Calling AppleCare as soon as I get home today.

 

[mattmartincouk]

if im correct bto macs do not apply to the 14 replace refund guarantee.

In the UK they do. Think the states is where this exclusion is.

 

[mgpg89]

Contacted AppleCare.
New machine will be sent out tomorrow.

 

[cg165]

nevermind