I believe NJ is actually 2017 not 2018 . <| sep |> Great fighter , shity promoter <| sep |> It is possible that the battery is failing because it was in a low discharge state for so long . Continue what you were doing . You completed a restore on it See if that helps . If not , you might need to bring it in to get it replaced at an Apple store . <| sep |> OP , do you have a specific game in mind ? <| sep |> You should read this before you start jumping to over hyped conclusions f i n a l e v g a v r m t h e r m a l t orturetestandanalysisThis portion in particular How Many EVGA Cards Have Failed ? If Not Thermals , Then Why ? In speaking with EVGA , it sounds like they ' re at about a 200 DPPM Defective Products Per Million rate for their cards . This means that , for every one million cards shipped , about 200 are defects . We ' re told that this number is fairly consistent with previous generations , it ' s just that the defects are more noticeable this time because of the way the internet works .