Hell , wood might be better than the steel they used on MKIs <| sep |> Yep . He has earned it too . <| sep |> In the box safeties maybe ? <| sep |> I received the payment email yesterday , and apparently it should be with me in 23 business days , but yours took nearer to 10 business days . I presume you ordered the thermal pads on the same day as the PowerLink ? If so it took almost 4 weeks , which isn ' t exactly great . This being my first EVGA card , it ' s not a great introduction to the company <| sep |> Ya I brought it up last night . As far as I know standards are being put in place and more information will be available as soon as a final decision is made . We all know it is definitely in need of improvement and is in the works .