Looks like Newegg has removed the Lightning....
Prolly from so many returns :ohcrap:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...on%20HD%205870

Just fired mine up with a dry pot to check the bios, and its the same as Dent's bios. No point in flashing it to the same bios. I hope it doesn't need to go back because of a bad vreg. I am gonna become worse than the worst case of syphilis to the tech folks over at msi till I get some answers.:flaminmad: Fucking dumbasses:gun5:

You wont get me to buy another Radeon product any time soon. The last cards were kind of ok but the drivers sucked. Tech suppport blows. And the bait and switch routine was just cut throat and the last straw. Cut your losses now and ditch the bitch before its to late.

Wish Crusty would give some input since his card did so well an even won are Vantage contest.

From what i read from Massman. Its not the bios, its not the Ab its a problem with the two being compatible. He says another Ab is on its way. but if you want he did post a bios that might work over at HWBot forums. My cards all packed so i won;t be trying. If it works i'll unpack it.

Massman posted a bios for use here: http://hwbot.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6187
So you can all stop saying he's 100% evil now, just 99%

i hope it fixes the issue..i wanna see you guys bench cold on these mofos

Well my lightning turned out to be more like a watch battery. Even after flashing the bios that Massman posted still not worth the price tag. Another one sent back for refund. Something is definitely wrong with these. My return was approved within 10 minutes. So that has to tell you something...

good to know you guys getting quick refunds....funds for fermi :D

pwm will pawn :D i hope the gpu scales with cold...

yeah guys newegg is doing an auto RMA refund confirmation on these. IMO thats a bad sign and Im sending mine back as well.