NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800GT in Mac Pro 08 machine

I recently posted a question about my Mac Pro's kernel panic issue on startup. After a call with AppleCare they determined it was a hardware issue. Since I no longer have AppleCare I took it to a local shop that is certified to work on Macs.
Their conclusion was that the video card went bad.
Now I know there is a recall/issue out on Macbook Pros with NVIDIA cards... however, it seems like there was never anything posted with Mac Pros. Obviously this being 3 years since I bought the machine warranties won't cover it. I've used my machine for art/design, so I was a little surprised when I wake up and I have no visual.
Is there a known issue or any coverage for this hardware defect?
I wanted to check her on the forums as none of my tech friends have worked on Macs, and the video cards for Macs are way more than the ones for PCs. As a last attempt I plan to bake the card in the oven, which a surprising number of users have had to do (all having their card for roughly the same time period and they just stop working).
Was 2008 just a bad year for NVIDIA?
Just seems odd that there is a known fix for this video card that multiple people have had to resort to, but there is no mention of NVIDIA acknowleding the issue. (Or maybe there is and I haven't stumbled across it on the web).
Any info is highly and greatly appreciated, thanks guys.

I've wondered the same thing myself about the issues with the nVidia chips from the '08 machines. I have a MacPro 3,1 that I got in late March '08 with the 8800GT. I had AppleCare and had several issues with my MacPro during those three years. The first problem I had was I started to get graphics corruption on the boot screen and regular kernal panics. Apple replaced the graphics card and everything seemed to be ok after that for a while. Then something happened where the computer would not power up at all. No lights, no fans, just completely dead. I suspected it was just a dead PSU however after seeing the repair reciept I was really supprised at what they needed to replace. Apple needed to replace both CPU's, the Memory, Logic Board, PSU, & Graphics Card. So it was esentially a completely new machine in an old case.
Now I'm having the same issue as before with the 8800GT having graphics corruption. I can't boot into OSX at all with out it crashing the system. I also get a BSOD when trying to load into Windows 7 via bootcamp. I remember Apple releasing an update to the 8800GT's EFI shortly after I got the MacPro when all the hoopla surrounding the mobile chips what going on. This patch seemed to slightly underclock (maybe undervolting) the GPU and increased the fan profile.
As it stands now I guess I'm just going to have to look for a replacement card. I think I'm going to switch to ATI/AMD at this point. I found the Sapphire makes a newer Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition, has a bit of a price premium for a year old card but it's definitely better than spending alsmost the same ammount on the Radeon HS 5870.

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