Which brand do you prefer? - Page 2

**jcrox** · 12-12-08, 06:49 PM

100% EVGA.... and I don't even work for them

Muppet · 12-12-08, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarthBeavis

XFX are following Palit in going both ATI and Nvidia as well.

It's always good to give the customer a choice.

stjuart · 12-13-08, 12:17 AM

I have owned 2 EVGA cards so far and they are great cards. The warranty wile good is annoying in that even if you got a brand new card it has to be from a major retailer off some kind or else you get a 7 day warranty. Which is bs in my opinion, because if its new and you register it they should stand by their product for at least a year no matter what. I never had to use the warranty but technically i don't have any warranty on my new evga card because of their policy.

Auswak · 12-13-08, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stjuart

I have owned 2 EVGA cards so far and they are great cards. The warranty wile good is annoying in that even if you got a brand new card it has to be from a major retailer off some kind or else you get a 7 day warranty. Which is bs in my opinion, because if its new and you register it they should stand by their product for at least a year no matter what. I never had to use the warranty but technically i don't have any warranty on my new evga card because of their policy.

This is not right.

Can you elaborate more as to why you only get 7 days?

Thanks

**ATOJAR** · 12-13-08, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jAkUp

I like EVGA

+ 1

jeong · 12-13-08, 10:44 AM

If I happen to have weird symptoms w/ the cards I purchase from EVGA that aren't normally covered by standard warranties such as random lockups or graphical glitches, which weren't present before purchasing the cards, will I still be able to send them in for replacements or do I have to live w/ them until they go completely defective? I know some brands do not cover such problems until the cards go completely dead.

Of course, my hypothesis is based on after performing thorough tests and having ruled out other hardware being at fault other than the graphic cards.

**saturnotaku** · 12-13-08, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stjuart

I have owned 2 EVGA cards so far and they are great cards. The warranty wile good is annoying in that even if you got a brand new card it has to be from a major retailer off some kind or else you get a 7 day warranty. Which is bs in my opinion, because if its new and you register it they should stand by their product for at least a year no matter what. I never had to use the warranty but technically i don't have any warranty on my new evga card because of their policy.

If you don't purchase from an authorized retailer, you don't get any warranty. This is standard operating procedure for any piece of electronics, be it a video card, home theater system, TV, whatever.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeong

If I happen to have weird symptoms w/ the cards I purchase from EVGA that aren't normally covered by standard warranties such as random lockups or graphical glitches, which weren't present before purchasing the cards, will I still be able to send them in for replacements or do I have to live w/ them until they go completely defective? I know some brands do not cover such problems until the cards go completely dead.

Of course, my hypothesis is based on after performing thorough tests and having ruled out other hardware being at fault other than the graphic cards.

There's no reason you wouldn't be covered for these issues. Anything that's clearly a manufacturing defect is covered, provided you purchased from an authorized reseller.

walterman · 12-13-08, 02:24 PM

Here in Europe, anything except XFX.

**snowmanwithahat** · 12-13-08, 04:06 PM

Well.... I usually go with the cheapest.

I've

PNY 5200
eVGA 5700 Ultra
PNY 5900 Ultra
Albatron 6800 GT (Surprisingly good brand)
BFG 7800 GTX 512mb
MSI GTX 260

I haven't had my 260 very long, so i can't really say, but i haven't had bad experiences with any of these companies, by far BFG and eVGA have been surprisingly good. Albatron provided a VERY VERY Solid card at the time, which easily overclocked to 6800 Ultra speeds, but i can't say i ever had any experience with their tech support or actual company

Monnie Rock · 12-13-08, 11:42 PM

I have had good results with both BFG & EVGA. Currently running EVGA

Bman212121 · 12-14-08, 01:20 AM

I've been using a lot of Evga stuff lately because that's what everyone around here uses.

I also had good luck with XFX so I like them as well.

oushi.eg · 12-14-08, 06:00 AM

Go for XFX i like their quality, and consider Gigabyte Too.

12-12-08, 06:49 PM	#13
jcrox Mahna Mahna Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madison, Wi Posts: 6,123	Re: Which brand do you prefer? 100% EVGA.... and I don't even work for them __________________ Gaming MSI Z68 G3 \| 2500k \| CNPS9900MAX-B \| 8GB G.Skill \| EVGA GTX570 2560MB \|ThermalTake 850w \| X-Fi Titanium \| Antec 900 \| Asus PA248Q \| Lycosa \| Death Adder \| Win7 Pro 64 Dev/Backup Asus P5QL Pro \| Q9400 \| H50 \| 8GB G.skill \| GTX260 216 \| Ubuntu 11.10 Laptop 17" Inspiron \| i5 \| 4GB DDR3 \| 500GB HDD \| Win7 Pro 64

12-13-08, 12:17 AM	#15
stjuart Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 536	Re: Which brand do you prefer? I have owned 2 EVGA cards so far and they are great cards. The warranty wile good is annoying in that even if you got a brand new card it has to be from a major retailer off some kind or else you get a 7 day warranty. Which is bs in my opinion, because if its new and you register it they should stand by their product for at least a year no matter what. I never had to use the warranty but technically i don't have any warranty on my new evga card because of their policy.

12-13-08, 10:44 AM	#18
jeong GRS is MDS Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Take a guess Posts: 152	Re: Which brand do you prefer? If I happen to have weird symptoms w/ the cards I purchase from EVGA that aren't normally covered by standard warranties such as random lockups or graphical glitches, which weren't present before purchasing the cards, will I still be able to send them in for replacements or do I have to live w/ them until they go completely defective? I know some brands do not cover such problems until the cards go completely dead. Of course, my hypothesis is based on after performing thorough tests and having ruled out other hardware being at fault other than the graphic cards.

12-13-08, 02:24 PM	#20
walterman Rayne Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,525	Re: Which brand do you prefer? Here in Europe, anything except XFX. __________________ ASUS Rampage Formula X48 \| Xeon 3350 @ 3.6 GHz (450x8/1.26v) \| 4x1GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Reaper CL3 @ 900 MHz 3-4-4-15 \| 1 x eVGA GTX 285 SSC \| 1 x ASUS EN8800GTX (PhysX/CUDA -> Burnt by nVidia 196.75 driver) \| X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty PCIe \| 1 x Intel X25-M G2 80GB \| 2 x 750GB WD RE2 7500AYYS SATA2 16MB \| Samsung SH-B083L SATA \| Enermax Revolution 1250W \| Samsung SyncMaster 275T 27" 1920x1200 \| Thermaltake Black Armor \| BloodRayne 2 FSAA Patch

12-13-08, 04:06 PM	#21
snowmanwithahat Snowy Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 973	Re: Which brand do you prefer? Well.... I usually go with the cheapest. I've PNY 5200 eVGA 5700 Ultra PNY 5900 Ultra Albatron 6800 GT (Surprisingly good brand) BFG 7800 GTX 512mb MSI GTX 260 I haven't had my 260 very long, so i can't really say, but i haven't had bad experiences with any of these companies, by far BFG and eVGA have been surprisingly good. Albatron provided a VERY VERY Solid card at the time, which easily overclocked to 6800 Ultra speeds, but i can't say i ever had any experience with their tech support or actual company __________________ ---Gaming Rig--- Q6600 3.4ghz (378x9) - 1.5v Gigabyte EP45-UD3P 8gb (4x2gb) OCZ Gold DDR2-800 (5-4-4-12) MSI+ASUS GTX 470 SLI Dell u3011 IPS Display HP 22" Auxiliary Monitor 256gb Western Digital Silicon Edge Blue SSD 5x2tb RAID-5 Array 750W PC P&C PSU Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit & Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit ---Gaming Laptop--- ASUS G53JW Core i7 740QM 16gb DDR3 Nvidia GTX 460m 1tb WD HDD 120gb Corsair SSD Join the NvNews Folding @ Home Team

12-13-08, 11:42 PM	#22
Monnie Rock Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Jacksonville Beach, Florida Posts: 276	Re: Which brand do you prefer? I have had good results with both BFG & EVGA. Currently running EVGA __________________ Thermaltake Tsunami Dream Tower \|\| Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe \|\| AMD Athlon 64 FX-60(17x200FSB) \|\| VapoChill Lightspeed \|\| 4Gb OCZ PC3200 2-2-2-5 \|\| Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W W0156RU\|\| 2x SATAII Western Digital Caviar SE 160 GB RAID 0 \|\| 2x EVGA GTX 280 SCC SLI \|\| Creative X-fi \|\| Plextor SATA PX-716SA DVD±RW \|\| Mitsubishi DP2070SB-SV 22"CRT \|\| Vista Ultimate 64 bit \|\| TM Cougar HOTAS NXT Mod \|\| Simped F-16C Rudder Pedals \|\| Track IR 3 Pro \|\| RME Fireface 800 \|\| Mesa Boogie Tri-Axis \|\| TC Electronics G-Force \|\| BBE 882i \|\| Sennheiser HD650 \|\| Ibanez Jem7 VWH \|\| Ibanez Universe 7 String \|\| Sonar 7 Producer Edition

12-14-08, 01:20 AM	#23
Bman212121 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,726	Re: Which brand do you prefer? I've been using a lot of Evga stuff lately because that's what everyone around here uses. I also had good luck with XFX so I like them as well.

12-14-08, 06:00 AM	#24
oushi.eg Digital Brutality Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Egypt Posts: 51	Re: Which brand do you prefer? Go for XFX i like their quality, and consider Gigabyte Too.

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