Which Geforce 8800 GTX vender would you choose?

TurfTavern · Dec 4, 2006, 05:10 AM

With so many venders out there which one would you choose and why?

The list so far:

MSI: http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p...768E&class=vga
PNY: http://www2.pny.com/8800-GTX-768MB-PCIe-P1961C269.aspx
BFG: http://www.bfgtech.com/8800GTX_768_PCIe.html
XFX: http://xfxforce.com/web/product/list...ationId=731092
Palit: http://www.palit.com.tw/en/products/...e_8800GTX.html
Asus: http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l...54&modelmenu=1
eVGA: http://www.evga.com/products/moreinf...pecs&family=23
Galaxy: http://www.gfe.com.hk/Product_Detail...ass2=31&id=120
Sparkle: http://www.sparkle.com.tw/product_de...=57&sub_id=100
Leadtek: http://www.leadtek.com.tw/eng/3d_gra...&pronameid=312
Foxconn: http://www.foxconnchannel.com/Produc...D=en-us0000017
Gigabyte: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=2399
Gainward: http://www.gainward.net/products/product.php?products_id=83

Looking forward to some thoughts and, if any, reviews (Quality, Pros, Cons, Comments, Driver support, Life time warranty, Bundle, OC Performance, Tech Support etc etc).

ViRuS2k · Dec 4, 2006, 01:11 PM

XpertVision : http://www.xpertvision.com/en/produc...e_8800GTX.html
Spellforce 2 Shadow Wars
TOCA Race Driver 3

◎The Bundle games are optional with certain items.

Your missing a vendor, just happens this is the vendor i picked, was awsome value aswell £400, you wont find a cheaper G80GTX anywhere in europe, trust me i checked lol

: additional info : Gainward, ExpertVistion, are vendors for Palit.

drwho · Dec 4, 2006, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ViRuS2k

Your missing a vendor, just happens this is the vendor i picked, was awsome value aswell £400, you wont find a cheaper G80GTX anywhere in europe, trust me i checked lol

I've been experiencing similiar problems with choosing a 8800 GTX. I've looked at the cheapest and also which manufacturer gives the best warranties. Sometimes it's hard knowing which is a better way to go. Sometimes the old adage "You get what you pay for" applies when it deals with computer parts, I've found out.

drwho

TurfTavern · Dec 4, 2006, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drwho

I've been experiencing similiar problems with choosing a 8800 GTX. I've looked at the cheapest and also which manufacturer gives the best warranties. Sometimes it's hard knowing which is a better way to go. Sometimes the old adage "You get what you pay for" applies when it deals with computer parts, I've found out.

drwho

Well I think i am going to go with eVGA, just because they buddle it with dark massaih but more importantly becasue they have the step up program

fobis · Dec 5, 2006, 01:19 AM

eVGA, BFG, XFX

TurfTavern · Dec 5, 2006, 04:21 AM

I just called Nvidia and a very nice woman told me that the winXP x64-bit driver will not be ready until the end of january. A little upset about this considering i just bought the winXP x64 thinking that it would have worked fine with the 8800GTX. Now i find out that the 8800GTX drivers are available when Microsoft vista is launched. I find that to be a bit cheeky on Nvidia's part.

However, if every Video card is the same in essence then can I not download the driver from the Palit website:

http://www.palit.com.tw/en/support/driver.html

They seem to have one ready

Lowfat · Dec 5, 2006, 05:40 AM

Doesn't really matter as they are all made by the same company right now. Pick the one that is cheapest and/or best warranty.

tastyweat · Dec 5, 2006, 07:49 PM

I went with XFX due to the double lifetime warranty... best warranty available.

Although BFG was tempting and eVGA were very tempting with their upgrade scheme!

CDsDontBurn · Dec 5, 2006, 09:31 PM

The "double lifetime warranty" from XFX as i understand is that the original purchaser of the card has the lifetime warranty to boot, but if you sell it, the warranty carries over to the next buyer. If they sell it, then it no longer has warranty.

eVGA is the only company that has 24/7 tech support tho

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tastyweat · Dec 5, 2006, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

The "double lifetime warranty" from XFX as i understand is that the original purchaser of the card has the lifetime warranty to boot, but if you sell it, the warranty carries over to the next buyer. If they sell it, then it no longer has warranty.

eVGA is the only company that has 24/7 tech support tho

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That's right... all other manufacturers - if you sell it the warranty no longer counts

zaim · Dec 5, 2006, 11:53 PM

The only difference between the 8800's are basically the brand name / stickers / warranty / packaging etc etc ??... they all use the same board ??

this is what I have read anyhow..

CDsDontBurn · Dec 6, 2006, 12:31 AM

not eVGA, that is unless you purchase a board that specifically says "EGS" on it. I'm talking about the products as a whole here, not specifically the 8800. Only the products labled "EGS" on them are built the way that NVIDIA specified, all the other products are modified in some way to give better or lower performance.

ViRuS2k · Dec 11, 2006, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

not eVGA, that is unless you purchase a board that specifically says "EGS" on it. I'm talking about the products as a whole here, not specifically the 8800. Only the products labled "EGS" on them are built the way that NVIDIA specified, all the other products are modified in some way to give better or lower performance.

And where on earth did you get that info from..
my Xpert Vistion 8800GTX is every bit Nvidia Spec, clocks are GTX clocks.
not underclocked or overclocked, why would a company underclock a specified spec ?

josh2thad · Dec 12, 2006, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fobis

eVGA, BFG, XFX

What he said, but ive had good luck with ASUS cards also

jaye69 · Dec 15, 2006, 01:31 PM

EGVA is your best choice for support and close to exact building. I talked to alot of computer techs before I bought mine and 80% of them or more said EVGA. Their support is great except for Vista drivers in the RC2 format, running 1 gig of memory and can't wait to see this baby rock. According to a MS tech that knows someone at nvidia he told me a vista driver for RC1 and 2 32 and 64 will be release between 18 and 23 of December 2006, They already have devoleped it and it was going to be released 4 Dec but their were some clocking problems and they are re-tweaking. He also said in direct 10 testing with flight sim X it was unbelievable. I am a flight sim fan and can't wait. By the way I paid 699.00 for my card 8800GTX so I hope I got what I paid for. If anyone hears anything different please let me know and I will tell you what I know. Thank You Jaye

CDsDontBurn · Dec 15, 2006, 03:54 PM

@ Virus2k: from EVGA directly

@ jaye69: NVIDIA won't be releasing any vista drivers until the end of january AFAIK. My source, EVGA as well.

Dec 4, 2006, 05:10 AM	#1
TurfTavern DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: States at the moment Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Which Geforce 8800 GTX vender would you choose? With so many venders out there which one would you choose and why? The list so far: MSI: http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p...768E&class=vga PNY: http://www2.pny.com/8800-GTX-768MB-PCIe-P1961C269.aspx BFG: http://www.bfgtech.com/8800GTX_768_PCIe.html XFX: http://xfxforce.com/web/product/list...ationId=731092 Palit: http://www.palit.com.tw/en/products/...e_8800GTX.html Asus: http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l...54&modelmenu=1 eVGA: http://www.evga.com/products/moreinf...pecs&family=23 Galaxy: http://www.gfe.com.hk/Product_Detail...ass2=31&id=120 Sparkle: http://www.sparkle.com.tw/product_de...=57&sub_id=100 Leadtek: http://www.leadtek.com.tw/eng/3d_gra...&pronameid=312 Foxconn: http://www.foxconnchannel.com/Produc...D=en-us0000017 Gigabyte: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=2399 Gainward: http://www.gainward.net/products/product.php?products_id=83 Looking forward to some thoughts and, if any, reviews (Quality, Pros, Cons, Comments, Driver support, Life time warranty, Bundle, OC Performance, Tech Support etc etc). Last edited by TurfTavern; Dec 4, 2006 at 06:31 AM.

Dec 4, 2006, 01:11 PM	#2
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	XpertVision : http://www.xpertvision.com/en/produc...e_8800GTX.html Spellforce 2 Shadow Wars TOCA Race Driver 3 ◎The Bundle games are optional with certain items. Your missing a vendor, just happens this is the vendor i picked, was awsome value aswell £400, you wont find a cheaper G80GTX anywhere in europe, trust me i checked lol : additional info : Gainward, ExpertVistion, are vendors for Palit. Last edited by ViRuS2k; Dec 11, 2006 at 05:05 PM.

Dec 5, 2006, 01:19 AM	#5
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Dec 5, 2006, 04:21 AM	Thread Starter #6
TurfTavern DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: States at the moment Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	x64 drivers I just called Nvidia and a very nice woman told me that the winXP x64-bit driver will not be ready until the end of january. A little upset about this considering i just bought the winXP x64 thinking that it would have worked fine with the 8800GTX. Now i find out that the 8800GTX drivers are available when Microsoft vista is launched. I find that to be a bit cheeky on Nvidia's part. However, if every Video card is the same in essence then can I not download the driver from the Palit website: http://www.palit.com.tw/en/support/driver.html They seem to have one ready Last edited by TurfTavern; Dec 5, 2006 at 04:51 AM.

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Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	Doesn't really matter as they are all made by the same company right now. Pick the one that is cheapest and/or best warranty.

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CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,795 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	The "double lifetime warranty" from XFX as i understand is that the original purchaser of the card has the lifetime warranty to boot, but if you sell it, the warranty carries over to the next buyer. If they sell it, then it no longer has warranty. eVGA is the only company that has 24/7 tech support tho . __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

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zaim HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 1,052 Rep Power: 42	The only difference between the 8800's are basically the brand name / stickers / warranty / packaging etc etc ??... they all use the same board ?? this is what I have read anyhow.. __________________ زعيم MAIN PC(1)(2)(3):•Q9550•GAP35DS3P• 4GBCrucialPC2-8500BallistixTracerLED•XFX9800GTX•3x146GB CheetahSAS15K.5 Raid0•2x 1TB Raid1•LianLiA10B•2x22"5ms@3360x1050• BEDROOM HTPC(1)(2)(3):E6600•MSI945GM3-F•2048DDR2667•1TB•Samsung26"HDTV•HybridHDTV•5.1• Laptop:•Centrino2 P8400 1066fsb•4GB-DDR2 800•320GBSATA•DVDDL•15.4"WXGA•802.11a/b/g/n• WHServer:•AM2 5200+•2GB DDR2 800•Lots of TB Storage•1GB TCP/IP• www.zaimc.com // myspace/zaimc // zaimm.deviantart BLOG BLOG BLOG BLOG BLOG 16 x 92mm fan + radiator experiment!

Dec 6, 2006, 12:31 AM	#12
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,795 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	not eVGA, that is unless you purchase a board that specifically says "EGS" on it. I'm talking about the products as a whole here, not specifically the 8800. Only the products labled "EGS" on them are built the way that NVIDIA specified, all the other products are modified in some way to give better or lower performance. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Dec 15, 2006, 01:31 PM	#15
jaye69 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	EGVA is your best choice for support and close to exact building. I talked to alot of computer techs before I bought mine and 80% of them or more said EVGA. Their support is great except for Vista drivers in the RC2 format, running 1 gig of memory and can't wait to see this baby rock. According to a MS tech that knows someone at nvidia he told me a vista driver for RC1 and 2 32 and 64 will be release between 18 and 23 of December 2006, They already have devoleped it and it was going to be released 4 Dec but their were some clocking problems and they are re-tweaking. He also said in direct 10 testing with flight sim X it was unbelievable. I am a flight sim fan and can't wait. By the way I paid 699.00 for my card 8800GTX so I hope I got what I paid for. If anyone hears anything different please let me know and I will tell you what I know. Thank You Jaye Last edited by jaye69; Dec 15, 2006 at 01:38 PM. Reason: spelling

Dec 15, 2006, 03:54 PM	#16
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,795 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	@ Virus2k: from EVGA directly @ jaye69: NVIDIA won't be releasing any vista drivers until the end of january AFAIK. My source, EVGA as well. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later