which 8800GTX to get?

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madmax30d

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I'm trying to get an 8800GTX. Not the overclocked version.. I'll just overclock it myself as much as i can(i know what to do).

Anyway, ive been shopping on newegg, etc and so far im trying to chose between the

EVGA 8800GTX

or

PNY 8800GTX

So far im seeing the PNY for a bit cheaper. On newegg the EVGA has a rebate but realistically i wont fill it and send back, so im wondering if i should go with EVGA or PNY.

And why?
 
Go with EVGA, because of they're warranty, they're service and the sleek black look of the card.
 
madmax30d said:
I'm trying to get an 8800GTX. Not the overclocked version.. I'll just overclock it myself as much as i can(i know what to do).

Anyway, ive been shopping on newegg, etc and so far im trying to chose between the

EVGA 8800GTX

or

PNY 8800GTX

So far im seeing the PNY for a bit cheaper. On newegg the EVGA has a rebate but realistically i wont fill it and send back, so im wondering if i should go with EVGA or PNY.

And why?
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Defidently EVGA dude. I just ordered two EVGA 8800gtxs, you can overclock those bad boys if you want too, and they'll still RMA it. Anyway, EVGA has the best warranty, and great cards. Go with them.
 
EVGA, XFX, or BFG. In that order. I've regretted not spending the extra $30 on my GTX to go EVGA from day one... and OCZ has a fairly good warranty. Can't touch the "big three" though.
 
OCZ's warranty is identical to EVGA. You can overclock, change cooler, paste, flash bios etc and they will still warrant it.
 
madmax30d said:
dang.. so basically evga has best warranty so all of you recommend it?
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Not just warranty, but customer service. And yeah, that pretty much sums it up. EVGA, XFX, or BFG. And apparently OCZ.
EVGA's customer service is great, though. Probably worth the extra cash just from the 'not having to worry perspective.
 
I know they aren't supposed to be any different but any card with the PNY name on it I have owned has been bad luck for me and has always died an untimely death. So no matter what, I avoid them like the plague. Especially since PNY's customer service blows in my experience.

In any case I never hesitate to recommend EVGA or BFG.
 
I've had nothing but good experiences with PNY myself. I've had my card( In Sig) since launch.
 
XFX's support has some very good customer service people.

It's hard to get them on the phone sometimes. There support site is very nice.

They do not have advanced RMA's though. (Cross Ship RMA's)

EVGA does. (I am going with EVGA from now on because of the Cross Ship program).
 
You can get any decent 8800GTX if you're running stock.

I'm not sure how things work in the US, but I think the retailer can be a bigger factor than the manufacturer, especially as they are all fundamentally the same card. If I need an RMA, my e-retailer arranges free pickup and return for products covered by warranty. RMA'ed my evga board a few times like this at no cost to myself.
 
echn111 said:
You can get any decent 8800GTX if you're running stock.

I'm not sure how things work in the US, but I think the retailer can be a bigger factor than the manufacturer, especially as they are all fundamentally the same card. If I need an RMA, my e-retailer arranges free pickup and return for products covered by warranty. RMA'ed my evga board a few times like this at no cost to myself.
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Does not work like that here. After 30 days you do everything via the manufacturer, so the brand of the card is /very/ important.
 
eVGA is probably the best manufacturer for nVidia cards... actually video cards in general!
 
Go with Evga from buy.com using %7 discount and $30 MIR and get it for $481 shipped.
 
I wish I hadn't seen that coupon!!!!! That's going to probably end up costing me $481 pretty soon...
 
kevineugenius said:
I wish I hadn't seen that coupon!!!!! That's going to probably end up costing me $481 pretty soon...
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yeah

temptation > self control

Get the free shipping from buy.com, they tend to ship big ticket items out immediately which usually get there in the same week because they don't want you to cancel the order.
 
Buy.com has horrible shipping and CS. A big contrast between XFX, BFG, and eVGA ;)
 
Is buy.com really that bad or should I actually expect things to arrive in shape..
 
ZerazaX said:
Is buy.com really that bad or should I actually expect things to arrive in shape..
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My experience with my 8800GTS was kind of like this, they tried to put a 3" wide box inside of a 2" wide box (exageration, but you get the idea). My eVGA box came a little dinged up. Everything works fine nevertheless. If anything, I know eVGA will cover it.
 
Doesn't apply to the GTX. Only the Ultras and more recent 8800 GTS's are A3. All the GTX's thus far are A2, so don't worry about that.
 
YoNeX said:
My experience with my 8800GTS was kind of like this, they tried to put a 3" wide box inside of a 2" wide box (exageration, but you get the idea). My eVGA box came a little dinged up. Everything works fine nevertheless. If anything, I know eVGA will cover it.
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Yeah that's the thing about eVGA. They GET IT. As in, customer service, warranty, and RMA service is what it is about. I never hesitate to recommend them.
 
Maybe this belongs to Nvidia sub-forum? :rolleyes:

About the question, many US based customers seem to favour EVGA and from what I have heard, their customer service is excelent. And on a plus side russianhaxor seems to be energetic enough to help with RMA cases here at [H]forums :)
 
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