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Asus vs EVGA for Titan X
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Yes, but here at [H]ard|Forum we never pass up an opportunity to bash ASUS into the ground, regardless of the facts like you posted above and the good experiences of literally millions of users who never post in forums, since ASUS is the largest worldwide. Prepare to be flamed incessantly and relentlessly!
I don't know if you're referring to my post specifically, but I'm just saying it like it is.
While I don't disagree with the points you're making (minus the bashing part
), I do think it certainly deserves to be pointed ou that Asus does seem to have a higher than proportionate amount of horror stories, relative to the other major retailers like MSI, Gigabyte, and EVGA. Even if 99% of the RMAs go fine, people may still not want to chance that 1%, especially for a $1000 purchase. On the contrary, I've only ever seen good things about EVGA's warranty when it comes to GPUs. Everything else being equal (especially since the Titan line is locked down pretty tight), I think it's not irrational to go with a company that's less likely to give you grief should you ever need to use their warranty.
I don't know if you're referring to my post specifically, but I'm just saying it like it is.
While I don't disagree with the points you're making (minus the bashing part
Even if 99% of the RMAs go fine, people may still not want to chance that 1%, especially for a $1000 purchase. On the contrary, I've only ever seen good things about EVGA's warranty when it comes to GPUs. Everything else being equal (especially since the Titan line is locked down pretty tight), I think it's not irrational to go with a company that's less likely to give you grief should you ever need to use their warranty.
ASUS actually sells more motherboards than any other company. In most cases they far exceed them in sales. As a result you'll see far more horror stories about them than any other manufacturer. Granted, I agree that there may be a disproportionate amount of issues compared to other companies, I don't know. It definitely seems that way sometimes.
Like I said I'm an impatient bastard and the first Titan X's I could get ahold of were ASUS. We'll see how it goes. I've never owned ASUS video cards before.
You actually piqued my interest regarding market share, so I did a bit of digging and managed to find the following:
Q1 2013 mobo shipments
Asus, Gigabyted headed for photo finish
Gigabyte overtakes Asus in Q1 2015
Now obviously I don't know if it's correct to equate "shipped" with "sold", but at least it would seem like Gigabyte and Asus are more often than not neck to neck with each other when it comes to motherboards.
In terms of GPUs, this is pretty much the only article I could find with concrete numbers.
So in terms of GPUs, yes it seems like in 2014 at least, it had a 40% lead over Gigabyte. You may find it interesting that Palit and PC Partner were the #1 seller a while back.
Now the obvious question is whether there are 40% more horror stories about Asus' RMA vs Gigabyte's, or whether that number far exceeds 40%. And that I truly have no idea. The other question here is global vs NA sales, because Asia is also a huge market for these components.
All that aside, you know nVidia was selling Titan X direct right?
Q1 2013 mobo shipments
Asus, Gigabyted headed for photo finish
Gigabyte overtakes Asus in Q1 2015
Now obviously I don't know if it's correct to equate "shipped" with "sold", but at least it would seem like Gigabyte and Asus are more often than not neck to neck with each other when it comes to motherboards.
In terms of GPUs, this is pretty much the only article I could find with concrete numbers.
So in terms of GPUs, yes it seems like in 2014 at least, it had a 40% lead over Gigabyte. You may find it interesting that Palit and PC Partner were the #1 seller a while back.
Now the obvious question is whether there are 40% more horror stories about Asus' RMA vs Gigabyte's, or whether that number far exceeds 40%. And that I truly have no idea.
The other question here is global vs NA sales, because Asia is also a huge market for these components. All that aside, you know nVidia was selling Titan X direct right?
You actually piqued my interest regarding market share, so I did a bit of digging and managed to find the following:
Q1 2013 mobo shipments
Asus, Gigabyted headed for photo finish
Gigabyte overtakes Asus in Q1 2015
Now obviously I don't know if it's correct to equate "shipped" with "sold", but at least it would seem like Gigabyte and Asus are more often than not neck to neck with each other when it comes to motherboards.
In terms of GPUs, this is pretty much the only article I could find with concrete numbers.
So in terms of GPUs, yes it seems like in 2014 at least, it had a 40% lead over Gigabyte. You may find it interesting that Palit and PC Partner were the #1 seller a while back.
Now the obvious question is whether there are 40% more horror stories about Asus' RMA vs Gigabyte's, or whether that number far exceeds 40%. And that I truly have no idea.
All that aside, you know nVidia was selling Titan X direct right?
Interesting on the motherboard numbers. And yes, I am aware there are NVIDIA branded cards this time around.
Im a big Asus supporter when it comes to motherboards. Never owned a non-Asus mobo in my desktops.
But, when it comes to video cards, I've never had an Asus. My last 2 cards were EVGA 980s. They worked fine. Before that was an Evga Titan SC. Worked fine. Before the Evga Titan, I actually cant remember what card I was running. My current setup is 2 x Titan X's direct from the nvidia website. And they work fine.
Clock speeds / cooling solutions being equal, I guess you go by:
1. Availability (THIS is why I have 2 x reference cards, you literally couldn't get ANY other brand when I ordered mine)
2. Price
3. Looks?
4. Customer service reputation?
5. ?
As long as they don't break, I really don't care who makes em, though I DO wish they had come with backplates. EVGA makes a sorta-ok looking one, cheap and better looking than the stock nude setup:
http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=100-BP-3790-B9
(but they're currently out of stock)
Heres what my 2 x Nvidia models look like in action:
(before someone slams me for my 9 x fans, they all run at 450 RPM and the case is silent under general Win use. However, when gaming, the noise of the 2 x Titan X fans is a different story all together....)
But, when it comes to video cards, I've never had an Asus. My last 2 cards were EVGA 980s. They worked fine. Before that was an Evga Titan SC. Worked fine. Before the Evga Titan, I actually cant remember what card I was running. My current setup is 2 x Titan X's direct from the nvidia website. And they work fine.
Clock speeds / cooling solutions being equal, I guess you go by:
1. Availability (THIS is why I have 2 x reference cards, you literally couldn't get ANY other brand when I ordered mine)
2. Price
3. Looks?
4. Customer service reputation?
5. ?
As long as they don't break, I really don't care who makes em, though I DO wish they had come with backplates. EVGA makes a sorta-ok looking one, cheap and better looking than the stock nude setup:
http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=100-BP-3790-B9
(but they're currently out of stock)
Heres what my 2 x Nvidia models look like in action:
(before someone slams me for my 9 x fans, they all run at 450 RPM and the case is silent under general Win use. However, when gaming, the noise of the 2 x Titan X fans is a different story all together....)