Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.
How much impact does different brands or cards have. I mean, Ive been quoted $295 AUD for a Sparkle FX 5900 XT and then got quoted $495 AUD for an MSI FX 5900 XT.
Is there really that much difference between them.
its very minimal or sometimes none in terms of performance. the reason why its priced different is because of the bundling (i.e. games, software, etc.)