Which is better, EVGA or XFX?

[MartyLK]

I've been using EVGA but XFX has some great looking cards and I haven't read too much negative about them.

Thanks

BTW...thanks, jonny, for all your help.:)

[Adamantine]

EVGA has the better warranty and the step up program. XFX generally has better looking cards, sometimes better cooling.

[MartyLK]

EVGA has the better warranty and the step up program. XFX generally has better looking cards, sometimes better cooling.

EVGA also has web based forum support...a positive point. XFX doesn't have web based forum support but the particular cards are higher performance for less money than the equivalent EVGA card.

thanks for your reply, BTW:)

[PaulTa]

Uh, I'd say EVGA. The price difference between performance card X from EVGA and performance card Y from XFX is null when you consider the better customer support.

I think that most, if not all, of the Nvidia GFX cards on the market are manufactured by two companies, they are just rebranded and tweaked a little by the different companies (EVGA, XFX, BFG, etc). What you need to be in the market for is a good warranty, not specs. ;)

[Tazz]

Personally I prefer XFX... I would rather have the good card up front at a decent price than having to deal with RMAing something numerous times like many have with EVGA.

[Bbq]

I prefer eVGA simply because of the warrenty after you remove the stock cooler.

[madmat]

I prefer eVGA simply because of the warrenty after you remove the stock cooler.

Yes indeed. Not only that but if you OC the hell out of your card and it says "goodnight!" it's still covered whereas most other card companies won't cover it if they find out that's the reason it went TU.

What's funny is that eVGA and XFX (the high-end arm of Pine) used to be the total budget cards often associated with the likes of Jaton and Chaintech but they decided to grab market share away from what were the big three at the time, ASUS, Abit (who's since bowed out of the GFX business) and ATI.

[MartyLK]

Personally I prefer XFX... I would rather have the good card up front at a decent price than having to deal with RMAing something numerous times like many have with EVGA.

Don't I know it! I just sent off my MSI board, a failure, for RMA. Haven't yet decided on witch board to replace it with or if I should look at an AM2 setup. Maybe a Gigabyte and a 3600X2 to start with...have everything else.:)

I prefer eVGA simply because of the warrenty after you remove the stock cooler.

They also have great web based forum support.:)

Yes indeed. Not only that but if you OC the hell out of your card and it says "goodnight!" it's still covered whereas most other card companies won't cover it if they find out that's the reason it went TU.

What's funny is that eVGA and XFX (the high-end arm of Pine) used to be the total budget cards often associated with the likes of Jaton and Chaintech but they decided to grab market share away from what were the big three at the time, ASUS, Abit (who's since bowed out of the GFX business) and ATI.

BTW...idn't it a little warm down there?....j/k;)

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Good grief! I was having a psychedelic moment for a little bit, there, till I noticed who did some editing.:)

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[doublejack]

I prefer eVGA myself. But I would go with XFX if they had the least expensive version of the model I was shopping for, and it saved a substantial amount (say $10 or more). As was already stated, companies like eVGA, XFX and BFG don't build video cards anymore. They buy them from pretty much the same source and just customize the appearance, cooling solution and maybe add a factory overclock. Everything is so limited by nVidia's specs that it's pretty much impossible for there to be a problem with one brand and not the others. As long as the cooling meets minimum spec, there will be no quality difference.

The reason I would go with eVGA is because of their warranty and outstanding customer service. The Step-Up program is also nice, but I don't change hardware frequently enough for that to matter to me.

To build on the comment about how eVGA rose from being a bottom feeder in the vid card market to one of the best names, BFG has kind of done the opposite. BFG burst on the scene with their factory overclocked cards, only to see everyone join in that game. And what was once an ironclad warranty is now not that good, and far inferior to eVGA's warranty for example.

[TLH]

Well I've never had to claim on my card but I like the fact that when I sell it XFX will extend the warrantee to the buyer,as I bought it new,which is a nice incentive.

I don't overclock mine but I think there would be room for a little with the stock cooling which idles at 57°C and barely sees 65°C in games,supposedly topping out the danger level at 120°C.

[MartyLK]

Well I've never had to claim on my card but I like the fact that when I sell it XFX will extend the warrantee to the buyer,as I bought it new,which is a nice incentive.

I don't overclock mine but I think there would be room for a little with the stock cooling which idles at 57°C and barely sees 65°C in games,supposedly topping out the danger level at 120°C.

How do you like your 4800? How do you feel a 4400 Brisbane (65nm) compares to it?

I'm researching an inexpensive AM2 rig.

[Fireside]

I prefer eVGA. I've done the step-up once, and the rma twice.

During the first rma, I got the cross shipment option, so I played with an SLi configuration for a good month. I sent back the other card about 2 weeks late, but they were fine with it. They also upgraded my card to a higher clocked of the same model (7900GT).

The 2nd rma was in January, and I sent it back after doing some major OC'ing. Turns out the card was giving some artifacts and errors in a few games. So when I got a new card this next time, they gave me a 7950GT! Twice as much memory and a nice, free upgrade!

Their support has just been great. They have a fast response and they really understand the cards. So as long as I'm using nVidia cards, I'll probably stick with eVGA.

[TLH]

How do you like your 4800? How do you feel a 4400 Brisbane (65nm) compares to it?

I'm researching an inexpensive AM2 rig.
A little off topic but I have no complaints.Dual core is great and I upgraded from a Socket A mobile @ 2.3ghz so it feels alot more powerful.The 1mb cache per core is nice and the stock cooler is good.I can't find a price for the 65nm but the Windsor is £90 here.I don't think you can go wrong for the money.;)

[MartyLK]

From what I learned so far it looks like I'll be going ATi.

My EVGA 7800GT has VIVO and I use for home movies with an analog camcorder. It is a must for me. Maybe like 1% of the current crop of Nvidia cards has VIVO...maybe a 7600 from BFG, if memory serves me and some older more expensive 7800s.

I did a search at a etailer for cards with VIVO and about 99% of the ones that popped up were ATi.

So, it looks like I'll be planning my next system around ATi.

A nice Crossfire rig might be the ticket....

[TheCynical1]

Coming late (as always) to this thread...if I had to choose between XFX and EVGA, I'd go EVGA...my last 3 cards (including the one I'm running right now) have been EVGA, and my roommate is running a EVGA card as well. Except for a mysterious failure (which might not have been the video card's fault, might have blown the CPU for some odd reason), I've had nothing but good luck using EVGA products.

I just picked up the 8800 GTS 640MB with the ACS3 cooling system...runs cool, runs quiet, I like it.

TheCynical1

[zagood]

eVGA if you're overclocking and plan on being the sole owner, XFX if you're going to sell it down the road to fund your next card.

eVGA's got great customer support once you get a hold of them, only had to deal with them through step-up. Haven't had to RMA cards from either.

evga- 6600GT-AGP, 7600GT, 7900GS, 8800GTS
xfx- 6800nu-AGP

-z

[Telstar]

evga 8800 gtx ko acs is fastest by a small margin because of the overclocked shaders.