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best geforce card manufacturer?
Stability=Asus
"NaTaS" wrote in message ... i spent a crap load of money on a pny ti4600 within weeks of its release. liking the idea of the lifetime warranty is why i chose PNY. well guess what i am sick of this manufacturer. Since i got the card i have had to send it back 3 times for replacement. i have used it in 2 different systems, and it just doesn't hold up. I do not overclock. but the first time, i got weird graphics in dos boot screens and then in the same spots on the windows desktops, it would show red dots everywhere, the second time i got wierd "extra" polygons everywhere shooting across the screen in 3d games, now it is giving me errors and seems like it is slowing down like a heat issue, the fan is working fine.. but i just can't figure it out.. each time, i pulled the card out, and put my old trusty creative labs geforce 2 in and it runs great. The damn pny card only lasts about 3 months and then it starts acting wierd.. my question to the group is. i am ready to upgrade to a new company, i have had it with pny, does anyone know of a good geforce manufacturer.. i do not want to turn to the darkside "ati". who has the best warrantys, tech support, stability. I like stable, no problems. i don't overclock anything. thanx in advance James Johnson |
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Try MSI, seems ok and their on-line support is very prompt and helpful.
Eddie "NaTaS" wrote in message ... i spent a crap load of money on a pny ti4600 within weeks of its release. liking the idea of the lifetime warranty is why i chose PNY. well guess what i am sick of this manufacturer. Since i got the card i have had to send it back 3 times for replacement. i have used it in 2 different systems, and it just doesn't hold up. I do not overclock. but the first time, i got weird graphics in dos boot screens and then in the same spots on the windows desktops, it would show red dots everywhere, the second time i got wierd "extra" polygons everywhere shooting across the screen in 3d games, now it is giving me errors and seems like it is slowing down like a heat issue, the fan is working fine.. but i just can't figure it out.. each time, i pulled the card out, and put my old trusty creative labs geforce 2 in and it runs great. The damn pny card only lasts about 3 months and then it starts acting wierd.. my question to the group is. i am ready to upgrade to a new company, i have had it with pny, does anyone know of a good geforce manufacturer.. i do not want to turn to the darkside "ati". who has the best warrantys, tech support, stability. I like stable, no problems. i don't overclock anything. thanx in advance James Johnson |
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On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 12:21:57 +0000, Courseyauto wrote:
Asus only has a 1 year warranty,Gainward has a 3 year warranty. The 5900 non utlra card from Gainward would be a good choice,Googlegear has them for $382. DOUG The FX5600-VTDR128 won "editor's choice" in a VGA card roundup at Toms Hardware. You can get them for only $169 if you search on Pricewatch (I found a good deal at http://www.gameve.com). It's got a nearly silent fan (25DB), a remote control, video-in, and a TON of bundled software (Duke Nukem Manhattan Project, Ghost Recon, and others). There's cards out there that get higher benchmark scores, but for the price and range of bundled software, it's still a fast card with a lot of value for the price, in my opinion. I don't quite have one yet although I'm very strongly considering this card for an upgrade I'm doing. --Keith |
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"Keith Clark" wrote in message news On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 12:21:57 +0000, Courseyauto wrote: Asus only has a 1 year warranty,Gainward has a 3 year warranty. The 5900 non utlra card from Gainward would be a good choice,Googlegear has them for $382. DOUG The FX5600-VTDR128 won "editor's choice" in a VGA card roundup at Toms Hardware. You can get them for only $169 if you search on Pricewatch (I found a good deal at http://www.gameve.com). It's got a nearly silent fan (25DB), a remote control, video-in, and a TON of bundled software (Duke Nukem Manhattan Project, Ghost Recon, and others). There's cards out there that get higher benchmark scores, but for the price and range of bundled software, it's still a fast card with a lot of value for the price, in my opinion. I don't quite have one yet although I'm very strongly considering this card for an upgrade I'm doing. --Keith Beware, the remote only works with WIn XP. Eddie |
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