In order of awesomeness for nvidia graphics cards:
Reputable (excellent hardware quality and warranty): EVGA, XFX, Gigabyte, ASUS
Ok brands (decent quality, not awesome but they usually don't blow up on you or stop working for no reason): MSI, Zotac, PNY, Palit
No No No No No: Jaton, sparkle, galaxy, ECS
Wow, exactly 4 in each category, how about that.
(09-24-2011, 12:12 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]In order of awesomeness for nvidia graphics cards:
Reputable (excellent hardware quality and warranty): EVGA, XFX, Gigabyte, ASUS
Ok brands (decent quality, not awesome but they usually don't blow up on you or stop working for no reason): MSI, Zotac, PNY, Palit
No No No No No: Jaton, sparkle, galaxy, ECS
Wow, exactly 4 in each category, how about that.
That's hilarious!
So uh, how about intel motherboards?
Curiosity?
(09-24-2011, 12:12 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]In order of awesomeness for nvidia graphics cards:
Reputable (excellent hardware quality and warranty): EVGA, XFX, Gigabyte, ASUS
Ok brands (decent quality, not awesome but they usually don't blow up on you or stop working for no reason): MSI, Zotac, PNY, Palit
No No No No No: Jaton, sparkle, galaxy, ECS
Wow, exactly 4 in each category, how about that.
MSI should be in Reputable.Dat Twin Frozr.
Also,stay away from Intel motherboards.They ain't bad,but they suck compared to Asus/Gigabyte/MSI ones.
(09-24-2011, 01:36 PM)YouHaveRROD Wrote: [ -> ] (09-24-2011, 12:12 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]In order of awesomeness for nvidia graphics cards:
Reputable (excellent hardware quality and warranty): EVGA, XFX, Gigabyte, ASUS
Ok brands (decent quality, not awesome but they usually don't blow up on you or stop working for no reason): MSI, Zotac, PNY, Palit
No No No No No: Jaton, sparkle, galaxy, ECS
Wow, exactly 4 in each category, how about that.
MSI should be in Reputable.Dat Twin Frozr.
Also,stay away from Intel motherboards.They ain't bad,but they suck compared to Asus/Gigabyte/MSI ones.
No no no, I mean how are motherboards for intel processors? Foxconn etc.
Like: how are ASUS mobos, msi, evga, foxconn etc.
Overclockers always choose Asus
Quote:MSI should be in Reputable.Dat Twin Frozr.
Good cooling but inferior customer support/warranty/hardware reliability/and no step-up program. Therefore I placed it in the medium category. Not saying they are bad just saying I wouldn't put them in the same category as EVGA/XFX/Gigabyte/ASUS, especially EVGA/XFX, they deserve a category all on there own above the rest.
That's not to say I wouldn't buy a twin frozr card, I do like them and would buy one given the chance.
Quote:Also,stay away from Intel motherboards.They ain't bad,but they suck compared to Asus/Gigabyte/MSI ones.
He means motherboards with an intel chipset.
Quote:Overclockers always choose Gigabyte/MSI/EVGA/ASUS
Fixed that for you. In fact it's statistical fact that more overclockers choose gigabyte than asus, not saying they're better but saying all overclockers choose asus is a bold statement that is very far from the market statistics.
Now let's go again.
In order of awesomeness for motherboards with intel chipsets:
Reputable (excellent hardware quality and warranty): EVGA, Gigabyte, Asus, sometimes asrock
Ok brands (decent quality, not awesome but they usually don't blow up on you or stop working for no reason): MSI, Zotac, foxconn, sometimes asrock
No No No No No: biostar, intel, ECS, jetway, supermicro, sometimes asrock
Seriously asrock has some really good board and some really bad boards.
(09-25-2011, 05:25 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]Good cooling but inferior customer support/warranty/hardware reliability/and no step-up program. Therefore I placed it in the medium category. Not saying they are bad just saying I wouldn't put them in the same category as EVGA/XFX/Gigabyte/ASUS, especially EVGA/XFX, they deserve a category all on there own above the rest.
That's not to say I wouldn't buy a twin frozr card, I do like them and would buy one given the chance.
Oh,you were talking about customer service and such.Then yeah,EVGA da best.
Say...
I read somewhere that h61 boards can NOT use turbo boost.
Should this be a cause for concern?
Also, i5 2500 w/ gts 450 or i5 2400 w/ gtx 550 ti? Random nitpick.