nice
Looks pretty hawt huh?
Shame it'll likely be more expensive, worse cooler, worse warrenty..
Shame it'll likely be more expensive, worse cooler, worse warrenty..
and made by foxconn...Finray wrote:
Looks pretty hawt huh?
Shame it'll likely be more expensive, worse cooler, worse warrenty..
How many Chinamen had to die to bring us this video card? Seems like a DUMB move for NV...csmag wrote:
and made by foxconn...Finray wrote:
Looks pretty hawt huh?
Shame it'll likely be more expensive, worse cooler, worse warrenty..
No difference. I'd still go with the best support/warranty.
"10 Chinamen plummet to their deaths each week building our fine Nvidia branded products."
same makers as the ipad, iphone, and ipod touchcsmag wrote:
and made by foxconn...Finray wrote:
Looks pretty hawt huh?
Shame it'll likely be more expensive, worse cooler, worse warrenty..
besides all western culture is built on someone else suffering
Capitalism ftwjsnipy wrote:
besides all western culture is built on someone else suffering
for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.
And the xbox and the ps3 and so on. My point is that it's not really made in house by Nvidia thus not really worth the price premium over something like an ASUS card.jsnipy wrote:
same makers as the ipad, iphone, and ipod touchcsmag wrote:
and made by foxconn...Finray wrote:
Looks pretty hawt huh?
Shame it'll likely be more expensive, worse cooler, worse warrenty..
besides all western culture is built on someone else suffering
You are probably right about thatcsmag wrote:
And the xbox and the ps3 and so on. My point is that it's not really made in house by Nvidia thus not really worth the price premium over something like an ASUS card.jsnipy wrote:
same makers as the ipad, iphone, and ipod touchcsmag wrote:
and made by foxconn...
besides all western culture is built on someone else suffering
it's most likely a market ploy - a way to get their name out there. It is very hard for a company like Nvidia to turn a profit on ventures like this, as most retailers like Best Buy have such insane requirements and warranty policies that it rarely makes sense to 'go retail' unless you either offer a very expensive product or you are trying to steal away market share. Looks more like an effort to raise brand awareness than to try to gain some of the revenue from the retail market.
These cards are no different then the reference cards AIB's purchase from Nvidia to sell to you.
Although I disagree with this decision, there is no need to jump on the anti nvidia bandwagon, especially when it's Kyle Bennett's.
Although I disagree with this decision, there is no need to jump on the anti nvidia bandwagon, especially when it's Kyle Bennett's.
you'd be surprised at the amount of people that haven't a clue about the guts of a computer.RTHKI wrote:
nvidia need to raise brand awareness?
Enough chinese people anyways, they wont noticecsmag wrote:
"10 Chinamen plummet to their deaths each week building our fine Nvidia branded products."
the Chinese themselves don't care if a few hundred kick the bucket...RDMC wrote:
Enough chinese people anyways, they wont noticecsmag wrote:
"10 Chinamen plummet to their deaths each week building our fine Nvidia branded products."
Well... If I were to get a reference card I'd get the one with the longest warranty...
Otherwise I'd get one with a custom cooler and the longest possible warranty
Otherwise I'd get one with a custom cooler and the longest possible warranty
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
I've always thought of it as something special to get something directly from the manufacturer, branded as its own with its own livery and all factory shiny. Whether it's GPU's or Cars or whatever
Last edited by Mekstizzle (2010-10-06 05:40:09)
@Mek: usually buying direct from the manufacturer has discounts in there. It would be nice if Nvidia did this, or at least kept the price the same and threw in a few perks.
@Floppy: That's exactly what I did with my card. Couldn't get the EVGA with the lifetime warranty so I got the ASUS.
@Floppy: That's exactly what I did with my card. Couldn't get the EVGA with the lifetime warranty so I got the ASUS.
^ThisFloppY_ wrote:
Otherwise I'd get one with a custom cooler and the longest possible warranty
There is a perk..CapnNismo wrote:
@Mek: usually buying direct from the manufacturer has discounts in there. It would be nice if Nvidia did this, or at least kept the price the same and threw in a few perks.
You get an entire *TWO* PCIe - Molex cables.
ASUS' are pretty good afaik but their custom coolers are abit pricey..killer21 wrote:
^ThisFloppY_ wrote:
Otherwise I'd get one with a custom cooler and the longest possible warranty
Sapphire has great coolers but only 2 years warranty
Never had problems with my sapphire 4870 Toxic tho'
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
xfx has double lifetime warranty on their graphics cards.
derp...KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
xfx has double lifetime warranty on their graphics cards.
afaik ASUS are amongst those with the longest warranty... 3years...
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me