ASUS or EVGA 8800 GT 512Mb

[Sneblot]

Please help which one is the better company to buy the card from? ASUS or EVGA

 

[I.S.T.]

Well, the problem is EVGA has four 8800 GT 512s and Asus has two.

Both companies put out good products, so that's not a factor, really. The best card will have the kind of bundle/price you want, and/or higher than normal clocks.

I recommend you google search each card, as well as checking Asus and EVGA's web sites. Pain in the ass, I know. Here are the links to Asus and EVGA's 8800 series(covers all cards labeled 8800.) sites: http://www.evga.com/products/prodlist.asp http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=2&l2=6&l3=442

 

[Sneblot]

I just read up on both and it seems that the ASUS out peforms the EVGA when run on the same game on 3DMark06 tests.

ASUS http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1256/14/page_14_benchmarks_company_of_heroes_dx10_vista/index.html

EVGA
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...00gt-512mb-superclocked-edition-review-7.html

Asus
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1256/9/page_9_benchmarks_world_in_conflict/index.html

EVGA
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...00gt-512mb-superclocked-edition-review-6.html

Im not bothered about the stepup option on the EVGA but do like the liftime warrenty, which Im still not sure you get with ASUS. Argh

 

[Sneblot]

I look at the EVGA stock 8800 GT 512Mb and the ASUS 8800GT TOP 512MB. The ASUS is slightly cheaper then the EVGA, also the stepup factor dosen't bother me but the lifetime warrenty is interesting as I haven't found the same offer on the ASUS. The ASUS also out performs the EVGA Superclocked 8800 GT 512 version.

 

[Skrying]

EVGA. They have the better warranty and also the step-up program. The "performance" differences are so small its pointless really.

 

[Ty]

The step-up program is only good for 90 days but it was nice for me when I bought the older version of the GTS-640 and was allowed to swap it out for the newer, faster version for just a few bucks to cover shipping.

 

[Sneblot]

I dont know the ASUS 8800 512Mb TOP which I saw was about £10 cheaper.

 

[Sneblot]

its not the ASUS TOP just standard

 

[musictime]

As far as I know both of them are very good.