Is the difference only in the brand name?

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Can somebody tell me what is the difference between Visiontek XTASY 6564 Nvidia Geforce 3 TI 200 and Aopen Geforce 3 TI 200 or Verto Geforce 3 TI 200. Is the difference only in the brand name like Aopen or Visiontek? Thank You.

 

[Matt]

Sometimes there's a difference in clock speeds, but usually they're all the same performance-wise, and just go with the standard reference design. Go with the best price, unless you like a particular bundle they may throw in. There's some rumors that some manufacturers cut corners (such as put in a cheaper RFI filter which deteroriates 2D quality) but this can't really be confirmed as of yet, if this is the case.

For what it's worth, I've tested a few Visiontek cards, and will have the GF4 Ti4600 tomorrow. They've proven to be good; solid, stable, and good 2D quality. Usually they're cheaper than the other name brands as well.

Edit: Grammar errors, grrr.
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[pascal]

Probably there are differences, but I dont know what. Maybe you should visit their sites.

This article will show some difference between some GF3 cards: http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/01q4/011218/index.html

 

[muted]

There's some rumors that some manufacturers cut corners (such as put in a cheaper RFI filter which deteroriates 2D quality) but this can't really be confirmed as of yet, if this is the case

this isn't a rumor , it is true , they cut corners on every component , how could they afford such a low price ? by using the cheapest components available


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[BenM]

If you're looking at those 3 brands for a Ti200, go for the VisionTek. It has excellent 2D (which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer) and has a 50 dollar mail in rebate.

 

[Matt]

muted:

Unless you can prove it otherwise with solid facts/evidence, I'll treat it as a rumor. We don't know what they do to cut corners, or what component they take out and replace it with. At least I haven't seen any solid confirmation that a specific manufacturer has done it.

 

[muted]

well

i'll ask you , how can they afford to sell it at such a low price ? saving a few dollars on every part adds up after , there's just so much you can save on the packaging and manual

countless comparative reviews have already stated that the IQ isn't as good on every card

i don't know how you could think this is just a rumor .. it's like this for EVERYTHING , toothpaste to matresses

 

[tkopp]

Sure, but a lot of the retail cost of the card is determined by markup. If VisionTek wants to go for lower margin/higher volume, the more power to them.

Remember, until very recently SDRAM was being sold below cost to consumers across the board. It wasn't inferior product, it was a competitive marketplace that drove the prices down.

I wouldn't be worried about Geforce3-class cards (or better) from 3rd party manufacturers. Maybe I've been living in a bubble or something, but I haven't heard any real complaints about 2D image quality on a GF3, from any manufacturer. And Visiontek I regard as especially safe -- aren't they the #1 graphics card retailer (as of last year) and don't they supply a heck of a lot of hardware sites with review boards? If they had problems with IQ, we'd have heard by now.

I can't find a link to this any more, can someone help me out? Doesn't nVidia require board makers buy nVidia's ram as well as their graphics chips? I remember some hubub about that in the late GF2 days. Does nVidia use any other heavy-handed tactics to standardize their boards?

 

[BenM]

VisionTek is cheaper because they don't bundle their cards with all the crap that most companies do (games, DVD, etc.) If you wanted to get a VisionTek card at a Best Buy or CompUSA, you'd be paying close if not actually NVIDIA's MSRP, it's because of the low overhead the online stores have is why it's so cheap.

 

[Matt]

I don't know where the link is, but I remember hearing that NVIDIA were offering memory cheap to the manufacturers as an option.