What brand 8800GTS to buy?

[Pete06]

So many choises and close to same price?
im helping a friend who want to but a 8800GTS.. he wants to use tiger direct but there is like 4 or more diffrent brands all withing a $20 range. some are "superclocked" some look better than others.. how do I know what one to recomend?

Thanks

[Michael]

First off, Tiger Direct is a horrible etailer and if possible avoid it at all costs!

Some of the GeForce 8800GTS brands that are good include BFG Technology, eVGA, and ASUS.

[1c3d0g]

Asus, BFG, EVGA, Leadtek, XFX. Don't waste your time with the rest. The differences between them are mostly in stock clockspeeds and some have a different HSF (perhaps one brand has a quieter one than the others).

Michael: I'm surprised by that comment. :eek: Is there something we need to know about TigerDirect? A few weeks from now I was going to buy many items I needed from that website...

[Michael]

Michael: I'm surprised by that comment. :eek: Is there something we need to know about TigerDirect? A few weeks from now I was going to buy many items I needed from that website...

Going to split this topic in case I go off on a rampage ;).

Tiger Direct Discussion: http://phoronix.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1270

[winkowski]

Hello All,

My name is Dennis Winkowski, a Coporate Sales Rep for Tiger Direct. Sorry, you feel Tiger Direct is not so good. Hopefully I can change that.

If are in need of anything, let me know as I can offer discounts and we offer a lot more products on our business site.

I will do what I can to show you that Tiger Direct is a solid company and a great place to do business with.

Shoot me an email or give me a call.
Dennis
888-327-4719
dennis.winkowski@tigerdirect.com

[Kano]

As the prices for the 8800 GTS 512 MB are much cheaper compared to germany do you send it to germany too?

[winkowski]

We could by shipping UPS wolrdwide, but it would cost too much. There is a Tiger Direct in England I believe that would be better for you.

[Kano]

There are UK and germary to select, but these are misco and the price is much higher. When you compare the price in € then you pay about 220€ in US and >300€ everywhere else. That's really annoying.

[winkowski]

Hello All,

Just wanted to let you in on a steal of a deal.

HP 22" Monitor for $249.99
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3720449&Sku=H25-2200

Give me a call or shoot me an email.

Dennis Winkowski
Tiger Direct
888-327-4719
dennis.winkowski@yahoo.com

[Mota_boy]

tiger or not, debends what for it will come, guys **** a **** are you thinging really, that should tell/explain to you buy or not that card, anyway its your choise not any of us, sounding same crazy than any other, telling more that you choose.

[edged]

So many choises and close to same price?
im helping a friend who want to but a 8800GTS..

Did you get the help you needed? Man this thread got jacked.

If you're still looking or have problems and need to try a different brand, I can suggest BFG if you live in the states. They are the main brand I recommend to people looking for NVidia cards, because of their outstanding RMAs.

Personal example:
A 128MB 5900 dies, they send back an ultra.
A Friend:
His 7900 OC dies, they send an 8800 GTX.

Not exactly what I would call a "normal" service :eek:

I've dealt with a lot of different companies and while those others like eVGA or XFX are pretty good, those examples I gave here are not an uncommon circumstance for BFG (just search a few forums).

I suppose also it would depend on what your friend wants. An example of each of those companies:
---
eVGA:
The ONLY company I know of that let's you use a non-reference cooler (3rd party HSF) on their cards and NOT lose warranty!
XFX:
They feature a "double lifetime warranty" for their cards, which means you can sell your card to someone else - and they still have lifetime warranty!

So in conclusion it depends on what you want ;)

Those would be my top three picks for NV-tier manufacturers:
BFG, eVGA, XFX

Just in case anyone else were to ask this question, hope that helps :D

(At times I wish one of those companies dealt ATI cards, given there are really no more BBA cards unless you're very lucky.)