EVGA 9800 GTX+ 109.00

[Krusty]

Eagl, do I really believe a reputable company will release products with known shortcomings, known faults, just for a steady income on their part?


HELL yes. It's the way things are done now. 100% known fatal flaws are overlooked in everything from operating systems (Vista), to missile defense systems (can't actually hit a target) to cars (known gas tank ruptures in side impacts).

It's 100% the american way, unfortunately. So yes, I definitely believe somebody somewhere brought this up, and they collectively decided (at the corporate level) to make money off of it nonetheless.


EDIT: For a company that offers lifetime warranties, stay away from anything that "only" has a 1 or 2 year warranty. If it says lifetime, you may have much better luck with it. Going off the testimonial posted above my reply, they apparently do have decent support, it just depends on the card in question.

[Tigger29]

best card I can get with my mother board right now, but thanks for the answer.... I do not have the 6 pin pwer connector option with this motherboard which limits me 

My PNY card came with a molex to 6-pin adapter... actually has two molex connecters on one end, and a six pin on the other.  That way you can use two separate molex circuits and split the load among the different circuits in the PS.  Of course mine had a six pin connector so I didn't have to use the adapter.  I don't know if the EVGA version comes with the adapter or not, but as long as your PS meets the power requirements, it shouldn't be a big deal.

[Anodizer]

Very seldom have I ever had issues with an eVGA card..  When there are issues, they work very hard to accommodate to you..  At least that is my experience..  I will always use them until I am no longer satisfied with how they handle things.. 

[Fulmar]

I was just talking to one of my old buddies who has the same EVGA card I do (8800 GTS 640mb).  He never registered it and it was beyond the 2 year standard warranty.  He told me last night that they were going to RMA the card for him after they went back and forth a bit.  Apparently a new set of Nvidia drivers gave him real problems (black lines on the sides etc).

[TilDeath]

Eagl, do I really believe a reputable company will release products with known shortcomings, known faults, just for a steady income on their part?

There is not a computer maker out there that does not.  BIOS updates for instance, look at the notes for an update FIX: yada yada yada yada (usually listed several times.  Software companies do it too, with updates FIXED Know Bug etc etc,  Driver Updates as the most common FIX of a problem.  Yes companies do release software/hardware/systems with problems and don't think twice about doing so.  EVGA released the X58 knowing BIOS problems, but they also released 3 BIOS updates within 30 days before the board got a bad rep.

[Tr1gg22]

My PNY card came with a molex to 6-pin adapter... actually has two molex connecters on one end, and a six pin on the other.  That way you can use two separate molex circuits and split the load among the different circuits in the PS.  Of course mine had a six pin connector so I didn't have to use the adapter.  I don't know if the EVGA version comes with the adapter or not, but as long as your PS meets the power requirements, it shouldn't be a big deal.

well i just got the pny 250 and my ps is not good enough.. but if it was ther is a ay i could make it work?

[Tigger29]

Here we go.. PNY 9800GTX+ $94.99 after $20 rebate (and free shipping and free game)...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133246&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL071709&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL071709-_-VideoCards-_-LC4B-_-14133246

[Masherbrum]

What Power Supply do you have and what is the +12V rail rated at? 

You can wish of new Video Cards, but you NEED A Power Supply that can handle all aspects of your PC first and FOREMOST. 

[Reschke]

Never had an issue with any of my evga purchases if something went wrong and they needed to be sent back.