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AbeFrohman

11-24-2005, 10:28 PM

Hey - I'm going to order a GeForce 6600GT 128MB PCI Express Video card and a number of them are on sale at newegg at the moment. Would you recommend one brand over another?
The PNY is $99 after mail-in rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133129 The comments sound like their customer service sucks but $99 seems pretty good.

GIGABYTE's is $119.99: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125156

eVGA's is $129 after $20 rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130214

XFX's is $129.99: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150098

Here's the link for all of them listed out: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Manufactory=&PropertyCodeValue=679%3A10550&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=683%3A9610&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=699%3A9646&PropertyCodeValue=0&description=&MinPrice=&MaxPrice=&SubCategory=48&Submit=Property

Any advice ASAP would be appreciated.

blue60007

11-24-2005, 10:47 PM

I'd vote for the eVGA, but then again they are really all the same.

MakeYourslf2012

11-25-2005, 12:11 AM

Iv'e heard bad things about XFX...

eVGA and Gigabyte are very good though

MaxRat

11-25-2005, 08:55 AM

Cards I would use would be by:

Asus
Gigabyte
Evga (I believe this is the nVidia parent company?)
Chaintech
Bfg tech

I tend to shy away from XFX because they're made by pc-chips...a low quality vendor...

I personally buy Chaintech and have had no problems...I have also used Bfg tech before and Gainward

I recomend getting the extra insurance from newegg at the time of purchase for these kinds of parts...that way they're covered past the normal warranty..;)

ktkendall

11-25-2005, 12:06 PM

I'm and recent convert from nvidia over to ATI chipsets, but I would highly recommend ASUS graphics boards. I have had absolutely no problems with my current ASUS vid card...