video card manufacturers

[alt123]

wondering which manufacturers produce the most reliable cards. i realize ati and nvidia are the main chipsets but does the manufacturer make a difference ? (apollo, evga, asus,sapphire ect...)

[Kareeser]

Hi alt123,

Here is an old thread I started awile ago, and might be a good reference point:
http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=156385

The different card manufacturers utilise the same graphic cores produced by either nVIDIA or ATI. Each manufacturer has their own company "policy".

For example, a particular manufacturer tends to overclock their cards (I cannot remember the name now), while other manufacturers might add different fans, or different cooling options, etc.

[Staren]

ATI keeps a bit more quality control on cords based on their designs, but even with ATI there are better manufactures. For ATI I like Sapphire, PowerColor, and ATIs own brand (though they tend to cost a bit more). For nVidia, the major brands are EVGA, BFG, and XFX (though evga as you probobly have seen, is overall the most popular for quality and price / warranty right now).