XFX to make ATI cards!

[Deraldin]

Ars Technica

Toms Hardware

XFX Official Site

 

I'm so happy. Finally we get a vendor that offers a decent warranty on their parts!

[Morgoth]

Never heard of them. Usually I don't give a shyt on the vendor, as they're all basically just a copy of Nvidias (or Ati's) reference design anyway.

Edited December 18, 2008 by Morgoth

[mkreku]

I've owned an XFX card (Geforce 7800.. or 7900, can't remember now). It was OK, but the box it came in was way cooler than the actual card.

[Deraldin]

Never heard of them. Usually I don't give a shyt on the vendor, as they're all basically just a copy of Nvidias (or Ati's) reference design anyway.

 

When picking a vendor, it's not usually about what changes they make to the actual card, but rather the extras that they provide. None of the ATI vendors allow you to replace the stock cooling, overclock the card, or offer a step-up program. Provided they don't offer different warranties for nVidia/ATi cards, XFX will be the first ATi vendor to allow you to replace the stock cooling and overclock (at least in NA). XFX's lifetime warranty is also transferable if you decide to sell later on (provided you register the card with 30 days of purchase).

 

Visiontek is the only ATi vendor that currently offers a lifetime warranty and doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to honouring that warranty. The rest of the ATi vendors offer between 1-3 years of coverage.

Edited December 18, 2008 by Deraldin

[mkreku]

The rest of the ATi vendors offer between 1-3 years of coverage.

I've never kept a card for three years. Lifetime warranty? Yeah, I'm sure the XFX TNT cards would be mighty useful today (if there were any) :D

[Deraldin]

The rest of the ATi vendors offer between 1-3 years of coverage.

I've never kept a card for three years. Lifetime warranty? Yeah, I'm sure the XFX TNT cards would be mighty useful today (if there were any) :D

 

Congratulations on never needing to keep a card for more than three years. My 6 year old Radeon 9600 Pro is still going strong and is currently powering my little brother's computer. Not everyone upgrades on the same cycle and even old cards can be useful.

 

EDIT: Three year warranty means that anything older than an X1950 is no longer covered. For nVidia, anything older than a 7900 is out of warranty.

Edited December 18, 2008 by Deraldin

[samm]

Nice The more vendors, the better for us customers. Gainward proved valuable already, now XFX... Keep em coming

As far as replacing stock cooling goes: my gf's Zotac card is the first card I've ever seen allowing this without losing the warranty, and we both have already been through an array of nVidia and ATI cards. For ATI, if one wanted to keep the warranty but liked a different cooler, one had to pick a HIS ICEQ, one of the modified Club3D ones or lately one of Gainward's lineup.

Like Zotac, I've rarely seen any XFX (or BFG for that matter) cards in my country. It's now that things even here are getting interesting

[Pidesco]

I love XFX. My previous card was an XFX 7600GT and it was great, and my awesome gamepad is XFX as well. Good for ATI.