XFX or PNY

[eddietop]

About to order a 6800 GT i have to decide between an XFX GT or a PNY GT.
Is there any general preference between these two makes?
Any experiance or information on what to go for would help.

Thanks
Eddie

[myth]

The PNY are cheaper in the US, also I like the brand... Both are good so it realy comes down to what there bundled with!

[Grey M@a]

aint heard owt bad about the PNY but i have heard a few horror stories about the XFX but i am sure the XFX give you a 3 year cover. I might be wrong and it could be the other way round.

[Swafe]

XFX = free doom 3?

not sure might be tho....have a look

[Nomadd]

I went PNY, as i'd had a Geforce 4 Ti4600 from them which was cheap and worked perfectly for years. Their 6800GT is real sweet; mine seems to overclock well and I've had zero problems with it.

Nomadd

[Hottentot]

I got the PNY and it came with Far Cry.
Look in the bargain hunt section and you can get it for 25% off at PC world (just in case you hadn't noticed).
Better be quick tho as its too good to last.

[Platinum]

no doom with XFX or not at least when I got mine , Ive heard loads of horror storys about XFX and had to RMA a few at work however tough wood mine is ok although now ive fitted the Arctic cooler to it I dont know if I would be able to fit the stock cooler if it failed

[Scooby]

I think the PNY's come with a lifetime warranty too.

**Edit ** Its 1 year unless you register on their website then you get the extra 2 years making 3 in total. Lifetime mean lifetime while the card is in production. So when they stop making in 6 - 12months time it will run out anyway.

[MuTTy_Hc]

xfx comes with a free doom 3, yes.

[myth]

PNY all the way!

[eddietop]

Cheers guys, im probally gonna get the PNY GT then. But from using the pc world code in bargain hunt, BFG ultra for £290 it is rather tempting

[Scooby]

I've just gone for a PNY 6800GT. Doom 3 isnt that good and only sells for about £17-£25 second hand these days (£10.99 on ebay) and the lifetime guarantee is worth having, maybe not now but when u come to sell it in a year or two's time.

[eddietop]

Just gone for the 6800 Ultra BFG after much consideration. It also comes with a lifetime guarantee. It's a steal for £290 imo

[Scooby]

Nice review of the PNY.

http://www.elitebastards.com/page.ph...id=5601&head=1

[MuTTy_Hc]

Just gone for the 6800 Ultra BFG after much consideration. It also comes with a lifetime guarantee. It's a steal for £290 imo

yes

[Platty]

yes

Got that card here running at a nice 464/1210. Great card!