XFX vs ScanFX What's the difference

[billythewiz]

I've been looking into nVidia 7800GT cards and I was wondering what the difference is between

256MB XFX PCI-E *Extreme* GF7800GT *450 Core 1.05Ghz Mem* (256bit) ViVo 2xDVI £244.39 (£230.89 on TodayOnly)

and Scan's OEM equivalent

256MB ScanFX PCI-E *Extreme Edition* GF7800GT *450 Core 1.05Ghz Mem* (256bit) ViVo 2xDVI £233.11 (£220.89 on TodayOnly)

From what I can tell the extra £10 gets me a colourful box and a selection of games ( Call of Duty II, X2, MotoGP2 ).

Is Scan's plan that people who want a second card for SLi will buy theirs rather than get two copies of the games ?

[DavidM]

ScanFX are unbranded OEM cards from assorted manufacturers. Being OEM it will come without software or odd freebies. It also comes with a standard 1 year warranty - where retail products may have a longer warranty.

[billythewiz]

That makes the branded version look a much better buy to me. £10 gets me 3 games, a 2 year warranty and colourful box

Thanks for the prompt reply.

[project187]

i was wondering yu know your offer on the 7800 gtx the scan one its not sli compatible is it? coz its foxconn and you can get another one the same can you?

[DavidM]

The card is a unbranded oem card, not a Foxconn.

[project187]

so how would i get another for sli?

[Noni]

Does not matter, as long as 2 cards have the same cores they will work in SLI

[Pete the Painter]

i was wondering yu know your offer on the 7800 gtx the scan one its not sli compatible is it? coz its foxconn and you can get another one the same can you?

I'll tell you this for free
They're a fantastic card. I've had two in SLi today...They rock!! Got the 512 dual slot cooler on them also. Quiet as owt.