PNY vs. EVGA vs. BFG vs. XFX.....6800 GT

[phishschtick]

OK. I'm a newb and out of my league but here goes....After hours of searching and researching, I have decided that a nvidia 6800 Gt is the best card for me. Could someone please let me know if there is a noticeable difference between the PNY, EVGA, BFG, and XFX manufacturers and which one I should buy.
Also, can you overclock a BFG 6800 GT OC card?
Please be gentle.......!

 

[Cawchy87]

yes, you can over clock a bfg oc card.

BFG would be your best bet because they have a lifetime warrentee.

http://shop1.outpost.com/produ...sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

and there it is for "dirt" cheap

 

[Schadenfroh]

BFG all the way, best support, warrenty, and performance of any of them.

btw, check out my Guide to video card brands

 

[Gamingphreek]

I dunno EVGA has there step up program which is really nice. Its between BFG and EVGA in that list.... i think that Asus, Leadtek and MSI are the premiums so they are "out of its league"

-Kevin

 

[phishschtick]

So you are saying that leadtek, asus, and msi are better, i should look into those?

 

[hytek369]

Originally posted by: phishschtick
So you are saying that leadtek, asus, and msi are better, i should look into those?

yes

 

[ZobarStyl]

I really love my leadtek; their creative thermal solutions are what really sold me on them, and pretty much all tech sites agree that their cooling makes for better overclocks from them. My 2 cents, but ASUS is always nice no matter what they make.

 

[phishschtick]

Thanx all of you.......now, my next and last dilemma is this. I have a Dell 4600 3.0 gig, 512 ddr sdram, 250w powersupply, blah, blah, blah. I'm concerned about card placement and wattage. Are these two sites accurate, or does someone have better advice. I don't always trust dell....

http://forums.us.dell.com/supp...&message.id=202430

http://forums.us.dell.com/supp...o&message.id=90938

 

[phishschtick]

Originally posted by: phishschtick
Thanx all of you.......now, my next and last dilemma is this. I have a Dell 4600 3.0 gig, 512 ddr sdram, 250w powersupply, blah, blah, blah. I'm concerned about card placement and wattage. Are these two sites accurate, or does someone have better advice. I don't always trust dell....

http://forums.us.dell.com/supp...&message.id=202430

http://forums.us.dell.com/supp...o&message.id=90938

The second link says I don't need to change anything with the leadtech 6800 gt, not even the 250 watt powersupply. I read that the dell "250 watts" is a conservative rating, I just don't want to screw anything up, or take away from performance of the card. Maybe I'll upgrade the PS just to be safe. Any suggestions?