X1900XT

[JonMooring]

Which brand would you suggest? Also, are NewEgg open box items trustworthy or are they likely to have problems?

 

[LittleNemoNES]

PowerColor retail cards have lifetime warranty.
As for open box, what exactly do they mean? the box opened up on the over there and the card came tumbling out into a rainy street? Or RMA returns?

 

[JonMooring]

returns with nothing but the card, no accessories

 

[LittleNemoNES]

yikes -- I don't know what kind of person would do that. Certainly not someone I'd like to get a used vid card from...

 

[Captante]

(1) Powercolor has a lifetime warranty on retail cards vs 1 year on HIS, but HIS has a slightly better reputation for overclocking & also offers the IceQ cards with a factory-installed NV-Silencer type cooler.

(2) I'd stay away from any "open-box" video card, even from Newegg ... my guess is a lot of these are cards that didn't overclock to the buyers expectations & thats why they were returned.

 

[JonMooring]

Thanks for the advice guys! I think I've made my decision..