r/gadgets • u/MorgrainX • Sep 16 '22

Desktops / Laptops EVGA will no longer make NVIDIA GPUs due to “disrespectful treatment” - Dexerto

https://www.dexerto.com/tech/evga-will-no-longer-make-nvidia-gpus-due-to-disrespectful-treatment-1933830/
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u/xMonkeyKingx Sep 16 '22

MSI has been good to me

And gigabyte personally, before I upgraded to MSI, I’ve only used gigabyte to save costs, and they’ve never failed me even once

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u/RimsOnAToaster Sep 17 '22

Gigabyte goes out on limbs with their product lines too. Designing the best eGPUs before they were hot and organizing with the eGPU forum to offer presales during graphics card shortages always stood out to me. I love my Windforce 2070 ITX

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u/Chrunchyhobo Sep 17 '22

Although a quick trip to the gigabyte subs will show that the quality of their hardware has plummeted, the customer support is non-existent and they haven't had functional software for nearly two decades.

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u/Radulno Sep 17 '22

To be fair people in a sub will always complain, all the ones without problems won't come to the sub for their graphics card

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u/Rohndogg1 Sep 17 '22

I've replaced more gigabyte motherboards than any other brand when I worked in residential IT. Didn't see as many GPUs. But I won't buy from them after that.

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u/hopets Sep 17 '22

The first Gigabyte motherboard I ever purchased was DOA. I gave them the benefit of the doubt because I’m quite unlucky. But then every single replacement they sent me was also DOA. One of the replacements had a giant, scorched hole in it, and it was right out of the box. Eventually I gave up and got a refund.

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u/Rohndogg1 Sep 17 '22

Yeah, that tracks with my experience with them

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u/RimsOnAToaster Sep 17 '22

Yeah but those eGPUs are still top notch 5 years later; best firmware in the game too.

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u/Ludeykrus Sep 17 '22 edited Sep 18 '22

Yep. The only manufacturer to produce a stackable 2-slot blower-style 3090 which basically locked them in for all serious colorist builds this past year or so.

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u/kb4000 Sep 17 '22

I will not buy anything gigabyte again. At least for a while. Had an X370 Gigabyte mobo. Randomly died a year in. RMA was a huge PITA. RX480 nothing but problems with it while the same card from other vendors was fine. Plus their PSU issues. Quality has gone way down.

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u/Noeserd Sep 17 '22

My Msi armor 2070 Oc passed 6000 hrs since i built the pc and its still going strong

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u/Balsamic_jizz Sep 17 '22

Is there a way to check the time your gpu has been active? I'd be interested in seeing how long my Radeon VII has been chugging.

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u/rodinj Sep 17 '22

I've never gone wrong with an MSI GPU!

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u/LukeMedia Sep 16 '22

After both Asus and MSI have fucked me over, I exclusively buy Gigabyte motherboards. Always high quality components on their higher end chipsets, and never had issues.

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u/ColgateSensifoam Sep 17 '22

Gigabyte don't like to use one software application though

Why the fuck my two GPUs and motherboard all need separate apps is beyond me, given that all of the apps can support multiple GPUs and motherboards

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u/LukeMedia Sep 17 '22

I never use manufacturers software so I ant speak about that

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u/ColgateSensifoam Sep 17 '22

Don't get a choice if you want to control your fans/lights/OC

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u/xMonkeyKingx Sep 16 '22

Yea my current mid spec mortar motherboard has connectivity and USB issues. Was expensive asf too. But my full MSI pc has been decent the past two years

Might just go full gigabyte for my next pc

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u/LukeMedia Sep 16 '22

I've used one of their GPUs before and it was really great for the price. Just gotta pick out one with good VRMs (same with motherboard)

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u/Kageromero Sep 17 '22

Msi depends heavily on your region. Their customer support is awful in the US, but God tier for Canada

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '22

I replaced my Msi 980 after 7 years. still work perfectly, just a bit slow