BFG Tech: We're Done with Graphics Cards

[builderbobftw]

Oh no!

BFG was a very nice maker, second only to EVGA as gar as Nv goes!

 

[robcope1965]

They are not done as a company and made it clear they will honor your warranty. I imagine if your card fails, they will just pay you for it. You should be fine.

 

[NapoleonDK]

[citation][nom]HansVonOhain[/nom]I used to like BFG. I owned a 6600gt from them, boy that was a great card.[/citation]Oh man that was the first card I ever had! A BFG 6600GT with 128MB of DDR3 owned Doom 3 up one side and down the other... That was my first computer, my first PC gaming experience. *sigh* I will miss BFG!

 

[Dirtman73]

I haven't upgraded from my BFG 9800 GTX+ yet because I love the card and the fact that it's got a lifetime warranty on it. I've got a few other pieces of BFG hardware too; they're just a great company to deal with overall. Hopefully this doesn't affect their bottom line.

 

[Guest]

I'm getting ready to upgrade my video card. I'm leaning towards the Nvidia 480. I care more about the price than I do the heat or power usage. And yes the 480 is average of $80 to $100 more than 5870. But when the next round of ultra realistic games come out i'm betting on the 480 to handle them better than the 5870. And Nvidia sli has a better average speed increase with 2 card than the Crossfire. Atleast thats my thinking. I may be wrong. I've had only one Radeon in my life and I couldn't stand it. So yes i'm biased.

 

[rmmil978]

So if they've stopped making graphics cards, and you have a lifetime warranty, as I do, what happens if in 4 years one of my cards dies and there is no replacement? Anyone ever RMA a no-longer existing card, what do they send you?

 

[mayne92]

[citation][nom]RaptorX1[/nom]Thier high prices were worth it. The support was top notch if a card dies they replaced without blinking, sorry but thats the kind of support most people are willing to pay the extra bucks for. A loss of a competitor is a sad day for everyone.[/citation]
I have to agree, I have had an 8800GTS for quite a number of years with no problems and have heard nothing but great things about BFG's tech support. I even got a T-Shirt with the card among several other gadgets too haha.

 

[zybch]

Am I the only one wondering what kind of profits they think they should be making by selling an nVidia designed and made chip stick into an nVidia designed and made PCB with the only BFG part of it being a sticker on the heatsink?

There is only 1 company making their own product, everyone else just uses nVidia reference designs or buys complete cards from whoever it is that makes them for nVidia, slaps a sticker on them and sells them in overly designed boxes.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Meh, I'm not in the US so wouldn't have got lifetime warranty anyhow and as I've never had one of their cards I don't think I'll miss them at all.

 

[skit75]

+1 for BFG

I've been buying thier cards for years now & can't think of one horror story at all. I wonder if I should try to grab another GTX 260 MAXCORE now before they are too rare to find!?!?

 

[axe1592]

BFG, Deimos, Phobos. These guys are definitely Doom fans.

 

[Marco925]

I had alot of their cards, I loved them all.

Even if one of their cards were prone to dying, they always would send a better one.

 

[demosthenes81]

Personally im glad my latest bfg experience was a bad one a GTX275 OCX had to rma twice because they were too unstable at factory settings had to under clock them still faster than the standard 275 but annoying having to do it every boot up. but i still have a 7800gtx running strong in my vent server machine also from bfg maybe thier quality slipped in the last couple years not sure...

 

[micky_lund]

ouch..the lack of competition hurts every consumer

 

[notty22]

BFG made many enthusiast specialty models, many water cooled ready cards and some with closed loop complete solutions.

 

[stratosrally]

I absolutely loved my 6600GT OC and still own the Dual-PCB version of their GTX295. It survived an apartment fire and will be going into my new build as it's reliably been chugging along for almost a year since then. I cleaned its exterior with contact cleaner to remove the smoke residue and the glorious BFG "wrap" came off, exposing an nVidia silkscreen underneath. I'll be sure to plaster it with a selection of BFG case badges that I've collected to show my loyalty to them.

 

[rockyjohn]

Bummer. They are my preferred graphics card vendor. Hope they return soon.

 

[jitpublisher]

My first and only BFG card is the 8800GTS 512 OC G92 card I have now. It hands down has been the best GPU I have ever owned. It overclocks like mad crazy, runs cool, and at my res of 1280 x 1024, it runs everything I throw atit, still. It is aging, but I have kept this card longer than any card I ever owned. I also have a BFG 680 watt LS series PSU, and it too has been rock solid. Hate to see them drop the GPU line, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

 

[zaznet]

Sounds like they may be trying to compete with Alienware. They'd be a good company to do it with new cards that can only be found in their gaming rigs.

 

[eddieroolz]

We lose another competitor. It's a sad day.

 

[bunz_of_steel]

More like the CEO's and higher up execs are well, just not making as quite as much as they think they should be getting paid. Bet their salaries and bonuses are in the high dollar figures. Cut out the high paying salaries to the worthless execs and you have yourself a profitable company again, duh!

 

[Hupiscratch]

I owned a 7950GT from then. Very good boards.

 

[bilbat]

They wanna get out before the first failure of a fan module on a GTX480 results in a 'meltdown', and takes a small New Jersey neighborhood with it into a molten puddle in the ground, causing Obama to jack 'em up next to British Petroleum!!

 

[n3ard3ath]

Good BFG, because I'm done too. Unless they stop making console ports and do real PC games once again.

 

[omnimodis78]

Owned two 8800GT cards - and now running a GTX 275 OC - honestly, it's a toss up between EVGA and BFG, but I never ever regretted dropping cash on BFG cards! I wonder what kind of a shockwave this will send through the industry