Question Is Gigabyte an okay brand for GPUs?

[martinceld]

Decided to get an RX 6750 XT because it fit my build and budget, and the GIGABYTE Radeon RX6750XT Gaming OC 12GB is the one most readily available at the price I can afford. Does anyone have experience or info on this brand and/or model?

 

[helpstar]

yes

 

[digitalgriffin]

Avoid at all cost.
Potential class action in the works for denied warranty claims for design defect.

 

[Math Geek]

Avoid at all cost.
Potential class action in the works for denied warranty claims for design defect.

can you provide any sources for this? that's a pretty drastic thing to say with nothing to back it up. i've not seen anything at all to suggest this is true and i read more tech sites every day than any human should

 

[thestryker]

I'm not sure how anyone that regularly reads tech news could have missed it: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/gigabyte-rtx-30-rtx-40-series-gpu-pcbs-are-reportedly-cracking

I wouldn't touch any of their cards that have this retention bracket design. I've not seen what the PCB looks like on their Radeon cards.

 

[ARICH5]

I'm not sure how anyone that regularly reads tech news could have missed it: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/gigabyte-rtx-30-rtx-40-series-gpu-pcbs-are-reportedly-cracking

I wouldn't touch any of their cards that have this retention bracket design. I've not seen what the PCB looks like on their Radeon cards.

ooo ya...i saw some pictures of visible cracks in the pcb around the screws. dunno if that affected the amd cards though.

its up to the op if he would trust the company or not. personally im a MSI fan.

 

[Math Geek]

I'm not sure how anyone that regularly reads tech news could have missed it: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/gigabyte-rtx-30-rtx-40-series-gpu-pcbs-are-reportedly-cracking

I wouldn't touch any of their cards that have this retention bracket design. I've not seen what the PCB looks like on their Radeon cards.

ok i do remember that one now that you point it out. been a while on that report and not seen anything about it since. i could see being leery of the nvidia cards if they are refusing to rma them. does not seem like AMD cards are involved but i guess caution is not a bad idea.

never had an issue with them myself in the past, but i have not bought one from them in a number of years and don't think i've ever had a GB nvidia card.