Nvidia Goes All Out at PAX East 2011

[scrumworks]

"it was planned this way" = It runs so hot that only EVGA and Asus has the ability to make massive coolers to deal with the heat.

 

[FloKid]

Noooo, don't buy them all leave me 1 or 2 : )

 

[reggieray]

[citation][nom]Ciuy[/nom]ASUS? I HATE ASUS!!![/citation]
Gigabyte MOBO are better.

 

[icemunk]

[citation][nom]LuckyDucky7[/nom]"why? in all my years ive never had a bad product from asus, and most others will attest to that."200-dollar M2N32-SLI Deluxe mainboard dead, in warranty (some extension I wasn't informed of until it was 'convenient'), lasted 2.5 years, RMA denied.I'll still use them, but only after the alternatives are too expensive/not available/not enough features.I'd only consider ASUS for this if they offer a lifetime warranty as good as EVGA's.[/citation]

Asus is consitently ranked at the top of the quality spectrum, Gigabyte is up there too of course. We you're dealing with hardware though, you'll always have the occasional dud. I've been running an Asus mobo for 10 years on my music PC, never a problem.

 

[AMD_pitbull]

[citation][nom]icemunk[/nom]Asus is consitently ranked at the top of the quality spectrum, Gigabyte is up there too of course. We you're dealing with hardware though, you'll always have the occasional dud. I've been running an Asus mobo for 10 years on my music PC, never a problem.[/citation]
No offense meant, especially since I have no problem with Gigabyte, but, a media PC isn't really a good point of reference, imo. Similar to the guy that said IE is the best browser due to farmville working on it quickest for him. Personally, I like Asus, but, that's their customer support I look at. Quality, etc. are almost secondary. Why? EVERY card, mobo, CPU, memory stick, etc. will have problems, but, it's how the company deals with those problems that gets my business. Does it have a 1 in 100,000 chance of having problems? Sure, but, if I'm that 1, I wanna make sure my butt is covered.

 

[brisingamen]

my two overclocked gtx 580's will crush the 590, who cares. . . .

multiple single gpu boards are the only way to go for the ultra hardcore, these multi gpu boards are for ego maniacs only.

 

[SabreWulf69]

More people will have more problems with the most highly popular brands simply because of large numbers. More products = more things that can possibly and that do go wrong. It's not necessarily one brand being better than the other when it comes to QC, rather that people will get a few duds, or nothing but duds in their experience, and base their view of an entire company down to their own, personal bewildered experiences. Well, some people anyway.

 

[aracheb]

[[citation][nom]AMD_pitbull[/nom]No offense meant, especially since I have no problem with Gigabyte, but, a media PC isn't really a good point of reference, imo. Similar to the guy that said IE is the best browser due to farmville working on it quickest for him. Personally, I like Asus, but, that's their customer support I look at. Quality, etc. are almost secondary. Why? EVERY card, mobo, CPU, memory stick, etc. will have problems, but, it's how the company deals with those problems that gets my business. Does it have a 1 in 100,000 chance of having problems? Sure, but, if I'm that 1, I wanna make sure my butt is covered.[/citation]


I also use to be an Asus zealod. But they fail way too many times.. on me, and my butt hurt a lot. when they warranty and services where up to part with the way they where handling they Q/A. Could never get a warranty or service without paying almost the same money the motherboard costed, so i better bought a new motherboard, and 3 month later, the same problem, and again, have to switch around 7 montherboard in 1 year. Video card also had the same problem.. So I switched to Gigabyte and i've being happy since then. Bougth a mohterboard that lasted for more than 5 years rock solid, still working in an older build, only replace it because i upgrade my computer. But the motherboard, and the video card

 

[dark_lord69]

[citation][nom]gbean02[/nom]Because EVGA ROCKS. Reason #1 Great customer service. They will bend over backwards to make you happy. Reason #2 LIFETIME WARRANTY.[/citation]
I agree.. the last time I had an EVGA product I was very happy with every aspect of the card and thier customer service. (I can't say the same for Sapphire.)

 

[ram1009]

[citation][nom]rmmil978[/nom]Are you kidding?! The Radeon 6990 sold out INSTANTLY on Newegg and other sites, and this card will be no different. High end card or not, high price or not, there are enough former GTX 295 owners who will be very eager to pick up this card...it's pretty stupid on their part not to make more, because they could probably sell 10x as many as they will. High price or not, there are enough rich high end enthusiasts to pay the price tag.[/citation]


I saw nothing to indicate the cards would be in limited supply, only that there would only be two vendors. My guess would be that Nvidia auctioned off those retail slots to the highest bidder.

 

[niz]

[citation][nom]Memoscorp[/nom]Personal preference.[/citation]

They used to be the best, at one point I wouldn't consider any motherboard that wasn't Asus.
However Asus had some real quality issues in the last few years. I had massive problems with my striker extreme motherboard. It cost about $450 which was unheard of for a mobo at the time, so gave the impression it was very high quality, but I went through about 3 replacements, and the one I ended up with developed faults after the warranty ran out.

It seems about 4 years ago Asus changed their strategy to reduce cost by reducing quality and instead spend it on pointless LEDs and orange plastic. They focussed on making their top-end mobos all blingey using a hideous style that would only appeal to 14 year olds at the cost of actual quality.

 

[niz]

>> One tidbit we picked up on while at PAX was Nvidia’s launch of the GTX590.

So am I reading this right that PAX East was the official launch of the 590?

 

[pacioli]

[citation][nom]doyletdude[/nom]You clearly haven't been paying attention to EVGA lately... that ended around the start of 2011 for all new products.[/citation]

My EVGA GTX 560 Ti SC came with a lifetime warranty...

 

[sykozis]

[citation][nom]christop[/nom]I use Asus in my builds and only had one board go south from lighting strike. 1 in 20 is not bad.[/citation]

My experience with Asus is a bit different. I've only owned 1 Asus product that hasn't failed...and it's an EeePC... I'm 5 for 5 on Asus motherboard failures....for those poor at math, that's a 100% failure rate. ASRock, DFI and Foxconn have been flawless for me though. eVGA does have unmatched support though....at least now that BFG is gone.

 

[niz]

Yeah it wierd. I had a cheap ASrock motherboard that was excellent. Then I "upgraded" to a really expensive yet crappy Asus Striker Extreme that had multiple replacements and endless problems.
The reason its wierd is that ASRock is actually the budget label of Asus so Asus actually make both boards.

 

[leorick]

I too have problems with ASUS. Most specially their M2N series of motherboards with (my estimate) a 50% failure rate (based from different shop feedbacks). It's either dead or some parts not functioning properly. This is the time when i lost my trust in them. I mean if they want to enter the entry level market, make it good, otherwise leave it to ASRock.