Video Card manufactures(Does it matter?)

[Leo Optimus]

When you guys buy video cards do you guys go by manufacture?
I know that some company's cards overclock better than others. Which companies do you think are good for overclock and overall?

Here's some I think are one of the best around:
Leadtek
Visiontek
Asus
Gainward
Gigabyte
Hercules

I think that PNY kinda sucks (no offense to people to have it). I read it doesn't overclock as well as the other companies. :)

[Krusty]

1. Welcome to the forums!

2. This question should really belong in the video cards section of the forum.

3. Manufacturer does matter to a certain extent. Each card has different features and things added. Personally, I love my gainward video card. It tends to get some very good reviews too. Other people here could tell you their opinion on other cards out there.

[Jeff Bolton]

depends on the chipset you want (geforce3 vs. ATI radeon)

i don't know much about either of them but i do know that some of the DO overclock better than others. someone else should be able to help you more.

jeff

[DarkArctic]

I personally am not loyal to one company. I pick which one is the best overall and stick with it. Right now I have a Visiontek GeForce 3.

-DarkArctic

[KeyboardCowboy]

personally, i like ELSA and ATI video cards i have had alot of luck with them, i also do not over clock my video cards, not much of a point with a 64 meg card, right???


unless you are hardcore gamer, then i would say go with something small, i have a 600 Athalon system,256MB ram, 48x, 17.8gb hdd, that works fine with a 16 meg ATI rage 128 AGP card, i think it all depends on what you are going to be doing with yer box

[Ottoman]

I have a radeon 64mb DDR SE...

by overclocking the card alone It add's 400-500 or more points to my 3dmark score...and that's on stock cooling with no ram sinks


and it makes playin maxpayne @ 1600x1200x32 at full detail a reality..

[Robbie]

I think it's more of a question of who does better QA. I mean any company can throw out a product. The good ones test and test and then test again. And if you do have a prob there easy to get ahold of and easy to exchange.

Rob

[WillysNut]

I usually check a lot of reviews and see how manufacturer cards stack up against the reference design. You need to take clock speeds and memory access times into account but that usually offers a good overall comparision.

A biggie between card types seem to be memory access times. You find Ti cards and Radeon cards of the same model type with 3.8-4.0 ddr memory chips. Another smaller consideration is the stock cooling used by the manufacturer. IMHO Hercules seems to be in the lead there...albeit for a price. :D