Titan X and the difference between companies cards

Flymo23 · 18 Mar 2015 at 16:26

Hey all,

I was just checking out the different variations of the Titan X on the OCUK shop, but i'm failing to see any difference between some of the vendors cards.

Obviously i can see that there is a clear difference between the Hydro Copper and an air cooled card, or a SC edition or whatever... but what about the Asus vs EVGA standard offerings?

Ashley Jordan · 18 Mar 2015 at 16:29

I think it is related to the different warranties involved. could be wrong.

TwsT · 18 Mar 2015 at 16:31

The name

enigma27 · 18 Mar 2015 at 16:36

Really needed a new post.. not like we don't have enough on the titan X already

Flymo23 · 18 Mar 2015 at 20:37

enigma27 said:
Really needed a new post.. not like we don't have enough on the titan X already

Ta for the input.

whyscotty · 18 Mar 2015 at 20:39

Warranty

Wizzfizz · 18 Mar 2015 at 20:40

Give him/she a break, he/she has only posted 15 times

As for the OP, no difference apart from the name.

andybird123 · 18 Mar 2015 at 20:58

Titan cards are all made by nvidia themselves, the partners then box and distribute, so basically you are just paying for warranty.

RanxZy · 18 Mar 2015 at 20:58

Exactly the same cards only difference is some companies offer 2yr or 3yr warranties.

Coolasmoo · 18 Mar 2015 at 22:00

RanxZy said:
Exactly the same cards only difference is some companies offer 2yr or 3yr warranties.

Which all dont matter as statutory rights give you 6years

Kaapstad · 18 Mar 2015 at 22:09

Coolasmoo said:
Which all dont matter as statutory rights give you 6years

Any graphics card that lasts me 6 years will be liquid cooled anyway.

I will be using them as beer mats

kazuya1337 · 18 Mar 2015 at 22:43

Kaapstad said:
Any graphics card that lasts me 6 years will be liquid cooled anyway.

I will be using them as beer mats

I've got a couple of 280's if u need some beermats, say £80 for the pair

Bonjour · 18 Mar 2015 at 23:07

The Inno3D is an interesting prospect. At a premium, however.

ALXAndy · 18 Mar 2015 at 23:17

All stock cards are made by Nvidia. Well, I say that, they're made in China where the workers are paid about 2p an hour. Then they're shipped to Nvidia who send them out to the sticker and badge brigade (MSI, Giga etc) where they bundle and box them.

Nvidia have made it clear that no one is to badge or change a Titan and custom cooled cards are off the cards.

So as others have said it comes down to warranty. The cheaper the card the crappier the warranty. Two years is mandatory in the UK and you deal with the retailer, any more and you deal directly with the company (so for example MSI).

But yeah, stock cards are all the same it's just brand and warranty preference.

Bonjour · 18 Mar 2015 at 23:19

ALXAndy said:
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Nvidia have made it clear that no one is to badge or change a Titan and custom cooled cards are off the cards.

...

What about the Inno3d?

Surveyor · 18 Mar 2015 at 23:20

Coolasmoo said:
Which all dont matter as statutory rights give you 6years

You have 6 years to make a claim, not a 6 year warranty.

If you make a claim after 4 years and it's determined the product should last for 3 years you won't be successful.

RanxZy · 18 Mar 2015 at 23:59

Kaapstad said:
I will be using them as beer mats

Lol

ALXAndy · 19 Mar 2015 at 00:06

Bonjour said:
What about the Inno3d?

Odd ! they must have changed their stance. Even the EVGA ACX Titan came as stock with the cooler included extra.

triss · 19 Mar 2015 at 02:50

ALXAndy said:
Odd ! they must have changed their stance. Even the EVGA ACX Titan came as stock with the cooler included extra.

The Inno is why i wonder if we will actually see different coolers/ very oc'ed factory versions of a Titan this time, I'm sure EVGA would be happy to make classified versions

drunkenmaster · 19 Mar 2015 at 05:07

In 90% of cases any card failure you have will be in the first few months anyway. Usually it's a dodgy fan or dodgy connection to the chip/memory somewhere which goes relatively quickly, that or it's DOA. The only graphics cards I've ever had die have been within the first couple months and most people see trouble with a slightly broken card very quickly.

Asus just tack on £80 because people will pay more for Asus.... for absolutely no reason at all. Literally the same items, Asus don't get preferential cores or better overclockers, luck of the draw, everyone gets a chunk of the available supply and people who buy Asus are basically intentionally being ripped off. Even in the case of the extra year warranty... though other companies also offer longer warranties... it's not worth £80.

My 5850 still works, my 6970 still works, a 2900xt I have still works(checked out of curiosity a while back, it still works). These are cards that got overclocked, over volted, some had coolers changed.

As I've eluded to in other threads recently, effectively companies just whack up prices and see what happens, if people are sensible and avoid the higher cost version or buy it because they imply from the price it is somehow better.... often the latter is what happens and the company keeps the price high.... cough Titan/Titan X.