Behind the times...

[upmg]

There was a time I would know exactly what I wanted to buy.

However nowadays I don't have a clue and im only 24 and neglected to keep up with computer hardware for a few years.

Can someone please explain to me what the difference is between all these cards..

For example lets pretend I want a NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra.

What is the difference between all the manufacturer's? and isnt it all NVIDA anyway? Do they perform slightly better or worse? Surely they are all the same spec?

What do you guys go by when deciding between them?

Thanks

 

[esiemi]

for me it depends on my budget. how much you wanna spend?

What is the difference between all the manufacturer's? and isnt it all NVIDA anyway? Do they perform slightly better or worse? Surely they are all the same spec?

different brands have different support and bundle hence price difference. and yes all made by nvidia but sometimes manufacturers clock them slightly higher.

 

[upmg]

for me it depends on my budget. how much you wanna spend?

This isn't about budget mate, its about me getting my head round why there seems to be different manufacturers of nvidia cards and what the difference is between them.

Last time I got a card it was Nvidia or ATI. Straight forward!

 

[TheRealDeal]

The difference between most cards is warrenty and the software that is bundled with them. As far as i am led to believe all the cards come from the same manufacting lines and there is no difference most of the time.