Differences between card manufacturers

[Tim2100]

I want to get a GTX670 or possibly a 700 series once they are released. However there are many manufacturers selling the cards.

What differences are there between Asus/EVGA/Gigabyte etc?

I have seen possibly a cheap GTX670 Palit. Not a brand I have heard of but should I stay away or are they much of a muchness?

 

[Surveyor]

Warranty could be a big difference if you ever need to use it.

Graphics Card Warranty's - Let's see how good they really are *Look*

 

[Gibbo3771]

I used to own dual 9600GT's in SLI, both Palits, never had any problems with them. Got them cheap, only reason I had them SLI'd lol.

The differencies include warranty lenght, cooler + fan count, PCB color and some brands have different versions like Boost or some other fancy marketting word for a pre-clocked card.

 

[EVGAdominik]

Hi, if you go for not ref. models there can also be components of better quality on the cards and some manufacturer do offer direct support

 

[ubersonic]

Warranty could be a big difference if you ever need to use it.

A big difference, in BFG's case it was the difference between being in business or not ^^