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With EVGA gone, who are the next best option?
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Yeh, i have the 4090 FE, would get the 5090 FE myself if needed.
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Just superior build quality compared to anything I've ever had.
OCUK now have a couple of brands where they can act as the first point for RMA issues if I remember correctly for a couple of brands, so you get a quick turnaround on any issues.
@Gibbo can probably list which ones those are.
@Gibbo can probably list which ones those are.
Man of Honour
Zotac offer a 5 year warranty with there cards which is a big plus but no so good with there data leaks. 
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Not a fan of Gigabyte at all. Their rep disappeared off here after their QC went a bit poor.
ASUS and Zotac and PNY are challenging to get warranty a claim. Gigabyte and MSI are better but really if you buy from a shop they will deal with the warranty. If either the GFX company or the shop you bought the card from does not deal with the warranty in a fair time period you are entitles to a refund or brand new replacement.
ASUS card are very well made, their 4090 is the best of the lot, including the founder edition cards. But as other have stated the founder edition card are very well made, personally don't like their looks but that a personal matter. If you like them nothing wrong with them and Nvidia have good warranty turnaround time.
ASUS card are very well made, their 4090 is the best of the lot, including the founder edition cards. But as other have stated the founder edition card are very well made, personally don't like their looks but that a personal matter. If you like them nothing wrong with them and Nvidia have good warranty turnaround time.
Zotac also have a UK service centre (based in Bracknell I believe), so they're a decent option for UK customers.
The only caveat I'd make about that, is with warranty shenanigans you can end up being offered much less than you'd think.
For example: they say after 3 years: "well, you have had 3 years of use, so you can have a 60% refund" and if you purchased a 4090 for £1500, that is £900, which with the slow pace of progress doesn't necessarily get you a suitable replacement.
In the 90s, 2000s and early 2010s this was not an issue at all, but in 2024? Yeah, it can be.
This thread had a happy resolution in the end, but worth knowing:
My Zotac 4090 has malfunctioned ? I think it has
So all of a sudden my Zotac Amp Extreme 4090 suddenly developed a malfunction During web browsing my GPU suddenly decided to change the resolution from 3440x1440 to some blurry 720 resolution, when I tried to change back to the default it would not allow me Nvdia control panel doesnt work, and...
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Caporegime
A sapphire 5080?
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Its a crying shame they (EVGA) are out of the fray. Wonderful video cards
I still have one of their 1080TI's. Box and everything, its pristine (and in a system in fact)
Its probably too early to speculate still. Also it seems like they never do the same job with each model (one crowd does a good xx70, one a good xx80, etc)
I still have one of their 1080TI's. Box and everything, its pristine (and in a system in fact)
Its probably too early to speculate still. Also it seems like they never do the same job with each model (one crowd does a good xx70, one a good xx80, etc)
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I can't see beyond the FE cards since buying a 3080 FE, NVidia really upped their build and cooling quality game with their 30 series of FE cards. I always used to go for an AIB card before then.
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To be fair to the guy I referenced above, he was getting absolute pelters on here from a load of people due to their hardware going downhill, yet always remained polite and helpful. Looking back, poor guy was probably overwhelmed with it all.