Should I switch to Nvidia

[Mongo]

I have gone back and forth over the years. Any one think this is a good buy? Hear anything bad or good about sparkle?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814187128

[Shakira]

good company
after heavy heavy use the card will die out but its a reliable card

[Mongo]

good company
after heavy heavy use the card will die out but its a reliable card

How is it reliable if it dies after heavy use. That is not quite the definition of reliable.

[Shakira]

what would you be doing though i mean outside of gaming and watching some videos ?

Edit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814127534

[Frostbite]

I have a Nvidia in my desktop pc and haven't ever had a problem with it.

[gutz50]

i had a agp nvidia 6800 for 3 years and finaly it died.
New mb and ram and a pci-e 260gtx runs great 2 years now.

[Mongo]

I was more concerned about the company that maade the card. I never heard of sparkle.

[Appleseed]

sparkle never heard of it... but other one the MSI one should be good
i am using bfg brand although my card died once due to my power supply went crazy and burned everything in the tower with it but bfg still replaced my card flawlessly only waited a week for the new card.

[bmh]

Sparkle is in Taiwan, has their own factory, and has been around since 1982. They are a stable card, though I have heard of issues with fan noise. Not necessarily the fan not functioning - just louder than comparable models. I have worked on a few PCs with Sparkle cards. Never had an issue with them. The problem was always something else (usually a driver). I don't have enough experience with their brand to give it a thumbs up or down but I usually run ASUS (another noisy fan), Sapphire (AMD/ATI), or MSI. The reviews for Sparkle cards are pretty good. I see no reason to not give this card a try, as long as it has a good warranty and you can read their shitty manuals that come with them. Might wanna brush up on your Mandarin or Taiwanese.



BTW, I have seen several dead MSI cards. They have been having a lot of capacitor problems. Might want to consider that when you make your choice. I am not too happy with their motherboards lately either. MSI is the LAST brand I would choose.

[Mongo]

I neer have been a fan of MSI

[Shakira]

Then go with Evga
there cards are awesome
or would you want to go to AMD

Also for all you guys in us( or canada if you find this at your microcenter or ncix and such )
these are great for your vid cards brought down my mem temps quite a bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835108071

[Rediseal]

I am happy with my HD 6950 I got for my new rig. I unlocked the shader cores and overclocked to the HD 6970 speed and it runs like a champ. All for about $280.