Using Nvidia (GTX1660Ti) on my Ubuntu box. It works pretty well with no fuss.
I would like to try an AMD card as a learning exercise, but looking at prices and availability. I don't think I'll be trying that anytime soon.
For AMD cards I always go for Sapphire, never had any problems with it. I had one XFX at one point and it was running very hot and noisy. As for NVidia, whichever is cheapest, usually Palit, just like at the moment(Gtx 1660 StormX).
EVGA Nvidia GTX 1070. Over 3 years old, but still chugging along pretty well. Can still play the games I want to at decent FPS.
An Evga GTX 1070ti. Does what I need it to do, in no hurry to replace.
Currently AMD in the form of a 5700XT Sapphire Pulse (also had a Sapphire 4870 back in the day). So far I've only had a single nVidia card and that was an ex-demo MSI 970GTX which did me proud for a good number of years (part of the reason for the purchase of an MSI x570 motherboard really… well partly, that and the fact the Unify has zero RGB).
Last 10 years all Sapphire AMD cards. One reference model, Vega 64 and two AIB models Fury Tri-X and 5700xt Pulse. Never had a problem. Now KFA 2 3090 (Galax brand)and all good so far.
I have an Asus 3080 at the moment build quality appears good, but no I am not brand/partner loyal for most things.
My last few have been EVGA Nvidia cards. One with the oem water block but others I have put an aftermarket water block on.
Currently using an RTX 2070 with an alphacool block fitted.
Had no issues with Evga cards or with Alphacool.
Just waiting for a water-cooled 3080 to appear in stock somewhere. The iChill one is catching my eye currently.
EVGA GTX 970 SSC. Having lost over £500 on a Zotac GTX 590 failing just after it's warranty and the disgusting mark-ups being put on GPUs these days, I'm only getting cards from manufacturers that offer a 10 year warranty.
Last two have been Nvidia Founders Edition cards, build quality is solid, aesthetically they also look a lot better than the AIB cards (in my opinion). AMD side of things I tend to lean towards Sapphire (build quality).
Currently mainly AMD but only because that's what I had…
No need for a real cutting edge gaming card - though the missus could use a faster card I guess…
Whatever Qualcomm used in the chip used in the Quest 2 usually
The cheapest I could find. Zotac for now.
hexus
And do you tend to stick with the same partner
My current card in an MSI GTX980Ti. I've alost exclusively had nVidia cards since I replaced my old 3dfx Voodoo3-3000 with a GeForce 2, but I have no loyalty to any particular card manufacturer.
I'd wanted to upgrade, but 8GB VRAM put me off nVidia, and total lack of affordable cards put me off everyone this generation.
I've always had Nvidia at home and not had any issues so tend to default to them (with the exception of the absolutely abyssmal 5200 cooker back in the day where it should never have been made as a passive cooled option). My experience with AMD drivers at work was not great so I'd still lean going Nvidia now but with stock as it is it's all a moot point isn't it?!
I won't be buying Gigabyte again following failure of my GTX-1080ti 2 months outside warranty and Gigabyte refusing to honour their £50 over warranty service as no component stock.
The replacement Nvidia 2060 FE is well made and I would buy FE going forward (it anything ever comes into stock again!)
that sucks. my gigabyte SoC card is still going well 10 years on, and I always paid for those for the extra binning they got. What version of 1080 did you have from them? I must admit I'm always suspicious of the cheaper tiers as that cost saving has to go somewhere…
After 10 years of using only AMD cards (probably like… 10 different cards), I am all “green” for some time now.
Palit GTX 1080 GRP in my main rig, EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3GB in my HTPC, GTX 1060 & GTX 960 in my laptops.
To be honest I still love AMD's products (my main rig is sporting a Ryzen CPU), but Nvidia's Pascal series was WHOA!
My current rig started with a Sapphire 6870 that was very good, reliable and quiet with good temps.
In 2015 I temporarily upgraded to a Diamond 290X with a reference cooler. It sounded like a helicopter taking off in my living room, so it went back to the store, and I stuck with the Sapphire as it was still mostly adequate in performance.
In 2016 I upgraded to an MSI Gaming X RX 480. I switched to MSI because their card had the best reviews for cooling and acoustics, and after the 290X experiment that was important. And indeed, it's fantastic in that area. It did have an issue where it would stop outputting to the monitor after being idle, until I unplugged and replugged the display, which was annoying. But a driver update has made that almost entirely go away.
I'll probably slightly favor Sapphire for my next card, though I'd still buy an MSI as well. I wouldn't buy an AMD reference cooler; it's not worth saving a few bucks when it means having a noisy card for the next 4 years. Might consider other partner cards depending on their reviews.
EVGA RTX2070 Super. Still working well
Stuck with Nvidia mostly through all my builds, currently have a EVGA GTX 1070 SC Black, no plans on upgrading in the near future. Want to get Valve Index VR first, and a 144Hz+ GSync monitor, then maybe I'll consider saving for a new GPU upgrade.
I have a RTX 2080 Ti. I'm not in a rush to upgrade. I expect Nvidia to release their 40xx cards towards the end of this year and I'll see how they fare. But I'm not brand-loyal: if AMD release their 7xxx cards at the same time it's game on!
Currently running a Palit GamingPro OC RTX 2080TI and love it although I'll never spend this kind of money on a video card again
A AsRock 6900XT Reference card i was lucky enough to get at original $999 msrp. Looking back im glad i took the leap of faith cause right now the GPU scene is unsightly. So far 0 issues with it and it replaced an MSI GTX 980 Gaming(4+ years old still going strong) which i put into another machine to replace a ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost( still kicking but just so outdated).
Currently and still on a 1080ti it is not so much about the brand though, whatever highend card that this next time will give me most for the bucks in the higher end will get my next purchase, however, no point in going wild or anything as the low amounts of GPUs from both teams must be having a really bad yield, though RED team seem to have the best topend card for the best price in comparison to team Green
I've had AMD cards for years now, 10+. Current card is Sapphire RX580 with 8Gb, which replaced my eight year old AMD 7850 with 2Gb only last year. I did notice the difference!
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3DFX.
Pretty relaxed on the GFX side of things, tend to buy a cheaper brand card as i dont go creative with the GFX cards.
Need to learn the same with mobos as i dont really go creative on those either, just want to puck some parts together inside a box and get on with it.
I'm mostly team green. Had some success with a Radeon 9500Pro, but otherwise nvidia does what I went with less driver fussing than I've had from AMD.
Currently rocking a 3080FE. I'm a fan of MSI for the value vs cooling offer. But for a 3080, only the FE fits in my case. Almost designed for the airflow (In Win 901).
I favor Nvidia's GPUs and prefer EVGA. Their cards are well-built and supported with the very cool Precision X1 utility to boot.
I've had Nvidia and AMD both, have not had major driver issues with any, I've actually had slightly more issues with Nvidia drivers on my GTX 1060 6GB, there was a solid year where video playback often times stopped playing and just went green screen. I bought my card about 6-7 months after launch and for another 6 months the issue persisted before it was eventually fixed.
I've had Sapphire in the past with AMD, that card lasted me 7 years it was operational, but I've had Asus and that card also lasted a long time, heck if I were to hook them up right now, they probably still work. I've had Gigabyte, Inno 3D, I'm actually pleased with all of these brands.
So far none of these brands have had poor design that would lead the cards to fail. I've always replaced graphic cards due to upgrading, not my cards failing.
Right now I'm more inclined to go with AMD cards, I've gone for an RX 5700xt, I still have it now, its much much better value than what Nvidia offered. The 2600 super doesn't even compare to the RX 5700xt, today my cards is easily 12-13% percent faster in most games. Even the Unreal engine which is extremely skewed towards Nvidia has better performance on the rx5700xt over the 2600s.
If prices fall to normal I'm looking at getting a RX 6800, could be swayed by a RTX 3070, but I like that extra bit of performance out of the 5800 and I'm getting 16GB, though if Nvidia come up with a RTX 3070ti at the same price as the 3070 and is able to match the 6800, then that would be the card to go.
But I'm waiting for prices to drop!
PNY RTX 3090, pure reference card. Love it, runs cool and fairly quiet, and ridiculously fast, not to mention costed exactly MSRP, which is a win now a days.
Sapphire Pulse 5700XT. Almost got myself a 6800XT Red Devil but was beaten by the other desperate customers, and ended up picking this card up from a friend who had had many problems with its stability.
In my machine it's been rock solid and a decent upgrade over my R9 Fury Nitro, also Sapphire. Well designed kit.
Radeon RX580 here. I would prefer NVIDIA but as i run an Hackintosh its much easier to use AMD.
Asus 1080 Ti OC
No desire to upgrade (even if I could get a new gen card)
I generally don't care about the brand - currently it's a Gigabyte 3090, but it could have been almost any.
The only exception is that I will avoid the trash tier manufacturers - in the UK that's really just Zotac and K2, but globally also include colorful. They are all known for using poor components and the cheapest possible cooler that *just* scrapes its way through, and it's really not worth saving 5-10% for the louder fans/poor reliability/non-existant warranty service.
This is 2021, you don't pick a brand, you buy what you find in stock!
Sapphire, they're always good
RTX 2080 super at the moment. will get a rX series when the prices come down and are available.
Not really loyal to a brand in terms of chip vendor, had my fair share of both over the years and just tend to get whatever fits my requirements (immediately and for the next few years). As for partners I seem to always get Sapphire AMD cards and EVGA Nvidia cards, Sapphire because they always seemed well priced and EVGA for their support and quality designs.
This time round I've got a reference/founders nvidia card, mainly because of availability but now I'm a bit older I don't really like the look of the “gaming” cards covered in huge plastic shrouds and RGB lights.
At home, I've used Asus cards from the -60 variants so far. That's because the reviews show them as being the quietest in my budget range. I'm not so sure that they stay as quiet after a year as they start out, but I guess that could happen to any fan. My next every-4th-gen update will be to what might be named an RTX 4060; I guess Asus will still be around for that.
For work, we only need low-power, low-cost cards, so I might pick, for example, a PNY card where it has the connectors needed for the monitors being used without needing to add an adapter. If Sapphire, or any other reputable company, offered the right part, they'd also be in with a a chance of getting the money if it was convenient to buy. The last time we needed a new graphics card was a few years ago - I'm hoping we don't get any card failures in the current GPU dearth.
Right now it's Zotac. The next one will likely not be. Still not sure on which. Asus is overpriced and I don't like how MSi is making video cards either. The next card will depend on low price below msrp or as close as possible and many research reviews. Current pricing is just crazy dumb.
Korrorra
Right now it's Zotac. The next one will likely not be. Still not sure on which. Asus is overpriced and I don't like how MSi is making video cards either. The next card will depend on low price below msrp or as close as possible and many research reviews. Current pricing is just crazy dumb.
re MSI in what way? they seem to get well reviewed
Using a Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER with Pop'OS and Windows 10…and I am fully satisfied even if a migration to a 3060Ti or a 3070 is not exclude in the near future.
I've got a Zotax 960, recently sold my Palit 770, have a Gigabyte RTX 2070 Super and a Sapphire RX580 Nitro. I tend to buy whatever I think represents good value.
whatever is the best performance for money, based on my price range and required performance as and when I require it.
nVidia…very lucky to have a FE 3080, following on from 1080 and 970 over last 7 years. Quality has been excellent, although last couple of driver updates has caused some weird flickering issues in Windows (eg Zoom).
TriCyclops
Msi rtx2070
and have favored that brand for a while now.
Currently an old gtx970 and if I could find a Radeon 6800 for a sane price I'd upgrade :(
Currently an NVidia GTX 1660 Ti made by PNY. I have no strong leanings either way - I've come back into PC building recently after being out for many years. Historically I've had ATi Radeon cards in the pre AMD era so you could say I've dipped a toe in both camps.
Gigabyte GTX 1070 Xtreme, very happy ;)
Currently using an ancient AIB Nvidia Geforce 550 ti.
Planning for a new PC, I'll probably go for an Nvidia RTX 30?0 when the supply improves and I have the funds. Given that there are reports of crashes due to back-of-gpu capacitor choice when pushing the limits, I'm currently leaning towards the Asus tuf gaming version since that uses six of the more expensive capacitor arrays (overkill) which work better than the single block caps, whilw some AIBs don't use any, or only one.
Currently using a Palit RTX 2060. Previously had an MSI gtx 970, EVGA gtx 670 and MSI gtx 670, and my first card was a Radeon HD5770.
I'm not loyal to any brand, I just go with what I like (or in the case of my second gtx 670, what was available) and what I can afford
Managed to bag a 3080FE a few days ago via Scan. Only just had a chance to install it and fire it up for the first time. Having been unsure that it would fit in my PC, I was pleasantly surprised to see it's noticeably more petite than my outgoing Palit GameRock 1080Ti.
The 1080Ti has been a superb card for the 3.5 years I've been using it, but is just starting to show its age in a couple of new games I'm playing in VR. I also want to get stuck into Cyberpunk in the next few weeks, and deliberately held off until I could get my grubby mitts on an RTX card.
I was tempted by the extra VRAM of the 6800XT, but also put off by its deficit in ray-tracing performance and lack of DLSS. But I've owned plenty of ATi/AMD cards over the years, and have no particular allegiance to nVidia. But their cards have just fit the bill slightly better over the last few years, for me personally.
Does this site need clicks and views?? Anyway, nVidia (right now).
Gigabyte gtx 660 windforce in SLI… Major performance upgrade, when I got the second card couple years back. But the stability of SLI is almost non existent. I was ready for a proper upgrade after 9 years of use. But of course, we know, thats not gonna happen for a while now.
Always NVIDIA cuz Cuda, and now RTX.
Great accelerators, although I would very much like to switch to AMD… They would need to offer similar tech though. And it would need to be supported by V-RAY.
I have normally used AMD cards but this time I wanted a 3080 but I couldn't find one and a 6800 xt appeared so I bagged that.
Out of the 4 machines in the house 3 of them have AMD cards, all Sapphire, Sapphire hd 5850 2Gb vapor-x in the music studio PC, Sapphire R9 290X in my wife's PC, and a Sapphire 6800XT Nitro+ in my PC (upgraded from a Sapphire RX Vega 64 reference with a water block). My eldest son has a RTX 1050 from Gigabyte.
I have preferred brands, I normally go for Sapphire when I am getting an AMD card and I wanted an EVGA 3080 but couldn't find one.
I would consider Asus cards but not for the prices that they charge, I don't think I would be gaining much bearing in mind the GPU core is the same as any other card.
Well I am well behind the times with my trusty GTX670. But it plays Borderlands 3, so I am happy for now considering the current market.
An upgrade is on the cards, for my whole system which is a few years old now. I think I will go ‘Green’, been a Nvidia users for a long while now, so plan to stay the same, but would happily use AMD if something takes my fancy in performance, driver stability and price.
However things can wait until this crazy supply/price situation goes away. That is a game I do not want to play.
Nvidia forever… except for that one time when I had an AMD RX460. Currently rocking an ASUS RTX 2080
I've always preferred AMD but as for board brand I'll go for the best reviewed one/what I can get hold of. Currently rocking a Sapphire rx480 8gb Nitro+ because it was the only board available at launch. Replacements are just too expensive right now!
Used to have a Manli (made for Indian market) 980Ti, Now I have a Gigabyte 1080Ti. After 3 failed RMAs and a full refund I've promised myself never to buy a EVGA. I think their only good cards are the KingPins, the rest are just overpriced Palit or Zotac, quality-wise.
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Currently AMD in the form of a 5700XT Sapphire Pulse (also had a Sapphire 4870 back in the day). So far I've only had a single nVidia card and that was an ex-demo MSI 970GTX which did me proud for a good number of years (part of the reason for the purchase of an MSI x570 motherboard really… well partly, that and the fact the Unify has zero RGB).
Yeah, after a mishap with an MSI gaming laptop, back in the GF570 era, I am now a big fan of their products. Also went for Unify for the same reasons. Not that I'm not partial to a bit of lighting in the case, but don't like it on the board.
kalniel
hexus
And do you tend to stick with the same partner
Fantastic.
I'm still using my aged but proven HIS 7850 IceQ X Turbo X 2GB with an ARCTIC cooler. I planed to upgrade it last fall to a RX 580 8GB or a RX 5500 XT within my tight budget but as it always happen in life things more important came up. Now it's impossible to upgrade the GPU because of a kind of shortage and of massive psychopathic usury and extortional price jacking what's going on here in Germany even crappier ones than my old one are insane overpriced everywhere…so F.U.. I upgraded my storage capacity instead.
KFA² (aka Galax, aka Galaxy before they got sued) and MSI here for the most part.
I go with whatever's best value in my price bracket (preferably nVidia) when I'm upgrading. Currently running a MSI GTX 1660 Ti Ventus XS 6GB which I picked up early on in the blip as an upgrade to a 2GB GTX960 just cos it was a cheap customer return and you could see prices were about to shoot up. Should do me a while yet; other components will need an upgrade first!
Been using MSI cards for the most part, not for any particular reason, just that they were available, decent enough price and adequate cooling. My last 4 generations of GPU purchases.
MSI GTX 970 Twin Frozr 3 or whatever its called
EVGA GTX 1070 FE
MSI 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
MSI 3080 Suprim X
Got an ASUS ROG GTX 980, been pretty happy with it over the years. Next one will be based on: 1. what's in stock, and 2. what's reasonably priced.
I currently run two Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X OC in my machine. For the next rig I will use Sapphire Radeon RX6800XT Nitro OC+ . In the past I prefer to use Sapphire cards or MSI TwinFrozR series, and back in the 90's I had ELSA/Colorful/Gainward nVidia cards. The first card I had was a Voodo I. :)
I've got a few. GTX 1060 GB. Quadro K5000. RTX 2080. I'd like to get a 30-series card but they keep selling out everywhere and I won't pay extortionate prices.
ilhares
I've got a few. GTX 1060 GB. Quadro K5000. RTX 2080. I'd like to get a 30-series card but they keep selling out everywhere and I won't pay extortionate prices.
welcome to the club of disappointment! At least you have a 2080. I have a 3070 on preorder that I'll hopefully send back if I can either find a 3060ti or 3080 for now I'm on a gtx460. Yup 10yr old card. Still, at least it runs Crysis ok…
Still using my Nvidia GeForce 970 GTX, still able to play games like Cyberpunk but is creaking somewhat! I am now thinking its time I built myself a new pc!