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Review: MSI vs. ZOTAC: shootout at the GeForce 8800 GTS 512 Corral

by Tarinder Sandhu on 5 February 2008, 08:22

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ZOTAC bundle and warranty




Roar!! Well, at least the box looks lovely.





Items Drivers CD
English quick-user's guide
DVI dongle
6-pin PCIe-to-Molex adapter
HDTV (Component) + S-video-out cable


The bundle is basic, really, considering that the AMP! Edition currently e-tails for £229, including VAT, making it £30 more expensive than a stock-clocked model. ZOTAC will argue that its prowess lies with overclocking, and we'll put this to the test later, but the pricing needs to be lowered to compete against other mildly-overclocked cards.

Warranty

All ZOTAC cards are backed by a two-year warranty that begins of the date of purchase. We like the fact that the warranty is transferable, should the card be sold on.

ZOTAC has a service centre in the UK. Customers have the option of sending faulty hardware either to the dealer from which they purchased the card from or, alternatively, back to ZOTAC's centre, where the company quotes a 5-10 working day turnaround, and will ship the product back to the customer for free.