Does it matter who manufactured your gpu?
Posted by NoPhotojournalist53@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 20 comments
I want to buy a 4080 super and see different brands with different prices-ex PNY, gigabyte, asus, msi. Does it make any difference?
MankyFundoshi@reddit
I dread buying my next GPU now that EVGA hung up its spurs.
MrPopCorner@reddit
They're coming back for 50 series though, confirmed on X
MankyFundoshi@reddit
OMG!
Material_Tax_4158@reddit
Performance is the same. The only difference is cooling and looks. Just get the cheapest one or the one that you think looks the best
Halbzu@reddit
it does for warranty. the hardware difference will be in the models, not the brands.
Captain_Beav@reddit
Some manufacturers do use lower quality components, the GPU chip itself won't be different but I believe OP was referring to the entire product not just it's CPU.
zulu970@reddit
Current msi gpu models, RTX 30 and RTX 40 series have solid state capacitors?
Neraxis@reddit
To an extent. ASUS is IMO shit though. They'll cheapen out on shit they really shouldn't and not give a fuck and say it's running as intended. The first few months it'll be okay but then after a couple years shit will be out of 'tolerable spec' but by then most people will either not care or just chalk it up to age.
Long story short I have had multiple experiences with shoddy quality and shit that seems barely designed to last a warranty period before dying afterwards.
rottentoe7@reddit
Disagree, have Strix B760 mobo - the build quality is well above typical. Documentation is also good - no Enrgrish or spelling errors. Site drivers / bios / soft is also good and they keep it updated.
Captain_Beav@reddit
He prolly bought the cheap mobo version, ASUS and Gigabyte have HUGE quality differences between their budget and premium products (maybe it's normal practice in Taiwan?).
rottentoe7@reddit
You get what you pay for, I tend to aim at upper-midrange offerings.
Captain_Beav@reddit
If China did you cAnt use it to do government work.
legotrix@reddit
For AMD go for power color, XFX and sapphire,
For NVIDIA one simply does not know, maybe PNY,
MSI is mostly plastic, ASUS stingy and Gigabyte breaks, there is no one to go for without EVGA,
Recogniz3Wealth@reddit
Not really. I don’t know of a single manufacturer that uses subpar components. Just check tested temperatures of the card before you buy it (youtube videos).
op3l@reddit
You can google for "which 4080 super to buy" and some reviewers will review the design of cooler. What you're looking for is whether the caps, vram and mosfets are cooled via the heatsink as that could lead to longer life of product.
Other than that it's just the brand's warranty or if it has any other issues. One notable on I read about is the gigabyte brand of 4000 series having cracked PCB where it connects to the motherboard due to the PCB being thinner(i think). But I ultimately got the gigabyte gaming OC 4070 because it had good cooling of the vram/mosfet compared to the MSI Ventus(which had worse cooling for the things) in that price range.
TheyMadeMeChangeIt@reddit
Yes. The "4080" part in the name is basically just the name of the chip used. Nvidia makes chips, eat of the card depends on manufacturer.
Other things are: - circuit board design - quality of components used (whining coils?) - radiator size and quality (small radiator = throttling, needs faster fans to compensate that what in the end creates noise) - fans (passive mode is not always the case for cheaper cards, also the air flow and longevity since it's a moving part) - warranty & support - overall look
All of those combined make the final price. You get what you pay for. That's especially the case in AMD cards.
AnxiousPineapple3455@reddit
Yes, don't bother buying Inno3D, their quality assurance is garbage, a guy here received a GPU with the thermal pads still having the plastic on it. I got the 4070Ti X3 model and I had to replace all 3 fans because they all broke in 2 pieces after 6 months of use.
And the cherry over the top is that I recently wrote them about the thermal pads sizes to replace mine and they basically told me to fuck off, their customer service is the absolute worse.
What a garbage company, invest in something with a decent minimum of quality and customer service.
(Of course there will be someone here saying "umm I got one and mine is working ok").
AnxiousPineapple3455@reddit
Also the Ventus line from MSI is absolutely bad, it has low quality components, tends to have the worst chips, and the thermals are awful, avoid that if you can too.
Iskeletu@reddit
Yes, generally the more you spend, the better the internal components are, but usually I just pick any in my price range from a respectable brand.
Low_Yam_9157@reddit
If they're the same gpu/spec, not really? But keep in mind software (for fan control and rgb if applicable) and most importantly warranty. For example, I have had nothing but issues with gigabyte software for led control over the years so I tend to avoid them. Asus also, in my experience, has had decent customer support and painless customer service, and generally look/feel nicer to me, so I sometimes learn towards them. But overall? Not much difference. If you're strapped for cash just get whatever is cheapest, or if you have a couple extra bucks get the one you think looks nicest visually (if your case has a window/glass)