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Old 11-13-08   #11 (permalink)
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I may be biased because I work for BFG and I personally have a Maxcore, but I'd go with BFG. We have a longer trade-up time period, plus our phone support is open even on holidays. L2 support is the guy that sits right next to me. I've heard him stay on the phone with people for over an hour helping them out (he's earned his phone headset!), and he takes requests on RMAs such as pre-testing replacement cards before shipping them out using certain games or motherboards.

BFG also supports the LAN gaming community by sponsoring LAN parties with swag, prizes and paying for booth space (which reduces your entry fee cost). You can see some of the LAN parties listed on BFG Gaming. We don't just play lip service to gamers. We ARE gamers! I personally go to 1-2 LANs per month. Even our fearless leader is a gamer. At Showdown LAN in Peoria back in September, BFG sponsored a mini tournament consisting of myself, the graphics card product manager and the president/CEO of BFG versus any 3-man team in COD4 TDM. Out of 12 teams we only lost twice. There were some good teams too, since the main COD4 tournament paid out around $1500 in prizes PER person, which drew competitive teams from around the country.

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BFG has a 100-day trade-up program...
Oh, didn't know they had anything like that. I was comparing XFX and EVGA with the "Step-up program vs. Nothing" though.
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i heard evgas step up is easyer then BFGs is.
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BFG has really stepped up in the last little while.

Their service is getting there and I think the only thing they might not have compared to EVGA right now is the reputation (oh, and the X58 board )

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They're both great companies in my experience. I would consider the overall difference to be so minimal that I'd literally go with BFG just cause it's a cooler looking card. I think the evga gtx260's look like ass. But that's just me. Either way, you can't go wrong. You are literally going to get the same exact card either way, and their policies are nearly identical.
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BFG has really stepped up in the last little while.

Their service is getting there and I think the only thing they might not have compared to EVGA right now is the reputation
I do agree that EVGA is pretty well known. However, did you guys know that BFG started the "lifetime warranty" thing? And that not all EVGA cards have lifetime warranties, but all BFG cards do? Also, BFG's toll-free tech support (USA) answers the phone even on holidays and the competition may not.

I think BFG's real fault is that we don't do enough to make all this known to the online community.
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BFG is doing the right things. Now you need to get some overclockers on board and get them running some nice scores.

Sponsor some people so they can get your hardware's name out there.

I suggest "zlojack" to be sponsored

I will do my best to set records with 3 BFG GTX 280 H2OC's and ensure everyone knows they are BFG

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I do agree that EVGA is pretty well known. However, did you guys know that BFG started the "lifetime warranty" thing? And that not all EVGA cards have lifetime warranties, but all BFG cards do? Also, BFG's toll-free tech support (USA) answers the phone even on holidays and the competition may not.

I think BFG's real fault is that we don't do enough to make all this known to the online community.
What are your thoughts about the support in Canada? If it's like the for the US I might go BFG for the color, although I do plan to get aftermarket cooling once it's released.
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Adrienspawn, check here for some Canadian RMA experiences.

There are a few with BFG and all seem to be rated as a 10 for great service and ease of RMA

Apparently BFG has an RMA facility in Quebec!

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Adrienspawn, check here for some Canadian RMA experiences.

There are a few with BFG and all seem to be rated as a 10 for great service and ease of RMA

Apparently BFG has an RMA facility in Quebec!
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