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2015/02/21 12:51:24 (permalink)
As in not produced by a 3rd party such as EVGA or Zotac or whatever. I know they used to sell them, though that was years ago, and I haven't really heard about it since. Also is there any difference between one of those (if they exist ) and a reference design from another manufacturer?
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    Re: Can you actually buy "Nvidia" cards anymore? 2015/02/21 13:34:01 (permalink)
    Yep, you can buy them from bestbuy.
     
    980:
    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-4gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card-silver-black/9855141.p?id=1219441205886&skuId=9855141
     
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    Re: Can you actually buy "Nvidia" cards anymore? 2015/02/21 14:14:31 (permalink)
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    Yep, you can buy them from bestbuy.
     
    980:
    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-4gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card-silver-black/9855141.p?id=1219441205886&skuId=9855141
     
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    Nice cooler on the NVIDIA branded 970. 
     
     




    That is what I went with this time due to availability when I was ready to buy. They are really well built cards, good cooler and a backplate.

     
     
     
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    Re: Can you actually buy "Nvidia" cards anymore? 2015/02/21 19:59:48 (permalink)
     
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    Re: Can you actually buy "Nvidia" cards anymore? 2015/02/21 20:38:29 (permalink)
    i dont think there is really much difference between the nvidia reference and the base partner cards, when you get into the higher level cards is when cooler upgrades and such start to happen

                                   
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    Re: Can you actually buy "Nvidia" cards anymore? 2015/02/21 22:32:12 (permalink)
    mistermister
    As in not produced by a 3rd party such as EVGA or Zotac or whatever. I know they used to sell them, though that was years ago, and I haven't really heard about it since. Also is there any difference between one of those (if they exist ) and a reference design from another manufacturer?



    All reference designs are manufactured by the same company (whom I don't know). AIB's such as Evga will add stickers\packaging, flash different BIOS's, and possibly install different cooling solutions but all reference PCB's are made by the same OEM. 

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    Re: Can you actually buy "Nvidia" cards anymore? 2015/02/22 12:25:53 (permalink)
    http://store.nvidia.com/store/nvidia/en_US/custom/pbPage.ShieldTabletPage
     
    http://www.upcindex.com/850438005715
     
    This is odd, good fined.

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    Re: Can you actually buy "Nvidia" cards anymore? 2015/02/22 12:52:59 (permalink)
    Personally I prefer EVGA because if I have a question or an issue they have always been there for me.

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    Re: Can you actually buy "Nvidia" cards anymore? 2015/02/26 00:44:56 (permalink)
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    Personally I prefer EVGA because if I have a question or an issue they have always been there for me.


    Plus their Customer Service and Warranty, nobody but EVGA on vid cards.
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    Re: Can you actually buy "Nvidia" cards anymore? 2015/02/26 03:41:28 (permalink)
    I would like Titan Black clear NVIDIA only. 
    Probably they sell before one year.

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    Re: Can you actually buy "Nvidia" cards anymore? 2015/02/26 05:06:35 (permalink)
    doesn't EVGA make the reference cards now?
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    Re: Can you actually buy "Nvidia" cards anymore? 2015/02/26 07:39:21 (permalink)
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    doesn't EVGA make the reference cards now?

    Yep.


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    Re: Can you actually buy "Nvidia" cards anymore? 2015/02/26 11:54:35 (permalink)
    All manufacturers made and reference modes, MSI, GIGABYTE, EVGA, ASUS, GALAXY, PNY,...all.
    Some of them offer only reference and one/two more with better cooling. 

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    Re: Can you actually buy "Nvidia" cards anymore? 2015/02/26 18:30:04 (permalink)
    Reference models are fine, but now that most manufacturers have done with those like I've seen with the 290X GPUs, where they have the dual, or some even triple-fan HSFs.  It seems that's where all the cool kids are going for.

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    Re: Can you actually buy "Nvidia" cards anymore? 2015/02/27 05:37:14 (permalink)
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    As in not produced by a 3rd party such as EVGA or Zotac or whatever. I know they used to sell them, though that was years ago, and I haven't really heard about it since. Also is there any difference between one of those (if they exist ) and a reference design from another manufacturer?



    All reference designs are manufactured by the same company (whom I don't know). AIB's such as Evga will add stickers\packaging, flash different BIOS's, and possibly install different cooling solutions but all reference PCB's are made by the same OEM. 


    That's not really true. That may be true for the first released reference cards, but as time passes, the partner starts manufacturing their own reference models as well. You will see differences in PCB. For instance, the first reference models may have a NVIDIA logo on the PCB but later reference models may have an EVGA logo on the PCB. I think EVGA does a lot of work with Foxconn.
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