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I always wondered what does EVGA stand for and where did they get the name from
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Re: History of EVGA
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☼ Best Answerby iVVChewy9141VVi 2017/03/11 07:51:26
It stands for Extended Video Graphics Adapter/Array Now for fun, it could stand for Every Victory Guarantees Acclaim 
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/11 07:51:18
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Wait so that's where EVGA company got its name
Oh nice never knew that thanks
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/11 07:55:23
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I always thought it was excellent video graphics adapters... I was so close!
Also, it is also pronounced as 4 letters E, V, G, A.. not a word.. ev-guh.. I did know that, and heard it verified by Jacob yesterday on stream.
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/11 08:03:17
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There have been some interesting threads about this in the past. The original meaning of EVGA was lost in the past, so Extended VGA is basically what they've accepted. I'd link the thread, but it's lost in the abyss of archived forums that you can no longer navigate.
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/11 10:01:24
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iVVChewy9141VVi
I always wondered what does EVGA stand for and where did they get the name from
According to EVGA_JacobF it means "Excellent VGA's". http://forums.evga.com/FindPost/155198
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/11 10:04:41
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iVVChewy9141VVi
I always wondered what does EVGA stand for and where did they get the name from
According to EVGA_JacobF it means "Excellent VGA's".
http://forums.evga.com/FindPost/155198
Did you save that link just in case, :-P LOL!
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/11 10:11:20
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Actually, according to legend, it is not an acronym. It used to be eVGA back in the day. Then everyone got on the internet bandwagon and they changed it to EVGA. Regardless it is always fun seeing this question every year so we can create our own version of an acronym for EVGA. 
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/11 10:15:00
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iVVChewy9141VVi
I always wondered what does EVGA stand for and where did they get the name from
According to EVGA_JacobF it means "Excellent VGA's".
http://forums.evga.com/FindPost/155198
Did you save that link just in case, :-P LOL!
Nope. I just looked it up as soon as I seen this thread. 
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/11 12:03:46
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/11 14:37:51
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Extended VGA EVGA - Computer Definition. (1) ( Extended VGA) See VGA. (2) (EVGA Corporation, Brea, CA, www.evga.com) A vendor of PC graphics cards, motherboards and related components. Founded in 1999, EVGA offers a variety of NVIDIA-based, high-end graphics cards for gamer http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/42820/evga
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/11 16:47:29
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Afterburner
Actually, according to legend, it is not an acronym. It used to be eVGA back in the day. Then everyone got on the internet bandwagon and they changed it to EVGA.
Regardless it is always fun seeing this question every year so we can create our own version of an acronym for EVGA.
This is my understanding as well. I remember seeing eVGA or eVGA, εVGA, ε-GEFORCE or e-GEFORCE (products), and ε•VGA (or something similar) years ago. I think this is why there are so many different claims as to what it originally stood for; since it didn't originally really stand for anything at all other than e-commerce or electronic VGA (or something along those lines). I would hope that you know what VGA is.
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/11 19:14:28
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/12 12:39:35
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I thought many years ago it was said to stand for extreme vga?!? Although, I've heard arguments over extended before also.
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/13 04:48:35
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Scarlet-Tech
I always thought it was excellent video graphics adapters... I was so close!
Also, it is also pronounced as 4 letters E, V, G, A.. not a word.. ev-guh.. I did know that, and heard it verified by Jacob yesterday on stream.
my wife calls is, "you and your "ev-guh" site".
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/13 07:16:06
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I always say .... I will buy E.V.G.A graphic.
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/15 15:07:49
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Many people have it partly correct.
eVGA.com was founded nearly 18 years ago, in July of 1999. The VGA was obvious, because that was the primary product eVGA sold at the time. The lower-case "e" was used as a means to refer to the growing online phenomenon for business and utilization of the PC and online e-tailer market. At the 2005 CES, eVGA redesigned its branding and officially changed its name from EVGA.com Corporation to just EVGA, which it has remained since.
No other real acronym, however, although that hasn't stopped people from making up their own.
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/16 07:04:35
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I would say that a few people had it absolutely correct. ;) You are virtually saying word for word what a few of us said.
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/16 12:19:38
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I was in the Dr's offive with my EVGA shirt on and this lady looked at me and said "Viagra huh" and winked at me.
Every one busted up, The office workers said "We know where your mind is at.
I just turned red as a beet.
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/17 11:55:19
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I've known for a long time what the letters actually meant but I've always thought of it as "Extreme Video Graphics Adapters". Lol I kinda dig that one. If I owned the company that's the one I'd go with😀
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/03/18 16:32:16
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Many people have it partly correct.
eVGA.com was founded nearly 18 years ago, in July of 1999. The VGA was obvious, because that was the primary product eVGA sold at the time. The lower-case "e" was used as a means to refer to the growing online phenomenon for business and utilization of the PC and online e-tailer market. At the 2005 CES, eVGA redesigned its branding and officially changed its name from EVGA.com Corporation to just EVGA, which it has remained since.
No other real acronym, however, although that hasn't stopped people from making up their own.
+1 i still have a Ti4200 somewhere with the original ACX cooler with that yellow sticker they had with eVGA.com name on it, and i bought it online since that was the only way to get them.
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/08/29 19:19:37
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like; Extreme Video Graphics Accelerator ;)
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/08/29 21:22:35
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Excellent Video Going AMD? If so, there should be an urgent meeting asap, with popcorn in Jacob's office. Oh yes, with hotdogs too.
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Re: History of EVGA
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Excellent Video Going AMD?
Nope! ;)
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Re: History of EVGA
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Excellent Video Going AMD? If so, there should be an urgent meeting asap, with popcorn in Jacob's office. Oh yes, with hotdogs too.
Haha good one
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/08/30 01:32:23
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Many people have it partly correct.
eVGA.com was founded nearly 18 years ago, in July of 1999. The VGA was obvious, because that was the primary product eVGA sold at the time. The lower-case "e" was used as a means to refer to the growing online phenomenon for business and utilization of the PC and online e-tailer market. At the 2005 CES, eVGA redesigned its branding and officially changed its name from EVGA.com Corporation to just EVGA, which it has remained since.
No other real acronym, however, although that hasn't stopped people from making up their own.
I thought it was that to. The E is kind of like etrade or other companies that to show they are online use E and VGA was to signify that VGA was the display technology of the time.
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/08/30 03:47:37
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NordicJedi
Many people have it partly correct.
eVGA.com was founded nearly 18 years ago, in July of 1999. The VGA was obvious, because that was the primary product eVGA sold at the time. The lower-case "e" was used as a means to refer to the growing online phenomenon for business and utilization of the PC and online e-tailer market. At the 2005 CES, eVGA redesigned its branding and officially changed its name from EVGA.com Corporation to just EVGA, which it has remained since.
No other real acronym, however, although that hasn't stopped people from making up their own.
+1 i still have a Ti4200 somewhere with the original ACX cooler with that yellow sticker they had with eVGA.com name on it, and i bought it online since that was the only way to get them.
nice, I had my original e-TNT2 box and card but a whole box of old computer gear is missing which it was in... upsetting :/
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/08/30 16:54:48
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And knowing is half the battle...
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/08/30 17:51:28
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NordicJedi
Many people have it partly correct.
eVGA.com was founded nearly 18 years ago, in July of 1999. The VGA was obvious, because that was the primary product eVGA sold at the time. The lower-case "e" was used as a means to refer to the growing online phenomenon for business and utilization of the PC and online e-tailer market. At the 2005 CES, eVGA redesigned its branding and officially changed its name from EVGA.com Corporation to just EVGA, which it has remained since.
No other real acronym, however, although that hasn't stopped people from making up their own.
+1 i still have a Ti4200 somewhere with the original ACX cooler with that yellow sticker they had with eVGA.com name on it, and i bought it online since that was the only way to get them.
nice, I had my original e-TNT2 box and card but a whole box of old computer gear is missing which it was in... upsetting :/
that stinks, i have a storage unit full of old gear, someday i will do something with it all.
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Re: History of EVGA
2017/08/30 17:54:19
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Dont have much old gear any longer with the exception of my commodore 64 still not opened lol
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