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1211707 2011-06-24 11:35:00 Why is EVGA cheaper than the likes of ASUS and Gigabyte?
Brand reputation? Or would the latter have better components?

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Cato (6936)
1211708 2011-06-24 11:41:00 en.wikipedia.org GameJunkie (72)
1211709 2011-06-24 12:40:00 Yes, but why is it significantly cheaper? Cato (6936)
1211710 2011-06-24 13:07:00 Yes, but why is it significantly cheaper?

Probably as there is not much in the way of demand in NZ because of this:-

"The EVGA Corporation is well known for its genuine customer service world-wide. However, they do not, under any circumstances, provide any customer service support outside of the US, Europe and Canada.

"The EVGA Step-up Program is limited to residents of the US, Canada and Europe only.[5] (en.wikipedia.org)""
Snorkbox (15764)
1211711 2011-06-24 13:21:00 Probably as there is not much in the way of demand in NZ because of this:-

"The EVGA Corporation is well known for its genuine customer service world-wide. However, they do not, under any circumstances, provide any customer service support outside of the US, Europe and Canada.

"The EVGA Step-up Program is limited to residents of the US, Canada and Europe only.[5] (en.wikipedia.org)""



As of "January 1, 2009" EVGA has officially agreed to honour all warranties in the Asia/Pacific Regions of the world[6]

So what does that mean?
Do they or don't they?
I am under the impression that if something does go wrong, I RMA to Computer Lounge/retailer rather than to EVGA, so it doesn't matter anyway, correct?
Cato (6936)
1211712 2011-06-25 23:13:00 Bump? Cato (6936)
1211713 2011-06-26 03:20:00 Its a fairly well known brand and I haven't seen anyone screaming about its quality or failure rate on forums or anywhere else.

I personally would always buy Gigabyte if possible but as far as I can tell EVGA has no significant issues to stop you purchasing it.
DeSade (984)
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