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Is PNY brand any good?

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April 25, 2014 8:10:47 AM

what's up guys
so i came across this really good deal on a PNY GTX 750 (only 80 euros), which i was just about to buy for 100 euros from MSI, the question is, are they a trusted brand, and if so why they are pretty cheap compared to the other

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a c 164 U Graphics card
April 25, 2014 8:15:42 AM

I have had problems with both their products and their support in the past to the point I avoid all PNY products.
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a c 1418 U Graphics card
April 25, 2014 8:58:47 AM

PNY mostly produces workstation cards like Quadro one of if not the biggest producer. They have enthusiast cards as well but not very well known in that circuit. Should be just as good as any other card.
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April 25, 2014 8:29:03 AM

bignastyid said:
I have had problems with both their products and their support in the past to the point I avoid all PNY products.


so i might have problems even with this card? which is basically a reference card with a different fan
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a c 164 U Graphics card
April 25, 2014 9:11:30 AM

My biggest issue with PNY was with an 8800gt. 1st card went bad(artifacts) just after the 30 day return period, so i RMA'd it took 3 days of calls and email to finally get an RMA authorization. After sending it in it took 5 weeks to get a replacement card, when I opened the box of the replacement card there were 2 capacitors broke off and just sitting in the bag. Spent a couple more days trying to get another RMA, paid for shipping back to them again. waited another month. The 3rd card wasn't even a 8800gt they sent me a 8800gs(downgrade). By this point I was rather pissed, it took me a wek of arguing to convince them that they had sent me 8800gs instead of an 8800gt. Paid return shipping a 3rd time finally got the correct working card. Sold the damn thing since i had already bought a different card during the fiasco. That's why I will never buy from them again. I have a couple friends how have had similar experiences with ram and flash drives. I realize sometimes hardware fails and shit happens but I have never had such problems with other places like Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, Corsair, Crucial, Seagate, WD. The only place that came close was OCZ, their support was good but the SSD's were garbage and failed regularly.
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a b U Graphics card
April 25, 2014 8:40:22 AM

You can potentially have problems with any rebrand or OEM card.
One of my first cards was a PNY 6600gt,i had no problems with it but it was overpriced for being nothing more than a cheap aftermarket cooler and a PNY sticker.
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April 25, 2014 9:32:48 AM

that's really disappointing mate, i might have to reconsider the MSI then, pretty tough choice since i'm on a pretty low budget when 20 euros can make a difference
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