whats the difference between BFG XFX PNY

I was looking to buy a graphics card and kept seeing BFG and XFX etc.
I get BFG XFX and PNY are brand names but whats the difference if any?
And if there is a difference which has the best quality?

There's no difference in the cards themselves for the most part, unless it specifically says there is, like OC (overclocked) or it has a special fan on it. The major difference between the cards are the contents of what they package with the card, i.e. games, software, ect. Also the warranties differ from company to company. Personally, I really like eVGA for their lifetime warranty, excellent support, and their step-up program. XFX is another good brand, because they give you a transferable warranty, so you can resell your card with a full warranty.

what about BFG that any good?

XFX has a double lifetime warranty meaning that even the guy you sell the card to is fully covered. They also replace the card if you fry it while modding/overclocking.

EVGA has Step-up program which might come in handy when 9800 series launches in February. I believe they have a single lifetime warranty.

Not sure about BFG and PNY warranty-wise, but I would be surprised if BFG doesn't offer lifetime.

So basically, XFX has the best warranty and EVGA has the step-up program. Quality-wise, strictly speaking, there's virtually no difference.

cool thanks

BFG is my first choice... But that is my opinion... I have been using them since Gainward went out of business in the US. PNY customer service leaves a lot to be desired. I haven't delt with XFX so I can't comment on them. I took care of an RMA for a friend of mine that got an eVGA card a few years ago.. I personally will never deal with them again. I don't know if they are better now or not but once burned you tend to stay away...

This should be an interesting read http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] y-products

I had to call BFG tech support myself as one of my customers bought a 7900gtx wich died in his system. BFG sent back a 7900gt and when I called to tell them about the error they said that they had sent a 7900gtx but the card was clearly a 7900gt .... single slot size and 7900gt PRINTED on the card !!!! But they just wouldn't understand anything ... When I asked to speak to a supervisor the person on the phone said to wait while I was being transfered ... yeah I got transfered alright ... to nowhere ... the line just dropped. And I called like 7 or 8 times about this issue and it's always the same treatement .... I explain the problem again, they say they will transfer me to someone who can handle the situation and they hang up on me. Got tired of them being such a**holes and had to buy my customer an ATI card instead since he did not want another bfg card. So BFG customer service is by far the worst I have ever seen from any manufacturer .... I say stay away from them and look at EVGA or PNY. I hear XFX has also good service and warranty. I know that one of the forum member is actually an XFX service rep.

Bfg has the best warrenty because if u read all of the other manufactures they only say they will replace it if they are still making that card bfg is a real life time read the warrenties

Thats why I love BFG, they'll replace a card they no longer make with a better model. I'm praying that my 8800GTS dies sometime in the next 2 months and get a Rev2 or at least a GT.

I had no problem getting the 8600GTS for a 7900GT. Not a huge difference in performance(at least for what I'm using it for) and if anything ever comes out truly DX10 optimized the 8600 would probably outperform the 7900. Besides losing a few FPS is better then having to either deal with a failing card or buy a new one.