XFX
American hardware maker known for graphics cards and power supplies.
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XFX is a division of PINE Technology Holdings Limited that produces graphics cards and power supplies.[1] Prior to 2009, XFX's product line consisted solely of Nvidia-based graphics cards, and the company then started producing cards for the then-ATI brand (now AMD) as well.[2][3] All power supplies sold under the XFX brand are manufactured using designs from Seasonic.[4][1]
Key facts and history
In 2006, XFX partnered with professional gamer Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel to release the GeForce 7600 GT Fatal1ty Professional Series video card.[5][6] In January 2012, XFX silently discontinued the double-lifetime warranty program with the introduction of its Radeon HD 7970 cards.[7][8] Cards with Double Dissipation or product numbers ending in "R" still received a lifetime warranty if registered within 30 days.[8] Other cards, such as the HD 7970 Core Edition, received a two-year warranty.[8]
That warranty provided lifetime coverage for the first purchaser and, if the card was registered within 30 days of purchase, also for a second owner.[7]
What the cited sources add
A 2008 Ars Technica article noted that XFX would offer factory-overclocked AMD cards in its XXX line.[3] A 2010 KitGuru report stated that XFX confirmed it was focusing completely on AMD graphics cards and that relationships with Nvidia had been strained since XFX started producing AMD cards.[9] A 2016 Tom's Hardware review stated that all XFX PSUs are made by Seasonic and that the XTR series covers capacities between 500W and 1250W.[1] The review also noted that the XTR 850W is a fully modular 80 PLUS Gold-rated unit using only Japanese capacitors and a Fluid Dynamic Bearing fan.[1]
A KitGuru article from 2010 quoted a commenter speculating that Nvidia had withheld GeForce GTX 480 and 470 launch cards from XFX as retaliation for XFX's decision to sell ATI cards.[9]
References
- Mpitziopoulos, "XFX XTR Series 850W PSU Review", Tom's Hardware, 2016-06-20. facts only, no text reused. tomshardware.com
- Wikipedia, "XFX" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McGlaun, "XFX adds AMD video cards to its wares", Ars Technica, 2008-12-17; "XFX Abandons GeForce GTX 400 Series", TechPowerUp, 2010-03-30; Muller, "XFX speak to Kitguru – no more nVidia cards.", KitGuru, 2010-10-11 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- McGlaun, "XFX adds AMD video cards to its wares", Ars Technica, 2008-12-17. facts only, no text reused. arstechnica.com
- Wikipedia, "XFX" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "News / Press"; Mpitziopoulos, "XFX XTR Series 850W PSU Review", Tom's Hardware, 2016-06-20 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "XFX" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Introducing the GeForce 7600 GT Fatal1ty Professional Series Video Card", 2006-12-12 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Introducing the GeForce 7600 GT Fatal1ty Professional Series Video Card", 2006-12-12. facts only, no text reused. hexus.net
- Wikipedia, "XFX" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "XFX Discontinues Double Lifetime Warranty with New Radeon Graphics Cards", TECHPOWERUP, January 25, 2012 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "XFX Discontinues Double Lifetime Warranty with New Radeon Graphics Cards", TECHPOWERUP, January 25, 2012. facts only, no text reused. techpowerup.com
- Muller, "XFX speak to Kitguru – no more nVidia cards.", KitGuru, 2010-10-11. facts only, no text reused. kitguru.net
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- Wikipedia: XFX (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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