Quote Originally Posted by Xoulz View Post
Uh.. there really is not such thing as a novice user of a video card. Perhaps installer? Once installed though.. it should work and function properly from the factory.
orly?

one doesn't need a proper power supply, or good air flow? granted, most customers are ill-informed and unwilling to take the time to change that, but both companies attempt to make clear that you need to prepare you computer to handle the high end cards. my brother bought an 8800gts-512 and tried running it with a 350watt psu, he installed the card correctly but didn't read the requirements for the card before hand. pop goes the psu...