I like Albatron and BFG they seem to have the same build quality, but the OC BFG's are nice. I would have to consider a BFG OC first if I went Sli. Albatron overclocks well too.
I've seen that before. It's an old article reviewing the 6600GT and the different manufacturers. Good read though. If I were to buy a video card now, I would look into the eVGA video cards.
ATI rocks my socks. the x1300,x1600,x1800 pwn all. But if i had to get a nVIDIA i would get an eVGA or a BFG, because they come overclocked and ready to go.
Gigabyte is a good brand mixed with the nVidia geforce. I have never had a problem with them. Fairly well priced , not too expensive. I am gathering the parts for a new system i am building and I will buy the gigabyte video card and the gigabyte wireless card.