ATI vs. Nvidia

Cannyone · May 14th, 2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Regeneration

This is getting funny you know. ATI's R600 is being flamed in almost every review, and still ATI is getting most of the votes here. Or only ATI fanboys are visting this site, or they just don't like Nvidia.

Well I don't necessarily like Nvidia, but I'm not a Fanboy! I was interested in the HD2900XT till I read the reviews. Now it seems that I'd be better off with a cheap 8800GTX (yes it will cost more - but it has the performance to back up the price). The real "sweet spot" might be the 8800GTS/640. But I was in the market for the one best card I could buy. All I know is that the 8800 Ultra is ridiculous, and a terrible value.

Somehow I think AMD's management of ATI, is largely to blame for the R600's failure to measure up. Once this architecture is revised and moves to a 65nm fab , things may change for the better. Still I will not buy one of these HD2900XT cards. I'll stick with my X1900XT, or possibly consider an HD2600XT (which is 65nm fab), for my second system. (Actually I was thinking of sticking with XP MCE 2005 for that second system so there's no point going past the X1900.) Good Job! AMD

c4r105 · May 15th, 2007, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Cannyone

The real "sweet spot" might be the 8800GTS/640.

I don't agree, the sweetspot is either the 8800GTS320, or the GTX, anything else is money wasted

(R600 anyone?)

IModAmd · May 15th, 2007, 03:30 AM

Well the 8800 ultra is an waste of money is just an GTX overclocked and somes things more just that ! Well i not said nvidia products are crap but ... the costumer support and things like that are the weak point of nvidia well... my dad 3 days ago goes at one hardware store... and he seen somes guys from nvidia(guys with an polo with the crest of nvidia) so he talks to the persons and strangely they tryed 15 times to sell an 8800 Ultra to my dad ! well... i think theirs things to had more consumers are really poor!

mirecek1965 · May 21st, 2007, 06:58 PM

I personaly prefer Nvidia, never had any BSOD problems. Now i own Club3D 8800 GTS 320MB and much satisfied with it. Cheers.

Cannyone · May 21st, 2007, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by c4r105

I don't agree, the sweetspot is either the 8800GTS320, or the GTX, anything else is money wasted

(R600 anyone?)

In my case I want to be able to game at 1680x1050 with AA most, if not all, of the features turned up. Comparisons of the 640MB card with the 320MB card show that when AA is turned on, or higher resolutions are used, the 640 works better. Additionally, I intend to upgrade to a 24" LCD soon, so that is another factor. That means that I'll be using a native resolution of 1920x1200 and the extra memory will be required.

Of course I also got an EVGA card so, in 90 days, I can "upgrade" it to a GTX if I decide it's needed. And I ordered it from ZipZoomFly, who have a MIR and a low price. So the total cost will be about $332.

Superfly · May 22nd, 2007, 12:21 AM

Nvidia forever, changed my ati card to a geforce one and it's the best choice I've ever made!

c4r105 · May 22nd, 2007, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannyone

In my case I want to be able to game at 1680x1050 with AA most, if not all, of the features turned up. Comparisons of the 640MB card with the 320MB card show that when AA is turned on, or higher resolutions are used, the 640 works better. Additionally, I intend to upgrade to a 24" LCD soon, so that is another factor. That means that I'll be using a native resolution of 1920x1200 and the extra memory will be required.

Of course I also got an EVGA card so, in 90 days, I can "upgrade" it to a GTX if I decide it's needed. And I ordered it from ZipZoomFly, who have a MIR and a low price. So the total cost will be about $332.

If I was you and getting a 24in panal - I promise you I'd get a GTX - with a VDU like that you need a GPU to match - have fun

c4r105 · May 22nd, 2007, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Superfly

Nvidia forever, changed my ati card to a geforce one and it's the best choice I've ever made!

Agreed, when I did have an ATI card I had nothing but problem in games - once I changed to NV all these issues disappeared, but as they say whatever rocks your boat

Cannyone · May 22nd, 2007, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by c4r105

If I was you and getting a 24in panal - I promise you I'd get a GTX - with a VDU like that you need a GPU to match - have fun

I may scale back my expectations a bit. There are at least 2, that I know of, 22" wide-screen LCDs with a 2ms response time. One is the Asus MW221U and the other is the Samsung 226BW. Both of those cost about $335, with shipping.

However, I like my current setup, just not for Vista. Because one of the Viewsonics has no Vista drivers. Since there isn't a regular aspect ratio 19-21" LCD to go with the Asus, so I would to get Samsung displays.

Or, I can go, like I planned and replace Viewsonics with a pair of NECs. One of which would be a 24". It's just that I'm spending money like mad here... and the price of a 24" would cover the cost of the 2 Samsungs. And leave a bit to get a Razor mouse for my gaming rig. That's the real reason why I paired down to a 640MB GTS. That's all I should need for 19-20" regular aspect ratio display.

We'll see how the Security job does in the next few months. At the moment we're in a lull, but if it picks back up, I can easilly afford a 24" and the upgrade to a GTX. (Just have less time to "play" - 12hr shifts 5-7 days a week can be rough but it pays well.)

InsanGamerNinja · June 3rd, 2007, 02:34 AM

I use a Nvidia PNY 7600gt right now but i am switching to ATI because Nvidia drivers are better but ATI cards are better. This is what modified drivers are for though

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