I was wondering which is better an ATI graphics card or a nVidia graphics card.
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NM between them realy, i prefer ATi
EA (4 bf2) reccomends nVidia
EA (4 bf2) reccomends nVidia
mid end ati cards are a no no , if you something with newer tech. go for a Nvidia Mid end card (6800 preferably).
In the high ends, well the 7900gtx can beat the x1900xtx in some test and blah , its up to you. If you go with with Ati get omega drivers
In the high ends, well the 7900gtx can beat the x1900xtx in some test and blah , its up to you. If you go with with Ati get omega drivers
I prefer NVidia, bad expierences with ATI.
Yeah, The NVidia is a better graphic card: 256 MB.
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Your going to get 1000 different answers, 500 will say ATI, 500 will say Nvidia.
opinion answers indeed, but im telling u the X8XX cards are not worth it now. SM3.o and all that crap like HDRr and yea
That's opinion, besides my ATI has 512MB of VRAM on it. Both have very good top end cards, Nvidia wins in some bench's, and ATI win's in other.ExtremeSpy506 wrote:
Yeah, The NVidia is a better graphic card: 256 MB.
Well tell us how much can you spend, then you can be given a specific answer.
Depends really, as stealth said it's 50/50 on opinions, Mid range nVidias' are much better then the ATis', but as you move further up the scale 7800GTX and 7900GT/X the line becomes a little fuzzy for me, the the 1000 series are pretty damm good, (seen two 1900XTX in crossfire playing BF2 absolutly full graphics, looked pretty damm good) But for price range of about £100-£200 stick with nVidia.
More money to blow?? well you make your own mind up.
P.S I own a 512MB 7800 GTX, wouldn't have anything else apart from another one
More money to blow?? well you make your own mind up.
P.S I own a 512MB 7800 GTX, wouldn't have anything else apart from another one
Last edited by Towelly (2006-04-16 16:35:33)
Crossfire still is kind of bad, 2 8x slots compared to sli's 2 16x. : \ not good.
And how much are u willing to spend? i think 7800 gt sli is a great deal, i heard the 7900gt is cheaper and better so maybe 2 7900gts. im sure u can get it for under 600
And how much are u willing to spend? i think 7800 gt sli is a great deal, i heard the 7900gt is cheaper and better so maybe 2 7900gts. im sure u can get it for under 600
I personally like the Intel integrated graphics over either of them.
As mentioned numerous times, you'll get half of the folks saying nvidia and the other half saying ati. There's really no better brand/make... all of them got their own set of quirks. If you're seeking to purchase a video card, you'll have to let us know of how much yer going to spend and what do you look for. There are numerous aspects to video card and people have opinions regarding the quality or aspect of a product.
NVIDIA's GeForce 7 series is their latest offering. You'll find a lot of companies making cards using these chips. The drivers can be downloaded from NVIDIA's site and can be unlocked for overclocking options. Its control interface is integrated with the driver's Display Properties applet in a tree-style structure. However, the drawback to this is having to fumble around the Display Properties, clicking on tabs after tabs and navigating through the interface structure.
ATI's X1000 series is their latest offering. Like their competitor, you'll find some companies making cards using these chips. The drivers also can be downloaded from ATI's site. Their Catalyst drivers are numbered systematically in an easy-to-remember format so looking up past drivers is no problem. Another aspect of their Catalyst drivers is their use of the .NET framework for their control interface. Their Catalyst Control Center will not run without a .NET Framework installed so if you do not have this, it will not run. The CCC also features some simple preview panes that helps new users in seeing what they will be getting when they change an option. The CCC is also a stand alone application that is completely separate from the driver package itself. In other words, the drivers can be installed by itself and the defaults applied/used. But accessing and setting options for the drivers require CCC or a 3rd party application to do that. On the other hand, accessing these options to set them is straightforward and more direct.
In the multi-card department, the differences is more pronounced, in that they are so different that any remote chance of compatibility is impossible. On one hand you have SLI, NVIDIA"s offering where you simply add another card, hook up the SLI dongle, fire up the system, and enable the SLI option in the drivers. SLI also offers dual PCI Express x16 operations in nForce4 X16 motherboards. However, there is no documented evidence to show that there's an improvement in performance with dual x16 than dual x8 (normal SLI).
On the other corner, ATI has a similar idea: multi-card. However, their concept is vastly different where you require a Master Card to help drive the multi-card setup, and a regular card that will act as a 'slave'. The Master Card, if I am not mistaken, will handle the reception of data from the slave card, processing that data, and output the final rendered image onto the display device. This means in order to upgrade to a multi-card setup that most would either have planned this out from the very start (ie, get the Master Card first), or must find a Master Card in order to complete their multi-card setup.
"I can only show you the door. You have to walk through it." You're going to have to decide on yer own which one is suitable for ya. It'll be part trial-and-error and part experiences. Pick one and move on.
As mentioned numerous times, you'll get half of the folks saying nvidia and the other half saying ati. There's really no better brand/make... all of them got their own set of quirks. If you're seeking to purchase a video card, you'll have to let us know of how much yer going to spend and what do you look for. There are numerous aspects to video card and people have opinions regarding the quality or aspect of a product.
NVIDIA's GeForce 7 series is their latest offering. You'll find a lot of companies making cards using these chips. The drivers can be downloaded from NVIDIA's site and can be unlocked for overclocking options. Its control interface is integrated with the driver's Display Properties applet in a tree-style structure. However, the drawback to this is having to fumble around the Display Properties, clicking on tabs after tabs and navigating through the interface structure.
ATI's X1000 series is their latest offering. Like their competitor, you'll find some companies making cards using these chips. The drivers also can be downloaded from ATI's site. Their Catalyst drivers are numbered systematically in an easy-to-remember format so looking up past drivers is no problem. Another aspect of their Catalyst drivers is their use of the .NET framework for their control interface. Their Catalyst Control Center will not run without a .NET Framework installed so if you do not have this, it will not run. The CCC also features some simple preview panes that helps new users in seeing what they will be getting when they change an option. The CCC is also a stand alone application that is completely separate from the driver package itself. In other words, the drivers can be installed by itself and the defaults applied/used. But accessing and setting options for the drivers require CCC or a 3rd party application to do that. On the other hand, accessing these options to set them is straightforward and more direct.
In the multi-card department, the differences is more pronounced, in that they are so different that any remote chance of compatibility is impossible. On one hand you have SLI, NVIDIA"s offering where you simply add another card, hook up the SLI dongle, fire up the system, and enable the SLI option in the drivers. SLI also offers dual PCI Express x16 operations in nForce4 X16 motherboards. However, there is no documented evidence to show that there's an improvement in performance with dual x16 than dual x8 (normal SLI).
On the other corner, ATI has a similar idea: multi-card. However, their concept is vastly different where you require a Master Card to help drive the multi-card setup, and a regular card that will act as a 'slave'. The Master Card, if I am not mistaken, will handle the reception of data from the slave card, processing that data, and output the final rendered image onto the display device. This means in order to upgrade to a multi-card setup that most would either have planned this out from the very start (ie, get the Master Card first), or must find a Master Card in order to complete their multi-card setup.
"I can only show you the door. You have to walk through it." You're going to have to decide on yer own which one is suitable for ya. It'll be part trial-and-error and part experiences. Pick one and move on.
soooo...what graphics do you have six?
depends how much ur gonna spend
Heh. EVGA GeForce 7800GT CO SE at the moment. Waiting for EVGA to put me up next for the Step-Up for a 7900GT.Maj.Do wrote:
soooo...what graphics do you have six?