Curse

j0j081 · Mar 22, 2006, 01:35 PM // 13:35

This article is a couple weeks old but I figured it would be useful here as people are often asking/wondering what card to buy. As can be seen the performance differences between Nvidia's and ATI's best products is virtually null. There are certain games where one exceeds the other for instance Nvidia dominates in Quake 4 but then the same could probably said about ATI for another game. Sample chart of many and link to start of review are below. DO NOT turn this into a flame thread because as I said it's pretty much even.

http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2717&p=1

Kirbie · Mar 22, 2006, 01:45 PM // 13:45

=)
When it comes to graphics card, I like to try everything.
I've tried ATI, and NVIDIA before...and just like you mentioned, I think both cards are pretty much same in overall; so I like both =)
Just sometimes I feel like trying ATI, and sometimes NVIDIA.
So I guess it is really depends on personal taste I guess

awesome sauce · Mar 22, 2006, 01:55 PM // 13:55

They have a 7900 GTX now? or has that not been released yet?

j0j081 · Mar 22, 2006, 02:00 PM // 14:00

it was released earlier this month I think around the time the benchies came out.

Ghozer · Mar 22, 2006, 02:46 PM // 14:46

i dont buy a card based totally on speed/performance - i buy it based on customer service, past experiences with said manufacturer, and picture quality..

ATI wins hands down in my book...

Old Dood · Mar 22, 2006, 03:49 PM // 15:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghozer

i dont buy a card based totally on speed/performance - i buy it based on customer service, past experiences with said manufacturer, and picture quality..

ATI wins hands down in my book...

Good Points...don't forget Price vs. Performance either.

Zaxan Razor · Mar 22, 2006, 04:13 PM // 16:13

Nvidia may have the edge in framerate, but...that framerate will only last 10 minutes before your pc crashes :P

They're still far too unstable.

Aera · Mar 22, 2006, 04:19 PM // 16:19

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Originally Posted by Zaxan Razor

Nvidia may have the edge in framerate, but...that framerate will only last 10 minutes before your pc crashes :P

They're still far too unstable.

LoL I've never had problems with Nvidia cards...6600...6600 GT 256 mb which I have now...

On the other hand, my Radeon 9600 SE, 9600 Pro, 9800 Pro and X1600 Pro all crashed every 10 minuts... :/

EiS · Mar 22, 2006, 07:08 PM // 19:08

i have never had a problem with my ATI cards but nvidia always seems to have driver problems the cards maybe good but the drivers always seem to suck maybe its cuz i'm canadian and i'm sticking with a canadian company ATI all the way

Zaxan Razor · Mar 22, 2006, 07:13 PM // 19:13

I could never justify to myself buying top end cards, simply too much money for something that isn't essential..so maybe this is where our experiences differ.

I had a FX5700, and one of the mid 6600's, and they were both utter crap when it came to reliability.

The last two ATi cards ive had are the Radeon 9550 and X850 Pro..and they are both wonderful cards.

awesome sauce · Mar 22, 2006, 08:50 PM // 20:50

Heres some more benchmarks for cpus. Theyre kinda old...and for doom 3 but still good info.

4runner · Mar 22, 2006, 08:55 PM // 20:55

i would use omega drivers for ati and Nvidia's there much better!!! than the factory drivers although you must totally remove any ati or nvidias; drivers prior to install, far more stable and good for overclockers!

kvndoom · Mar 22, 2006, 09:42 PM // 21:42

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Originally Posted by 4runner

i would use omega drivers for ati and Nvidia's there much better!!! than the factory drivers although you must totally remove any ati or nvidias; drivers prior to install, far more stable and good for overclockers!

Except Omega's stopped supporting Nvidia with Det version 66.xx, which was nearly a year ago, so none of the newer GPU's are supported.

4runner · Mar 22, 2006, 09:44 PM // 21:44

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Originally Posted by kvndoom

Except Omega's stopped supporting Nvidia with Det version 66.xx, which was nearly a year ago, so none of the newer GPU's are supported.

That i didnt know since i have ATi, right now! COOOOLLLL!

mathewthegreat · Mar 23, 2006, 12:09 AM // 00:09

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Originally Posted by awesome sauce

Heres some more benchmarks for cpus. Theyre kinda old...and for doom 3 but still good info.

I think if they bench programs and general perfomance, isntead of just gaming, we could see a completely different set of results.

All round perfomance FTW

j0j081 · Mar 23, 2006, 12:30 AM // 00:30

Here are some great custom drivers for Nvidia cards. A lot of people swear by them because they increase IQ without losing any performance and sometimes increasing it.

http://www.tweaksrus.com/