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Josh · Jun 01, 2006, 05:34 PM // 17:34

Yeah I know there a joke.

What do you think on the 7800 topic though?

Ghozer · Jun 01, 2006, 06:12 PM // 18:12

personally, I dont like nVidia GFX cards, never have, never will, Sure theyer fast, some times faster, But stability wise, i have had less problems with ATI overall..

i'd rather sacrifice a little speed for better stability...

I do Audio/Video and photo editing, and the colour representation (how close to real it is) has always been better on ATI cards imho.

Tyil Thunder Arrow · Jun 01, 2006, 07:37 PM // 19:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghozer

personally, I dont like nVidia GFX cards, never have, never will, Sure theyer fast, some times faster, But stability wise, i have had less problems with ATI overall..

i'd rather sacrifice a little speed for better stability...

I do Audio/Video and photo editing, and the colour representation (how close to real it is) has always been better on ATI cards imho.

See this is where we get to matters of opinion. They are both great cards. I have on the other hand had a bunch of troubles with ATI cards and went to Nvidia. For gaming I have found them best. Then again I haven't used them for editing so may be a matter of what you use them for.

Josh · Jun 02, 2006, 12:07 AM // 00:07

Been thinking, if I got the X1600 PRO.

I could also upgrade my Sound Card to get a 7.1 Supportable and also buy a 7.1 Sound Speaker system, which would be very nice indeed! :P

It's either;

Club3D GeForce 7800GS 256MB AGP 8x
Maxtor DiamondMax 200GB IDE 7200RPM w/8MB Cache

; or ;

ATI HiS Radeon X1600 PRO 512MB DDR2 AGP 8x
Maxtor DiamondMax 200GB IDE 7200RPM w/8MB Cache
Creative Labs Audigy SE 7.1 PCI Sound Card
Trust 7.1 Home Theatre System 8110B (Speakers)

What's got me thinking is, I'm in fear 17a on the 12v rail isn't enough for a 7800GS as on BFG and nVidia's website they recommend a minimum of 20a on the 12v rail, and then I don't have any money to get a new Power Supply.

I DEFINATELY need to get a new HDD, but if my PSU can't handle the 7800, I'm stuck! :P

Although...I'm sure I could get about £40 from a friend or my parents or something for a 450w OCZ PSU with 28a on the 12v rail...hmm...

[ EDIT ]
Well I'm sorted, my friend said he'd give me £40 for the new PSU if my current 1 wouldn't run it! :P