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ATI vs NVIDIA
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:59 pm
by Menlaan
Which is better at the high-end? Any strong opinions one way or another?
Menlaan
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:05 pm
by Martrae
You really like to see people fight, don't you?
I prefer ATI cards. It seems every Nvidia I've had has caused problems.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:19 pm
by 10sun
depends on what you like to do with your card.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:22 pm
by Gidan
If your talking high end as in the best of the best, nvidia currently has it with dual SLI 7800 GTX's. The Asus Extreme N7800 GT Dual is probably the single best vidoe card there is, its performance is almost identical to running dual SLI 7800 GT's.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:24 pm
by Trielelvan
Martrae wrote:You really like to see people fight, don't you?
I prefer ATI cards. It seems every Nvidia I've had has caused problems.
See what we've inspired? LOL
Exactly opposite for me on the ATI cards.
Nvidia though, I have had nothing but outstanding performance. I love em (then again, I am also partially biased because of Voodoo, and I think the ATIs know it.)
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:25 pm
by mofish
yep the 7800GTX is the king, either single flavor or Sli. Ive got them in Sli, and they are fantastic, no complaints at all.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:26 pm
by Tacks
ATI gives me nothing but problems, Nvidia for me, thx.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:42 pm
by Tossica
Get a Rendition Verite.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:00 pm
by 10sun
Crossfire x850 pros gives SLI boxes a run for their money.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:45 pm
by Tikker
Does no one else think it's insane that people use 2 video cards for 1 monitor?
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:51 pm
by Gidan
I think its nuts and a complete waste of money myself. What could you possibly need to do that takes to video cards to handle it?
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:13 pm
by mofish
EQ2? DOOM3? Battlefield 2? Any new game coming out in the next 2 years?
2 video cards to run one monitor? I have a dual-core CPU too, is that stupid? OMG two CPUs to run one computer!
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:20 pm
by 10sun
my pc runs Doom3 at 90 fps in high detail settings just fine with only one video card.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:24 pm
by mofish
Hey Im not saying it wont. But it wont run it at 16x AA either
Oh well, Im going to stop defending myself. It's a hobbyist thing, no explanation necessary. People spend money on their hobbies, having a nice PC is mine.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:26 pm
by 10sun
It runs at 8x AA at about 30 fps iirc, not stellar, but then again I can't tell the difference between 4x AA, 8x AA, & 16x AA =p
-Adam
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:23 pm
by Tikker
mofish wrote:Hey Im not saying it wont. But it wont run it at 16x AA either

Oh well, Im going to stop defending myself. It's a hobbyist thing, no explanation necessary. People spend money on their hobbies, having a nice PC is mine.
are you also one of those people who claim to be able to tell the difference between 90 and 75 fps?
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:01 pm
by Menlaan
Cool, thanks for the input. I'm not at the buying stage yet, but I've heard bad things about ATI's latest release.
Menlaan
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:45 am
by kaharthemad
I have a X850 Radeon and have not had anything but smooth sailing. From my end as a technician I have had equal cards come back NVIDIA and ATI. returns on both cards are about even. However I can tell you this. Trying to get NVIDIA to warranty is about as pain as getting your nuts crushed with a croquet mallet.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:55 am
by Naethyn
I currently run an SLI system with two 6800 ultra cards. It gets over 175 fps in WoW and practically walk through zonelines in EQ. On 3dmark05 it scored 12k.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:33 am
by Tacks
10sun wrote:It runs at 8x AA at about 30 fps iirc, not stellar, but then again I can't tell the difference between 4x AA, 8x AA, & 16x AA =p
-Adam
neither can anyone else
it's people who like to post on the internet to say omg look at my penis it's huge
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:51 am
by Tossica
I'm telling ya, Rendition and 3dfx are making a comeback!
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:15 am
by kaharthemad
gads...dont make me scared.;..BTW toss. gonna try and jack into your doglounge tonight. Atleast gonna try if I dont get drunk first.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:27 am
by Jimmy Durante
I've used ATI and Nvidia and haven't had issues with either
I still remember popping in my first 3DFX card and playing GLQuake for the first time.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:14 pm
by Harrison
Tacks wrote:it's people who like to post on the internet to say omg look at my penis it's huge
Source
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Hilarity
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:16 pm
by Aryylas
<3 Nvidia