 What Graphics Card Company Is Better?, i want advise |
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  Apr 29 2007, 04:41 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 29-April 07 Member No.: 42,359  |
i have quetsion i have to choose between 8800 GTX from nvidia company and Radeon™ 9800 PRO 256MB from ati
i heard that both are good for games (3d and high graphics support) but what is the best? |
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Apr 29 2007, 05:11 PM
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Super Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 247 Joined: 9-April 07 From: Nebraska Member No.: 41,342 |
I prefer nvidia. I have them myself. PciE card and it work like a charm. I have never had any problems with it overheating or getting errors and nvidia most always comes with a free game and come tools.
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Apr 30 2007, 12:45 AM
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Member [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 59 Joined: 27-April 07 From: US Member No.: 42,296 |
I had a nvidia on my old computer it was riva tnt2 great video card. The only thing was my computer was only 500mhz and it had like 128mb ram so i could not crank the graphics.The video card i have now is cheap it is a ati radeon xpress 200 and it is junk now i would not say that all ati cards are junk because of this because the xpress 200 is just the base card.I myself would get the nividia
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Apr 30 2007, 02:51 AM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 222 Joined: 15-April 07 Member No.: 41,662 |
It has been roven beyond doubt that NVIDIA messed up its Windoiws Vista drivers. SO if you are running that OS , then ATI would be better. With XP it would be much of a difference. Unless you may want SLI which is an NVIDIA offering.
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Apr 30 2007, 05:21 AM
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Super Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 255 Joined: 21-January 07 Member No.: 37,585 |
The best graphics for cheap you should go with nvidia i had to get a new graphic card to play supreme commander i had bought a radeon graphics card but i was not able to play the game so i had to return it and i got a nvidia just for $80 more than the radeon one.
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May 1 2007, 07:12 AM
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Super Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 436 Joined: 3-January 07 From: The West Side Member No.: 36,424 |
Dude, the 8800gtx is probably 20x faster than the 9800 pro... It's not even close to the same category as the nvidia card. You're trying to compares something that's like 3 or 4 years old with something brand new, never going to happen. Seriously, check out something like techreport.com or xbitlabs.com and get up to date with new video cards and cpus.
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May 3 2007, 02:54 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 146 Joined: 3-March 07 Member No.: 39,483 |
I think you should go for the Nvidia. I've heard something about ATI and the new direct x 10. Something about ATI goin to be better than Nvidia. But thats newer versions. Between the 2 you mentioned, go for Nvidia
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May 3 2007, 03:06 PM
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Member [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 64 Joined: 26-April 07 From: 127.0.0.1 Member No.: 42,191 |
From what I hear, with ATI you will get a sharper image, however nVidia will give you more of a smooth and brigther picture. In general, I would take a smooth and brighter picture over just s sharper image.
A 9800 over a 8800GTX? You know the price difference between the two is something like $400? Either way, I would still go with the 8800GTX. It's the best card I've ever used and a few of my friends have dual 8800s and their gaming experience is amazing. |
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May 7 2007, 01:56 AM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 179 Joined: 21-October 06 From: Pennsylvania, USA Member No.: 32,028 |
Yea, the 2 cards you are trying to compare are in totally different ballparks. As for branding, I would stick with nVidia. We have been long time supporters of them, the SLI technology makes the difference. And look now, nVidia has DX10 cards out already and ATI is falling behind. The entire line of 8 series nVidia cards are DX10 supportive, something to consider if purchaing a new system.
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