Hey guys im thinking of buying a laptop and I would like to know what you guys felt on these two differnt brands specifially in laptops. It seems that in most amds you have ATIs and in most intels you have Nvidia is this just coincedence? Also some one the other day was telling me that ATI is so much better a 128 meg ati is the same as a 256 nvidia true? Any help on this would be great.
Also some one the other day was telling me that ATI is so much better a 128 meg ati is the same as a 256 nvidia true?
I think that this is wrong, I mean why should Nivida say announce for example that this card is 256 megs, and ATI say aout the same card that it is 128megs? I think you should probably contact ATI and ask them. I personnally uses Nivida I had my graphic card from 2 years and I never had a problem with them. So I think you should stick with Nivida products because I think they are the best for this buisness.
I believe it is just coincidence. I've seen a lot of Dells with ATi's in them, so really it just depends on which model you've been browsing, and in which pricerange. Usually there aren't many lower end nVidia cards for laptops, so you see more ATi's in that range.
And yes, it could be true the 128mb ATi is better than the 256mb nVidia. Just having more memory does not mean anything (a good example is the 128mb 6600GT vs the 256mb 6600 - the GT is a better performer due to better speeds etc, even though it has less memory). You'd have to tell us the actual card models, or give us the specs though before anyone could give you a definite answer on which one is better.
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So I think you should stick with Nivida products because I think they are the best for this buisness.
There's nothing wrong with ATi really, though for the best value for money at the moment, especially in desktops, nVidia seems to be the way to go.
The grapihics card i have at the moment is the Nvidia 8600GT. i have been looking at whether the
graphics cards on the market at worth the money to upgrade. will the difference be worth the money?
Options i hav looked at: - Nvidia 8800GTS - better than my current graphics card - Nvivdia 8800GT
- better than my current grapihics card but not as good as the 8800GTS. - Nvidia 8600GT - this is
my current graphics card, i could purhase another one and run SLI What would you choose? any other
options?....
I know laptops generally have pci slots and you generally can't change the graphics card however
do normal graphics pci express cards work in laptops. im actually talking about an GeForce 8600GT
512mb and this laptop Click Here I know it has a good Graphics card already but its not the one i
want so... will it work?....
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I know that generally you cannot upgrade a laptops graphics card! I am thinking of getting THIS
laptop and it has a good graphics card which according to Nvidia's wesite will be direct x10
compsatible but in the future I may want a new graphics card without a new laptop, is it possible
with this laptop because it has dedicated memory in the graphics card so i am not entirely sure as
for ram and hard drive i believe it can have double the ram and double the hd space I am no expert
of laptops so thats why i am asking the specs aren't hugely instructive but i....
Hi I just got this computer last week and its running great , bar a few small probs. Today i have
noticed that my AGP Aperture size is set to 64mb My card is a nVIDIA Geforce 6200 256MB AGP I was
just wondering if it is at all possible that i can change the aperture size to 128 or 256. I just
done today a bios update ,but i still see no setting for me to be able to configure this option. I
just manage to get the agp slot running at 8x ,as it was at 4x when i got the computer. I think the
bios update fixed that ,but am still not making any progress in fixing the Ape....
Just out of curiosity I want to here your opinion, if you were making a computer and there was a
choice of a 8800GTX and a 8800Ultra which one would you take. The logical answer would be the
8800ULTRA since it has higher clock speeds, better looking etc but I've heard some people say
that the 8800Ultra overheats your computer, too big, and uses too much power. Others say that the
8800GTS is much more worth the money, what do you prefer?....
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? ....
Alright, I'll stay by telling you what Graphics Card I have, so there's not confusing. I
have a RECENTELY purchased 258mb GeForce 5500 graphic card. I installed it on my computer, a long
with the drivers.. What I didn't do!; Stupidly enough, I never plugged my monitor into the
graphics card, ha. So for about 2 months I thought I was running a GeForce, when I was actually
running an Intel Extreme Graphics card, ya, don't ask me how I didn't notice. I figured
that out today when I tryed to play fable, and it yelled at me for not having a good enough....
Ok. I just realized. I need a new graphics card. Currently, I have one built in to the mother board,
but it takes up tons of ram and slows down my computer. Does anyone have any suggestions? ....
So, what're your thoughts after seeing it in action in some form or fashion? NVIDIA has showcase
at http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce8.html , though I'm wondering why they haven't
released any tech demos for at least the basic stuff you can do (or at least for those with Windows
Vista RC1/2). The thing that trips me out the most is the water effect (the DX10 geometry shader).
The Quantum Effects technology I'd have to see in another form or fashion. But geez, the 8800
kind of creates a whole new ball park of terms we have to know. Instead of pipeline....
My laptop's mousepad won't work what ever i do on the mousepad the arrow just stay
still...however if i connect a USB external mouse the arrow will move as usual. So is this easy to
fix? can i fixed it by myself? how can i check what is its problems? any one have any idea please.
Thank you!....
I'm interested in getting a laptop. But I don't know much about them. Is a laptop as fast
as a normal computer or is it a bit slower? I want to use the laptop for gaming, and for a fast
internet connection. I have cable internet so do I just connect the cable to the laptop for
internet access? And can anyone recommend any good laptops online? thanks again....
The first graphic card, introduced in August of 1981 by IBM, was Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA).
The monitors that used these cards were typically text-only with green, amber or white text on a
black background. Color for IBM-compatible computers appeared on the scene with the 4-color
Hercules Graphics Card (HGC), followed by the 8-color Color Graphics Card (CGA) and 16-color
Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA). When IBM introduced the Video Graphics Array (VGA) in 1987, a new
graphics standard came into being. A VGA display could support up to 256 colors (out of a possi....
some news for the mac fans There is a rumor going around on the web that the new macbook has a
graphics down grade from its old g4 brother. some of you might be thinking i am just talking crap,
but it looks like that the new macbook has its graphics capabilities somewhat intergrated with the
intel chip. this puts more processing calls on the processor and less on the graphics card causing a
lower graphics speed and performance. the old g4 did not do this, it only had the graphics card do
it seperatly. the thing with the macbook is that it is a daul core so this could hel....
Recently I have looking for a laptop to me, but I noticed that most of them were imported--so
utterly expensive, at least here in Brazil. Then I saw in the Internet that was possible to assemble
a laptop of several pieces, as is common with desktop computers--the so-called "barebones". However,
if is really possible, by some strange reason I don't see much of these "no-specific-brand"
laptops being sold (and in the case of desktop computers, there are lots of them). I keep wondering
if there's something that causes problems or malfunctioning in the assembling of....
well, i have a dell, and so i went to the dell support website and looked up what my graphics card
was...im sure i could have done it from my computer as well, but i decided to do it on dells
website...and it says that i have an QUOTE Display Adapters Intel® 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics
Controller 64Mb and to play World Of Warcraft i need an QUOTE 32 MB 3D graphics card with
Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as NVIDIA® GeForce™ 2 class card or above and im not too
good with computer tecnical stuff so i dont quite know if my Graphics Card will work ....
Hello, my brother is goint to buy a laptop, he needs a IBM, because he use software that only runs
in Windows 98, and the only brand that give support for older OS is IBM. Also he needs a laptop
with serial port, So he has 2 alternatives, the IBM T40/41/42 (Centrino Based) but these ones
doesn't have serial port, And the IBM T30 (P-4-M 2.0ghz), any knows if this one is a good laptop
for work? (Including battery life) Thank's in advance........
which one out of these companies makes the best laptops. i personaly like ibm, because they are
better than all of them, and they have the best laptop, the thinkpad. i think sony will come next.
which one do you prefer and why?....
I think the time has come to replace my trusty nVidia FX5200 and to get something more powerful. I
dont want to break the bank as I want a new processor aswell but I just wanted to know your opinions
on the card I am after. The graphics card I have seen is: 128MB Inno3D GeForce 6600GT, seen here .
1000mhz memory clocking speed /biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle'
alt='biggrin.gif' /> All I want to know is has anyone got it? is it good value for money? and can
it run demanding games ok? Thanks and I hope to hear some replies. ....
Now, i'm new to this program, i've just replied once and that was in the games section with
quake 3. if you've been there, you'll know that i'm a computer and a games freak. If ya
wanna know something or are just have trouble and need help with anything got to do with computers,
hardware, software, games and game consoles, you've come to the right guy. Now when you put 2
graphics cards in your motherboard, you only get to use 1. It is impossible to use 2. When you
install the software and the drivers for the cards, you must pick which one to use.....
Hello =) I'm a soon to be student who is on a short-ish budget, but I've been planning to
get myself a laptop before I'm off to university in September. I do quite a lot of work with
Photoshop working with graphics for websites and layouts and the like so I was thinking of getting a
high end computer. However the one's I've been looking at with the likes of... 512MB RAM,
60GB HD, 533Bus Speed etc. are in the range of 750-1000+ pounds and so I've been looking into
factory refurbished laptops which although still not cheap are nevertheless cheaper t....
ATI has finally released a new graphics card for laptops, the X800 XT. Serious gamers know that this
is a high-end video card. It's based on a 256-bit interface, and GDDR3 memory. They don't
say how much RAM it has. /tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' />
ATI's press release is here: http://apps.ati.com/ir/PressReleaseText.as...eleaseID=716886 ....
QUOTE At the Texas Gaming Festival in Dallas this weekend, gamers will be allowed to preview the
worlds first 512MB gaming card and one lucky gamer will go home with one. The specifics of the card
itself however are not mentioned in the press release. Along with three days of top-notch gaming,
the event will also include an overclocking demonstration and a PC modding event. "Participating in
events like this gives us the opportunity to find out what gamers want and need for competitive
gaming," said Rich Heye, Vice President and GM, Desktop Discrete Products, ATI. "....
am tryin to get good graphics on my system,but at the same time i want to keep it simple and achieve
a balance between functionality and cost,integrated graphics chips on a system board are cheaper
take less system resources but may not give high end performance while on the other hand video cards
are quite expensive,take a toll on system resources and thier gains are bogged down in low end
systems,am running a low budget pls advise....
