O-Fear Posted February 3, 2004 Posted February 3, 2004 i dont know what video card should i buy.. an ATI card or a Nvidia card ??
emsley Posted February 3, 2004 Posted February 3, 2004 Ya ATI. Radeon 9600 [pro] Up to the 9800XT [Pro]
Lightsier Posted February 3, 2004 Posted February 3, 2004 How much money you got? There are really only 3 cards you want to look at. Radeon 9600 XT.Radeon 9700 Pro.Radeon 9800 Pro. nVidia dropped the balls past the Geforce4 Ti series (which was frequen sweet) but ATi owns the DirectX 9 era. Head over to newegg.com and see what you can find.
ovalprocess Posted February 3, 2004 Posted February 3, 2004 nvidia geforce fx 5600-5900. and yes, im aware that all of you think they suck.
O-Fear Posted February 3, 2004 Author Posted February 3, 2004 How much money you got? There are really only 3 cards you want to look at. Radeon 9600 XT.Radeon 9700 Pro.Radeon 9800 Pro. nVidia dropped the balls past the Geforce4 Ti series (which was frequen sweet) but ATi owns the DirectX 9 era. Head over to newegg.com and see what you can find.but Nvidia support OpenGL...
Gryph Posted February 3, 2004 Posted February 3, 2004 ATI is owning the graphics business now. They were really lagging behind and now they are giving NVIDIA run for the money. From the XBOX2 leak info, the new graphics processor will be an advanced version of ATIs R400 chip.
Rag Posted February 3, 2004 Posted February 3, 2004 ATI, I've got a 9700 pro. You can find them kinda cheap too so its nice.
-VIOLENCE- Posted February 3, 2004 Posted February 3, 2004 I'm going with ati because it was on sale at that time
AntiWinner22 Posted February 3, 2004 Posted February 3, 2004 ATI. nVidia cards have been known to steadily (SLOWLY) progress, while ATI kicks it up a notch much higher every time they relese a new one. Plus, ATI is MUCH more stable.
Diso Posted February 3, 2004 Posted February 3, 2004 ATI. Nidia isn't doing so well with their graphics card so RADEON is the way to go nowadays
Wizard Posted February 3, 2004 Posted February 3, 2004 (edited) ATi. After the optimized drivers and Mark3D lawsuit incindint, nVidia really seems lacking now. BTW, If any of you have a 5200, please get a 4600 Ultra, those are much better. ATi, affordable and the enthuist's choice(that means, very stable compared to other's, and very OC friendly) Edited February 3, 2004 by K`dash
nezumi Posted February 4, 2004 Posted February 4, 2004 I'm in the market for a new video card myself. This GeForce2 MX is no longer bearable. I know that the NVidia 5900 FX Ultra has performance similar to the Radeon 9800 pro when running Windows-based games, but I'm going to try very hard this year to completely ditch Windows (or come pretty darned close). The Linux and OpenGL support that card manufacturers offer is very important, and from what I hear, NVidia is beating out ATI for loyalty among Linux enthusiasts. Many are beginning to speculate that ATI's deal with MS on the XBOX2 will cause ATI to kill their Linux driver support, thanks to sneaky dealings with Microsoft. I also hear that sometime in April or May ATI will unveil a new chipset. I'll wait for a price cut around that time. I got me a Linux-compatible sound card... now I just need a video card that works well with Linux (for games like Cube, Unreal, Doom, Savage, Quake and what-not. Yes, those games work natively in Linux. No, half-life won't work natively in Linux, because Valve is Microsoft's biatch). If anyone can gimme the low-down on 3D graphics cards, lemme know.
Lightsier Posted February 4, 2004 Posted February 4, 2004 There's only one OpenGL game coming out anytime soon and that's Doom3. True, the engine will most likely follow a bunch of other games, but still. Carmack even said himself that he 9800Pro leads in framerate at certain parts and the FX 5900 leads in others. 9800Pro smacks down anything nvidia related in DirectX9, plus it's cheaper! Why do you want to pay more for less preformance?
O-Fear Posted February 4, 2004 Author Posted February 4, 2004 but Nvidia's video cards supports OpenGL! ! ! doesnt that matter ??
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now