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ATI vs Nvidia
- Thread starter Final Maxim
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Rasclart said:
The GX2 is a monster, and doesn't give a s**t how much res or AA/AF you throw at it. I own one as you know, but it's considerably more cash than the X1950.
Not sure why that article is comparing a flagship ATI with a non-flagship Nvidia though, which I think was your point.
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obviously didnt read the link lol
quad sli involves a minimum of 900watt psu.. possibly time for an upgrade, lolRoy Munson said:
what sort of moniter u using? no point in it unless u have a decent one
shepdogg said:
and i agree with this.. ati drivers tend to be pants.. the nvidi ones have there moments though
Gmk1 said:lol.. well u might need more than 700w if u r running a fair wack of hard drives aswell
im toying with the idea of a widescreen lcd for this.. make the gtx's work.. not really looked into the dell one tho..
Fair play mate but it's a games monster. One HD. One optical. I use this laptop for everything other than games. TheBeast2 will easily handle another GX2 although I doubt it's a reasonable upgrage path given that DX10 is around the corner.
The Dell units are well regarded. Samsung panels, brilliant backlights, and letterboxing if you need to reduce res for games, so no scaling and non-native blurring. Obviously it cannnot beat a CRT for smoothness, but certainly no ghosting compared to any other LCD I have used/seen. I'm a games monster and I chose the Dell for sheer scale, contrast, brightness and smoothness - despite the seemingly poor update 'figures'
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ide kick your ass
Bit of an unfair test really one card has been around for months the other only a couple weeks. Of course the newest ATI is gonna be faster. Either way it doesnt matter which you buy they will both play any game you want them to. Next upgrde will be the cheapest of the 2 DX10 high end cards out.
I was considerig getting another 7800gtx 512 but I just cant be bothered forking out another £200+ for a graphics card. Only for me to have to upgrade when DX10 comes along and the next cards are likely to be nearly twice as quick anyway.
I was considerig getting another 7800gtx 512 but I just cant be bothered forking out another £200+ for a graphics card. Only for me to have to upgrade when DX10 comes along and the next cards are likely to be nearly twice as quick anyway.
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rich[182]
That comparison is poor, The best detailed review comparison between the two flagship single cards is here, with everything cranked up
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/quality_vs_quantity.html
You've only got to do a quick search over at overclockers to see there always the ATI v Nvidia fanboys in the same vain as the AMD v Intel fanboys too, so regardless of any reviews or facts, theres those who simply will dis the opposition
In nearly every test, in particular in OpenGL, The GX2 is ahead but not enough to warrant the extra money imho, The X1950XTX can be had for £287 inc vat from overclockers at the moment, the Nvidia cards do have a much much lower power consumption and heat though
The above test and the majority I've seen also have ATI winning the image quality debate, especially with high AA/AF settings, this is the case in nearly every review
I can't comment on SLI v Crossfire as I'm not clued up on it though
As for sub £200 cards, ATI wins hands down, The X1900XT 256Mb can be had for a ridiculous £165 inc vat, easily clocks to X1900XTX core & memory but is almost £80 cheaper (albeit the X1900XTX has 512Mb) In the vast majority of games and when not using say 1600x1200 res, theres not really much "noticeable" difference between this and the flagship X1950XTX, especially if you aren't running 16AF and all textures fully maxed out
Nvidia will however have the worlds first DX10 card with SM4
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/quality_vs_quantity.html
You've only got to do a quick search over at overclockers to see there always the ATI v Nvidia fanboys in the same vain as the AMD v Intel fanboys too, so regardless of any reviews or facts, theres those who simply will dis the opposition
In nearly every test, in particular in OpenGL, The GX2 is ahead but not enough to warrant the extra money imho, The X1950XTX can be had for £287 inc vat from overclockers at the moment, the Nvidia cards do have a much much lower power consumption and heat though
The above test and the majority I've seen also have ATI winning the image quality debate, especially with high AA/AF settings, this is the case in nearly every review
I can't comment on SLI v Crossfire as I'm not clued up on it though
As for sub £200 cards, ATI wins hands down, The X1900XT 256Mb can be had for a ridiculous £165 inc vat, easily clocks to X1900XTX core & memory but is almost £80 cheaper (albeit the X1900XTX has 512Mb) In the vast majority of games and when not using say 1600x1200 res, theres not really much "noticeable" difference between this and the flagship X1950XTX, especially if you aren't running 16AF and all textures fully maxed out
Nvidia will however have the worlds first DX10 card with SM4
Love my card when i got mine it was the fastest thing out. Paid for it too £475 it was. Got a 7800GTX 512. Amazing card still only slightly slower than the 7900GTX and outperforms the 7900GT. However im not a fanboy i just buy whats fastest at the time. hence the card before this was an ATI and my CPU in my other system was an Intel i have an AMD X2 in this. It doesnt matter to me who makes what Just when im buying it if im forking out the cash for high end equipment i want the best simple as really. My system cost me an absolute bomb back then as well.
I spent over £900 on 3 parts. And then a week later another £400+ on 2 parts. But even now after nearly a year of having it still nothing it cant run at max details at 1600x1200 so was worth the cash its barely even being pushed. Wont need to upgrade for a while i dont think. Unless DX10 cards get popular quick then i will be upgrading.
I spent over £900 on 3 parts. And then a week later another £400+ on 2 parts. But even now after nearly a year of having it still nothing it cant run at max details at 1600x1200 so was worth the cash its barely even being pushed. Wont need to upgrade for a while i dont think. Unless DX10 cards get popular quick then i will be upgrading.
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rich[182]
Intel buying out Nvidia ?
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20061005003056.html
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20061005003056.html
A red missile
Im still using a 6800 Ultra, that drives one 19" and a 20" widescreen tft's with no problems, i can play quake 4, why upgrade? it'd mean a new motherboard, new ram...... f**k that.
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rich[182]
^ Know what you mean, Im still running an X800XT-PE on AGP, mobile Athlon socket A at 2.4Ghz, and DDR400, am not doing anything until Vista & DX10 established and see how gaming goes next year with the likes of Crysis and any Unreal 3 engined games63/500 said:
Am running FSB 212, processor at 2.45Hhz, I can run anything at 1280x960 maxed out, can even run FEAR at this res at pretty high settings, runs well too
63/500 said:
The 6800Ultra is a pretty beefy card. I had one up until recently. It really needs a 3rd party HSF though, as the OEM fitment sounds like Concorde taking off. A 6800 based AGP machine will play all games quite well, but compared to the cream of the PCIE crop around now, it's seriously pwned hardcore.
I can see your logic in not upgrading though, an upgrade path should always be about the games, and if you can play the games you like, at the settings you like, with a framerate you are happy with, then upgrading is pointless.
I've got a seriously itchy trigger finger...
I can pop another GX2 into my cart now, and be quad barreled by Monday. I WANT Quad SLi, even though I know it's maybe not a smart move with DX10 around the corner
However, I reckon it's going to be a year from now until Vista and DX10 are fully stable with drivers and hardware, and DX10 games worth playing. Crysis? hmmmmm
I can pop another GX2 into my cart now, and be quad barreled by Monday. I WANT Quad SLi, even though I know it's maybe not a smart move with DX10 around the corner
However, I reckon it's going to be a year from now until Vista and DX10 are fully stable with drivers and hardware, and DX10 games worth playing. Crysis? hmmmmm
roy what mobo you runing now? it's just that iv herd ppl havein issues with runing quad on older mobos like the asus kn8 etc..or even the newer models thats the reason i aint gone quad .gona wait till vista and better mobo's come out still alittle early yet for me dx 10 cards are only a month away!!
