Which Card???

[MON]

AM AN AVID NVIDIA USER . AND WANTING TO UPGRADE SOON BUT SEEN ALOT ON THIS ATI ... ALSO AFRAID A BAD DRIVER SUPORT FOR ATI

MMM WITCH ONE


512MB Connect 3D RADEON X1800XT DVI + AVIVO


OR


256MB ScanFX PCI-E 7800GTX 2xDVI & TV Full ViVo GDDR3 Heat Pipe Cooling OEM


THE THING I THERE IS MORE SUPPORT FOR THE NVIDIA CARDS???

[Jonny]

MON, you've been told.

IMO the small difference in drivers/support between ATi and nVidia cards should not warrant a differing choice.
What's your budget? The 7800 can be found cheaper and cheaper every day, it seems...

[project187]

heres the deal i got one of the gtxs the exact same one i just clocked it to 490/1300 thats as fast as the xxx xfx 1 for neally 400 quid juist get it plus the cooler is off the 512 version and it owns

[MON]

buget £300 but depends .. also i must admit the nvidia is better with the drivers !! had a ati ages ago and they chould NEVER get that fog to work in games but have been reading recent reveiws on the ati and it looks good

[Smokey21]

For a start, turn of ****ing Caps lock.

You sound like you have been living in a cave for the last 3 years. ATI drivers are just as good as Nvidia's, id personally say they are better. You get a new release every month.

The X1800XT is a faster card than the 256mb in any game, apart from Black And white 2, somet wierd with that game. Once you start to add AA/AF the X1800XT gets even bigger lead, and it has double the memory. it's not even a contest.

The price of the X1800XT is dropping all the time, id give it a week or to, just to see if the prices fall any more.

[iranu]

The x1800xt is a faster card than the 7800gtx in the majority of games and cope a bit better with AA/AF. The drivers are equal in my opinion, ie there is adequate support for both cards from their manufacturers.

Therefore it is really a question of budget. Find the cheapest price for both cards and evaluate extra cost v performance gain. Remember what resolution you want to run at and the level of AA/AF.

If the prices are the same I would go for the x1800xt. Either way you shouldn't be dissapointed, they are both fast cards capable of running all current games well.

[MD]

MON - Post in all caps again and i will set your post count to zero, you have been asked by the staff already, final warning.

matt.

[Smokey21]

The x1800xt is a faster card than the 7800gtx in the majority of games and cope a bit better with AA/AF. The drivers are equal in my opinion, ie there is adequate support for both cards from their manufacturers.

Therefore it is really a question of budget. Find the cheapest price for both cards and evaluate extra cost v performance gain. Remember what resolution you want to run at and the level of AA/AF.

If the prices are the same I would go for the x1800xt. Either way you shouldn't be dissapointed, they are both fast cards capable of running all current games well.

The only thing going for the GTX is the price, scan seem to sell them really cheap.But X1800XT's are going for around 300quid, id really spend the little bit extra myself, unless your a lame ass fanboy.

[MON]

caps lock failed me for the last time

SAD
do not get so wound up about the caps key .life is too dam short.. there always another upgrade or you could invent a HEXUS Keyboard with out the caps .. you could call it the HEXUS Keyboard with lights ... and no caps version. or both .. and then can only regester to this site if you have this Keyboard WOT A IDEA ..

[MON]

also thanks Smokey21 for reply
.. looks like the gtx .. but why did you go for the card you have now? and i see the ati is cheaper than the gtx versions in 512 .. i did get major put off long time ago (galaxy far far.. sod that just watched it) by ati with the drivers..

[kalniel]

If caps lock is stuck on then hold down shift (or stick something on the shift key) when you type and it'll come out lower case

[sawyen]

If caps lock is stuck on then hold down shift (or stick something on the shift key) when you type and it'll come out lower case

'ouch' to that man...

The X1800XT would be a much better buy, double the framebuffer, better performance and only 50 quid more..

7800GTX 256MB is a little slow in comparison.. and the 512MB variant is way wayyy too expensive..

But I guess both cards should be super, unless you're those picky benchers or advent FEAR player who wants everything on at 1600x1200

[Smokey21]

also thanks Smokey21 for reply
.. but why did you go for the card you have now? ..

Cause i wanted it, it was the best card out.