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Last edited by BigmacK (2006-11-03 17:25:36)

Snipedya14 wrote:

While I applaud learning about PCs, I am not so sure I understand your arguement. And x800 will be beat by a 7600. The x800 does have a higher memory bandwith but the pixel pipelines and shaders on the 7600 are far better. The x800 was released FAR before the 7600.

Des.Kmal wrote:

So, I got into computers around March this year and have learned alot!! It is kinda fun and I like the games that goes along with the high tech computers.

I know there is this big debate: ATi or nVidia. Intel or AMD. Asus or GIGABYTE.

Well, I'll answer the ATi vs. nVidia thing once and for-all. (Not really, lol, just my opinion. )

OK, so when I first got my computer in July, I had an ATi X300(*/800)... Meh, it played medium with some lag, so I kept it on low and it ran low like a champ. Then I saved up some money to get a new one. One that will play on all high and then some.

Well, I thought I had got one to that effect. nVidia 7600GT(590/1600). It is my baby. The first graphics card I installed by myself. And a good one too. It runs all high, 1280x1024 reso. fine. AA lags me though...

Then my friend got a MAJOR upgrade on his computer (spoiled little bitch. ) so he loaned me his old X800(475/1000). I have been using it for the past few days, and even though it has double my bandwith, I dont really see a difference. Plus, the graphics on ATi are always... a bit... weird.

So, now I just played a round on my 7600GT again and it ran amazingly. I love it. I am glad I am sticking with nVidia.

Of all the nVidia cards I have played on (7600GT, 6800XT, 7800GTX, 7900GTX) they have all pwned ATi's(X300, X1300*, X800GTO, X1900XTX) face and looked alot better(ATi has this weird fuzziness on the desktop that pisses me off. Not prob, it just irks my OCD.)

So, nVidia is the way to go. If your looking for a new graphics card, then go nVidia, ATi is going out of retail business pretty soon(1 year - 2years) anyway.

Sumed up: nVidia has outperformed all the ATi graphics card that I have played with, even with out being better on paper. ex. my 7600GT : X800GTO. X800 has double bandwith but still not as beastly as the 7600GT.

There we go. Had to get that out...

Des.Kmal wrote:

Snipedya14 wrote:

While I applaud learning about PCs, I am not so sure I understand your arguement. And x800 will be beat by a 7600. The x800 does have a higher memory bandwith but the pixel pipelines and shaders on the 7600 are far better. The x800 was released FAR before the 7600.

Uhh... no?
XFX 7600GT
POWERCOLOR X800GTO
Same Pixel pipelines. 12
The x800 beats 7600 in bandwith.
7600 beats x800 in clock speeds.

OK, far better? How? Are the pipelines different? Explain please.

CrazeD wrote:

Wow, what a biased review...

In my opinion, ATi smokes nVidia. Every card ATi has, completely decimates it's counterpart.

ATi Radeon x1900xtx vs. nVidia GeForce 7800GT - 7900GTX......it beats that whole line. It even beats the 7950GT. The nVidia GeForce 7950GX2 is the only nVidia card that will beat it's ATi counterpart, and even then it's close. The only reason it beats it is because it's basically two cards in one...the ATi Radeon x1950xtx is a single-GPU card, with half the RAM the 7950GX2 has.

The R600 will have nearly twice the pixel pipelines that the G80 will have.


ATi [pwns] nVidia

By the way, unlike your opinion, I look at the fact books. I have nothing wrong with nVidia, and they do make good cards..... but ATi makes better ones.

BigmacK wrote:

I run an Radeon x300 128 PCI-E.

I feel what your saying. But then again, I don't fell like upgrading.