Nvidia or Radeon
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Nvidia or Radeon
im looking into buying a new video card for my standard PC and im at a loss as for what i want to get...i aint got alot of cash to spend on one, maybe 200 bucks max...so i figure id pop a post to my bros here to see what you thought
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I've dabbled with both, and have had no problems with either cards. I currently use the GF7600 GTX and it's an amazing card, only reason I went with it is I plan on moving to SLI (just because I can
) later this year, and I wanted a heavy card so that when I do switch, I'll have some insane power behind it.
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For no particular reason, I've always had nvidia cards. Never had any trouble, so I just stick with them. I plan to go SLI sometime this year too, I have the motherboard for it and a 6600GT at present. Hopefully people will still be flogging their old 6600GT's on eBay in a few months time 
By the way, you do know that your poll is a brand vs a graphics card range. It would've been more suitable to use Nvidia/ATI or Geforce/Radeon.
By the way, you do know that your poll is a brand vs a graphics card range. It would've been more suitable to use Nvidia/ATI or Geforce/Radeon.
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Due to my days as a game programmer, I stay far away from the ATI brand. They always gave us the most problems with everything.
That being said, I will likely run an X1900 (or whatever's top level and supported) when I get a Mac. While I'd love to have a QuadroFX, they're just a little expensive for my tastes.
That being said, I will likely run an X1900 (or whatever's top level and supported) when I get a Mac. While I'd love to have a QuadroFX, they're just a little expensive for my tastes.
currently im unsing a Gforce 5600(it seriously blows) but ive been eyeing 2...im kinda partial to nvidia myself but heres the options(im trying to keep to the 200 dollar budget)....if any of you guys know where i can find a better one than those please post it
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... u=P56-7828
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... &CatId=318
im going AGP because i dont have PCI express...which (by the way) whats up with that....it seems like thats the only thing you can find nowadays
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... u=P56-7828
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... &CatId=318
im going AGP because i dont have PCI express...which (by the way) whats up with that....it seems like thats the only thing you can find nowadays
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I've always had ATI personally, despite many driver problems.. but the cards are nice once the drivers are ironed out.
I've had issues with Nvidia at work, but nothing terrible.
I installed a geForce 5500 or something the other day (a $100 card) and it just couldn't drive a 1680x1050 display! I was taken aback - even a 4 year old Radeon can beat that... my current Radeon x1300 can drive a 30" display with 3 times that number of pixels!
It's a real conundrum... whichever brand you choose, do a LOT of reading on the model before you purchase!
I've had issues with Nvidia at work, but nothing terrible.
I installed a geForce 5500 or something the other day (a $100 card) and it just couldn't drive a 1680x1050 display! I was taken aback - even a 4 year old Radeon can beat that... my current Radeon x1300 can drive a 30" display with 3 times that number of pixels!
It's a real conundrum... whichever brand you choose, do a LOT of reading on the model before you purchase!
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Yeah, I just bought one from NewEgg.seodevhead wrote:The 7600 GT is at the perfect price to performance spot for you. I have one in one of my machines and it is LOVELY. Best thing about... passive heatsink... NO NOISY FAN!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130073
You can't beat the price. Only $100 after the $20 rebate. From all of the reviews the 7600GT is a fantastic and very powerful video card. I have been buying Nvidia cards since I bought my first Riva 128 many, many years ago. I have never had a problem with how well the cards work.
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I would avoid the 7600GS even though it has 512 meg of ram. The 7600GT has more pipelines, shaders, etc and faster DDR3 memory. The card I bought comes out much faster. In head to head tests the 7600GT with 256 meg of ram always came out faster than the 7600GS with 512 meg. BTW, if you can upgrade to a PCIE-16 motherboard do it. The graphic cards are cheaper and faster.Obadiah wrote:currently im unsing a Gforce 5600(it seriously blows) but ive been eyeing 2...im kinda partial to nvidia myself but heres the options(im trying to keep to the 200 dollar budget)....if any of you guys know where i can find a better one than those please post it
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... u=P56-7828
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... &CatId=318
im going AGP because i dont have PCI express...which (by the way) whats up with that....it seems like thats the only thing you can find nowadays