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August 5th, 2004, 12:23 PM
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#21 (permalink)
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yap nvidia all the way baby  | 
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August 5th, 2004, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by hokie64 Kind of off topic, but HL2 is also in openGL correct? That may influence your decision as well. Towards NVidia | I doubt it because it's SUPPOSEDLY better with ATI. | |
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August 6th, 2004, 10:13 AM
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no, a good budget card for Doom 3 would be a 5900xt, don't go with ATI yet, since they're probably never gonna fix the incompability issue with some boards, and about the drivers... well, no1 has proven that they're improved... | |
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August 7th, 2004, 04:32 AM
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Originally Posted by nwo75200 no, a good budget card for Doom 3 would be a 5900xt, don't go with ATI yet, since they're probably never gonna fix the incompability issue with some boards, and about the drivers... well, no1 has proven that they're improved... | Uh yeah did you perhaps read what I'm quoting there. I'm talking about HL2. NOT Doom 3. | |
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August 7th, 2004, 04:36 AM
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and im tlakin about BOTH! overall i would chose a 5900xt over a 9800pro cuz there r just too many problems with ATI cards  and also if i was on a budget cuz the xt is cheaper  | |
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August 8th, 2004, 05:31 PM
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Okay here is the scoop......anything over an GF4 FX 5700 (256mb) or ATI 9700 is just fluff...you may have bragging rights for the best specs but unless you have one super fine monitor your not going to be able to tell the difference on the games. There are such small diferences in thoses cards only someone doing benchmarks could really tell.
Not only that, but if you have a really good card and Don't have the CPU and Ram to to match you won't get the perfomance anyway. A gamming machine has to be set up with the right stuff to be a really good one. I recommend MSI since they have the best record for reliablility an award winning performance...but stay away from OEM's, the good ones have a 2 year or more warranty, some of the OEM'S are secondary market and do not perform. We build several hundred machines a year....A lot of them Gamming Machines and Always Use MSI Boards. | |
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August 8th, 2004, 05:33 PM
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WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!
Ur completely wrong every card makes a difference in TODAYS games like Far Cry and Doom 3!!! And u will be able to tell a difference! | |
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August 8th, 2004, 05:41 PM
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not wrong look at the spec's.........most of diferences for the high end cards are small and undetectable.........except in your mind.....LOL | |
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August 8th, 2004, 05:43 PM
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what specs  its already been proven, u can see a lot of difference between a 6800 and a 5700!!! Frame rate & bein able to play every game with highest settings
Difference between a 6800gt and a 6800U....? small and undetectable, yes  | |
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August 8th, 2004, 05:47 PM
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there is more to a card than just core/ram speed how else would you explain the 6800 ultra getting 3 times the score of a 5700 | |
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