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haxor5354 Master Cheater
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:21 pm Post subject: Nvidia or ATI? |
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i know that nVidia just released 9800 GX2 A.K.A the FASTEST single card on the planet right now..........
but wut happenind to ATI? did they just forgot about making good graphics card? they used to make good cards then their technology get pwned by nVidia.
so should i buy nVidia cards of ATI cards?
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Madman I post too much
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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Nvidia is the leader right now, go with a 8800GT or 9600GT if you are on a budget, the GX2 if you aren't.
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Zarr Grandmaster Cheater
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Madman wrote: | Nvidia is the leader right now, go with a 8800GT or 9600GT if you are on a budget, the GX2 if you aren't. |
Actually, on games that don't support SLI, the 8800GT/S/X gets better fps. The 9800 GX2 has 2 cores in 1 card, much like the dual core CPUs of the day, and the second core isn't utilized by most games, much as how the second CPU core wasn't used much for months after dual core CPUs were released.
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Psy Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:36 am Post subject: |
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Stupid Nvidia foreware drivers. Thats always the letdown.
Its not so much the games, its the driver itself. It never does things its supposed to for a long while. They will have it sorted in a few months i'd say, and the true potential of those new cards will be increased.
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haxor5354 Master Cheater
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[Psych] wrote: | Stupid Nvidia foreware drivers. Thats always the letdown.
Its not so much the games, its the driver itself. It never does things its supposed to for a long while. They will have it sorted in a few months i'd say, and the true potential of those new cards will be increased. |
overclock it as you might wish
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hcavolsdsadgadsg I'm a spammer
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:37 am Post subject: Re: Nvidia or ATI? |
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haxor5354 wrote: | i know that nVidia just released 9800 GX2 A.K.A the FASTEST single card on the planet right now..........
but wut happenind to ATI? did they just forgot about making good graphics card? they used to make good cards then their technology get pwned by nVidia.
so should i buy nVidia cards of ATI cards? |
GX2 is 2 cards duct taped together, it's not single
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superweapons Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:00 am Post subject: |
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Single as in one graphics card, even though there are two cores. I wouldn't get a 9800GX2, because rumors are spreading that the 9900GTX will beat the 9800GX2, and it'll be released in a few months. I'd just like to see how they go against each other, before I buy one (but I won't buy one either way).
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Cheetah I post too much
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:58 am Post subject: Re: Nvidia or ATI? |
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haxor5354 wrote: | i know that nVidia just released 9800 GX2 A.K.A the FASTEST single card on the planet right now..........
but wut happenind to ATI? did they just forgot about making good graphics card? they used to make good cards then their technology get pwned by nVidia.
so should i buy nVidia cards of ATI cards? |
No, you should buy whatever gives you the best price/performance at the time. nVidia is on top atm, but they go back and forth. The 3870 is still an excellent value for the mid-range market at $160.
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haxor5354 Master Cheater
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: Nvidia or ATI? |
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slovach wrote: | haxor5354 wrote: | i know that nVidia just released 9800 GX2 A.K.A the FASTEST single card on the planet right now..........
but wut happenind to ATI? did they just forgot about making good graphics card? they used to make good cards then their technology get pwned by nVidia.
so should i buy nVidia cards of ATI cards? |
GX2 is 2 cards duct taped together, it's not single |
but it only takes up 1 PCI-E slot so it still counts as 1 card
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hcavolsdsadgadsg I'm a spammer
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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It has to use SLI to balance the load either way, hence TWO
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Madman I post too much
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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:32 am Post subject: |
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Does anybody know why they didn't make a wire version of the SLI bridge?
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Psy Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 5:47 am Post subject: |
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Asus for example, so a flexible version, if thats anything like what you mean.
Its very handy when you have a slightly dodgy case that is out of alignment with the mobo, or 2 graphics card of different vendors.
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zyndr0m I post too much
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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:59 am Post subject: |
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My last card was a nvidia and burned up after 3years of usage. Now i switched to ATI and regrets it...
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Psy Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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Lol, it packed up after 3 long years and so you switched?
Did you expect a graphics card to work respectively after that period of use?
Especially an older one.... maybe asking too much there
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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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how is 2 cores = 2 cards?? explain.
dual core computer = 1 computer , quad = 1 computer
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