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DX9 (HL2 & Doom3) on ATI vs Nvidia
Good article he
http://www.gamersdepot.com/hardware/...esktop/001.htm Nvidia is hurting and will have to lower IQ again to compete. rms |
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Roger Squires wrote:
Good article he http://www.gamersdepot.com/hardware/...esktop/001.htm Nvidia is hurting and will have to lower IQ again to compete. OK, thats the 3rd time today (inthe ATI group, at least).... We've seen the link!!!! No need to start a flame war by cross-posting. And no need to respond to this if you just have bad things to say about the other company/product/users. :-P Ben -- I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a String... |
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OK, thats the 3rd time today (inthe ATI group, at least)....
We've seen the link!!!! LOL! @drian. |
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"@drian" wrote in message ... OK, thats the 3rd time today (inthe ATI group, at least).... We've seen the link!!!! LOL! @drian. Evidentially he regrets purchasing his ATI card. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.516 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 9/01/03 |
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ginfest stood up at show-n-tell, in cmt7b.406472$Ho3.61245@sccrnsc03, and said: "@drian" wrote in message ... OK, thats the 3rd time today (inthe ATI group, at least).... We've seen the link!!!! LOL! @drian. Evidentially he regrets purchasing his ATI card. Why would he 'evident[ly]' regret purchasing an ATI card? From the article: I don’t know how anyone could objectively look at the performance we’ve seen in these benchmarks and conclude that a 5900 Ultra is a smarter buying decision than a 9800 Pro – even the 128MB 9800 Pro (as used in the tests here) trumps the lofty 256MB 5900 Ultra. If you’re still “stuck in the past” and think that ATI is plagued with driver issues, than go ahead and keep your head stuck in the sand like an ostrich, buy a 5900 Ultra and then start crying when your pals are smoking your ass in games like Half Life 2 and Halo because they’re running ATI hardware. What can NVIDIA do right now to turn things around? First off, lower the damn price of its high-end cards – even if they were priced the same, a 9800 Pro would be a better choice for Pixel Shader 2.0 performance. Secondly, they’d better pull out every stop in their playbook of tricks to fine-tune their drivers. We have no doubt that NVIDIA is hard at work right now on its next-gen silicon, which will undoubtedly be extremely fast – for their sake and the sake of gamers like us, it had better be! --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.516 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 9/01/03 -- Strontium "It's no surprise, to me. I am my own worst enemy. `Cause every now, and then, I kick the livin' **** `outta me." - Lit |
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ginfest wrote:
"@drian" wrote in message ... OK, thats the 3rd time today (inthe ATI group, at least).... We've seen the link!!!! LOL! @drian. Evidentially he regrets purchasing his ATI card. Actually I don't. I'm incredibly impressed by the speed and visual quality of the graphics. Turning on 2xAA works for a start. I could have spent more money on an nVidia and card and had less speed and less graphics quality, but that sounds like a lose, lose, lose situation to me. Admittedly Linux 3D Driver support is far better from nVidia than ATI, but it's not like I'll be giving up Windows completely and playing games in Linux. Not for a considerably while anyway. For a start getting most games don't even support Linux. I have very little use for 3D graphics in Linux. I'm happy with my purchase, and if somebody offered me the two cards (nVidia 5900 Ultra vs 9800 Pro) at the same price (Under £300) - I'd go with the ATI again. Thank you. Ben -- I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a String... |
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Strontium wrote:
Why would he 'evident[ly]' regret purchasing an ATI card? Regretful nVidia purchaser in denial. Ben -- I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a String... |
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"Ben Pope" wrote in message ... ginfest wrote: "@drian" wrote in message ... OK, thats the 3rd time today (inthe ATI group, at least).... We've seen the link!!!! LOL! @drian. Evidentially he regrets purchasing his ATI card. Actually I don't. I'm incredibly impressed by the speed and visual quality of the graphics. Turning on 2xAA works for a start. I could have spent more money on an nVidia and card and had less speed and less graphics quality, but that sounds like a lose, lose, lose situation to me. I'm just wondering what card you have? I don't run ANY games at less than 6XAA and they run superb (apart from command and conquer generals that is, but that's badly coded anyway, could have a super super system and it wouldn't run) |
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methylenedioxy wrote:
I'm just wondering what card you have? I don't run ANY games at less than 6XAA and they run superb (apart from command and conquer generals that is, but that's badly coded anyway, could have a super super system and it wouldn't run) I'm using a Crucial 9800 Pro. I've only really played a couple of games... GTA Vice City and Splinter Cell, both at 1600x1200 with 6xAA and 8xAF, and everything set to quality and no slow downs whatsoever. Some of the scenes in Splinter Cell are very pretty - some really nice lighting effects - haven't played it very much to be honest. That was when I had my XP2500 at 200MHz x 11 - it's at default at the moment, pending troubleshooting of the occasional error in Prime95. I don't expect any slowdowns at this CPU speed though. Ben -- I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a String... |
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"Ben Pope" wrote in message ... methylenedioxy wrote: I'm just wondering what card you have? I don't run ANY games at less than 6XAA and they run superb (apart from command and conquer generals that is, but that's badly coded anyway, could have a super super system and it wouldn't run) I'm using a Crucial 9800 Pro. I've only really played a couple of games... GTA Vice City and Splinter Cell, both at 1600x1200 with 6xAA and 8xAF, and everything set to quality and no slow downs whatsoever. Some of the scenes in Splinter Cell are very pretty - some really nice lighting effects - haven't played it very much to be honest. That was when I had my XP2500 at 200MHz x 11 - it's at default at the moment, pending troubleshooting of the occasional error in Prime95. I don't expect any slowdowns at this CPU speed though. Ben -- I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a String... Interesting read, were you aware that Splinter Cell doesn't actually support AA? It also makes the game go "wonky" as in not run properly with AA switched on... |
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