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Title: video card
Post by: megadud on November 07, 2006, 03:39:30 AM: what is better ati or geforce?

The ATI i was looking at had a little better specs but costs $200 more then the Geforce i was looking at.

These

ATI (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102488)

GeForce (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130066)

The ATI didn't have any reviews and i didn't want to get disappointed.

thanks dud
Title: video card
Post by: Krusty on November 07, 2006, 10:40:43 AM: From my understanding, that ATI card isn't for gaming. It's for work station use, where many points and 2D things are rendered (lines and so forth). It's not going to perform anywhere near as well as a comparable "X" series card.

That is, if I have the right card in mind (and I think I do).
Title: video card
Post by: Skuzzy on November 07, 2006, 11:13:38 AM: You are correct Krusty. The FireGL cards are specifically designed for OpenGL acceleration workstation systems. They are lousy for DirectX games.
Title: video card
Post by: megadud on November 07, 2006, 11:43:04 AM: ok so can someone give me a link for a good card for gaming and dv editing? basically a card good for everything that doesn't cost over $550?

THANKS DUD
Title: video card
Post by: Major Biggles on November 07, 2006, 11:46:55 AM: well i got my radeon X1600 pro over here for 86 pounds (i dunno, 120 dollars?)

512mb and it's fast as hell. dunno if you can find a good deal on it in the US?
Title: video card
Post by: Krusty on November 07, 2006, 01:39:02 PM: I think the latest ATI card, that they pulled out to compete with the 7950, is the "X1900". I think. I'm not up-to-date on recent releases.
Title: video card
Post by: Eagler on November 07, 2006, 02:17:17 PM: Quote
Originally posted by megadud
ok so can someone give me a link for a good card for gaming and dv editing? basically a card good for everything that doesn't cost over $550?

THANKS DUD

I like my evga 7800 gs co - does great on games and on the video editing I have done with it so far
mine is an AGP
Title: video card
Post by: megadud on November 08, 2006, 08:42:55 AM: So i can't get a card that is great for both gaming and editing? I want to play AH, Neverwinter nights and also run shake and maya. I need an all around card no more then $550.

I have been looking but i dunno what to look for.

thanks dud
Title: video card
Post by: Schatzi on November 08, 2006, 10:13:24 AM: I have a Geforce 7600 GT - great deal for the roundabout 200 USD, at least for gaming. I have no idea how it does for editing.
Title: video card
Post by: SkyChimp03 on November 08, 2006, 10:24:53 AM: Quote
Originally posted by megadud
So i can't get a card that is great for both gaming and editing? I want to play AH, Neverwinter nights and also run shake and maya. I need an all around card no more then $550.

I have been looking but i dunno what to look for.

thanks dud

I'd go with newest nvidia.
Title: video card
Post by: megadud on November 08, 2006, 01:33:24 PM: so something like this?

Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127212)
Title: video card
Post by: Krusty on November 08, 2006, 05:26:44 PM: If you really want to throw extra money away, sure. Practically speaking, you'll essentially get the same results with a $300 card, as well.

Mind you, nobody argues that it's the best card there is right now. It's just that it's overkill for most people (and by most I mean all people :rofl ). Do I want one? Hell yes!

But if I had $500 I'd spend $300 or so on a Ge7800/7900 and pocket the other $200.

So, long story short: Yes, that card. If you want it.
Title: video card
Post by: WhiteHawk on November 09, 2006, 05:28:58 AM: Quote
Originally posted by megadud
ok so can someone give me a link for a good card for gaming and dv editing? basically a card good for everything that doesn't cost over $550?

THANKS DUD

you should be able to land last weeks top-of-the line for 550 bucks!!
Title: video card
Post by: Masherbrum on November 09, 2006, 02:32:35 PM: I have a 7900GT and love it!
Title: video card
Post by: eagl on November 12, 2006, 04:34:31 AM: The 8800 reviews I've read seem to show a huge speedup and more importantly, image quality improvement over the 7xxx nvidia and 19xx ati cards. No kidding 30% faster, with better image quality across the board.

Here's a great review and comparo to ATI's best: http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTIxOCwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==

Problems of course include the $500+ price tag and the super long card won't fit into a lot of cases. It also needs lots of power. Still, if you want the fastest, you're gonna pay for it.

Two 8800s in SLI... Don't even want to think about it right now since I just bought my last ever AGP vid card upgrade (7800GS on sale for $200). That's my FS X upgrade and it ought to last me another year or so. Next upgrade will probably involve a total system refresh since I've just about maxed out what I have.
Title: video card
Post by: megadud on November 12, 2006, 08:06:13 AM: i've decided on this

Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130066)

I am pretty sure this will run all the programs i want to run and have nice gaming graphics and speed. If not i'll upgrade.

thanks for the help everyone :aok