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<blockquote data-quote="jdavis" data-source="post: 1341423" data-attributes="member: 8704"><p>I know it sounds wierd to say that October of last year is old news but both companies have released multiple new drivers since then (ATI is now using Catalyst 4.1 the test was done with Catalyst 3.8/3.7. THe Nvidia driver used was v52.16 the new one is v53.03). Drivers update about once a month for video cards. Another thing to remember is that both companies video cards are run close enough together that you need to frame capture to tell any quality difference and the speeds are faster than the human eye can register in most cases. The only thing I'd advise against is the first FX cards which were flawed and overly loud, they didn't last long and the new cards are top notch. ATI also has more experience with the all in one cards (which seems more what your interested in instead of a speed burning gaming monster). Go with a Direct X 9 card (no sense living in the past when you can prepare for the future) and get the best deal you can (which won't be at Best Buy, garanteed).</p><p> </p><p>This is really a Ford vs Chevy or a Coke vs Pepsi type of rivalry here, these are not just competing products there is a real rivalry here with lots of mudslinging and dedicated fans of each company. Myself I have two dead Nvidia cards in my closet and a old GeForce 2 card that has given me no trouble in 2 years in another computer, I also have a ATI 8500 card that never gave me any problems which I sold to a friend. The computer I use for the internet is a old IBM workstation with intergrated graphics. I have never had a problem with any video display or graphics on it yet (it won't do new 3D games). I haven't used photoshop in a while but it never had any problems with that either. Unless your in to high end gaming you will never need all that much out of a graphics card and will never need a top of the line one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdavis, post: 1341423, member: 8704"] I know it sounds wierd to say that October of last year is old news but both companies have released multiple new drivers since then (ATI is now using Catalyst 4.1 the test was done with Catalyst 3.8/3.7. THe Nvidia driver used was v52.16 the new one is v53.03). Drivers update about once a month for video cards. Another thing to remember is that both companies video cards are run close enough together that you need to frame capture to tell any quality difference and the speeds are faster than the human eye can register in most cases. The only thing I'd advise against is the first FX cards which were flawed and overly loud, they didn't last long and the new cards are top notch. ATI also has more experience with the all in one cards (which seems more what your interested in instead of a speed burning gaming monster). Go with a Direct X 9 card (no sense living in the past when you can prepare for the future) and get the best deal you can (which won't be at Best Buy, garanteed). This is really a Ford vs Chevy or a Coke vs Pepsi type of rivalry here, these are not just competing products there is a real rivalry here with lots of mudslinging and dedicated fans of each company. Myself I have two dead Nvidia cards in my closet and a old GeForce 2 card that has given me no trouble in 2 years in another computer, I also have a ATI 8500 card that never gave me any problems which I sold to a friend. The computer I use for the internet is a old IBM workstation with intergrated graphics. I have never had a problem with any video display or graphics on it yet (it won't do new 3D games). I haven't used photoshop in a while but it never had any problems with that either. Unless your in to high end gaming you will never need all that much out of a graphics card and will never need a top of the line one. [/QUOTE]
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