should i get 256MB ATI Radeon X1300 Pro or 256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE TurboCache?

Answer 1

check and make sure that the x1300 isnt a crossfire card. If it is and your mobo isnt crossfire enabled and you dont have a crossfire graffics card (diff than a video card) you wont be getting much use out of it. I would go w/ the 7300 or better my self. now that the 8 series is out by nvidia the 7 series will be getting cheepe. Just remember if you dont have a good monitor or the good ram and processor to support your video card it wont matter what type you get anyway.

Answer 2

The nVidia has built-in audio on the PCIe configs which help realize a 20-45% gain in frame rate if video gaming is why you want a better graphics cards. Only the modern mobo do have the PCIe slot. Check if Radeon has that audio feature.

However, if you're going TV-out to a home entertainment system, the audio might be an annoyance.

From what I've read online, the older nVidia -- 4300, 5400 need a different driver for different machines. Radeon just gives all kinds of problems. nVidia supports linux better. After I downloaded the latest driver from nVidia I had no problems in XP or linux.

I've got the GeForce 6150. I would consider my card the minimum for development and gaming, and, I wished I had splurged on the 9300. But, I'm glad I didn't. I'm running 64-bit and discovering there isn't any software yet for 64-bit.

Answer 3

I would like to know that also but I can say that Dell is charging $50.00 more for the X1300 Pro over the 7300LE

256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE TurboCache [add $50 or $1/month1]
256MB ATI Radeon X1300 Pro [add $100 or $3/month1]
Dell Recommended for an enhanced Windows Vista experience

Answer 4

If you wanna play games too,
most game companys have used Nvidia 3D motor as their game engine so betterto choose Nvidia Gforce than Ati,

remember if you buy a VGA ( with Gforce GPU ) with the same brand of your motherboard ( For example : MSI ),
you will have a better compatibelity.

Answer 5

pci express is better than agp, and both of those cards have pci-e and agp versions. The x1300 pro is definitely better, but Dell's video card prices are rip offs. I would get the worst card possible from them and then buy a card off of newegg. If you need help deciding on a card email me.

Answer 6

If possible, get NVidia Geforce 7600 GT. It's pretty cheap, and gives great graphical performance.

http://reviews.cnet.com/Nvidia_GeForce_7600_GT_256MB/4505-8902_7-31768928.html

Answer 7

I hate to skirt the question, but a 7600GT is much more powerful and barely more expensive. They start at around $100 on newegg.com.

Answer 8

if your going to play a lot of games, then i would advise you to take nvida always.
quite a few games don't work with ATI.

Answer 9

nVidia all the way