N vidia or ATI ?

Question

i am buying a new system.
Core 2 duo 1.8 E6300
intel DG965WH board
2 GB DDR2 667 ram
250 GB sata
19 samsung wide screen TFT
Sony DVD Writer.
for the above system which will be the ideal chipset for hardcore next generation gaming. N vidia or ATI. and please suggest some great cards also to play all upcoming games and dont need to upgrade for long time.

Answer 1

nVidia 8800, which ever one fits your budget.
That mobo will also support this memory. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2882686&CatId=2264
Check intel's site for more info. Did you get this mobo from TigerDirect? I did and put DDR2 667 in when I could have used DDR2 800 instead.

Answer 2

If you want a futureproof card that can handle all of the effects of upcoming games you need to cross out DX9. I would recommend a 8800GTS. If not; wait for the release of the 8600 and 8300 later this Spring. I personally prefer Nvidia, and ATi isn't going to come out with anything until May at the earliest (DX10 wise). Plus, the R600 isn't that big of a leap from the 8800.

Hope this helps,
Steve

Answer 3

i was an ati man for as long as i could remember, however, nvidia's 8 series sold me. i snapped up the 8800gtx series as quick as i could. i play a fair amount of games and like yourself, want a future proof and highly capable card. the 8 series revolutionises the design of future GPUs. in all of the technological developments in personal computing, the specification and research that went into Nvidia's latest release really was something special. Ask anyone who knows about that card and they will tell you it's the ****. I got the 768mb version but even the GTS range kicks severe ***. Since the spec of the 8800 got released, i don't think ATI have a leg to stand on, plus they are in affiliation by the parent company, AMD, which is falling behind totally.

Answer 4

nVidia for games, ATI for video.

Answer 5

get ati and finesh the god damn job...


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