I Am A Big Follower Of nVidia, But I Am Going To Give ATI A Chance. Any Suggestions On Which Card To Get. NO crossfire Please.(only have 1 pciE slot).
2007-03-23 06:30:02 · 6 answers · asked by Lone Ranja™ 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Really the question you need to ask yourself is what i want to run in the computer and also what is the amount i´m like to pay for that.
My recommendation will be going to respected websites and compare.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/03/06/the_best_gaming_video_cards_for_the_money/
Have the latest info From Tom´s Hardware and that is always my first step, before upgrading components in my computer.
But at this time, if you are a serious gamer, my personal recommendation will be the 8800 from nvidia, that is because is the only directX 10 card available.
2007-03-23 06:52:34 · answer #1 · answered by Victor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Making an exact suggestion is difficult without knowing your budget and usage intentions (games, business applications, general browsing/email, etc...). If you are using the systems for games, I recommend going to the website of the games that are a bit more intense and seeing what they recommend for graphic cards. If you have several games, find one that is most often mentioned across the recommended cards and go with that option.
I've used both cards and others with mixed results. At work, the ATI and NVidia perform quite well for some high end visualiztion applications I work with. I've also used Matrox cards but nothing too recent so can't say how their lineup is currently. For home, I currently use an ATI Radeon 9000 Pro (128 MB) and it has been adequate for most games (Age Of Mythology, HalfLife 2, The Sims 2, BattleField 1942 & Vietnam) except some of the newer releases (Empire Earth 2, Age Of Empires III). I tried an NVidia card (packaged by MadDog) but the results weren't very positive for most of the games I use. It did work with Age Of Empires III, but at the cost of worse performance for the others that the rest of my family uses.
2007-03-23 13:47:48 · answer #2 · answered by Jim Maryland 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seriously depends on your budget actually.
For a low end card I'd recommend an x1600 based card. ($100-$200)
Prices depend on what goodies you want to have on it.
A good card around that would be the HIS Radeon ICEQ3 X1650
For a good midranged card i'd go for a 1900 or 1950 based card.($200-$600)
I personally have a Sapphire x1900xtx ($300+)and it kicks but on many intense games (hl2, bf2, dark messiah etc) even though my mobo only runs at 4X pcie
2007-03-23 14:01:05 · answer #3 · answered by Somethingsnappy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. My mobo only supports AGP but my experience with ATI cards has been very positive. Have you checked out sites like Anandtech or Toms' Hardware? Good info. From the ATI site:
http://ati.amd.com/products/RadeonX1800/reviews.html
2007-03-23 13:34:35 · answer #4 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since Vista is imminent, I would make sure if you're buying a new card, that it's compatible. Here's the link of supported hardware for Aero Glass.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905088.aspx
2007-03-23 13:53:45 · answer #5 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why change? nVidia has the only DX 10 card.
2007-03-23 13:35:57 · answer #6 · answered by Jester 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋