The moment - ATI or Nvidia?
I've been researching this for a while now, so I don't really need any technical information on this, just some thoughts from various mature, professional tech users. I'm used to the ati sucks and nvidia sucks and I just can't stand it and need a real response on this from users with the experience.
I've been researching this for a while now, so I don't really need any technical information on this, just some thoughts from various mature, professional tech users.
I'm used to the "ati sucks" and "nvidia sucks" and I just can't stand it and need a real response on this from users with the experience.
It's either going to be ATI Radeon 9500 Pro or GeForce 4 TI 4400, looking at benchmarks and reviews (i've looked at over 10 reviews on both cards in comparsion tests, etc.) and have come to believe that the ATI Radeon 9500 Pro is better than the GeForce 4 TI 4400 (even the 4600 was losing sometimes), HOWEVER, I hear the age ol' story of:
"But their drivers suck"
I know that ATI has gone a long way in the catalyst drivers.
So I'm asking you? Is the "drivers suck" situation as bad as people make it out to be and which path should I take on this?
Thanks
I'm used to the "ati sucks" and "nvidia sucks" and I just can't stand it and need a real response on this from users with the experience.
It's either going to be ATI Radeon 9500 Pro or GeForce 4 TI 4400, looking at benchmarks and reviews (i've looked at over 10 reviews on both cards in comparsion tests, etc.) and have come to believe that the ATI Radeon 9500 Pro is better than the GeForce 4 TI 4400 (even the 4600 was losing sometimes), HOWEVER, I hear the age ol' story of:
"But their drivers suck"
I know that ATI has gone a long way in the catalyst drivers.
So I'm asking you? Is the "drivers suck" situation as bad as people make it out to be and which path should I take on this?
Thanks
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ATi drivers sucks - is an OLD argument that no longer holds true - it is all hardcore NVIDIA fans can come up with to try and put down ATI now that they are kicking nvidia into the ground
the 9500 has Dx9 support the ti's don't
Do not get an old g4 card - as with in a short time they will be paper weights. Give it a few months if you can until ATI's full new range of cards is out.
Now, you can get a 9500 (not pro) and flash it to become a 9700 pro! so that would be your best bet for sure.
If you possibly wait until the 9200 and 9600 come out (9800 is out now) - then the cards you are looking @ now will be cheaper and a higher end card maybe in sight - as the 9700 pro is already @ $300 US and will likely drop to about $250 once the 9800 become more availible - which is a great price for a wicked card.
I myself have a ti4600 and a 9700 pro
9600 pro is quite funny, it is actually a slower card than the 9500 pro, because it only has 4 pipes, and the 9500 has 8 pipes. 9600 has a faster clock, but gaming wise, is slower.
On another note, I considered going with 9500 non-pro and blasting it to a 9700, however, I have no clue how to do that, nor do I know which brand and type of card to buy.
ATi drivers sucks - is an OLD argument that no longer holds true - it is all hardcore NVIDIA fans can come up with to try and put down ATI now that they are kicking nvidia into the ground
the 9500 has Dx9 support the ti's don't
Do not get an old g4 card - as with in a short time they will be paper weights. Give it a few months if you can until ATI's full new range of cards is out.
Now, you can get a 9500 (not pro) and flash it to become a 9700 pro! so that would be your best bet for sure.
If you possibly wait until the 9200 and 9600 come out (9800 is out now) - then the cards you are looking @ now will be cheaper and a higher end card maybe in sight - as the 9700 pro is already @ $300 US and will likely drop to about $250 once the 9800 become more availible - which is a great price for a wicked card.
I myself have a ti4600 and a 9700 pro
9600 pro is quite funny, it is actually a slower card than the 9500 pro, because it only has 4 pipes, and the 9500 has 8 pipes. 9600 has a faster clock, but gaming wise, is slower.
On another note, I considered going with 9500 non-pro and blasting it to a 9700, however, I have no clue how to do that, nor do I know which brand and type of card to buy.
The 9500 only has 4 pipelines.
The 9500Pro has 8.
Whereas historically the only difference between the Pro and standard models is clock speed this is not the case with the 9500 cards.
The 9500Pro has 8.
Whereas historically the only difference between the Pro and standard models is clock speed this is not the case with the 9500 cards.
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On another note, I considered going with 9500 non-pro and blasting it to a 9700, however, I have no clue how to do that, nor do I know which brand and type of card to buy.
it is considerably easy - well would be to me. if u want good info go over to
http://oc-forums.com - VERY smart people over there, and many people ask the same thing you do! just check out "video and sound cards and then go to the ATI
On another note, I considered going with 9500 non-pro and blasting it to a 9700, however, I have no clue how to do that, nor do I know which brand and type of card to buy.
it is considerably easy - well would be to me. if u want good info go over to
http://oc-forums.com - VERY smart people over there, and many people ask the same thing you do! just check out "video and sound cards and then go to the ATI
