king ati

dwelzy · 09-21-2003, 11:38 PM

http://techreport.com/ja.zz?comments=5659

hmmmmmm nvidia covering up there inferiority i see , tsk tsk...........

Null · 09-22-2003, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by dwelzy

http://techreport.com/ja.zz?comments=5659

hmmmmmm nvidia covering up there inferiority i see , tsk tsk...........

inferiority... lol.

ATI has a better card right now. before it was nvidia. then ati before that then nvidia again. They flip flop back and forth more times then a ping pong ball. Who the hell cares?

you know much of the time. they are fighting over hey, ATI can pull 120 FPS while the nvidias can pull 100.

i mean WTF, anything above 60 is unnoticable anyway. who cares once they get into that high of range?

Much of the time its in the drivers, others in the other system specs of the computer itself.

Whats the point of this topic anyway? to show which gfx card can run a horrible game better?

And ATI gunna release a special package with thier newer radeon card.... bundled together with Half-Life 2

if they do it at the right price, and on the same day the game launches. i might pick up that.

Ace195 · 09-22-2003, 05:40 PM

I'm for ATI no matter what I'm not really worried about frame rates or whatnot. I just like the way ATI works.

Jason1 · 09-22-2003, 09:48 PM

Im now an ATI fan also...their stuff thats the same price or cheaper seems to outperform Nvidia's from what I cant tell. And this news about teh Geforce's not running HL2 very well makes me even more happy I went with ATI over Nvidia. HL2 is my most anticipated game on any console.

Null · 09-22-2003, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Ace195

I'm for ATI no matter what I'm not really worried about frame rates or whatnot. I just like the way ATI works.

indeed. when your worrying over frame rates that are that high. it really doesnt matter which.

i always prefer nvidia cuz thier drivers run smoother and easier usually.

but i might pick up the ati bundle with half life 2. i'd like to have a DX9 card for the right price.

Jason1 · 09-22-2003, 10:59 PM

I might upgrade my card someday...*shrugz* ...but there's all that technical mumbo jumbo garbage to handle, will it work with your mobo, blah blah blah...then there's physically installing the thing, which Im not sure how to do exactly...ive heard its not too difficult though...basically just plug it in or sumthin....and then I've also heard that as long as your card is a 128MB, it really wont improve games much...its more your processor...or sumthin...

Null · 09-23-2003, 08:53 AM

processor effects how the game runs more.

GFX card effects how the game looks. jumping to a new card gives you more special effects, clearer sharper textures, things like that.

part of the reason i wanted a DX9 card is to get a few of the extra details and special effects from half life 2.

it wont make a HUGE difference. but would just be cool to see

Jonbo298 · 09-23-2003, 04:02 PM

I've seen the demo that Valve put up awhile back showcasing HL2 and how great its going to be and a friend said it was "jumpy" once in awhile on the demo they showed because they were using a P4. I'm glad I'm an AMD person since I think he said it would run better with an Athlon.

Does anyone have a link to any info. on Ati bundling HL2 with the newer Radeon's? I want to get a 9800 or 9800 Pro for X-mas and I can try to convince my dad to get me the bundle since I want HL2 also. (+rep to the provider of a good reputable link)

Ace195 · 09-23-2003, 06:02 PM

Ok.. So my friend didn't have the Ati Radeon 8500 but he did have a GF4 ti440. I'm just wondering anyone had any bad experience with these cards ?

Ace195 · 09-23-2003, 09:47 PM

anyone ? What about the 9200

Jason1 · 09-24-2003, 03:12 PM

Hmmm...isnt the Ti440 one of the cheaper Geforce 4's out there? Or maybe you mean the Geforce 4 Ti4400. I almost got that over the Radeon 9500pro, but the Radeon obviously outperformes it so I ended up going with it, but they were both about the same price.

Null · 09-24-2003, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonbo298

I've seen the demo that Valve put up awhile back showcasing HL2 and how great its going to be and a friend said it was "jumpy" once in awhile on the demo they showed because they were using a P4. I'm glad I'm an AMD person since I think he said it would run better with an Athlon.

no, makes no difference. and i think the P4 chips actually goto a higher speed then the AMD's currently.

but i think AMD will have an earlier better working 64bit chip when they come out.

they flip flop back and forth. but the game is being made on P4's, you can be damn sure the game runs perfect on what they are making it on.

ominub · 09-24-2003, 04:17 PM

well for gaming the AMD proccesors seem to be a little better but like intel kicks its ass in about everything else because they have high FSB but yeah intel over all is better but AMD is better for gaming and for the price is also better

Jonbo298 · 09-24-2003, 04:28 PM

Eh, I still would choose AMD anyways. I like their processors more then Intel.

And the Athlon 64's came out yesterday I thought? That is something I want badly, but I'm guessing prices arent cheap on them.

Null · 09-24-2003, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonbo298

Eh, I still would choose AMD anyways. I like their processors more then Intel.

And the Athlon 64's came out yesterday I thought? That is something I want badly, but I'm guessing prices arent cheap on them.

they might of, When 64 bit becomes more mainstream and programs start being made to use 64bit instead of 32, then i'll eventually make a new 64bit computer.

but thats a couple years off.

nothing wrong with AMD's. i find they run hotter, need more fans to cool em. But basically a processor is just that, none make a huge difference.