The Graphics Card Poll

Originally Posted by Rock

Actually, the CCC is mandatory now and there is no other way to configure driver options. Which is the single reason I will switch back to NVidia for my next graphics card.

That is incorrect. CCC is not mandatory. Note here where you can download just the Display driver. Secondly, there are third-parties that develop ATI drivers-sans CCC. Also CCC is very intuitive if you actually use it.

Originally Posted by Arainach

NVIDIA. Drivers are infinitely better.

This might have been true in pre-2000... But if you noticed at all, ATI has driver updates nearly monthly to improve older products and to update to newer games. Speaking of, they released Catalyst 6.5 today and gave me Adaptive AA for my x800xt.

Now that I cleared that up, I think personally that both have great solutions on the market. Nvidia is the way to go with low-end gaming (ie 6600GT etc.). With non-gaming lowend, they are pretty dead even. With high-end gaming it really depends on the features you want (aka less heat/noise w/ SLI option vs. HDR+AA+HQAF). Personally, if money was no object I would buy the X1900XTX and be done with it cause it is a better card than the 7900GTX. But all said, its just a preference issue with current generation cards, NOT a "one is way better for the money than the other" issue.

BTW... ATI has great card deals here. I picked up a X800XT-PE for like $200 6-9 months before the X1800 were announced.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by PUG1911

I was under the impression that Arainach was/is a Linux user. If you had tried each brand on Linux then you'd have to agree that ATI is far behind. On Windows, ATI seems to have caught up to an extent though.

Sorry.. Linux wasnt on my radar with the comments I made.

Linux = Nvidia pwns ATI

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Mx 6600? Seriously, you should go for something a bit better than that. like a 6600 fanless or a 6600GT at minimum. The MX line has always been less then the standard versions (like Radeon SE's) so I'd be wary of that MX tag. Less bang for your buck with those cards.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.