May 21, 2006, 11:21 AM
Local time: May 21, 2006, 11:21 AM
|
#1 of 18
|
ATI hasn't had a really good midrange video card since the Radeon 9600XT. That, combined with the fact that their high-end cards use lots and lots of power, makes me prefer nVidia by a bit.
Both brands work fine, though...ATi's drivers have gotten a lot better since the pre-Radeon era, at least, and the All-in-Wonder cards are a lot better than the various GeForces with VIVO hardware stuck on as an afterthought. And nVidia's worked hard on parts quality and power use since the GeForce FX cards.
I really don't understand where all of the complaints about Catalyst drivers come from. The only game that's given me trouble is Deus Ex, which runs too fast on my laptop's X300 video chip, and I think that might run too fast because SpeedStep on the processor breaks the game's timers. Catalyst Control Center is overweight, ugly, and annoying, but it's optional.
the odd part to this is that I always seem to wind up buying ATI cards anyways...either because of sales, because they're the only ones avaliable, or, in the case of the X800XL, because it was the fastest fanless card out there. :\
Jam it back in, in the dark.
- won't you give me a smile...? -
Last edited by Relic; May 21, 2006 at 11:24 AM.
|
Relic