Did I return to nVidia in the worst moment?

LioCraft · Dec 19, 2003, 03:59 PM

Hi there,

When I changed my GeForce2 GTS for the Radeon 7500, ATi wasn't in a very good place in ATi vs nVidia competition. Unstable drivers, and too little releases. But then they started to release new drivers at least every month, getting more stable and configurable every time.
Now that I'm back to nVidia, the situation seems to be all the way arround. I never expected to saw almost no postings in nVidia forums. Is like everybody is gone to ATi.

Did I take the wrong desition when buying my FX 5600 128 w/Vivo instead of a Radeon 9600 Pro?

Have a nice week and.

**Asmoday** · Dec 19, 2003, 04:39 PM

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Originally posted by LioCraft

Did I take the wrong desition when buying my FX 5600 128 w/Vivo instead of a Radeon 9600 Pro?
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Unfortunally.....yes
Ati would have been a wiser choice imo...

Rayder · Dec 19, 2003, 11:32 PM

I have to agree with Cartman. ATI is currently the way to go for a video card. I go into stores right now and see multitudes of nVidia cards collecting dust on the shelves and only the LOWEST end Radeons are left (at least around me, it's that way) and big empty holes where the high-end Radeons are supposed to be. Which means, guess which cards people are buying?

It's not that nVidia cards are absolutely sorry by any means (highly arguable point

), it's just that ATI is MUCH faster, has better IQ, is more in-line with the established code-path standards, and are more respected right now and Radeons are selling like hot-cakes compared to nVidia as a result.

I would chalk it up to ATI directly supporting DX9 as opposed to nVidia's deviant cg code-path (and the fact that pixel-shader performance is slow on nVidia cards) as the main deciding factor for choosing a video card among people who are 'in the know'.

What I'd really like to see is less "The Way It's Meant To Be Played" games and more "Get In The Game" games.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 20, 2003, 01:13 AM

u woul have been better off with a 5700 ultra or a 9600xt probubly in the same price range now adays

Markius · Dec 23, 2003, 06:45 AM

i have to say i agree with neon

**MIG-31** · Dec 23, 2003, 06:51 AM

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Originally posted by LioCraft

Did I take the wrong desition when buying my FX 5600 128 w/Vivo instead of a Radeon 9600 Pro?

Have a nice week and.

yep should of gone for the 9600pro better than the fx5600 as i have tried the fx and owned the 9600pro which i have just sold,and supports dx9.0 better.