ATI or INVIDIA???

Sokolhasan · 12-28-2008, 06:23 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102768

OR

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150328

?????????????

Tumbleweed36 · 12-28-2008, 06:31 PM

Buy the best, forget the rest:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102768

Sure hope you have the power supply to run one of these, because both take a real beast to run them.

Sokolhasan · 12-28-2008, 06:48 PM

1200W toughpower

Tumbleweed36 · 12-28-2008, 06:51 PM

Yep, that would do the job for you. You have chosen one of the best!

Sokolhasan · 12-28-2008, 06:57 PM

Thanks man ;-) Is the only thing that's better in ATI is the number of Stream Processors?? Cause I see a lot of people complaining about 4870 and I haven't seen a single complain about the GTX, and it's cheaper

**grimx133** · 12-29-2008, 12:16 AM

And soon there's going to be another card at the top of the graphics heap.
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/gtx295/

vT-Ownage · 12-29-2008, 01:08 AM

Get the GTX280

Lol The GTX295, I heard from a realiabe source

that it is going to retail for $895 plus tax

groudon185p · 12-29-2008, 07:04 AM

Ati ftw the 4870x2 smashes the rest!

Sokolhasan · 12-29-2008, 07:14 AM

Ok, but wich one of 4870X2 is the best?

Sokolhasan · 12-29-2008, 07:35 AM

Diamond?

Sokolhasan · 12-29-2008, 07:47 AM

This is what one of te customers on newegg.com wrote:

Pros: Hot chick on the sticker of the casing.

Cons: First I'd have to say power/dollar value is TERRIBLE. Ran it on 3Dmark vantage after buying two for a crossfire setup and individually they mark about 10.5k points for graphics processing. I had my $215 192 core GTX 260 hit 10009 points. Together they are even more disappointing. I am even changing out my mobo to get away from ATI crossfire.
HOT! Man these things run hot!!! When loaded about 90 degrees celcius in an antec 900 case.
I didn't really like the color quality on these cards.
Drivers seem to be an issue when crossfiring these.
$150 dollar restock fee for tryin them out...

Other Thoughts: The GTX 200 series really is the way to go.
I will never buy ATI again. This is 3 times I've been let down by ATI's upper end GPU's.

Tumbleweed36 · 12-29-2008, 07:57 AM

Well, first of all both those cards will run on the warm side, so just the nature of the beast. The ATI by far the best card and here is a comparison chart to help you:

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/g...Score,794.html

BTW: When reading NewEgg (the best site on the net for products) reviews, always look at the experience factor and rig setups. Their reviews can be very misleading at times. If in doubt, check someone like Tom's Hardware reviews.

Sokolhasan · 12-29-2008, 08:05 AM

Thanks alot man ;-)

Tumbleweed36 · 12-29-2008, 08:44 AM

You are most welcome and if we can help further, let us know.

Sokolhasan · 12-29-2008, 08:53 AM

One last question. Wich Manufacturer ???

Tumbleweed36 · 12-29-2008, 08:58 AM

There are so many good ones out there that I would hate to recommend since I am not heavy into gaming. However, I have a couple of team members or friends who have more knowledge in this area and I will ask them to stop by and comment on that issue.

**wrench97** · 12-29-2008, 09:54 AM

You can't beat the support you get from EVGA their video cards are great and the support staff very knowledgeable, their motherboards on the other hand leave a lot to be desired but I think that has more to do with the Nvidia chipset.

I'll vote for the GTX280 more games seem to be coded towards them.

Sokolhasan · 12-29-2008, 10:38 AM

Now I'm really confused LOL. So lets say I go with the GTX280, 2 of them sli'ed. Will it work well with this motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188039 and this cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115202 ???

Sokolhasan · 12-29-2008, 10:39 AM

Oh and why does the ATI card have so many more stream procesors, and the difference in performence isn't that noticable??

**wrench97** · 12-29-2008, 11:03 AM

Well that EVGA board is a SLI board for Nvidia cards so you can't use a Xfire set on it any way.> http://www.evga.com/products/moreInf...board%20Family
I would look at either Gigabyte or Asus for a X58 motherboard.

12-28-2008, 06:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sokolhasan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Posts: 37 OS: XP	ATI or INVIDIA??? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102768 OR http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150328 ?????????????

12-28-2008, 06:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,648 OS: XP Professional	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? Buy the best, forget the rest: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102768 Sure hope you have the power supply to run one of these, because both take a real beast to run them. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

12-28-2008, 06:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sokolhasan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Posts: 37 OS: XP	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? 1200W toughpower

12-28-2008, 06:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,648 OS: XP Professional	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? Yep, that would do the job for you. You have chosen one of the best! __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

12-28-2008, 06:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sokolhasan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Posts: 37 OS: XP	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? Thanks man ;-) Is the only thing that's better in ATI is the number of Stream Processors?? Cause I see a lot of people complaining about 4870 and I haven't seen a single complain about the GTX, and it's cheaper

12-29-2008, 12:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
grimx133 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada eh Posts: 3,137 OS: xp mce sp2, xp pro sp2, windows 7 beta My System	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? And soon there's going to be another card at the top of the graphics heap. http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/gtx295/ __________________

12-29-2008, 01:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
vT-Ownage Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 11 OS: XP Media Center Service Pack 3	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? Get the GTX280 Lol The GTX295, I heard from a realiabe source that it is going to retail for $895 plus tax

12-29-2008, 07:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
groudon185p Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 288 OS: Vista Ultimate Sp1 My System	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? Ati ftw the 4870x2 smashes the rest!

12-29-2008, 07:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
Sokolhasan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Posts: 37 OS: XP	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? Ok, but wich one of 4870X2 is the best?

12-29-2008, 07:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
Sokolhasan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Posts: 37 OS: XP	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? Diamond?

12-29-2008, 07:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
Sokolhasan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Posts: 37 OS: XP	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? This is what one of te customers on newegg.com wrote: Pros: Hot chick on the sticker of the casing. Cons: First I'd have to say power/dollar value is TERRIBLE. Ran it on 3Dmark vantage after buying two for a crossfire setup and individually they mark about 10.5k points for graphics processing. I had my $215 192 core GTX 260 hit 10009 points. Together they are even more disappointing. I am even changing out my mobo to get away from ATI crossfire. HOT! Man these things run hot!!! When loaded about 90 degrees celcius in an antec 900 case. I didn't really like the color quality on these cards. Drivers seem to be an issue when crossfiring these. $150 dollar restock fee for tryin them out... Other Thoughts: The GTX 200 series really is the way to go. I will never buy ATI again. This is 3 times I've been let down by ATI's upper end GPU's.

12-29-2008, 07:57 AM	#12 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,648 OS: XP Professional	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? Well, first of all both those cards will run on the warm side, so just the nature of the beast. The ATI by far the best card and here is a comparison chart to help you: http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/g...Score,794.html BTW: When reading NewEgg (the best site on the net for products) reviews, always look at the experience factor and rig setups. Their reviews can be very misleading at times. If in doubt, check someone like Tom's Hardware reviews. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread. Last edited by Tumbleweed36; 12-29-2008 at 08:00 AM.

12-29-2008, 08:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
Sokolhasan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Posts: 37 OS: XP	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? Thanks alot man ;-)

12-29-2008, 08:44 AM	#14 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,648 OS: XP Professional	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? You are most welcome and if we can help further, let us know. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

12-29-2008, 08:53 AM	#15 (permalink)
Sokolhasan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Posts: 37 OS: XP	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? One last question. Wich Manufacturer ???

12-29-2008, 08:58 AM	#16 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,648 OS: XP Professional	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? There are so many good ones out there that I would hate to recommend since I am not heavy into gaming. However, I have a couple of team members or friends who have more knowledge in this area and I will ask them to stop by and comment on that issue. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

12-29-2008, 09:54 AM	#17 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,469 OS: Win7	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? You can't beat the support you get from EVGA their video cards are great and the support staff very knowledgeable, their motherboards on the other hand leave a lot to be desired but I think that has more to do with the Nvidia chipset. I'll vote for the GTX280 more games seem to be coded towards them. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

12-29-2008, 10:38 AM	#18 (permalink)
Sokolhasan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Posts: 37 OS: XP	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? Now I'm really confused LOL. So lets say I go with the GTX280, 2 of them sli'ed. Will it work well with this motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188039 and this cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115202 ???

12-29-2008, 10:39 AM	#19 (permalink)
Sokolhasan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Posts: 37 OS: XP	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? Oh and why does the ATI card have so many more stream procesors, and the difference in performence isn't that noticable??

12-29-2008, 11:03 AM	#20 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,469 OS: Win7	Re: ATI or INVIDIA??? Well that EVGA board is a SLI board for Nvidia cards so you can't use a Xfire set on it any way.> http://www.evga.com/products/moreInf...board%20Family I would look at either Gigabyte or Asus for a X58 motherboard. __________________ Power Supply and Selection