Jeffredo
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I've bounced back and forth between them both (leaning more towards Nvidia) since day one. Whatever seems like the best for me at that particular moment.
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I went from a Radeon 3870x2 to an Nvidia Geforce 9800GTX+ to conserve energy.
Believe you me, I am dissatisfied.
Let's not start the flames before I explain something.
The 9800GTX+ definitely is saving me money on the energy bill. It definitely does perform about the same (2k less on 3DMark06 and about 200 less on 3DMark Vantage, but performs better in Gears of War for Windows and Crysis Warhead for obvious reasons). It overclocks nicely. Here's the fault: not ONCE did I EVER have ATI drivers crash on me in Windows Vista. Literally. Not one freaking time. Every Nvidia driver I have tried (7 or 8 different sets) has crashed on me at some point, at least once, but some MANY times. I've had my 9800GTX+ for just over a month now.
In short, the card is spectacular, especially since I got a 1GB version for $151 after shipping, and sold my Radeon 3870x2 for $150. The bottom line is, though, that the headache is simply not worth it. I have heard lots of friends bitch about their Nvidia drivers crashing in Vista, not a single friend with an ATI card has made a peep about their drivers.
I will definitely stick with this card, I plan on putting it in SLI when an AM3 980a SLI board comes out that supports DDR3. When its time to upgrade to a DX11 card, you bet your ass I'll be looking at ATI cards again, though, unless Nvidia has a clearly and vastly superior card at the right price.
i went to 4830 to 260. i liked it.
I went from a 7800GT to a 4850, and I'm not happy at all.
Yeah, you read that right. I can't use DVI under Vista under any circumstances, and it's not an isolated incident:
http://forums.amd.com/game/messagev...d=96981&STARTPAGE=1&FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear
There just isn't a solution for this, and I'm more than a little unhappy about it. Fortunately, the price/performance is good enough for me to continue using it under XP, but I'm still waiting for a fix
I have had plenty of issues with nvidia drivers but so have a LOT of ATI owners. it seems kinda like luck of the draw almost. lately I have been liking ATI over Nvidia mostly due to the price/performance and features. but I can't say ones drivers are better then the others, it more of a case of pick your issues.8800GTX to GTX280 to 4870x2.
I was a Nvidia ''fan'' since the first day, but had too much problems with the GTX280 and drivers, even after a clean install. Nv*.dll something crash in games, BSOD, ''you card doesn't have enough power'' or something like that at start-up, random reboots.... So I was fed-up, and made the switch to the 4870x2.
Since then (last august) I didn't had a single BSOD or crash in a game (with 8.7, 8.8, 8.9 until 9.3). 4870x2 and drivers are working flawlessly for me since day 1.
I'm really surprised at ATI rock solid stability in my system, since I read so much complaining on the web about ATI's drivers... But in my case, there is no problems at all.
Hey guys I've been considering upgrading my vid card. I just moved to an x58 platform with an i7 920 processor and 6gb ram. I still have my old 8800gtx evga, it is still a nice card. I've considered selling my old card and try to get something newer a 260 or a 280gtx but my friend keeps pushing the idea that I should try ati maybe a 4870 or a 4870x2. I am a bit concerned since I have never dealt with ati drivers and there are concerns about stability and graphical quality since I've never used them.
Anyone want to share observations and thoughts when they switched sides? Graphical quality and stability.
Unfortunately a thread of mine was deleted by the server problems this board is having. I went from an ATi 4870 512mb -> evga/bfg gtx 285 (3 of them...one after the other) and now full circle to ATi again with a 4870 1gb version. (saphire blue pcb - nonstock cooler design)
The main reason I'm back is the huge issue of noise. Basically, the GTX 285 makes ridiculous amounts of "squealing" or "whining" when under virtually any 3D app AND on the 2D desktop (moving around a zoomed in picture - all 3 of them did this)
I build extremely quiet systems and noise is a very key issue to me. So, until nvidia starts making their cards with digital voltage regulators or just cuts the squealing out by going all digital, I'll continue to only consider ATi.
And subjectively, the GTX is faster by a bit, but by no means worth twice as much. IQ is better on ATi + it's absolutely silent.
Happy to be back with a 4870. I recommend you buy a card locally if at all possible and "try it out". There's advantages to B/M stores such as Fry's or Best Buy.
Went from ati to nvidia to ati and stayed. ATI is much better than nvidia from several reasons, mostly drivers as long as you follow the instructions on what you need (.net) and installation. After you get .net right, the rest is gravy....
I switched my 4870X2 (sold to pay some shit, after i had to get a new gaming card) to GTX 295... pretty happy with the performance increase
Also ATI's fan is noisier at same % compared to Nvidia
I like ATI CCC better than Nvidias Control Panel... aside from that, PhysX is a nice bonus
But the switch has certainly NOT cemented any fanaticism on me