nvidea or atti ???

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Midian

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Oké now that I've made up my mind, I can tell you all that this guy is switching from an crappy wintel to a dream G5!!!
I only have one question left : should i go for te NVidea or ATTI?
i don't know much about grafic-cards so if annyone could point out the differences I would be gratefull.

greetzzz
 
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Both brands are great, it just depends on how much video memory you want. I use ATI cards right now, but I have used nVidia cards as well. If you want to edit video or play the latest games, go with the 9600XT.
 
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the latest games demand the latest GPU technology. The 6800 Ultra DDL would be what your looking for. You also have the option of saving $100 with the 6800 GT DDL. I would expect you to be extremely happy with both cards.
 
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Oops! Forgot that the 6800 was an option. I quickly looked to see what options there were and only noticed the 5200 and 9600XT. The 6800 definitely.
 
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i used to go w/ ATI, but ever since nVidia came out w/ their GeForce 6 series, i am back in the nVidia camp. i have a 6800GT 256MB in my PC rig and it's nice and fast.
 
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Mac Mini @ 1.5Ghz, 1GB ram, 12.1" ibook 1.33Ghz 1GB ram
well just say for a minute you were buying a peecee, the 6800 gt would be the way to go becasue they are 99.9% garenteed to overclock as far if not futher than a stock 6800 ultra, however not being familiar with mac graphics cards i don't know of any overclocking utilities, however the difference with the gt is marginal to none, so i would go for that
 
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I've always been an ATI fan, but for Macs the latest Nvidia cards seem to have been a little better. ATI almost seems like it releases Mac cards as an afterthought.
 
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pscl227 said:
well just say for a minute you were buying a peecee, the 6800 gt would be the way to go becasue they are 99.9% garenteed to overclock as far if not futher than a stock 6800 ultra, however not being familiar with mac graphics cards i don't know of any overclocking utilities, however the difference with the gt is marginal to none, so i would go for that
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the performance diff between the 6800GT and 6800Ultra is not that much. at least not work paying $100 more...
 
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the performance diff between the 6800GT and 6800Ultra is not that much. at least not work paying $100 more...
I thougt so
but it seems nvidea has an edge over atti
tnkx 2 all
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gdestiny said:
the performance diff between the 6800GT and 6800Ultra is not that much. at least not work paying $100 more...
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Bah! All depends on what you use your system for. I'm a gaming fanatic. My PC has 2 x 6800 Ultras in SLI :D
 

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