Thinking about ATi....

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I hear that the new drivers for the 2600xt are pretty good, what are some good brands for ATi cards, all i know are the nVidia ones...
 
A 2600 is a slow card, are you in the market for a lower end card? With ATI, you usually go with actual ATI manufactered cards or their main OEM Sapphire.
 
He did say the new drivers are pretty good... not sure why... but maybe drivers make a load of difference for slower cards?

He's probably looking at it for decoding and LIGHT gaming, I'm just guessing. Anyways, reading comprehension FTL
 
Drivers are not going to save the HD 2600 XT for gaming. If you are talking about HD Video, by all means, go for it. Otherwise, if budget gaming is what you are after, your money would best be spent on something from the Santa Clara team.
 
Mark_Warner said:
Drivers are not going to save the HD 2600 XT for gaming. If you are talking about HD Video, by all means, go for it. Otherwise, if budget gaming is what you are after, your money would best be spent on something from the Santa Clara team.
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if you want HD decoding, why go for a 2600XT? a 2400pro will do the exact same thing for half the price
 
Nvidia sucks...(Yes this is a bait for those stupid Nvidia fanboys)..I use a 7800GTX, and I cannot wait until ATI releases something better than Nvidia...I am not an ATI Fanboy either, its just that ATI focuses on a few things that NVidia doesnt.

I had the 9800Pro 256 when that was released and I also had the 5900Ultra, and by all means my 9800Pro CRUSHED the 5900Ultra.
 
Temperfied said:
Nvidia sucks...(Yes this is a bait for those stupid Nvidia fanboys)..I use a 7800GTX, and I cannot wait until ATI releases something better than Nvidia...I am not an ATI Fanboy either, its just that ATI focuses on a few things that NVidia doesnt.

I had the 9800Pro 256 when that was released and I also had the 5900Ultra, and by all means my 9800Pro CRUSHED the 5900Ultra.
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Funny this coming from the same guy who said this:

Temperfied said:
I have seen them up against each other first hand. The 2900Pro 1GB Version, Outperformed the GTS 640. In Bioshock, Fear, and Battlefield 2142, it outperformed it by at least 15%. All on high settings. Wait for some REAL benchmarks to come out. This car is a HUGE sleeper. Do not let those NVidia Fanboy's fool you. I current run a 7800GTX, and I will be switching to this at the end of october.

Do some research fella's.
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And was quickly proven wrong.

Also, what do 4 year old cards have to do with anything now?
 
Mark_Warner said:
Are they now? AMD lists there offices in Sunnyvale California Austin Texas, and Markham Ontario.
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That's not a complete list, as the Boston Design Center isn't even listed, neither are the other AMD Green sites (Ft. Collins, Dresden, Bangalore etc) The main AMD Red design centers are Santa Clara and Markham, with axillary centers in Marlboro and Shanghai.
 
Temperfied said:
Nvidia sucks...(Yes this is a bait for those stupid Nvidia fanboys)..I use a 7800GTX, and I cannot wait until ATI releases something better than Nvidia...I am not an ATI Fanboy either, its just that ATI focuses on a few things that NVidia doesnt.

I had the 9800Pro 256 when that was released and I also had the 5900Ultra, and by all means my 9800Pro CRUSHED the 5900Ultra.
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Ah yes...nothings been released since then. And ATI has been on fire ever since. :rolleyes:

Dude, get with the program. ATI is behind the curve at the moment and has been for the last year or so. IF they manage to catch up to Nvidia's next bit of output it will be refreshing at the least to see healthy competition again.

At the moment the only things that really suck are people with a chip on their shoulder. :eek:
 
lol he is arguing for ATI by using one of their cards from a generation ago....wait no 2 generations ago...oh wait no 3 generations ago :D
 
Temperfied said:
Nvidia sucks...(Yes this is a bait for those stupid Nvidia fanboys)..I use a 7800GTX, and I cannot wait until ATI releases something better than Nvidia...I am not an ATI Fanboy either, its just that ATI focuses on a few things that NVidia doesnt.

I had the 9800Pro 256 when that was released and I also had the 5900Ultra, and by all means my 9800Pro CRUSHED the 5900Ultra.
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i think you should seriously consider not posting when all you have to contribute is stuff like this, even ignoring the obvious flamebait (which would make you a troll), there are several gaps in the logic behind your post large enough to fit an 8800Ultra through
 
DrFreeze said:
i think you should seriously consider not posting when all you have to contribute is stuff like this, even ignoring the obvious flamebait (which would make you a troll), there are several gaps in the logic behind your post large enough to fit an 8800Ultra through
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That's pretty damn big!!!
 
Stereophile said:
If you want ATI, wait for the HD2950PRO.
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Aye... 55nm die shrink, less power usage (about 40% less), possible architecture improvements, and much higher clocks, plus a far lower cost per card, in about a month.
 
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