(Fanboys of either need not reply)
Why are so many ppl taking sides in this great Graphics War? I am sick of reading about how one or the other company sucks just cuz they have driver problems or are noisy.
Either you are a hypocrite who sides with the company who has the best card out at the moment, or you stick with one of them (maybe cuz you wanna fell better about the card you spent $300 on) and you're an idiot (cuz when your company is not on top you buy an inferior product).
Bottom line is that both companies are good. They both make quality products. We should buy the card that is the leader at the moment we want to buy a card, simple isn't it?
I used to favour nVidia (and 3dfx before that) because it has been in the forefront of gaming graphics for so long (remember how they killed 3dfx all those years ago...). ATI used to be more into business graphics at the time, so the choice for me as a gamer was simple.
Now that ATI has started focusing on the gaming market I couldn't be happier! They have made some awesome cards in the past 2 years and I hope they keep it up.
On the other hand, the nv30 was a set back for nVidia but I'm not worried. I know that they will redeem themselves with a new great card (if not the nv35, then the one after that). I only wish that Matrox and Creative Labs would get back into the mix so that there would be even more competition (= better cards & lower prices). It would be like the good old 3D War of 1997 (the good old days when cards were cheaper and the next great card was just a month or two away...)
In the end, we shouldn't side with one and say the other sucks cuz it's simply not true. Instead, look at what either is bringing to the table at the time and make an intelligent choice.
Let's just pray that Micro$oft doesn't enter the graphics market and buys out ATI & nVidia...
Why are so many ppl taking sides in this great Graphics War? I am sick of reading about how one or the other company sucks just cuz they have driver problems or are noisy.
Either you are a hypocrite who sides with the company who has the best card out at the moment, or you stick with one of them (maybe cuz you wanna fell better about the card you spent $300 on) and you're an idiot (cuz when your company is not on top you buy an inferior product).
Bottom line is that both companies are good. They both make quality products. We should buy the card that is the leader at the moment we want to buy a card, simple isn't it?
I used to favour nVidia (and 3dfx before that) because it has been in the forefront of gaming graphics for so long (remember how they killed 3dfx all those years ago...). ATI used to be more into business graphics at the time, so the choice for me as a gamer was simple.
Now that ATI has started focusing on the gaming market I couldn't be happier! They have made some awesome cards in the past 2 years and I hope they keep it up.
On the other hand, the nv30 was a set back for nVidia but I'm not worried. I know that they will redeem themselves with a new great card (if not the nv35, then the one after that). I only wish that Matrox and Creative Labs would get back into the mix so that there would be even more competition (= better cards & lower prices). It would be like the good old 3D War of 1997 (the good old days when cards were cheaper and the next great card was just a month or two away...)
In the end, we shouldn't side with one and say the other sucks cuz it's simply not true. Instead, look at what either is bringing to the table at the time and make an intelligent choice.
Let's just pray that Micro$oft doesn't enter the graphics market and buys out ATI & nVidia...