Question about ATI cards

[rhysdalegend]

Well iv just built my very first computer 5 months ago,

i7 920
ud4p
6gb ddr3
1tb

etc, well my gtx 285 that i had first went faulty, in the end i was offered credit as a suitable card could not be found.

So now i have 500(AUS) to spend on a card (running off 7800gt atm)
I was looking at some cards and saw the new HD 5000 range, and everyone was saying how great they were.
Why are they so cheap? i was looking at the ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 for only 200dollars!

My mate at school said to always go for nividia as there trustworthy, that ati cards run hot, ati cards are known to crash alot etc

Im slightly leaning towards ATI cards

So are they great cards?

 

[rhysdalegend]

Well tbh...the gtx285 cost more to make and if Nvidia were still making them they would still cost more to make.

ATI have been in total control of the graphics market for well over a year now, even though that hasn't played out in terms of market share. Nvidia are basically clinging on to their market share on reputation alone...but they are also losing money while trying to cling on to it.

If it wasn't for Tegra Nvidia would have gone belly up months ago.

In terms of desktop/laptop gpu's? ATI are so far ahead it's not funny anymore. There simply is not a single Nvidia graphics card worth buying unless you cannot get the equivalent ATI due to stock shortages.

I have made my choice, bought the HD 5870 for less than my old gtx 285! and i have a massive increase on 3dmarkvantage from 14000 to 18000!
Only thing i was dissapointed with is how my cpu score dropped down by 50% because i dont have physx anymore..hey i can always buy a cheap nvidia card for dedicated physx to pair with my 5870