Why do you choose your respective company (nVidia / ATi)

[two bit hit]

I chose nVidia because I chose an SLI motherboard because that was the best motherboard that I was looking at, with RAID considerations amongst other things. After that, it could only be SLI or a 3870X2, so I bought two 8800GTs because together, they are the best bang for buck at 22" IMO.

 

[spaztic7]

Where was the option that you buy what the best at the time?

 

[teldar]

I would have voted, however, I'm leaning toward ATI right now because of their video processing technology. I just bought an ATI 3650 to replace a Nv7600 and the difference in video processing is phenomenal. There's not even a comparison between pictures. The 7600 was grainy and had a very hard time with black and contrast ratios. Any dark scene on any dvd was always pixellated and splotchy. The ATI card is as clean as can be.

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[teldar]

I would have voted, however, I'm leaning toward ATI right now because of their video processing technology. I just bought an ATI 3650 to replace a Nv7600 and the difference in video processing is phenomenal. There's not even a comparison between pictures. The 7600 was grainy and had a very hard time with black and contrast ratios. Any dark scene on any dvd was always pixellated and splotchy. The ATI card is as clean as can be.

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Edit:
Sorry about the double post. I should also add this is my first ATI card I have ever owned. I've owned several motherboards, my first was a viakt133a, my second was an nforce, nforce2, and i now have 3 nforce 4 boards running. I've had a Geforce (the original), a 6600gt, 7600gs, and now this ATI card. It's great for htpc, it's and upgrade to the 7600gs it replaced, it's silent, it's cool running, and as I said, it whoops on nvidia' pure video in terms of video decoding and output.

 

[warezme]

I don't give a rodents posterior who's card it is as long as its wicked fast ahead of all and I ain't worried about saving pennies, which is why I'm pissed at Nvidia for those POS GX2's and 9800GTX. No body gets my money this round.

 

[spaztic7]

I don't give a rodents posterior who's card it is as long as its wicked fast ahead of all and I ain't worried about saving pennies, which is why I'm pissed at Nvidia for those POS GX2's and 9800GTX. No body gets my money this round.

I agree. I am seriously Nvidia has something up their sleeves because the rumor mills are spewing that the new ATi card will be truly awesome. Then again, how many promises did AMD make and follow through with in the past year or so?

 

[pogsnet]

I have Nvidia on my system but I wish to have ATI.. lols... Nvidia was the best at the time I buy and ATI/AMD was so far behind so you cant blame me why I just wish now. 🙁

 

[L1qu1d]

This thread is asking for it, I'm not even going to say anything, Topics like this lead to non stop venting, I dunno why you would start this.

This is just an argument starter!

Nvidia because they have better cards.

But Truly I'd rather have ATI because i've been with them since the beginning.

 

[crash27]

nvidia due to sterio scopic drivers.

 

[bildo123]

You forgot the ruler of all: Price
I go by price/performance ratio and nothing else, I've built and owned both sides of the spectrum(ATI/Nvidia)

 

[blacksci]

I choose Nvidia because they always have the better performing card when im ready to upgrade, if Ati were to have the top performing card i would go with them. But im not one of those people who skimp on my video card, since i game its where i choose to spend a majority of my money, and try saving cash in the cpu department.

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Where's the most important answer?

Whomever has the best features & performance for the price I'm willing to pay...

The answers above in the pool only fit people who never buy from any other company, which means they miss out on the best from generation to generation.

 

[radguy]

Same as many above I pick the best price for performance at my price range.

 

[engrpiman]

I choose Nvidia because their drivers are simple. back in the day I had an Ati card (on board) and it took 20 min just to find the driver, then I had to install it.

Nvidia has always worked for me and so I see no reason to change. out of the 4 nvidia cards I have 3 are running and the 4th still works but is backup.

Also I am an id-software Engine fanboy and well nvidia seem to run Open-GL faster/ better.

 

[xsamitt]

Since Video cards really haven't changed much in a long time...Something will soon have to give.Teck will move forward ..It's the nature of PC's in general.But this does in fact seem like one very long stretch for higher end Cards.I really do hope for ATI/AMD sake they get there grove on and deliver the goods.I know I won't buy at this point in history.Im not into have 2 cards in my system so I prefer to see how the summer shapes up for whats in store.Papa needs power. 😀

 

[sojrner]

Video cards to me are more like toasters than religions...

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like grapeape said, if you stick w/ a given brand regardless of perfromance, you get screwed.

buy the best at the time for your budget, 'nuff said.

game on.

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

nvidia is just good in everything applications u use. ati is just best for GAMES but not in 3d application. (ex; sketchup, 3d max). if u decide just to play games, buy an ati but if ur want more than games, choose nvidia...
i'm an ex-ati...dun wan to us them anymore... (not mentioning workstation graphic card)

Of course that changed now with the new FireGL cards which are getting praise for finally upsetting the natural balance of things. And they are pretty great for value, witht he V7650 being really good return on your dollar.

And if you're looking for games and professional/workstation 3D apps then a FireGL would be the way to go, especially if you also want to SoftGL mod a card.

 

[pidesd]

it is true true that the price/performance ratio at a given price point is important. but we choose a particular price point because either it s the money we have right now or it s the money that is the best spent given the performance or both.because future-proofing is as relevant as it is certain. just look at the 8800gtx when it came out or the 9600gt right now. they just have totally different prices. however, we often tend to know the real value of a product after it has become useless. what do you think?

 

[Nik_I]

i buy nvidia only because my first pc came with an nvidia card in it. But really, I just buy whatever's the fastest in my price range. brand doesn't bother me very much.

 

[ethel]

I have owned both brands - I just buy whatever is the best bang for my buck at the time, coloured by what sort of games I am playing / intend to play in the next few months.

 

[randomizer]

Anyone who buys based on bad experiences with dead cards needs to rethink their logic. The chances of you buying a card that was actually made by Nvidia or ATI is pretty low.

 

[hjjfffaa]

i've just had better luck with nVidia, the few Ati cards ive had crapped out on me within a few weeks, but hey if i find one that works i'll use it doesn't matter much to me. (plus the Nvidia numbering is less confusing in my opinion

 

[EXT64]

I buy ATI because their branding is cooler (whatever that means) :lol:

Seriously though, I buy whatever seems fastest unless I feel like being odd (like when I bought this 2900XT).

 

[randomizer]

i've just had better luck with nVidia, the few Ati cards ive had crapped out on me within a few weeks, but hey if i find one that works i'll use it doesn't matter much to me. (plus the Nvidia numbering is less confusing in my opinion

But those ATI cards weren't made by ATI were they? They were probably made by Powercolor or Sapphire or something.

 

[Just_An_Engineer]

I choose Nvidia because their drivers are simple. back in the day I had an Ati card (on board) and it took 20 min just to find the driver, then I had to install it.

Nvidia has always worked for me and so I see no reason to change. out of the 4 nvidia cards I have 3 are running and the 4th still works but is backup.

Also I am an id-software Engine fanboy and well nvidia seem to run Open-GL faster/ better.

I've had plenty of experience with both Nvidia and ATI and I don't find much of a difference between them these days. Getting / Installing the latest version of ATI drivers these days is simple. You just go to the ATI website and download the latest version of Catalyst and install. Simple. Exactly the same as you do with a Nvidia card.

Just a hunch, but was you onboard ATI card in a laptop? (i.e was is a Radeon Mobility card and not a normal Radeon?) ATI does not directly supply drivers for the Mobility GPU's in laptops as the OEM the produced the laptop is supposed to do that. I think it's the same way with Nvidia laptop GPU's although I've never owned a laptop with Nvidia graphics so I can't say for sure.