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# I know you're not my graphics card bitches
but i just need to know which is better: GeForce FX or ATI Radeon?

/edit: Now the real question: ATI radeon 9200 or 9200se?
(Armer Farmer, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:51, archived)
# ATI Radeon
best video card on the planet.

edit: i'm on my 3rd ATI card in the past 5 years... first i had a Rage Fury Pro, then a Radeon 7000, and now i have the Radeon 9600 Pro All In Wonder and i love it!

edit 2: don't go lower than a 9600 radeon
(I helped save b3ta! rawr isn't really here., Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:51, archived)
# yep, best buy right now. quite cheap actually

nVidia's new GeForce Ultra 6800 scores better though as far a i'm concerned. but it's very expensive. not sure it's worth it
(I helped save b3ta! edovan, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:55, archived)
# the only issue i have with my card
is that the tv tuner is not HD compliant... other than that it's an amazing card.
(I helped save b3ta! rawr isn't really here., Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:56, archived)
# i suspect a separate tv-card is the thing to go for
if you want stability/performance/etc/blabla. Hauppage or something..
(I helped save b3ta! edovan, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:59, archived)
# i love the integrated one in my card
but if i want to go with high def i will have to wait for the next generation of AIW cards i think... i honestly think that my AIW 9600 pro is one of the greatest components i have ever had in a computer
(I helped save b3ta! rawr isn't really here., Wed 21 Apr 2004, 23:01, archived)
# i've never had a AIW.
i have a GeForce 4200 which i'm quite pleased with. recently a mounted a passive Zahlman heatsink onto it and now my comp is sort of silent :)
(I helped save b3ta! edovan, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 23:08, archived)
# that's cool
my computer sounds like a fighter jet firing up when i turn it on... i'm so used to the sound of the fans in it that if i turn it off i can't sleep
(I helped save b3ta! rawr isn't really here., Wed 21 Apr 2004, 23:10, archived)
# i'm the complete opposite
i'm very sensitive to noises when I sleep, even those i'm used to. so my computer goes off or i'll use earplugs.
if i could afford it i'd go for water cooling just to get it noiseless (HD and stuff will makes sound though....)
(I helped save b3ta! edovan, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 23:23, archived)
# we arn't you're.....oh wait.
Go with Radeon. The drivers always need updating but the new cards always outperform the latest Geforces.
(I helped save b3ta! cheesemaster a screaming naked asian man driving a semi, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:52, archived)
# they don't always need updating
they just make a lot of updates for them
(I helped save b3ta! rawr isn't really here., Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:53, archived)
# oh yeah, hehe.

And of course Radeon is Canadian, always a plus.
(I helped save b3ta! cheesemaster a screaming naked asian man driving a semi, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:54, archived)
# absolutely
(I helped save b3ta! rawr isn't really here., Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:55, archived)
# try
www.whichisbetterGeForceFXorATIRadeon.org
(I helped save b3ta! 10512, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:52, archived)
# DAMNIT!
I actually clicked.
(Armer Farmer, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:53, archived)
#
* click *

D'oh
(I helped save b3ta! gnu2000, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:53, archived)
# *looks shamefaced*
Guess what I did....
(I helped save b3ta! Benny on the Loose; a permanent solution to a temporary problem, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:54, archived)
# .org
nice touch
(Mr_Rense, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:54, archived)
# I'd have to say the Radeon too.
Mind you, I have a GF4 Ti and it's better than the FX range which replaced it.. soo....

slight threadjack: anyone know where I can get something to test frame rates and stuff properly? fast-enough-to-make-your-cornea-melt isn't accurate enough for showing off...
(I helped save b3ta! Gizmo.mp3 does not exist, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:53, archived)
# Pfft! There's the Geforce6 now*.
*Might need its own power supply.
It's lovely. Realtime HDRI and everything.
www.nvidia.com/page/geforce_6800.html

Still, for vaule go with the ATI.
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:54, archived)
# ive got
a FX5900 which was my 1st Nvidia based card .. And to be honest, although its rocks the graphical world its not as stable as the ATI cards .. I think id go for ATI was i to fork out again .. :(
(I helped save b3ta! Jaffacake, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:54, archived)
# the current top notch radeons are better than the current top notch geforces
but below about the 9600 then just go on price

unless you want decent linux compatability in which case you're better with the geforce
(I helped save b3ta! lemony, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:54, archived)
# graphics cards are
boring. You should buy a second-hand TV or small dog instead.
(amazingmikeyc internet ninja, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 22:59, archived)