Nvidia or ATI

xDarkWizardx · 05-03-2005, 04:08 PM

That mustang was supposed to be a saleen, but in truth it was a regular mustang with some body panels glued on.

As far as nitrous goes it is very inexpensive for a dry shot of nitrous and will fit on almost all applications. In these games and movies where these cars are supposed to have thousands of dollars in upgrades spent on them nitrous would be pretty much stock

And I bet you didnt mind that when the Shelby GT500 in gone in 60 seconds used nitrous to escape a police helicopter

**Cromewell** · 05-03-2005, 04:40 PM

There are far more reasons to hate the fast and the furious type movies then just them destroying a 'nice' car. why is this thread turning into a friggen car movie discussion? the analogies work to an extent but don't you think you need a new analogy if you have to explain it?

AMDCam · 05-03-2005, 08:50 PM

Like I said, that's not the only reason I hate those movies. I definitely did love that NOS in the GT500, but if you noticed that was a big deal in there, it had it's own flip switch and even that "go baby go" chrome circle around the button (in other words, it was done right). That is how NOS should be used, when you REALLY need speed. I know it's a great thing to use, but I guess the biggest reason I hate it isn't because of how people pretend to know stuff when they say it, but because the people that DO use it say they got such fast 4cyl engines under those hoods, and most of the reason is solely because of the fact they they had someone else install a NOS kit in there for them. I love brute power, not temporary power injectors in engines that shouldn't be used for speed anyway. Give me a Boss 429 any day and I'll show them ricers how it's done, I don't even need a blower in that beast (although I'm not against it at all).

xDarkWizardx · 05-04-2005, 01:00 AM

Well most people have their nitrous come on when the throttle is wide open, not by hitting a switch or button. The whole point is to have a short boost of power to get you down the quarter mile.

But I understand where youre comming from

**tweaker** · 05-04-2005, 11:25 AM

Ok people get back on topic, this car discussion ends now.

Deathreaper · 05-04-2005, 02:36 PM

ATI is the best company...nVidia needs to run two 6800 GTs in SLI in order to beat the X850...which in all reality is kind of sad....the X850 in 3DMark05 scores just under the 7000 mark...where the nVidia 6800GT's are scoring just over 8000...hmmm...if nVidia hadn't of patented the SLI technology...ATI would kick there ass. Besides the cost of 2 6800GT Ultras is much more then most people are willing to spend...It is also rumoured that in order for ATI to compensate they will be releasing a Dual Core Card...that is suposedly faster then any SLI set up. There are other things that place ATI on top; over the years we have seen a constant battle between ATI and nVidia for performance, but when nVidia released the MX series of cards, this is when I lost all respect for the company...all these cards are essentialy garbage, not supporting shaders, etc. Never has ATI released a "Value" card...we have always seen both performance and quality from ATI.

**Cromewell** · 05-04-2005, 03:06 PM

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nVidia needs to run two 6800 GTs in SLI in order to beat the X850

Not Always. A 6600GT can beat an x800XT in doom3. SLI creates more work for the CPU so you only get big framerateboosts on graphically intensive, light CPU games.

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Never has ATI released a "Value" card

Don't try and tell me the x300SE isn't a value card, and I believe it was the Radeon 8000 (can't remember which one but it was around this time) that was a reboxed 7500 (again can't remember exactly the model

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when nVidia released the MX series of cards, this is when I lost all respect for the company...all these cards are essentialy garbage

This is true but they said exactly what they supported and they are/were intended for non-gamers.

ATI makes some good cards, so does nVidia. And they both make some crappy cards.

**Praetor** · 05-04-2005, 10:10 PM

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when nVidia released the MX series of cards, this is when I lost all respect for the company...all these cards are essentialy garbage

Not everyone has the whackload of moeny to spend on a gaming card -- and not every one is out for a gamer card. They had a role -- to fulfill the budget gaming and business market -- and they filled that role quite well

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Don't try and tell me the x300SE isn't a value card, and I believe it was the Radeon 8000 (can't remember which one but it was around this time) that was a reboxed 7500 (again can't remember exactly the model

Same dealy with the 8500/9000 and 9200/9250 (not quite rebadged but simialr)

terry778 · 05-04-2005, 10:22 PM

if i have enough money,i must be buy a X850XT,but not ,so i have to choose 6600GT~~~

4W4K3 · 05-05-2005, 03:25 AM

i loved my MX-440 card. huge overclocking capabilities

but it was alot better than my 9200, it only lacked pixel shader support (which is expected, it's an older card) the quality and ease of use was loads better than the 9200.

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05-03-2005, 04:08 PM	#121 (permalink)
xDarkWizardx Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 127	That mustang was supposed to be a saleen, but in truth it was a regular mustang with some body panels glued on. As far as nitrous goes it is very inexpensive for a dry shot of nitrous and will fit on almost all applications. In these games and movies where these cars are supposed to have thousands of dollars in upgrades spent on them nitrous would be pretty much stock And I bet you didnt mind that when the Shelby GT500 in gone in 60 seconds used nitrous to escape a police helicopter __________________ Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe Athlon 64 FX-57 2GB Corsair XMS (2-2-2-5) 2 Western Digital 74GB Raptors (Raid 0) 1 Western Digital 300GB (Storage) Audigy 2 ZS 2 nVidia eVGA GeForce 7800 GTX (SLI) Aspire X-Navigator 500 Watt, 5 Fans Sony 23" LCD (16ms) ^^Dream Computer^^

05-03-2005, 04:40 PM	#122 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 10,021	There are far more reasons to hate the fast and the furious type movies then just them destroying a 'nice' car. why is this thread turning into a friggen car movie discussion? the analogies work to an extent but don't you think you need a new analogy if you have to explain it? __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. I must plug a couple comics because they are good :D: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com www.userfriendly.org Last edited by Cromewell; 05-03-2005 at 09:12 PM. Reason: fixed something that made no sense

05-03-2005, 08:50 PM	#123 (permalink)
AMDCam Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 112	Like I said, that's not the only reason I hate those movies. I definitely did love that NOS in the GT500, but if you noticed that was a big deal in there, it had it's own flip switch and even that "go baby go" chrome circle around the button (in other words, it was done right). That is how NOS should be used, when you REALLY need speed. I know it's a great thing to use, but I guess the biggest reason I hate it isn't because of how people pretend to know stuff when they say it, but because the people that DO use it say they got such fast 4cyl engines under those hoods, and most of the reason is solely because of the fact they they had someone else install a NOS kit in there for them. I love brute power, not temporary power injectors in engines that shouldn't be used for speed anyway. Give me a Boss 429 any day and I'll show them ricers how it's done, I don't even need a blower in that beast (although I'm not against it at all). __________________ PC specs Athlon XP 3200+ OCed to 4200+ (technical opinion) 1gb PC3200 XMS Pro 5-2-2-2 RAM (11-3-3-2.5 when overclocked) 2x 80gb Caviar SE SATA Raid 0 drives Radeon 9800 Pro 256mb (can't flash for no reason) soon to be X850XT PE Abit NF7-S2 Mobo with Nforce 2 Ultra 400 w/Dual ChannelDDR400 9 case fans (2 PCI) with blue LEDs (Built for overclocking) Last edited by AMDCam; 05-03-2005 at 08:56 PM.

05-04-2005, 01:00 AM	#124 (permalink)
xDarkWizardx Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 127	Well most people have their nitrous come on when the throttle is wide open, not by hitting a switch or button. The whole point is to have a short boost of power to get you down the quarter mile. But I understand where youre comming from __________________ Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe Athlon 64 FX-57 2GB Corsair XMS (2-2-2-5) 2 Western Digital 74GB Raptors (Raid 0) 1 Western Digital 300GB (Storage) Audigy 2 ZS 2 nVidia eVGA GeForce 7800 GTX (SLI) Aspire X-Navigator 500 Watt, 5 Fans Sony 23" LCD (16ms) ^^Dream Computer^^

05-04-2005, 11:25 AM	#125 (permalink)
tweaker Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sweden Age: 29 Posts: 2,954	Ok people get back on topic, this car discussion ends now. __________________ Posting and you - CF edition www.tweaker.se FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 Last edited by tweaker; 05-04-2005 at 01:05 PM.

05-04-2005, 02:36 PM	#126 (permalink)
Deathreaper New Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 7	ATI is the best company...nVidia needs to run two 6800 GTs in SLI in order to beat the X850...which in all reality is kind of sad....the X850 in 3DMark05 scores just under the 7000 mark...where the nVidia 6800GT's are scoring just over 8000...hmmm...if nVidia hadn't of patented the SLI technology...ATI would kick there ass. Besides the cost of 2 6800GT Ultras is much more then most people are willing to spend...It is also rumoured that in order for ATI to compensate they will be releasing a Dual Core Card...that is suposedly faster then any SLI set up. There are other things that place ATI on top; over the years we have seen a constant battle between ATI and nVidia for performance, but when nVidia released the MX series of cards, this is when I lost all respect for the company...all these cards are essentialy garbage, not supporting shaders, etc. Never has ATI released a "Value" card...we have always seen both performance and quality from ATI. __________________ -AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 939 (Thermaltake Big Typhoon) -1 GB Dual Channel Kingston (512 X 2) -X800 XT All in Wonder -Asus A8V Deluxe (Revision 2) -Western Digital 80GB SATA -Western Digital 160Gb SATA -Case = MGE VIPER 500W PSU -Sony DRU-530A -MSI X48 Combo Drive :cool:

05-04-2005, 10:22 PM	#129 (permalink)
terry778 New Member Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 14	if i have enough money,i must be buy a X850XT,but not ,so i have to choose 6600GT~~~

05-05-2005, 03:25 AM	#130 (permalink)
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