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[(FG) juliankr]

http://www.overclock...=56&subcat=1673

as a replacement for my dead 9800gt. i know it's not a huge amount of money for a gfx card but as it's not even a week after xmas, needs must.

[(FG) NeeDSiE]

(FG) juliankr, on 01 January 2011 - 06:57 PM, said:

http://www.overclock...=56&subcat=1673

as a replacement for my dead 9800gt. i know it's not a huge amount of money for a gfx card but as it's not even a week after xmas, needs must.

The specs seem quite good, but as with all ati/amd cards, they can't seem to get the power to the games, also, driver support has gone out the window since amd took over, so ultimately it's upto you, good value for the specs but don't expect performance to be retrospective to the specs.

[TheStig]

soz cant help here mate, dont no that stuff

[(FG) Raith]

Stretch an extra 20 quid and u could get an nVidia 450

http://www.overclock...rodid=GX-004-PL
http://www.overclock...rodid=GX-142-OK

i wouldn't go near an ATi card at all, never had any good with them always problems!

[(FG) Mafialad]

ATI all good here

[(FG) DejayT]

Can't say how they compare to the equivalent Nvidia but I've not had any trouble with my ATI so far.

I upgraded from a 9600GT and imho the ATI catalyst software is way better than Nvidia's, it seems to have loads more features plus better support for HDTV giving fast and reliable display detection and switching.

I was gonna go for the 5670 also, but found this...

http://uk.asus.com/p...v2bZ&templete=2

I was lucky and found it on sale under 100 quid at Pixmania (140 there now), but under 110 elsewhere.

I'm really glad I stetched the budget though... it has double the amount of stream processors than the 5670 and I love the voltage tweak/overdrive software, increasing memory and clock speeds by 25-40% when you need to whilst monitoring temp/fan, and the Copper core fansink keeps it cooler than stock. Solid 3yr warranty to boot.

[(FG) NeeDSiE]

No debate here Jason matey, ati and nvidia will always be at loggerheads, but since I've used both ati and nvidia, I found that nv charges higher prices for something much cheaper on ati's side, but the reason is that nv have the ability to transfer such low numbers in to high performance, seems like ati/amd are like muscle cars, whats the point in trying to put 500bhp v8 engine in a car that can't put the power down on the road?
;-)

[(FG) juliankr]

i've used both and find nvidia has real trouble outputting a true hd signal to a hd tv. the screen resolution has to be a custum res for nvid cards, not so with ati cards. you get more bang for your buck with ati at the moment, nvidia seem to have priced themselves out of the market at all levels and seem to be playing catch up.

i'm pretty much set on an ati card as all the nvid cards i've had have failed, yet to have an ati card fail. so it seems, imho, that ati has nvidia beat on price and quality if not performance aswell.


and as to your "seems like ati/amd are like muscle cars, whats the point in trying to put 500bhp v8 engine in a car that can't put the power down on the road?" quote needsie the IT lad at school has a friend that has a nova van with 505bhp. that's fun to drive and he has no problems with getting the power onto the road.(i watched a vid of it today. all i have to say is i want a go)

not the same vid but a 619bhp nova.

[(FG) NeeDSiE]

Jolly good, it wasn't that I was saying that putting a powerful engine in a small car would be difficult, I was merely putting it into a concept that muscle cars are cars that are renown for all power and no optimisation, whereas something like a Nissan with half the horsepower would get the same performance, but you make a very convincing case :-)