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Leopold BUTTERS · 01-23-2009, 03:26 AM

Which of these 2 video cards are better? This one or this one? and is there a huge difference between the 2?

Lapse of Reason · 01-23-2009, 03:44 AM

The nVidia has a faster memory speed and is a better card, but the ATI is the better deal. How 'high-end' do you need to go? The ATI should be fine for all games, HD movies, etc and you'd pay half the price.

With the nVidia you could play games maxed out without a stutter, probably not so much with the ATI.

You can also find them cheaper elsewhere.

Leopold BUTTERS · 01-23-2009, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Lapse of Reason

The nVidia has a faster memory speed, but the ATI is the better deal. Same memory capacity. How 'high-end' do you need to go? The ATI should be fine for all games, HD movies, etc. I doubt you'd even notice the difference and you'd pay half the price.

I just need to run warcraft at full speed lol, I found the ATI one for 90 dollars on amazon, so i shoudl probably go with that one then?

Lapse of Reason · 01-23-2009, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

I just need to run warcraft at full speed lol, I found the ATI one for 90 dollars on amazon, so i shoudl probably go with that one then?

I edited my post. The ATI should be able to handle Warcraft at full speed and you'd save a lot of money.

Leopold BUTTERS · 01-23-2009, 03:53 AM

yeah, i think i will go with that one, thanks a lot for the help.

Lapse of Reason · 01-23-2009, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

yeah, i think i will go with that one, thanks a lot for the help.

Good choice, and you're welcome.

Monev77 · 01-23-2009, 12:23 PM

Choose ATI, it is better.

DC_Street · 01-23-2009, 12:39 PM

atm ATI is better, Nvidia was doing awesome until they released the 9 series. 9 series chips would literally catch fire

either way, that Nvidia would be such overkill for WoW it wouldn't even be funny

check newegg on pricing, probably find a better deal there

Toptube · 01-23-2009, 02:53 PM

The GTX260 is a much better card, but its also much more expensive. A 4670 is plenty for maxing WoW, but a 260 would have longer legs for other games.

At the moment, ATI and Nvidia are pretty much neck and neck in the video card race. ATI has a better overall offering for Multimedia functions and video accleration, but regarding gaming performance and gaming image quality, the differences are negligeble with comparable models.

kpkelley · 01-23-2009, 02:56 PM

Some motherboards have a hybrid-gpu capability with the ati card, which would make that card outperform the nvidia. The nvidia by itself is the better card, but the ati can outperform it under the right circumstances.

01-23-2009, 03:26 AM	#1
Leopold BUTTERS Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:AB,Canada Blu-ray collection:93 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:1	I need a computer person please. Which of these 2 video cards are better? This one or this one? and is there a huge difference between the 2?

01-23-2009, 03:44 AM	#2
Lapse of Reason Active Member Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:3 Trading Score:10	The nVidia has a faster memory speed and is a better card, but the ATI is the better deal. How 'high-end' do you need to go? The ATI should be fine for all games, HD movies, etc and you'd pay half the price. With the nVidia you could play games maxed out without a stutter, probably not so much with the ATI. You can also find them cheaper elsewhere. Last edited by Lapse of Reason; 01-23-2009 at 03:51 AM.

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01-23-2009, 03:53 AM	#5
Leopold BUTTERS Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:AB,Canada Blu-ray collection:93 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:1	yeah, i think i will go with that one, thanks a lot for the help.

01-23-2009, 12:23 PM	#7
Monev77 Member Member since:Dec 2008	Choose ATI, it is better.

01-23-2009, 12:39 PM	#8
DC_Street Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Denver, CO Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:43	atm ATI is better, Nvidia was doing awesome until they released the 9 series. 9 series chips would literally catch fire either way, that Nvidia would be such overkill for WoW it wouldn't even be funny check newegg on pricing, probably find a better deal there

01-23-2009, 02:53 PM	#9
Toptube Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:52	The GTX260 is a much better card, but its also much more expensive. A 4670 is plenty for maxing WoW, but a 260 would have longer legs for other games. At the moment, ATI and Nvidia are pretty much neck and neck in the video card race. ATI has a better overall offering for Multimedia functions and video accleration, but regarding gaming performance and gaming image quality, the differences are negligeble with comparable models.

01-23-2009, 02:56 PM	#10
kpkelley Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Framingham, MA 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:2478 Digital collection:113 Blu-ray reviews: 152	Some motherboards have a hybrid-gpu capability with the ati card, which would make that card outperform the nvidia. The nvidia by itself is the better card, but the ati can outperform it under the right circumstances.

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