ATI & nVidia
Robert Bell
robert at thebellfamily.com
Tue Aug 30 18:30:27 UTC 2005
>How much money do you want to spend? Do you need an AGP card or
>PCI-E?
>
Its an Abit KV8-MAX3 so AGP
>All nVidia cards use the same driver, so there is no reason to
>go with one over another based on how well they play with FC4. I'd
>say go over to newegg.com and find the best 6000 series card under
>your max price. The 6600 seems to be a good mid-priced choice.
>
I guess I was looking for a an "equivalent" nVidia card. I guess I'll
just have to try something. Last nVidia card I owned was a Voodo2 :-)
> You
>can look around for some graphics card reviews to see which types
>perform better and how they do against the new ATi cards. I think the
>GT cards are a little faster than the plain ones. Also, be conscious
>of power requirements. Almost all of the mid to high end cards
>require at least one power supply connection, and the top-of-the-line
>ones may require two (and I think you are not supposed to share those
>lines).
>
>
As does my Radeon 9800 Pro
>Jonathan
>
>
Thanks for the advice.
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