What's the best PC motherboard/graphics?
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- Bob Ateah
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Thomas wrote:
Why suddenly all the ATI gfx talk?
Some time ago ATI gfx was good, but all the newer 8800's from Nvidia blows away ATI..
Or did I miss something?
I'm an avid gamer, graphics guy and I do video editing on a small scale and I am an Nvidia guy. I know... I know... I should support ATI since they are a Canadian company and I'm a Canadian, but I just plain like Nvidia's products better.
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Roland Deschain wrote:
Thomas wrote:Why suddenly all the ATI gfx talk?
Some time ago ATI gfx was good, but all the newer 8800's from Nvidia blows away ATI..
Or did I miss something?
I'm an avid gamer, graphics guy and I do video editing on a small scale and I am an Nvidia guy. I know... I know... I should support ATI since they are a Canadian company and I'm a Canadian, but I just plain like Nvidia's products better.
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Wasnt really aimed at you or anything.. Dave just asked about the best and suddenly people mentioned ATI graphics as being the best for gaming - they were, but def. not now
I have ATI myself, but would change to the Nvidia 8800 series if my pockets allowed me to
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SureLurksalot wrote:
Prepare for Gaming Glory Dave!
;D (just got done watching 300....)
I think that we'll be seeing more storey created in this way. The budget was low, comparatively. - "I'm an individual, just like everyone else."
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Roland Deschain wrote:
Dave, I have the Core 2 Duo 2 X 1.86 and it just screams.
Asus EN7600GT 256 meg PCI Express video card - HDTV Out.
1 gig DDR II 533 mhz RAM pc4200
Sound Blaster X-Fi sound card
I can play games at the highest settings, even using the HDR setting with Oblivion and I get uber high frames per second.
I have never slowed this puppy down, it can handle everything that I throw at it!
As an aside, I have been a "trackball" user for quite some time. Whether gaming, doing graphics or just general computing, I swear by my marble mouse. I takes about 2 days to get used to and a lifetime to love! I'll never go back to a mouse!!
Happy computing Dave!
I've been running into several folks that have switched over to a trackball. They've got me wondering what is it that I've been missing! - "I'm an individual, just like everyone else."
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Dan L wrote:
Good, sensible choices ;D
*drool*
Oh, don't worry, Dan. That processor is coming out one day soon. I'll also replace the ATI card for to Nvida 8800s. It's a SLI motherboard and can only use a single ATI card. - "I'm an individual, just like everyone else."
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Thomas wrote:
Why suddenly all the ATI gfx talk?
Some time ago ATI gfx was good, but all the newer 8800's from Nvidia blows away ATI..
Or did I miss something?
Quite correct, Thomas. But I didn't need to spend that much on this first go-around. I bought a motherboard that will handle those cards as well as Quad Core. In due time!
BTW, I'll have a 1950 ATI card for sale in a couple of three months. Any takers? A good price! - "I'm an individual, just like everyone else."
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CHECK THIS OUT!
The motherboard that I settled on (the best), is reviewed in this online tech magazine - templated with RT! Cool!
http://www.maxitmag.com/maxit-reviews/motherboards/asus-680i-striker-extreme-motherboard-review.html - "I'm an individual, just like everyone else."
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Dave Gee! wrote:
I'm not sure that a Newegg store is around here. I'll check.
lol newegg is exclusively an online retailer www.newegg.com
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Andrew Altamirano wrote:
Dave Gee! wrote:I'm not sure that a Newegg store is around here. I'll check.
lol newegg is exclusively an online retailer www.newegg.com
Thanks, Andrew. I ended up getting a Striker Extreme at MicroCenter.
BTW, I got two 74 GB 10k RPM drives and Striped the Raid O together and made that the boot drive. Woot! - "I'm an individual, just like everyone else."
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Dave Gee! wrote:
Mack wrote:Easier if you just get one ready to go.
alienware.com
We all know you got an extra 20k laying around.
If you only knew, Mack! I love the Alienware boxes. There doesn't seem to be anything like them!
Dell has recently purchased Alienware... I'm not quite sure how I feel about that.
Btw (completely unrelated note) - the Asus website was offering up more than information recently... it was infecting users (that were vulnerable) the .ani virus (animated cursor)!I believe that the site is cleaned up now. - The member formerly known as Roland Deschain
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