Author: Tony Nichols
Date: 21:08:22 03/27/05
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On March 27, 2005 at 23:49:29, Peter Skinner wrote: >On March 27, 2005 at 22:43:38, Tony Nichols wrote: > >>Hello, Pete >>Thanks for the response. I am curious about the NVidia 5700 because I have an >>NVidia chipset. I would kinda like to keep it all together. Have you had any >>experience with it? >>Regards >>Tony > >Well there are two opinions I can give you here: > >1. If you are a casual gamer, mainly use chess programs (3D boards) and such, >the NVidia 5700 will do you just fine. It is a good performer for the price >point. It will lack slightly in anything that is based on DX9.0. It will do just >fine with OpenGL, but then again so will your current gf2. > >2. The Radeon is the better overall performer. It has much better DX support, >the drivers are more stable, and is plainly the best value for your money. This >is why I listed two Radeon cards over the NVidia. > >I have had experience with the 5700 (and is the current card I gave my to >brother) when I upgraded my card a while ago. If you had posted this a week ago >I would have _given_ you a Radeon 9600 Pro as I just sold it for almost nothing >to my brother's friend. (He only paid because he absolutely insisted) > >It was a good overall card but lacked the performance I wanted in newer games. > >If I were you I wouldn't focus on "keeping it all together" and get the best >card for my money. That is the Radeon. Hands down, no question... > >Peter > >P.S - If Steve B happens to read this I am trying to dig my trunk out from the >enclosure at the botton of my mother's stairs. You are going to owe me SOOOO big >just to find out the names for these things.. :) > >While most parents turn a child's room into a gym when they move out, they left >mine alone. They did however bury everything of mine so deep I might find Elvis >before I get to the trunk :) Thanks, Pete I have been doing some comparing and your right. The Radeon does seem to be the best bang for the buck. Regards Tony
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