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Post by vincedog3 on Aug 22, 2012 9:32:56 GMT -5
Hello with the ever growing new GPU choices out there? Which GPU is your favorite and why?
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Post by ngmitter on Aug 22, 2012 9:35:03 GMT -5
I've been using AMD/ATI for my last three video cards. However, I'd prefer to have Nvidia at this point. I have had a ton of HDMI issues with all of them (HTPC usage). Also, I think the driver and support for Nvidia is better from what I've read recently.
What do you plan on using it for? Gaming, multimedia, professional CAD graphics?
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Post by FLcanuck on Aug 22, 2012 9:49:58 GMT -5
I'm pretty much an AMD/ATI guy. I've always been quite satisfied with their products and support.
My needs probably aren't as extensive as many - mainly HDMI audio, a bit of HD video, the typical computer work & play stuff, but no gaming or other video-intensive uses.
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Post by Entity on Aug 22, 2012 10:11:07 GMT -5
I've had nothing but Nvidia in the last 10 years. My laptop uses ATI though.
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Post by vincedog3 on Aug 22, 2012 10:25:29 GMT -5
I actually have never had an ATi nee AMD these days, most of mine have been Nvidia GPU's. I have an older 8800 GTX that does great in a Q6600 Intel home grown, and my i7 Ivy bridge notebook is a 660 mobile GPU with 2 gigs of ram. I am curious about the AMD GPUs, seen many benchmarks and they have been pretty impressive.
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Post by red5ive on Aug 22, 2012 10:26:56 GMT -5
I've mostly used Nvidia over the years except for the good ol' ATI 9700 from 10 or so years ago. I tried ATI again about 2 years ago and had nothing but HDMI issues. I went back to Nvidia about a year ago and have been happy. I do feel the driver support is better with Nvidia.
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Post by twism on Aug 22, 2012 10:33:16 GMT -5
Nvidia for me. SLI 680s.
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Post by Dark Ranger on Aug 22, 2012 13:09:06 GMT -5
I've owned a ton of ATI cards over the years (starting from Rage on up) and a handful of Nvidia cards. My experience with Nvidia based cards has been rather poor and it culminated in the G84/G86 series debacle in 2008. After that, I decided to put Nvidia on the shelf for a while. I still work with many Nvidia cards for business and have run into occasional driver compatibility issues. Usually an uninstall and reinstall of latest driver sorts it out.
ATI/AMD cards are not perfect either, but I've had far fewer problems in my experience. I'm currently running a 7870 with no problems so far.
With that said, I would still recommend Nvidia in the professional arena, such as pro level video/photo editing or animation. Some software programs are optimized for Nvidia based technology.
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Post by AudioHTIT on Aug 22, 2012 13:54:45 GMT -5
NVidia used to have much better Linux support, ATI could often be a pain trying to get a couple large monitors running. With Windows I think they're pretty close.
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Post by anonymous on Aug 23, 2012 13:38:00 GMT -5
Multiple monitor support is good with ATI. 3D is good on NVidia.
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Post by kalel on Aug 23, 2012 18:56:30 GMT -5
I currently have an HTPC 9800 gtx and a HD5770 and I see no difference in either gaming or htpc usage. I have no problems with either. Personally to me, I go with whatever is the cheaper/better option spec wise.
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Post by orangeLollies on Aug 23, 2012 19:36:46 GMT -5
Nvidia gets my vote! Have swapped between ATI and Nvidia a bit over the years with passively cooled cards for HTPC: 1st was ATI something (too long ago to remember) - didnt support H264 or VC-1 hardware acceleration as the marketing lead me to believe. So replaced it pretty fast with: 2nd Nvidia 9400GT, passive, GPU accel - had been awesome for years. However DVI output meant I couldnt do TrueHD or DTS-MA passthru. So eventully swapped with: 3rd, ATI 5450, passive - gave me HDMI lossless audio passthru - started getting video tearing issues with certain codecs. Would also loose HDMI as audio device when switching receiver away from PC input and back again. 4th (current), nVidia GT520, passive HDMI lossless audio passthru, no tearing, does not lose HDMI audio device ...lovely :-) So there's my 2-cents
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2012 20:01:55 GMT -5
I was a ATI only guy for many years but I had trouble getting dud cards. My last ATI card was the x850.... I've been Nvidia ever since and never have had any problems. I'm currently running 680's SLI.
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Post by jerrin on Aug 23, 2012 23:19:08 GMT -5
Nvidia. Better 3d and PhysX.
Have any of you seen the new monitors from Korea? 27 inch, 2560x1440 res, true IPS, LED, with minimal lag. Colors are beautiful.
Kicker is you can buy them, last I checked, for about $325 each.
I liked them so much I bought the company! No...that's not right. I bought three of the monitors. ;D
Name is YAMAKASI CATLEAP Q270 SE.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2012 23:49:56 GMT -5
Nvidia. Better 3d and PhysX. Have any of you seen the new monitors from Korea? 27 inch, 2560x1440 res, true IPS, LED, with minimal lag. Colors are beautiful. Kicker is you can buy them, last I checked, for about $325 each. I liked them so much I bought the company! No...that's not right. I bought three of the monitors. ;D Name is YAMAKASI CATLEAP Q270 SE. There is a guy starting up a company in the US to sell, service and provide warranty for these monitors also! Hopefully it will makes some companys drop their prices. They are pretty nice monitors regardless of price. I bought 2 for my nephew and sister for their pc's. The only thing I'd say that not the best is the build quality seem kinda so so. They seem very flimsy but for $325 what the heck do you expect I guess eh? lol
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Post by jerrin on Aug 24, 2012 8:49:25 GMT -5
Nvidia. Better 3d and PhysX. Have any of you seen the new monitors from Korea? 27 inch, 2560x1440 res, true IPS, LED, with minimal lag. Colors are beautiful. Kicker is you can buy them, last I checked, for about $325 each. I liked them so much I bought the company! No...that's not right. I bought three of the monitors. ;D Name is YAMAKASI CATLEAP Q270 SE. There is a guy starting up a company in the US to sell, service and provide warranty for these monitors also! Hopefully it will makes some companys drop their prices. They are pretty nice monitors regardless of price. I bought 2 for my nephew and sister for their pc's. The only thing I'd say that not the best is the build quality seem kinda so so. They seem very flimsy but for $325 what the heck do you expect I guess eh? lol These monitors have several versions, but most have stands that are crap. I bought a nice tri-stand and then mounted the monitors on it. Other than the stands, these things are really nice. However, if you are looking for 120Hz, there is a company that will be making the same monitors but with upgraded parts that will allow them to run at 120Hz. I'm just going to buy 3 of the packs and upgrade mine myself.
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Post by vincedog3 on Aug 24, 2012 13:53:52 GMT -5
That is a great deal on a Monitor for sure with IPS support. Yep, the picture is a beautiful thing for less than almost anyone can imagine!
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Post by spork on Aug 24, 2012 15:02:26 GMT -5
For single GPU setups, I believe that both AMD and NVIDIA are solid choices.
The two have, in my opinion, been trading crowns over the past few years. NV currently holds the single GPU crown, but AMD's current offerings don't feel very refined, similar to how Fermi felt to me (sans the 460). So who knows, things may click for AMD in the next generation or even refresh.
As for Crossfire versus SLI, SLI wins. Hands down. AMD is simply too slow to release driver support for multi-GPU solutions for me, and when it comes to multi-GPU, driver support is everything.
The CATLEAP is a solid deal. All of the 27" IPS monitors use the same panel with different implementations, so you'll always be getting similar image quality at native resolutions. The CATLEAP falls behind in scaling, ergonomics, and of course, support, but the price is a more than fair trade-off for many people. (Your other two options would be Dell or Apple, which trade off on design, connections, and of course, the screen coating used.)
You could also go with PLS from Samsung, but those look to be even more expensive than the IPS variants.
Another interesting note to make is that Dell is coming out with a more budget-minded 27" IPS.
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Post by AudioHTIT on Aug 29, 2012 1:28:02 GMT -5
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Post by bootman on Aug 29, 2012 11:05:04 GMT -5
The 29-inch 21:9 monitor looks interesting.
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