Quote Originally Posted by NaMcO View Post
I didn't get a 7000 series as my interest in computers decreased that year because of some familiar problems. I went from a 6800GT to 8800GTS 320 but i do know the major flop 7000 series cards were (no problems at all with the 6800 though). I had a 9700 PRO, 9800 PRO and x800 PRO prior to that 6800, the x800 fried but well, s**t happens.

I work closely with a computer shop, most returned parts or issues with video cards are ATI. Either problems with drivers (people go back to the store for that), games that will crash instantly on startup or that recent GSOD issue. It's been like that since ever, no wonder there's this feeling that nVidia is more reliable. The RMA ratio is way lower and people still want to buy 295's and 285's, they were stupid to stop making them.

To be honest, i don't see a difference between nVidia's or ATI's IQ so that's not a decision point for me. I like the way my 4870x2 displays my game graphics, i just don't like when i run a game and it lacks effects because the video card doesn't support it. Like i said before, rather have them all than don't.

I didn't care much about the Cypress thing after the day i got one here at home for a review. The drivers wouldn't install, took me a long time to make that card "just work" and all in all my 295 would completely bash it in every game. I know those were early drivers i know the gap is smaller now, but still launching cards priced like this with incredibly bad support like that... Meh. I just thought "Yeah, good old ATI" and moved on.

If my way of thinking labels me as a Fanboy, so be it, but me, like everyone else, just look for the product that best suits me. I don't care about the price/performance ratio (always thought this was ridiculous) or i'd end up with something like a 5770 to play 1920x1200 (lol) and neither do i care about heat or consumption. I watercool my video cards and got an 850W PSU. What i do want is the possibility to tweak my games the way i want them to look like, spend a full 20 mins doing that and then go play.

Weird way of thinking? Well, it's mine, it's who i am either accept it or ignore it



I know the x1900 was nice, 8800 was just "nicer". That's why i skipped x1900. It took one hell of a beating from G80 in every aspect. As for IQ, that used to be true years ago when there was a real noticeable difference, specially in video output to the TV, nowadays it's just the same.


The ATI fans will kill you, they are a real strong force her, every thing Nvidia ever done stinks.