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Want to go from a nvidia card to ati card, what problems can i expect?
Hi,
I always have used nvidia cards (or matrox before that), but now i want to try a ati card, what problems can i expect or what is the difference? Because i once try a ati card (a few years ago) but i had so many problems what that, that i return that card for a nvidia card. And the problems were gone. So is it better now, saver to buy a ati card? thanks in advance Dick |
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Want to go from a nvidia card to ati card, what problems can i expect?
Not much difference at all, no matter what some fan boys wills ay. Just
make sure to remove the drivers before you install the new video card. You can use add and remove programs .. even better is a program like driver cleaner. "anm" wrote in message ... Hi, I always have used nvidia cards (or matrox before that), but now i want to try a ati card, what problems can i expect or what is the difference? Because i once try a ati card (a few years ago) but i had so many problems what that, that i return that card for a nvidia card. And the problems were gone. So is it better now, saver to buy a ati card? thanks in advance Dick |
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Want to go from a nvidia card to ati card, what problems can i expect?
"anm" wrote in message ... Hi, I always have used nvidia cards (or matrox before that), but now i want to try a ati card, what problems can i expect or what is the difference? Because i once try a ati card (a few years ago) but i had so many problems what that, that i return that card for a nvidia card. And the problems were gone. So is it better now, saver to buy a ati card? Unisntall the Nvidia drivers properly first, use a utility like Driver Cleaner, follow it's instructions, install the ATI drivers, you should have no issues. Sometimes just uninstalling the Nvidia drivers, shutting down and rebooting with the new ATI card, and then installing the latest Catlysts can give issues. Sometimes. Quite often it works just fine, but when it doesn't you'll wish you went the Driver Cleaner route... |
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Want to go from a nvidia card to ati card, what problems can i expect?
"anm" wrote in message ... : Hi, : : I always have used nvidia cards (or matrox before that), but now i want to : try a ati card, what problems can i expect or what is the difference? : Because i once try a ati card (a few years ago) but i had so many problems : what that, that i return that card for a nvidia card. And the problems were : gone. So is it better now, saver to buy a ati card? : : thanks in advance : : Dick : I think once you make the switch to ATI, you'll be fine. I've only experienced a driver prob with AMD taking over. So I run a driver version or two behind what is current at amd.ati........... I have my graphics card history (and current PC's) at http://www.smokeypoint.com/My_PC.htm I of course was a 3Dfx cultist. Then Nvidea bought them out yada yada.. So I went with Nvidea GF2, GF3 cards around that era. This was fine at first, but I quickly got tired of all the driver version change to run each different game required a different nvidea driver. Then I wasn't guar en tea'ed that the game wouldn't lock up. So I switched to ATI. I enjoy 10,000 % more rl game time with ATI - that is what I wanted, ymmv. I currently have the x850 and x1600 in my two game machines. I almost got caught up in the SLI movement ! I had two voodoo 2 graphics cards in SLI from 3Dfx and that was so fantastic. The "depth of field" was so marvelous ! I pretty much guess that Nvidea's SLI comes from 3Dfx there, and I still hear they are putting the 3Dfx api into the Nvidea cards. heh, there was some already creeping in... So I fought the feeling. I am happy staying with ATI. Crossfire gets sorted out, I will get it. I certainly think it bears watching what will happen when dx 10 goes main stream. I mean a workable card purchasable up and running (can you say decent frame rate ?). Don't know who will be the victor there. I wait for that. Mean while I watch the shader differences between my x850 and x1600. Heh, my x850 is still winning. They both run about the same fps. Picture looks better imho on the x850. Like the thread here says, make sure you remove all references to anything Nvidea from your PC. Hope this help, ** No Fate ** cheers, Far Niente dracman Tomb Raider: Shotgun City http://www.smokeypoint.com/tomb.htm -=-=- ** Final Fantasy Online mega ingame Pictures ! ** ** for those whom wonder about "what's it like anyway huh" http://www.smokeypoint.com/ffxionline/traod.html http://www.smokeypoint.org/ffxionlin...ibb/Jueno.html -=-=- Aliase female hume rogue lvl 67 PVE solo http://armory.worldofwarcraft.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Zul'jin&n=Aliase Subtlety 5/19/34 Zebby female NE Huntress lvl 66 / Aja nightstalker cat lvl 65 (bite,prowl) PVE solo http://armory.worldofwarcraft.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Zul'jin&n=Zebby Marksmanship 17/30/10 http://www.smokeypoint.com/if_airport/telaar.html http://www.smokeypoint.com/if_airport/IF_airport.htm http://www.smokeypoint.org/wow/worldofwarcraft1.html Iacta alea est (Latin: "The die is cast") .................................................. ............... Posted via TITANnews - Uncensored Newsgroups Access at http://www.TitanNews.com -=Every Newsgroup - Anonymous, UNCENSORED, BROADBAND Downloads=- |
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Thanks for all the answers, I guess it's alright to buy one. Thanks again.
gr Dick |
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Want to go from a nvidia card to ati card, what problems can i expect?
On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:32:39 +0000 'Steve Evans' wrote this on alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati: I've gone from 9800 to x850xt to x1950pro, and all cards have performed well for me. I like to run a very quiet system, so it is an added bonus that the last 2 cards on the list have been 'silenced', using the fan tweak feature, on the excellent ati tray tools. Don't worry about having to install .net 2, or the ati control centre, as these memory hogs can be brought under control with a bit of registry/service editing! Are you saying that it's possible to install an ATI X1950 card and drivers *without* installing .NET? That would interest me since my current ATI card (9800Pro) doesn't need .NET but afaik the later ones do and I don't have it installed. |
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Want to go from a nvidia card to ati card, what problems cani expect?
ATIuser wrote:
On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:32:39 +0000 'Steve Evans' wrote this on alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati: I've gone from 9800 to x850xt to x1950pro, and all cards have performed well for me. I like to run a very quiet system, so it is an added bonus that the last 2 cards on the list have been 'silenced', using the fan tweak feature, on the excellent ati tray tools. Don't worry about having to install .net 2, or the ati control centre, as these memory hogs can be brought under control with a bit of registry/service editing! Are you saying that it's possible to install an ATI X1950 card and drivers *without* installing .NET? That would interest me since my current ATI card (9800Pro) doesn't need .NET but afaik the later ones do and I don't have it installed. Somewhat OT but what is the problem with .NET? (I ask because I just installed it for PAINT.NET) Are you just trying to run a very 'lean' system without extra junk or are there issues with .NET? -mike |
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On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:21:41 -0500 'Mike Ray' wrote this on alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati: ATIuser wrote: On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:32:39 +0000 'Steve Evans' wrote this on alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati: I've gone from 9800 to x850xt to x1950pro, and all cards have performed well for me. I like to run a very quiet system, so it is an added bonus that the last 2 cards on the list have been 'silenced', using the fan tweak feature, on the excellent ati tray tools. Don't worry about having to install .net 2, or the ati control centre, as these memory hogs can be brought under control with a bit of registry/service editing! Are you saying that it's possible to install an ATI X1950 card and drivers *without* installing .NET? That would interest me since my current ATI card (9800Pro) doesn't need .NET but afaik the later ones do and I don't have it installed. Somewhat OT but what is the problem with .NET? (I ask because I just installed it for PAINT.NET) Are you just trying to run a very 'lean' system without extra junk or are there issues with .NET? Yes, I do like to run a lean machine and have ripped out large unneeded parts of my XP-Pro-SP2 system. But also..... There are no (tech) issues with .NET that I know of except that it is *yet another fat layer* of MS bloat and seemingly it's primarily beneficial to s/w developers, not end users. Some folks think it's the thin end of the wedge from MS to discreetly push another corporate goal: more web based services, software and even op/sys thereby turning your local system into little more than a dumb terminal. Imagine the day when to use your Windows system, you have to be logged on to MS for dynamic authentication. Not far off if MS get their way. There's a whole army of users who are against .Net for these reasons. back to ATI cards If I could install an x1950 or similar in my next build w/o having to install .NET to install the driver package, I'd want to do that. I e-mailed nVidia a while back and *their* drivers do not need ..NET to install. hhmmm. |
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Want to go from a nvidia card to ati card, what problems cani expect?
ATIuser wrote:
On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:21:41 -0500 'Mike Ray' wrote this on alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati: ATIuser wrote: On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:32:39 +0000 'Steve Evans' wrote this on alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati: I've gone from 9800 to x850xt to x1950pro, and all cards have performed well for me. I like to run a very quiet system, so it is an added bonus that the last 2 cards on the list have been 'silenced', using the fan tweak feature, on the excellent ati tray tools. Don't worry about having to install .net 2, or the ati control centre, as these memory hogs can be brought under control with a bit of registry/service editing! Are you saying that it's possible to install an ATI X1950 card and drivers *without* installing .NET? That would interest me since my current ATI card (9800Pro) doesn't need .NET but afaik the later ones do and I don't have it installed. Somewhat OT but what is the problem with .NET? (I ask because I just installed it for PAINT.NET) Are you just trying to run a very 'lean' system without extra junk or are there issues with .NET? Yes, I do like to run a lean machine and have ripped out large unneeded parts of my XP-Pro-SP2 system. But also..... There are no (tech) issues with .NET that I know of except that it is *yet another fat layer* of MS bloat and seemingly it's primarily beneficial to s/w developers, not end users. Some folks think it's the thin end of the wedge from MS to discreetly push another corporate goal: more web based services, software and even op/sys thereby turning your local system into little more than a dumb terminal. Imagine the day when to use your Windows system, you have to be logged on to MS for dynamic authentication. Not far off if MS get their way. There's a whole army of users who are against .Net for these reasons. back to ATI cards If I could install an x1950 or similar in my next build w/o having to install .NET to install the driver package, I'd want to do that. I e-mailed nVidia a while back and *their* drivers do not need .NET to install. hhmmm. I hear ya. I am not an MS fan at all, but when starting out years ago (1980's)with my first system I thought the MACs were just over priced. Going with windows and not apple has sure had its (few) ups and (many) downs but once your locked in (I have 2 desk tops and 2 laptops on my home net work) it becomes more difficult and expensive to convert. |
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Want to go from a nvidia card to ati card, what problems can i expect?
On Nov 6, 10:23 am, ATIuser wrote:
back to ATI cards If I could install an x1950 or similar in my next build w/o having to install .NET to install the driver package, I'd want to do that. I e-mailed nVidia a while back and *their* drivers do not need .NET to install. hhmmm.- Hide quoted text - You can always install the Omega drivers. These are third party freeware drievrs based on ATI's drivers but use different control apps. They don't require .net and often are tweaked a bit to be a little faster than ATI drivers. I've had good luck with them. James |
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