BLEH on ati

ok, I thought you were saying that it wouldn\'t be able to run it.  and I\'m not defending it, I  have been pleased with it so I will recommend it, but if I ever feel thre need for something else, I will buy it.

Well... Yes I realize this is actually my first post on these forums so wahtever I say half the people will flame me no matter what I say.  But, I\'m sorry to say, all pre-X800 ATI cards are MUCH better than their Nvidia counterparts.  MUCH better.   First of all, Ati\'s quality in graphics is a lot better, and they run almost every program much faster.  Before you Nvidia freaks flip out on me go here :                                                                                              
     
- http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/vga-charts-03.html#unreal_tournament_2003

That gives benchmarsk for a bunch of games, they measure accurately to what I\'ve benchmarked myself. I\'m an Ati freak, but just remember, until the 8500 I was a diehard nVidia fan, so don\'t be closed minded.  

I\'m gonna admit one tihng though... I\'m nt at all impressed with the X800, and sadly,  the Geforce 6800 is not only more compatible, but faster in most cases than the Radeon X800....

~REMEMBER THE ALAMO!!!

My GF3 (now over 3 years old) can run the HL2 leak with a fair deal of success in low-res.. so?

What NVIDIA256 says is true. I mean, yeah.. you can run HL2 just fine on the 5950U. It just won\'t look quite as good as the 9800XT or run as well, but the 5950 is sufficient. It probably has the edge in Doom III, too.. another pro.

Delta: I\'m still on the fence about \'X800XT vs 6800U\'. The X800 is faster overall, for the time being.. but the 6800U hasn\'t been fully optimized by any means. It also supports SM3.0, and that\'s a huge selling point for those who wish to remain future-proof. (like me, with my newly found obsession with PCI Express)

Ati drivers can suck my #@($&$&@&#$@&#@

I hope I enjoy my new 5900 flashed @ 5950U.

*high fives THX

*quickly removes hand from air before impact, brushing fingers though hair. Onlookers go OHHHHHHHHH!

j/k *slap*

Just an update, I got a new mobo that does 8xAGP.  This 5900 flashed @ 5950U works great, I love it and it scores higher than a 9800 non-pro oc\'ed passed XT speeds in Aquamark 3D.  Fraps also isn\'t locked at 25fps.  Since I had these two great cards at my house I spent much of the day comparing benchmarks.

Guess this makes me an nVidia fanboy, as I can\'t see myself going ATi in the near future.

5950U stock | 9800np @ 432/340

I love mine, quite frankly I might hold off on buying a new card this generation as long as my 5950 holds up.