What make video card do you have in your main PC?

[Danno]

:D

[Taxation]

Nvidia
\/\/007

[David T]

I have both, mostly Nvidia but 1 lone ATI 9600 Pro Atlantis to see what it was like :lol:

[Danc1978]

Nvidia 7800 gt, very happy with it

[sicky]

i got a limited eddition Asus 7800GT

its the dual cored model one thta looks like they pinched it off a startrek set

[Taxation]

that card looks funky

[Nox]

went like stink at the time too !

Nox

[Lustral]

ATI X1800 at the moment

Soon to be an ATI X1900 or if i can hold out a X1950 ;)

Lusty

[Taxation]

hmmmm, i wonder where they got that name from 1950??
its on the tip of my tongue :roll:

[Nox]

& wheres the 1966??? :D

Nox

[Lustral]

Sapphire X1950XTX at the moment

Awaiting for the R600 Cards to come about.

1Gb of RAM on them as standard ;) yummy

[David T]

2x SLI Gainward 7900GS Golden samples at the moment, but obviously I want a 8800GTX and a copy of Alan Ward and Crysis with DX10 support bundled with it :lol:

[Pooky]

Still on AGP,

Just taken delivery of a Sapphire X1950Pro - better than my old 6800GT by miles :D

[diggerboot]

X1900XT PCI-E card enough to make Crysis playable at medium settings (on the demo ) . Hate to think what card you're gonna need to play it on high settings !!! that said it looks amazing on medium

[Conrad]

BFG 8800 GTS 640MB.

[Nox]

8700M GT

Nox

[Phil02]

As below:
Phil :)

[fynn]

PNY 7600 gt 256 mb pci-e card

[alexxx]

dual 512mb 9600gts

thats 1024mb of yummy ddr3 goodness

[jimb0678]

Heh, 9600GT?

Gots me a 8800GT today.

[Lustral]

Sapphire HD3870 512MB GDDR4

[dilly dally]

can the HD3870 play crysis on high settings?

[Lustral]

can the HD3870 play crysis on high settings?

Yes on my rig anyways ;) 20-35 FPS on everything High except for shadow and water.

[Jonny2Bad]

About the same as my 8800gts mine doesnt really drop below 30fps though, but that could be to do with my extra oc i suppose.

[Tye]

I have both, mostly Nvidia but 1 lone ATI 9600 Pro Atlantis to see what it was like :lol:

Had most of the top ATI cards but for me Nvidia always 8) 8) 8) 8)

[wuyanxu]

About the same as my 8800gts mine doesnt really drop below 30fps though, but that could be to do with my extra oc i suppose.
on my 8800GTX, ALL on Very High, Dx10, it hovers around 25FPS :lol:

[Jonny2Bad]

Yes dont forget i'm on 1280*768 and on high xp settings dx9 so probably about right the comparison.

[wuyanxu]

mine is at 1280x1040....... but everyone looks fat.

at 1680x1050, my native res, i had to tweak some minor settings, with my config, i can run at native res, around 25 to 30, in Dx10 mode.

[Lexxor]

nVidia 8400GS...

Lame but i will update later (new pc)

So far nothing but trouble :)

[Purgatory]

nVidia - of course

[Nox]

this poll needs to be reset, or let us change our gfx card choice :)

Nox

ATI Sapphire HD3650.

Not the best, but when you are about to start college you can't afford anything really.

[ABOY]

Nvida geforce 8800gt sonic....

[Danno]

this poll needs to be reset, or let us change our gfx card choice :)

Nox

done, you can now change your vote

[system7]

Bit surprised you even ask the question, Dan.

Surely you guys at Nova know what people buy? :)

[UKGouki]

BFG 9800GTX+ O/C 512mb G92 xD

[baillie353]

Nvidia FTW! :D

GeForce 8600 GTS (512MB) x2 on SLi

[Mechanics Fan]

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3870

[Nox]

bet the balance is shifting towards ATI :)

Nox

[dilly dally]

Ive got a dual slot HD4850, going to 4850X2 whenever that comes out :S

[Nox]

this poll needs to be reset, or let us change our gfx card choice :)

Nox

done, you can now change your vote

OK... how? :D

Nox

[Daisuke6967]

lol i have a 256MB Nvidia 7800GS AGP version... its not bad, run games like bioshock perfectly well :)

[nash1979]

Palit 4870 512mb

Was an nvidia fan for years was told to change and i am not dissappointed 1 bit, excellent gaming card.

[GIBBO]

HI there

At the moment I got an ATI Radeon in there but I keep getting from time the graphics driver has failed in Vista which is a common problem and as such I may go back to my trusty NVIDIA card, I dont game so much any more apart from the odd bit of C&C and mainly use the PC for Blu-Ray playback so its not a huge loss if I go back to my NV card.

[Bradmax57]

Got a Nvidia 260 GTX 216 in now, changed from a 1GB ATI 4870, was sick and tired of the ati driver stop responding mid games

[Jonny2Bad]

I dont suffer with any of those problems with my ati 4870 on xp ;)

[system7]

I dont suffer with any of those problems with my ati 4870 on xp ;)
I have a very open mind about the strength or weakness of different graphics. But no doubt, some people are just plain good at setting up a stable system. :)

There's so much going on in a modern PC that it's amazing some of this new tech is even marginally stable. And no-one person understands every aspect of a PC, either hardware or software, so it's an endless learning curve as you try to figure out what the gaming issue might be.

All these newer power saving modes on CPUs and graphics, and even RAID array usage, are continually putting blips on the power rails as they kick in or out. Firewalls and Anti-virus and more recently, OS security self-monitoring, are interfering with running and driver installs. Lot of these cards run hot too, and recent lead-free solder regs have reduced chip reliability. "Keep it simple" still seems the best plan to me. :wink:

[JDowdall]

and no-one person understands every aspect of a PC, either hardware or software, so it's an endless learning curve as you try to figure out what the gaming issue might be.

But system comes pretty **** close :P

[Nelly]

Always been a big fan of Ati, but when Nvidia released the 8800GTX it just blew away Ati in terms of performance it was like the holy grail.

Since then I've switched to the GTX 280 & have been very happy.

I can honestly say I don't mind using either Ati or Nvidia both companys are alot better in terms of driver compatability than they used to be.

At the end of the day you will always get one problem or another whatever card/manufacturer you use.

[Chris_]

No one has a HD4670 who's posted a reply!
WTH!
Everyone seriously underestimates this card, it's not far off a 9600GT in performance and needs hardly any power.
Thrashes my old 8600GT, produces something like twice the framerate in games usually. Can even play Crysis on high!

[NailDown]

XFX 9800GT 512mb, Alpha Dog Edition

Yeeeeeeeeee. :D

[huntersmurff]

PALIT 9800 GTX+

PC

Thermaltake kandalf lcs
hiper whisper-m 630 watt
asus p5ql pro mb
4gb giel 6400/800mhz
q6600 oc 3.0
9800gtx+
maxtor 500gb hd
samsung 20x dl dvd rw
pioneer 20x dl dvd rw

[Baggpuss]

Ive currently got a ATI x1950XTX. Not exactly new but can still manage against most of the games atm. Does whack out a silly amount of heat if i let the catalyst software control the fan tho

[Ciber]

GTX260 here :)

[Delmonte251]

Nvidia, I like their massive overclockability.

[Duke]

ATI 4870 512MB :p

[dunx]

SLI 2 x XFX 9600 GT

[AntiHeroUK]

BFG GTX 280 OC atm.

[Trifid]

Nvidia 7800GT which is now running a fanless VGA cooler.

[icey_haj]

I see plenty of Nvidia fanboys on here then :p. ATi man myself.

[_Robbie_]

SLI'd 8800GT's... got a second one cheap and fancied playing around a bit :)

[Dits]

8800 GTS 640 at mo, but waiting for my GTX280 to come in the post :)

[Topitoff]

ATI 4850 as sig.

But in other PC's have: ATI 4670, ATI 4350 and NV 8800GTS:shock:

[Datacoms]

Good old workhorse....BFG OC 8800GT here

Just installed BFG GTX285 OC as sig rig below

[TankJon]

Been using Nvidia since the Geforce 2 MX ..had 3DFX Voodoo cards before that though ..aahhh great cards at the time.

My current card is a Gainward GTX260. Brilliant card. Im not gonna say it runs Crysis at max with everything on like the world and his wife seems to do because it doesnt and for the money I probably could have got a 1Gb 4870 which is a bit pokier but I like Nvidia cards so horses for courses and all that. At 1680x1050 with 90% of graphical options on High and 2xAA and 2xAF with this card gave me a good solid, playable FPS and only hit the low 20's when It got hectic on screen.

...I miss Left4Dead!

[Blowfish]

Ok, read and weep!

In my only PC (though I do have a work laptop) I'm running an MSI FX5200 TD.

It plays all the games in glorious resolution. I get no flicker or blur at all when playing Spider Solitaire and Pinball feels as if you are IN the arcade.

Anyone out there beat that?

(My Toshiba Satellite has in-built graphics - they're not very good.)

[Craig_T]

nVidia 8800GTS at the minute!

Does me well lol

[KrooKedUK]

ATI 4870 :)

Runs all the games I play nicely, but I always think I need to upgrade lol :D

[GeordieNo1]

I couldn`t give a monkeys chuff who manufactures my weapon of choice. I bought my card for £180 when the GTX260s were still £230, no brainer ;)

I don`t and never have suffered any driver related issues you read about ... though I think your more likely to read about them from Nvidia fanboys on a blue forum ;)

Next purchase will be done using the same method I always use, see where I`m failing with the current games I`m playing performance wise, look at both Ati and Nvidias (maybe Larabee too) offerings and choose the cheapest solution :) I NEVER take it as gospel what users recommend, you never once hear "I bought this and it`s rubbish".

[TwoDigits]

Ive had a few cards from Nvidia : NvG-f 6200gt, ASUS G-f 8500gt, Nv G-f 8600gt o/c edition, Palit G-f 8800 gts, i had driver problems and display problems and the 86oo o/c edition retired itself and i sent it back and swapped it for ATI card...

The ATI cards i had were HIS Ice Q Rdn x1950 pro, Saffire Rdn HD 4870 1GB, i had no problems at all with the x1950 pro and its still going strong in another machine, i havent had the 4870 long enough to comment.

I agree with the Geordie in that make doesnt matter so long as you get a good price and your card gives you trouble free gaming, although i must admit i am of the impression that ATI are more stable.

[{SAS}TB]

ATI Here (afetr a lot of green years) :D

[psypher5]

48701gb.

cost like 180 on launch then went up to 250ish. :D

[Spottablefiend]

Dont laugh but I got a via unicrome km400 intergrated graphics chip lol, but luckily 4 my birthday im hopefully gettin money for or getting bought a novatech motherboard bundle and im buying the best graphics card I can. :D

[Peeej]

I reccently got an Nvidia 9800GX+. I am a bit of a Fanboy and figured it would do until DX11 ards are released. Easy upgrade path :-)

[Cbags]

My main pc has two pre oc 8800gt's, my daughters pc has a 9600gso *** and my sons pc has a geforce3 that cost me £330 7 years ago. I also have a 2nd 9600GSO *** for my sons new build and an 8800gts 320mb that I was actually given.

[gbunch]

currently running an old fx5700le AGP. my 7600GS died. good excuse to now upgrade motherboard and graphics to PICe :)

[Methanoid]

two identical specced PCs.. so which is main? Still, being identical they both have Radeon HD 3850s...

No point in "upgrading" as power consumption goes up with performance :(

[sammjj]

Sapphire HD 4850 dual slot cooler FTW

soon to be

crossfire x

HD 4870
HD 4850
HD 4850

woot woot

[explicit4u]

^^
Nice set-up, post some benchies when its done...

[Yorkshire_Man]

Nvidia at the moment but had a mix of Ati and Nvidia may soon be an Ati again with 4830 or 4850 :D

[cycloneray]

i've always been nvidia, just get my self a nivida asus gtx 285 last weekend

[Marco01]

Always had nVidia cards ... not sure why, particularly as my current mobo supports Cross-Fire :/

[thecremeegg]

I dont care which brand, just choose the best bang for buck which means I currently have a 4870 1Gb

[Beefnoodlez]

Sapphire 4850 as a stopgap till i can afford a 4870x2 ..**** i7 build swallowed all my cash :)

[Andreios]

I have a EVGA GTX 280 in my main PC and my laptop has a 9600M GT. I have several other PCs and laptops and most of them have Nvidia GPUs as well.

[Adrenalin]

I have an ATI Radeon 9700 PRO w00t! :mrgreen:

Still using the good ol' AGP slot :rolleyes:

[ccxo]

BFG 8800 GTX OC2 little bit old now but still a gd card.

[explicit4u]

Obviously Nvidia is the choice of the masses although the red team is recruiting a lot of people thanks to their prices against Nvidia.

[TamiyaGuy]

GeForce FX5200, because of Dell not fitting my computer with a PCI-E x16 slot.

Go ahead, laugh at me :(.

[pilgrim72]

NVidia GeForce 7600GT, but am hoping to unwrap a shiny new ATI HD4850 soon! Nothing earth shattering, I know, but dammit, compared to a 256mb ddr2 agp card, it's tha shiznit!

:)

[magichater]

alway used nvidia card myself

[deanpcmad]

Ive got a loud Palit 9800GT. Good graphics card :D plays Crysis on highest settings with no trouble!!
Thinking of changing the fan to a Accelero Xtreme 9800 ;)

[zulcielo]

ive got a xfx 8500gt

[Killbunny]

i got XFX 260 and its the best card ive had lol :cool:

[KyleG]

gcard list
tnt2 riva 32mb
nVidia 6600 512mb
nVidia 8800GTS 320mb
nVidia 8800GT 256mb (swapped the 8800gts for this because my gcard ran better on his psu that this did xD)

[shaffaaf27]

6200le ddr2 64mb
7600gs ddr2 128mb
7800gt gddr3 256mb
hd 2900gt gddr3 256mb
hd 4850 gddr3 512mb
9800gt gddr3 512mb
hd 4870x2 gddr5 2048gb
9600M GT DRR2 512MB

[Jonny2Bad]

6200le ddr2 64mb
7600gs ddr2 128mb
7800gt gddr3 256mb
hd 2900gt gddr3 256mb
hd 4850 gddr3 512mb
9800gt gddr3 512mb
hd 4870x2 gddr5 2048gb
9600M GT DRR2 512MB
All in the same machine buddy lol ;)

[shaffaaf27]

lol ok well let me see:

6200le ddr2 64mb
7600gs ddr2 128mb

7800gt gddr3 256mb
hd 2900gt gddr3 256mb
hd 4850 gddr3 512mb
9800gt gddr3 512mb

hd 4870x2 gddr5 2048gb
hd 2900gt gddr3 256mb

9600M GT DRR2 512MB

the grouplings are the different machines it went in :)

[nikev215]

Powercolor HD4870 1GB, nice card but they do run hot, I remedy this by cranking-up the fan speed by approx 25% in CCC Overdrive.

[madmac]

Powercolor HD4870 1GB, nice card but they do run hot, I remedy this by cranking-up the fan speed by approx 25% in CCC Overdrive.

Nikev I'm thinking of getting this card but worried by you're comments regarding heat, Can you tell me what temps and what speed you have you're fan set to, And in general what do you think of it?

Thank you advance.

[nikev215]

RE: Powercolor HD4870 1GB

nothing to worry about really, temps will depend on the airflow through your case, but what's good about this card is that it has an excellent fan allowing you to fine tune temps to whatever you like. Boosting the fan speed by 25% dropped my temps by approx 16ºC, and the fan remains silent at that speed. I'm very happy with the card, when gaming I mostly put everything on full settings, then just jump into the game, on a 1680 x 1050 resolution monitor games look superb! Also the price on the Powercolor 1GB HD4870 has dropped by 40 quid since I bought mine.

... With my CPU overclocked to 4GHZ, these are my HD4870 temps as shown in Everest, the card is running at stock settings of 900x750 MHZ


top screen: Idle temps are 76ºC, manual fan speed is off. (idle temps are too high for my liking)


middle screen: Idle temps 61ºC, manual fan speed is on increased by 25%. (this is much better)


bottom screen: Gaming temps 68ºC after playing COD5 for about 20 mins, manual fan speed is on increased by 30%. (I use this setting for gaming)

images:
www.nikev.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/all-temps.png (http://www.nikev.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/all-temps.png)


(http://www.freeimagehosting.net/)

[madmac]

Thanks for the info. :-)

[Vigoro]

I can only vote once but i have 2 types :(

[Slovax]

Nvidia, the FX5200 256MB. :eek: :D

[compzilove]

Got to love my ATI

[Fibre]

Sapphire 4870 1gb, so thats ATi. :biggrin:

[erphy100]

I have a very open mind about the strength or weakness of different graphics. But no doubt, some people are just plain good at setting up a stable system. :)

There's so much going on in a modern PC that it's amazing some of this new tech is even marginally stable. And no-one person understands every aspect of a PC, either hardware or software, so it's an endless learning curve as you try to figure out what the gaming issue might be.

All these newer power saving modes on CPUs and graphics, and even RAID array usage, are continually putting blips on the power rails as they kick in or out. Firewalls and Anti-virus and more recently, OS security self-monitoring, are interfering with running and driver installs. Lot of these cards run hot too, and recent lead-free solder regs have reduced chip reliability. "Keep it simple" still seems the best plan to me. :wink:

Hi system7,
Please dpn't rub it in. My head, late night as you know.
erphy :)

[Dano]

Still using my trusty 8800GTS 640MB, getting a bit old now though :(

[DTX]

XFX 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 (Alpha Dog version)
Very happy with it. Bit of an unconventional 8800 design though, with a noisy cooler. Soon had it replaced though. Really good card, runs most current games on full GFX at 1280x1024.

[skunksmash]

team green ...over here :D


great products but ATIs driver fiasco put me off for life.....




:)SK

[Desertmonk]

ATI HD4830, I went red for the first time in 5 years...

And if there are two similar price and performence cards next time I go to buy, I shall be going green next time... I've been unlucky enough to be one of those people who finds ATI drivers horrible regarding compatability and performence.

[cjph]

PNY 8800GTS 512Mb here (thanks Novatech) - replaced an 8800GTS 320mb, which replaced a 7800GS, a GT6600, GF4200Ti, GX200, Voodoo 3000; well, you get the picture.

Trouble is 1Gb VRAM is calling, which prob means some serious upgrading.

cjph

[n1blo]

2x HD4870.

2GB GDDR5.... pooowaarrr!

[PaulyD]

4870x2 :)

Best card I have ever owned

[Amy]

Nvidia FTW.... dont let gibbo see this thread and poll.. He'll cry!

[Jonny2Bad]

Nvidia FTW.... dont let gibbo see this thread and poll.. He'll cry!
Oh Amy please you been hanging round Kp far too long. :wall:

[Young]

Nvidia on my old pc and this pc... well this poo wagon doesn't even count.

[Amy]

Oh Amy please you been hanging round Kp far too long. :wall:

HAHA nope, i can now officially form my own opinions dontcha know :tongue:

[shaffaaf27]

lies, they were bought out by nvidia :mad:


:p

[minizx]

i have a ti4200 in my computer atm but i did have 2 7800gtx's until something went pop. I think I might go for a 4770 when i finaly have some cash spare though

[OmegaStalker]

I love my Gainwards Golden Sample GTX-260 (55nm Version) its madly cooled and can get some insane overclocks... (although now im wondering if i should have got some 4770s and CFd them...)

[robyrantor2]

i have an ati card

[zak4994]

XFX GeForce 9600GT *** Alpha Dog Edition and I'm liking it.
Don't say it is **** as my processor is limiting it anyways...

[greeme]

Cries at the old 8800GT that cost me £210 near a year and a half ago:(

[kris2424]

ATI in both of mine

[mouldeeves]

ATI are certainly best for mid range cards! HD4850 for around 100 pounds with same if not more performance than the 9800GTX.

[Advanced]

ATI Sapphire HD 4870 512 MB version FTW!

:)

[peter12-0]

Im now the proud owner of the XFX GTX260 XT card, the best card I ever had by miles, runs like a dream and fits perfectly into my Antec P180 case.

Now I just gotta wait a few months so I can buy another to SLI em.

:trophy:

[madmaca]

XFX Nvidia 9800GT - very happy with it :)

Will prolly get a Nvidia GTX260 next methinks....

[Deus]

gtx295 from Gainward

[The Underdog]

nVidia 9500GT Super 512Mb :(.

PS: Passive cooled though :P.

[Desktopstu]

...ATi 9800pro in the secondary, nVidia 5900 Ultra in the third one on the KVM switch. ATi x800GTO on the wifes pute, nVidia MX440 on the son's secondary pute (well, it IS a P3 Dell optiplex!) with ATi 3470 dedicated card on his lappie, nVidia 7800GT on the daughter's pute.

On the spare putes we have nVidia PCi FX5200 on the old K6-2 system, Matrox G400 onn the old Dell slot 1 XPS, cyberblade on me oold lappie, intel extreme (yeuch!) on the HP micro pute...

then there are me long term loan putes.

ATi 9800AIW on the bro in laws, more intel extrme on the sister in laws pute, Kyro 2 on the bro in laws daughters, yet more intel extrme trite on the bro in laws daughter No 2`s pute.

all of the above maintained by yours truly.

Next purchase to be an ATi 4870 to replace aging 8800GT in main.

[Safeman]

2X SLI BFG Gforce 640mb 8800GTS OC neednew cards but cost too much cod 4 plays fine ill have to stick for a few years wait for the price drops lol

[danailed]

It might be an old one but im happy with it and at the moment its plugged into my Acer AL1717 (17 or 19 Inch :ghey:) and my :hail: 32 Inch LCD Acostic Solutian via a DVI to HDMI cable.
Inno3D Tornado nVidia GeForce 5200FX (256MB Ram) (VGA, TV-Out & DVI) (AGP slot) (Shader Module 2)
In my opinion the best AGP graphics card :CAR:

[Pop]

I've been loving my BFG graphics cards for 2 years now. Only got an 8600 GTS, but for what it cost, the perfomance is amazing.

I've never understood the "sub manufacturers" though. I mean, I know that some overlock them, put a good heat sink on and a nice graphic, but what else is different. What do they change?

[haphadon]

Old pc a 8600GT now in my new one a ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro. Nothing much but it gets the job done.

[djmikeyl]

Iv Got 256MB ATI Radeon 9500 Pro..lol But It Dose Job :)

[aaron333]

Asus HD 4850.

[Safeman]

I've been loving my BFG graphics cards for 2 years now. Only got an 8600 GTS, but for what it cost, the perfomance is amazing.

I've never understood the "sub manufacturers" though. I mean, I know that some overlock them, put a good heat sink on and a nice graphic, but what else is different. What do they change? ya m8 mint BFG. one of my cards broke sent it back got a brand new one 3 days later and it went to wales first then to the US lol :thumbs:

[Ging3r]

XFX 1Gb 4870 for me :d

Can't complain iwant anything better atm really

[sharpapotheosis]

I has a 64mb Intel on-board-the-mobo rubbish thing.
I hate it bit I haven't got round to buying anything better.
I might be buying a 2nd monitor (22" :)) so i'll need a new one for that though...

[Brooksie]

nVidia 8800GTS G92

[Youngie1337]

Wow nVidia seem to be dominating in this. ATI boy myself!

[sharpapotheosis]

wow, i'm the ONLY intel person on this forum?

[Toxcity]

Nvidia al the way here.

Geforce 9800GX2. Love the card.

[Metallica Boy]

GTX 260+ extreme, and it's brilliant.
Maybe take the plunge, and upgrade it to a 295 next year sometime.

[Phobia_mp3]

I got Nvidia's in my computers :p

[Penfold_90]

Had a ATi Powercolor 4870 HD 1GB OC and now have BFG GTX285 OCX (and poss another X of my own 720/1360/1640 v 702/1332/1584 lol, maybe an lower-case one...)

[stevemilw]

nvidia evga 8800gt factory super clocked with lifetime warrenty! excellent!

[coursemyhorse]

I'm currently on ATI. Always had more of a softspot for them as they have been more of an underdog and produced some nice cards that have been able to be flashed to better models and overclocked a lot. (Not that nvidia can't). Also in my experience overall over the last 7 years or so, I have found them to run cooler on an average scale. (i will again stress on average throughout many different cards I have owned from both).
I have had issues with modern ATI cards outputing to a HD tv though so would never go with them again unless they fix this.

[cje]

nvidia. For the simple reason that I've always owned nvidia. Might be buying ATI next though with i7. Who knows.

[dolphinninja]

I have an ATI 4870. I would have preferred a 260 but it came down to price and the 4870 was around £30-40 cheaper maybe next build.

[escape.artist]

I have an nVidia 8500GT in my stepdad's computer and an ATi 4870HD in mine.

4870 is brilliant for it's price.
that's a yummy 1gb of GDDR5 for me ;)

[escape.artist]

I'm currently on ATI. Always had more of a softspot for them as they have been more of an underdog and produced some nice cards that have been able to be flashed to better models and overclocked a lot. (Not that nvidia can't). Also in my experience overall over the last 7 years or so, I have found them to run cooler on an average scale. (i will again stress on average throughout many different cards I have owned from both).
I have had issues with modern ATI cards outputing to a HD tv though so would never go with them again unless they fix this.


my 4870 outputted to a HDTV in 1080i perfectly fine, on windows 7 too.
nothing like trackmania on a 50inch telly haha.

my mates 8600gt was funny on it though, the edges went outside the screen and there was no fixing it.
not to mention the peformance on it failed hard.

[Jacobite]

ATi in both my systems.

4870 in main.
4850 in 2nd.

[applst0rm]

nVidia in my main and laptop;

Asus GTX 285 in main
GeForce 8600M GT in laptop.

[charliebruce]

Currently still using an old nvidia 8800GTS 320mb but I need a replacement one (as well as a new motherboard and speakers, which are both eBay-purchased, both faulty...)

[Ravane]

ATI. I've never used Nvidia before... maybe when I upgrade my monitor and get a new card to go with it.

[Jeffries7]

nvidia all the way, i'm getting some GTX295 quad sli goodness next week :D

[EnglishLion]

Question was main PC so I voted ATI. Got a 4870 and 4850 Crossfire going on in there.

My LAN box runs Nvidia and my HTPC runs Nvidia too. One's a 7900GS and the others onboard 6150, having said that the LAN box with the 7900GS has onboard ATI X1250 just to mix it up a bit.

My laptop runs Intel rubbish though :(


Oh, and I almost forgot the X1950pro that's sat on my shelf - wanted to sell it on 'common auction site' until I saw the pitiful price that an X1950pro will bring.

[thehitmen]

I would like someone to take a pic of there card, if its not ATI or Nividia ?

please

[Foxcallix]

I still have the old Matrox II - millennium as my nvdia blew up ::op:

[osxkris]

As far as I can remember, I have never bought or owned an ATI card... Mainly Nvidia for me with a sprinkling of Sis, Matrox and 3DFX back in the day.

[osxkris]

I would like someone to take a pic of there card, if its not ATI or Nividia ?

please

I have a Matrox G450X4 MMS (4 outputs on one card) sitting on my desk at work, which was a failed experiment at getting 4 screens rendering quickly under Linux. It looks like this:
http://ak.buy.com/db_assets/large_images/021/201875021.jpg

[Zen]

I have the palit 4870 1 gig sonic edition
it looks like this just the 1 gig verion http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/Components/Graphics-ATI/ATIHD4870Series/Novatech/4870512MB.html

[Superewza]

Just this week i swapped from an nVidia 8400 GS to an ATI Radeon X1950 Pro (which i got for free by the way :p) and the difference is phenomenal. Seriously, with the 8400 i was getting a max of 20fps on TF2 with all settings on max, and now it barely ever goes below 60.

[Peeej]

Just swapped over from Nvidia to ATi
from a Palit 9800GTX+ to a Sapphire Vapour x 4890, so far loving it...

[lukealderton]

I have a Nvidia Geforce GTX295 tbh i would like to get another, they are abselutely epic cards.

[Nelly]

The original poll is over 3 years old, it would be interesting to see how it really is now but with AMD/ATI releasing new cards in the next week or so it will be interesting to see how things are.

[chelseaboy]

Saphire ATI HD 4870, works very well but going to upgrade to the 1gb card.

[trickynickyuk]

my dad has a nvidia 9600gt and i have a hd4850 at the moment but trying to upgrade to a detter one

[MindLESS]

Still have an old BFG 7800GT - waiting for a better supply of 5870's, thinking of getting a Gigabyte one for no other reason than I now have a Gigabyte mobo and they have that extra year warranty on the cards.

[{SAS}TB]

ATI x600Pro at the moment :|

[Mr Paul - Draxx]

HD4850 currently, but 5850 ASAP

[Bloodedsoul]

nvidia...but this month i'm going to ATI for their HD 5850...then get another at a later date

[Mr Paul - Draxx]

Sounds like a plan, what's your mobo?

[Mishima]

Since yesterday: 5870 :)

[Lord_x]

i have 2 x 295's asus/zotac. :)

selling to upgrade to 2 X 5870 soon

[Naphta]

Since yesterday, 5850.

[moppy89]

Palit GTX 260 216sp

Tis a beast :)

[rampageturke]

Asus eah4850 :)

[{SAS}TB]

Gigabyte 5870 sat on the floor next to me (so not technically in my rig, but :D)

[Helimed]

Powercolor 4770.. twas the cheapest at the time :D

[Ferrantek]

2x EVGA gtx295 and Geforce 9800gtx for physics in one rig.

1x 5870 in second rig.

2x Gainward gtx260's in third rig

[Superewza]

Powercolor 4770.. twas the cheapest at the time :D

Well... Powercolor are cheap for a reason. Maybe because they can't spell colour.

[promedia]

Well... Powercolor are cheap for a reason. Maybe because they can't spell colour.

It's an American firm .: They can't spell colour. :)

PowerColor are cheap and that certainly reflected in my PowerColor 9800 Pro 128MB which refused to operate at x8 AGP so I always had to run it at x4.

Jim,

[Andymac]

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/8426/thumbsup.gif I just got a ATI 5770 1g ddr5 .................... brill, big improvement on 4670 512mb.

[f12f12]

you know really now the tables has turned that we should do a new poll each moth or quarter. because i am sure there would be many more ati vote now days.

[bagleyboy]

A cheapy 7600GT lol :)

[snakedoc]

Two 4870's

[sasuk]

Quad 295's

[Mr Grapes]

ok, i just looked at the results again, and somehow, I've voted ATI...
well that's not true, and never has been... (well not yet anyway... what happens in the next month is another story)
so currently, a 9600 GT ("novatech" gainward 1GB - was actually cheaper than the 512Mb at the time) to see me through till the 2 factions start competing again...

[Mechanics Fan]

ok, i just looked at the results again, and somehow, I've voted ATI...
well that's not true, and never has been... (well not yet anyway... what happens in the next month is another story)
so currently, a 9600 GT ("novatech" gainward 1GB - was actually cheaper than the 512Mb at the time) to see me through till the 2 factions start competing again...

I shouldn't worry about it too much. There is apparently one forum member who has a Matrox card and 24 of us listed in that category! :huh:

[Mr Grapes]

well i think a switch to the red team is imminent anyway... so it'll be accurate then. ;)

[Mechanics Fan]

I've never even heard of Matrox, so I doubt if I'll be buying one to validate the poll.

[Mr Grapes]

they used to make cards that were popular before nVidia and ATI were the major players, now they make cards for specific non-gaming multi-monitor applications. they are usually very expensive, but solidly reliable. i think the one guy did have one - he posted a pic even

this post: http://forum.novatech.co.uk/showpost.php?p=157387&postcount=164
also: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/Components/Graphics-Other/Matrox/

[Mechanics Fan]

Thanks for taking the trouble to post this info. Yes they are expensive but not for the home user, as you say.

[Bodster]

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/8426/thumbsup.gif I just got a ATI 5770 1g ddr5 .................... brill, big improvement on 4670 512mb.

ATi Radeon 5770 aswell, well, not got my Computer yet but its somewhere in the post just now :P

[_Locke]

Gtx 280 :)

[midnightray]

Hmm think I posted ages ago but got a new pc a while back:

2 x 4870's (WC'ed)

[Skylin3]

9800GTX+ :xgrin:

i don't have another computer

[starrymarkb]

Nvidia 7600 (is about 3 years old)

[domestic12]

Me too 7600gt its borrowed and on the hunt for a new gfx card

[NathObeaN]

GTX 280, although seriously considering switching to ATI for the first time ever!

[jon bda]

HD5770 now, looking forward to getting my PC finished and seeing how it goes.
:)

[McstylisT]

Just personally upgraded to a ATI Sapphire 5770 Crossfire X. Loving it :D

[Seanbond]

GTX 260 here.

[scrivz69]

GTX 260 here.

Same here.;)

[Seanbond]

Same here.;)

Have you peeled the sticker off your to show the awesome huge nvidia logo yet?

[iGoD ReleNtLeS]

single 5770 here, looking to get a second after my i7 upgrade.

[watercooled]

radeon for me i have owned a few nvidia in the past but i dont no what it is but i love ATI

[Shock]

lol.. at the age of this thread..

Most people who voted initially would have changed their cards a number of times..

[shaffaaf27]

thats true. esp with ATI taking over 50% of the market.

[gbunch]

Mine is now an ATI 4670. But think i would have preferred a NVIDIA they just seem to perform better for me and so my next one will be a NVIDIA when i get the chance.

[Taxation]

I still have the same graphics card from when i last posted something on this forum and that was a long long time ago.

1950xt... still runs all my games and still sounds like a hoover

[randommagik6]

ATi at the moment; Getting nVidia GTS 450 though; I'm no fanboy I just go for value for money :D

Previously had:

ELSA gladiac 511 6mb sdram
nVidia MX440 32mb sdram
nVidia GeForce 6200(Had that for 6 years :p) 256mb sdram
ATi 4350 512mb ddr2
ATi 5550 1GB gddr3
nVidia GeForce GTS450 1GB gddr5


Bought it all from novatech :D(excluding the MX + ELSA)

[codemonkey]

ATI 5850 for me at the moment...

[Coops]

ATI 5850 for me at the moment...

I have a 6870 and 6850 on my desk =)

[Jonny2Bad]

Which 1 you going to purchase then my friend?

[Idy]

5970 of beastly proportions :D

[randommagik6]

I have a 6870 and 6850 on my desk =)

Benchmarks inbound???

[electromagnetic]

A PCI only not EXPRESS.

PNY 6200 Geforce Nvidia 256MB PCI only.

I would LIKE A PCI EXPRESS X 1.

not 16 OKAY Novatech.
http://www.club3d.nl/images/product_images/image_5/CGNX-212YLIX1.jpg

[Wrex]

Nvidia 8800gts 512mb still works well in games. =)

[Mandlebrot]

Single GTX 580 I got for xmas :) was running 2 9600GSO in SLI but was getting screen freeze all the time :mad: so was running on one before xmas.

[Decibel]

i have an Ati HD 4550 512mb soon to be a Sapphire HD5770 1GB..

What the difference between GT and GS Thanks guys
Regards D

[randommagik6]

i have an Ati HD 4550 512mb soon to be a Sapphire HD5770 1GB..

What the difference between GT and GS Thanks guys
Regards D

You mean GTS?

idk it's nVidia way of saying one card is better than the other

GT = low end
GTS = mid end
GTX = high end

I suppose

[LiamJ]

GS < GSO < GT < GTS < GTX < GX2 for 9 series and below. GT < GTS < GTX for 200 onwards.

I think... :D

[randommagik6]

Forgot about the <9 series there lol >.<

[Desktopstu]

Its a 5770 by Powercolour in my main pc these days, had a lot of bother with nVidia drivers recently so the 9800 GT has been ditched.

Other pcs in the house hold have the following...

Laptop 1 - ATi 3470
Laptop 2 - ATi x1200
Laptop 3 - Trident
Desktop 1 - nVidia 6800GT]
Desktop 2 - nVidia 5900 ultra
Desktop 3 - nVidia MX440 low profile
Tower 2 - Xabre 200
Tower 3 - nVidia 4200

lots of graphics cards spares in this house, far too many to mention! generally I lean towards ATi / AMD rather than nVidia.

[Amiga4evA]

GTX 295

a.k.a. power hungry brick !!!

rocks tho ...:rocker::rocker::rocker:

[Musthaveittoday]

I'm still running 512 9800GT.

I wanted to get a new card but iirc the 460 is the lowest upgrade that I might notice a difference and I'm not prepared to spend £130 on a card right now, the 9800 was sub £100 when I bought it and until something that can tan it's backside comes along for sub £100 it will be staying, runs all modern games on high level still and some forum post's suggest it's not worth upgrading as the card isn't far behind the new generation ones anyway.

[Lunawolfy]

If your not worried about staying team green a HD 5770 (http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/atiradeongraphicscards/atihd5700series/Novatech/57701GB.html) would be a decent sub £100 upgrade.

A GTX 260 if a decent upgrade from your current card, most reviews show the 5770 a bit faster.

[Musthaveittoday]

If your not worried about staying team green a HD 5770 (http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/atiradeongraphicscards/atihd5700series/Novatech/57701GB.html) would be a decent sub £100 upgrade.

A GTX 260 if a decent upgrade from your current card, most reviews show the 5770 a bit faster.

TBH, I was watching some tubes of BF2BC last night, most had 500+ cards and some i7 i5 processor's and I couldn't see much more of an improvement other than some smoother dispersing smoke, actual movement looked no faster than mine, so it's prudent not to buy another card right now.

I got my dad a 9500GT a while back and even that had Flashpoint running fine at good levels, I don't think the leaps are quite as large to the eyes as they are to the benchmarks tbh.

[randommagik6]

Family PC 5550X
Server PC 4350
Desktop PC GTS450OC

[101m4n]

lol just upgraded to a 6870, says the nvidea fanboy :P

[samkiller42]

Currently running a stock Gigabyte GTX580, Which i kinda have to with the res i'm pushing.

Sam

[Happy_Electron]

A Powercolor HD5850 PCS+

I'll admit Im loyal to ATI, really like their cards! Next one will be a HD7950!