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Has anyone got one of these? If you have what are they like and are they good value for the money?
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Seems to be.. both versions of the R9700 can handle AA at high resolutions better and without AA in 1600x res.
Seems to be.. both versions of the R9700 can handle AA at high resolutions better and without AA in 1600x res.
Another thing... R9700 non pro's are very good aswell they have 256-bit RAM but with slightly lower clock speeds.
Yup, all you need are the latest ATI Catalyst drivers and all will be well.
Mate of mine got the 9700 Pro the other week (lucky sod) and with the drivers that came with the card, he had problems with newer games crashing now and then, although with the new drivers, everything is perfect.
You gotta’ realise that the drivers that come with a card are 9 times out of 10 going to be out of date, unless you by it on the day of release of course. As then they will be current.
And anyone using a PC for games should know that you should always keep your drivers bang up to date if you want to be playing the latest games.
Finally, it must be said that the nVidia Det drivers are very good and rock solid. I would say in my experience that the latest version of the ATI catalyst drivers as *as* stable as the nVidia drivers. You just gotta’ make sure you get the latest drivers, which you should have as a matter of course anyway.
Mate of mine got the 9700 Pro the other week (lucky sod) and with the drivers that came with the card, he had problems with newer games crashing now and then, although with the new drivers, everything is perfect.
You gotta’ realise that the drivers that come with a card are 9 times out of 10 going to be out of date, unless you by it on the day of release of course. As then they will be current.
And anyone using a PC for games should know that you should always keep your drivers bang up to date if you want to be playing the latest games.
Finally, it must be said that the nVidia Det drivers are very good and rock solid. I would say in my experience that the latest version of the ATI catalyst drivers as *as* stable as the nVidia drivers. You just gotta’ make sure you get the latest drivers, which you should have as a matter of course anyway.
get updated drivers..
I have that Card on one PC and I used an ATI Radeon 9500 on my Dads, same spec except CD Rom Combos and the Card.
I have found that The Geforce4 Card seems to be more stable and runs game perfectly without any "noticeable" glitches.
On my Dads PC though, when playing Raven Shield, Splinter Cell, IGI2, etc basically some of the latest games, I noticed a few errors around the edge of the screen, like going fuzzy when getting shot/explosions going off.
It might just be me, but I think the GF4-4200 is better, although £10 more.
I have found that The Geforce4 Card seems to be more stable and runs game perfectly without any "noticeable" glitches.
On my Dads PC though, when playing Raven Shield, Splinter Cell, IGI2, etc basically some of the latest games, I noticed a few errors around the edge of the screen, like going fuzzy when getting shot/explosions going off.
It might just be me, but I think the GF4-4200 is better, although £10 more.
Thanks for the backup i havent had a ATI card before all i've had is a voodoo 3, a geforce 2 mx and a geforce 2 gts... but as far as i know they are faster than any nvidia card even the Geforce FX when it comes down to AA etc.
I'm not really into going into detail with computer hardware but i still know i will need a knowledge of which components i will need.
I'm not really into going into detail with computer hardware but i still know i will need a knowledge of which components i will need.
§n][pe® wrote:
> Ah sapphire one on overclockers.co.uk is the same price as the geforce
> 4 you talked about.
> It outperforms the 4200, 4400 and even sometimes the 4600.. and i am
> not a ATI fanboy.
No you are not §n][pe®. That statement above is 100%.
Why anyone would buy a GeForce 4 Ti4200, 4400 when they could get a Radeon 9500/9600 is beyond me. the ATI cards are faster and about the same price. While the Ti 4600 does beat the Radeon 9500/9600 in some benchmark test, the moment you flick on the AA or AF, the Radeon leaves the GeForce choking.
WAs i say, for this round of vid cards, ATI holds all the aces.
the 9500 Pro or 9600 Pro for mid range gaming, with the 9700 Pro or 9800 Pro taking the high end crown. And for the record the GeForce FX doesn't even alter this picture - until nVidia get the next GeForce out (nv35?) then ATI own.
Who'd have thought nVidia would have been left standing in one production cycle? although bet on the next nVidia card to be a good one - it'll have to be i guess.
> Ah sapphire one on overclockers.co.uk is the same price as the geforce
> 4 you talked about.
> It outperforms the 4200, 4400 and even sometimes the 4600.. and i am
> not a ATI fanboy.
No you are not §n][pe®. That statement above is 100%.
Why anyone would buy a GeForce 4 Ti4200, 4400 when they could get a Radeon 9500/9600 is beyond me. the ATI cards are faster and about the same price. While the Ti 4600 does beat the Radeon 9500/9600 in some benchmark test, the moment you flick on the AA or AF, the Radeon leaves the GeForce choking.
WAs i say, for this round of vid cards, ATI holds all the aces.
the 9500 Pro or 9600 Pro for mid range gaming, with the 9700 Pro or 9800 Pro taking the high end crown. And for the record the GeForce FX doesn't even alter this picture - until nVidia get the next GeForce out (nv35?) then ATI own.
Who'd have thought nVidia would have been left standing in one production cycle? although bet on the next nVidia card to be a good one - it'll have to be i guess.
Ah sapphire one on overclockers.co.uk is the same price as the geforce 4 you talked about.
It outperforms the 4200, 4400 and even sometimes the 4600.. and i am not a ATI fanboy.
It outperforms the 4200, 4400 and even sometimes the 4600.. and i am not a ATI fanboy.
Radeon 9500 pro's are pretty good dunno the price though.
Has anyone got one of these? If you have what are they like and are they good value for the money?
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