computer experts. Nvidia or ATI?? stability and performance.??? which is best?

Question

i got a problem.
I want a quadcore pc and an nvidia graphic card.
my problem is the motherboard.
i want an asus p5q pro.
but it has an intel chipset and i think it supports ATI graphic cards only?? (because i have read that it has crossfire technology)
so is ATI have the quality??

Answer 1

Motherboards can accept any SINGLE graphics card from either company. This issue is if (and only if) you're looking to combine multiple cards in SLI or Crossfire.



SLI and Crosfire are exclusive, proprietary technologies. SLI only works for Nvidia cards, Crossfire only works for ATI cards.



If you buy an SLI motherboard, you can only use the additional PCI-E slot(s) to combine identical Nvidia cards. You're free to use any single ATI card without any problems, though.



By the same token if you buy a Crossfire motherboard you can use any single card you want, from either company. But if you want to combine cards in Crossfire, they must be ATI cards from the same family/series.



ATI offers better value for your dollar. In order to get equivalent or better performance from Nvidia you need to spend more, that's just how their pricing is. For example the Radeon 4650 is slightly (about 5%, not 50%) better than Nvidia's 9500GT but costs the same. Meanwhile the Radeon 4670 is twice as fast for $10 more.



The Radeon 4850 and GTS 250 perform about identically, but the GTS 250 costs the same as the Radeon 4870, which is more powerful. Meanwhile the Radeon 4870 and GTX 260 are very close in performance (slight edge to the GTX 260), but again the 260 costs $35 more, the same price as a more-powerful Radeon 4890!



To beat the 4890, you need a GTX 275 which is more expensive, and so on... So going with Nvidia just means having to pay more. And currently ATI owns the high-end with their recent release of the 5000 series cards, which are the only DirectX 11 cards on the market. Nvidia won't have DX11 cards until next year when their 300 series is released.

Answer 2

ATI wins hands down in raw processing power. However, their drivers really suck for anything other than Windows. So, if you ever plan on using Linux, go nVidia. If you just need a really kickass card, go ATI.

Answer 3

I have better experience with Nvidia then i have with ATI. I will never by ATI again, i have nothing but problems with my ATI card. When i rebuild my computer, going back and staying with Nvidia.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

ATi way better than NVIDIA. None of the NVIDIA cards come close to their ATi counter parts. You are going towards a correct decision by taking that motherboard.



Cost wise:

ATi 4650 = NVIDIA 9500GT

Performance Wise:

ATi 4650 >> NVIDIA 9500GT

30% more performance by ATi 4650



Cost wise:

ATi 4670 << NVIDIA 9600GT

Much cheaper

Performance Wise:

ATi 4670 = NVIDIA 9600GT



Cost wise:

ATi 4770 = NVIDIA 9800GT

Performance Wise:

ATi 4770 >>> NVIDIA 9800GT

50% more performance than the overclocked 9800GT



Cost Wise:

ATi 4770 < NVIDIA GTS 250

Performance Wise:

ATi 4770 > NVIDIA GTS 250



Cost Wise:

ATi 4850 = NVIDIA GTS 250

Performance Wise:

ATi 4850 >> NVIDIA GTS 250



This thing goes on. And ATi has got excellent DX11 cards 5750, 5770, 5850, 5870, and 5890.

5750 and 5770 are budget ones, but performance wise they are equal to 4850 and 4870 respectively. In DX11 games runs with more FPS than DX10, and looks much better than DX10.

Answer 6

well the thing is, you have to get the PCI motherboard kit in order to reduce the fluctuation the incompatabillity causes. This changes it into a PCE motherboard allowing both cards to be used.. at the same time as well in fact!! . the motherboard kit can be asked from the company you bought the motherboard from but i think its a hefty price. last i heard it was £100 for modern motherboards..

ok so then when you get the kit, a hardware mod will be needed, but you can google for them..

The ati graphics card also has a driver.. this driver needs to be copied and edited via coding for it to be suitable to contain the nvidia card, but lucky for u , theres plenty online depending on which graphics card..

then after all of this, install our fraphics card normally and it should work. for more help, just go to

www.JtOhKe.la.ugh there very friendly :D