I decided to splurge and replace my NVidia 7600GS due to poor frame rates in Age Of Conan (well I'm also replacing the processor with a dual core 3GHZ AMD and adding a new PC Power and cooling PSU).
Having only installed the video card (that is a foot long) I've seen the sheer leap in graphics processing alone and have been thoroughly amazed. I just can't fathom the continuous day and night leaps of technology we see each year especially in the graphics market. Where will this go, and how fast?
I've also been a strong ATi fan due to their slightly higher moral business standards but unfortunately an NVidia based mobo sort of forced the decision on me.
In the end, I'm fortunately happy with my decision given that the 9800 is not all its cracked up to be (from what I read). I think for me, it was a sheer numbers game, I took such a large leap in one direction, it was an obvious change... Reminds me of when I first bought my ATi 9800 way back in the day.
Having only installed the video card (that is a foot long) I've seen the sheer leap in graphics processing alone and have been thoroughly amazed. I just can't fathom the continuous day and night leaps of technology we see each year especially in the graphics market. Where will this go, and how fast?
I've also been a strong ATi fan due to their slightly higher moral business standards but unfortunately an NVidia based mobo sort of forced the decision on me.
In the end, I'm fortunately happy with my decision given that the 9800 is not all its cracked up to be (from what I read). I think for me, it was a sheer numbers game, I took such a large leap in one direction, it was an obvious change... Reminds me of when I first bought my ATi 9800 way back in the day.