Need some advice on cards

[mal1882]

Hi,

em just looking for some advice on which card to buy.


MSI Nvidia FX5700 128Mb, DVI/TV-Out

or

Radeon 9600 Advantage PRO 128MB DDR DVI-I TV Out

Ive been looking about for days now and found them to be similar in specs but still cant make a deciscion

thanks for any advice you can offer,
Mal

 

[Didou]

The 5700 & 9600 Pro cards are very similar in performance. The ATI one might have a small advantage when it comes to DX9 games but other then that, they probably performa just as well. I'm leaning towards the nVidia card because MSI is a brand I know quite well, I don't know the brand for the other card.

 

[mal1882]

thats what i was thinking, the ATI card is a:

Sapphire RADEON 9600 Atlantis Pro ADVANTAGE Edition - graphics adapter - RADEON 9600 PRO - 128 MB

thanks for the quick reply

 

[Didou]

Oh, it's a Sapphire, that's a good brand. What is it you intend to do the most with the card ? TV-out is better on ATI cards, nVidia has much better Linux drivers, etc.

It really depends on what you're going to do with it.

 

[mal1882]

Well i like to play games and i use some other 3d programes

 

[Didou]

In that case, I think either one of the cards will bring you a similar level of performance.

 

[mal1882]

Ok thanks for all your help