[Rotor]

Originally Posted by Hitman

In my experience -currently using ATI X800PRO 256MB- ATI is a bit like the AMD processors, more temperamental but with more performance and cheaper price. NVidia cards I had in the past were rock-stable and performed well, but I believe ATI has a slightly advantage in performance for the money. I have not had problems with my current card, plugged in a Pentium 4, but I had two AMDs some time ago that were a true nightmare, and I'm not sure if I will ever return to them. So yes, it's a matter of personal experience as hardware combinations are almost infinite nowadays. My 2 cents for you on this topic is: Don't buy a system were more than one part has a tendency to be inestable, i.e. don't combine ATI and AMD together unless you are sure that the exact system you are going to have works well for other guys. A Pentium/NVidia combination will in turn be probably the most stable setup possible, at the expense of performance & quality, that is

Thanks Hitman! - You saved my beauty sleep. I have just bought an Ati1300Pro 512mb to my Intel-system...