The Ati/Nvidia argument comes around every so often - and each camp has valid points. In the end, the final results are this. Both makers make good cards. On AVERAGE - Nvidia cards tend to be a little higher on rendering quality (and we are talking a very minor amount here) - while ATI tends to be a bit "faster". Now - before people start getting nitpicky - this is a generalization - not a hard and fast rule - as things such as drivers and such also play a huge role in these things. All things being equal - both are very good chips that - because they compete - help keep the price of the other semi-honest. One recent (last 12 months or so) has been AMD acquired ATI while Intel bought Nvidia - so there is a valid reason to match hardware - Amd and ATI or Intel and Nvidia. Performance-wise you will see a tiny bit improvement when you match it up. Additionally - some games are developed primarily for one chip or the other - this also lets that one game run a little better (or prettier) on that vid chip.
Hope this helps muddy the water a bit.
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