Upgrading GFX Card....ATi or nVidia?

vodkaphile · 07-01-11, 07:36 PM

Now I have gone back and forth over the years, first favoring 3dfx voodoo cards way back haha, and some others before that but anyway...more modern.

Around 2004 I switched from nVidia based cards to ATi then switched back to nVidia around 2008.

Now it is time for a new GFX card. My PC is a year or so old but It was designed by me to last a long time, i.e. intel quad cores, etc...8gm ram, 10000 RPM SATA HDs, actually an older Audigy 3 or 4 Gamer sound card.

So right now my gfx card is bottlenecking me. GeForce 8600GT OC'd card with 1gb video ram i think.

SORRY FOR THE LONG WINDED POST.

Anyway -

2x SLI nVidia GeForce GTX 590 or AMD Radeon HD 6990 ?

I know it is unfair to compare two cards to one but the 6990 will not run in crossfire mode or whatever ATi calls it as far as I'm aware.

Also the GeForces are a significantly greatest investment due to having to buy two cards as well as a new PSU for me which will also cause more effort on my part.

So you guys decide, hell what about just a single 590 vs 6990?

To me the ATi wins out but I've only seen specs not comparisons or benchmarks.

07-01-11, 07:36 PM	#1
vodkaphile Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Louisiana, USA Posts: 115 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	Upgrading GFX Card....ATi or nVidia? Now I have gone back and forth over the years, first favoring 3dfx voodoo cards way back haha, and some others before that but anyway...more modern. Around 2004 I switched from nVidia based cards to ATi then switched back to nVidia around 2008. Now it is time for a new GFX card. My PC is a year or so old but It was designed by me to last a long time, i.e. intel quad cores, etc...8gm ram, 10000 RPM SATA HDs, actually an older Audigy 3 or 4 Gamer sound card. So right now my gfx card is bottlenecking me. GeForce 8600GT OC'd card with 1gb video ram i think. SORRY FOR THE LONG WINDED POST. Anyway - 2x SLI nVidia GeForce GTX 590 or AMD Radeon HD 6990 ? I know it is unfair to compare two cards to one but the 6990 will not run in crossfire mode or whatever ATi calls it as far as I'm aware. Also the GeForces are a significantly greatest investment due to having to buy two cards as well as a new PSU for me which will also cause more effort on my part. So you guys decide, hell what about just a single 590 vs 6990? To me the ATi wins out but I've only seen specs not comparisons or benchmarks. __________________ -VP Missing targets since 1990.