For an htpc, a 6750 gets every feature imaginable and there are no improvements up on the ati side. Nvidia right now is lagged behind for htpc performance/quality Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: Bryan Seitz <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 23:54:54 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] Graphics card? Nvidia or ATI? I would get the card with less thermal output. On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 11:15:43PM -0400, Scott Sipe wrote: > > My HTPC/TV gaming computer has a GeForce 8800GT that is on the fritz. It's an > older and lame computer (but one that I've upgraded almost all > components)--Dell with Q6600, 4gb ram, etc. > > I'm sure if I buy a good graphics card today I will be severely CPU+bus > bound, but I am planning on eventually upgrading the rest of the computer and > so would like to get a graphics card that will be good for a couple of years. > Want to be ready for the new Elder Scrolls! > > I'm currently looking at the GTX 560 Ti or at ATI 9650 2gb. Both comparable > price (low $200s), both seem very similar performance wise. > > Any opinions? > > Thanks, > Scott -- Bryan G. Seitz
