> -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Aman > > There's a few problems with ATI though. For instance, I have a 6800 > now because my old 9700 Pro card decided to spontaneously combust > taking half my computer with it. ATI's tech support put me on hold > for 45 minutes on a long distance call to Canada because they have no > 1-800 number, and then told me that because it was an "act of God" it > wasn't covered by warranty and thusly, I would have to pay $75 to get > the card "refurbished." As if the scorched thing could be....
Sorry to hear about your problems with your ATI card. I've been pro-Nvidia for years until last year. Their latest cards (5800/5900 at the time) and drivers were the worst I've seen ever. Their cards took up 2 PCI slots and ran nearly 10 degrees hotter than the ATI card I have now (9800 pro). Due to the problems with NVidia, I switched to ATI's 9800 Pro and haven't had any issues since. I've played EVE, PlanetSide, FarCry, Call of Duty, BF1942, WarCraft III, Rise of Nations, EverQuest II, Guild Wars, SW Battlefront, HL1, quite a few others, and now HL2. I have not experienced any of these "jaggiez" issues, nor have had any other problems while playing many various games with gfx setting to high/max. For HL2, I even upgraded my drivers to the latest released ones and had no problems. Either the 9700 had a serious flaw, or yours was an isolated incident and you just happen to get the wrong support people on the phone. Sometime this next year, I'll be testing the latest gfx card from both NVidia and ATI, and making my own analysis on which is the better card. My guess is that it'll probably be ATI for a few more years to come. - HoundDawg _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
