Vista Tutorial - Nvidia or ATI?

Thinking of getting a new graphics card, which is considered best for Vista
in terms of compatibility, drivers etc?

Thanks in advance!

Recent released products for both work about the same...regardless of choice pay attention to updates available from either chipset's manufacturer web site since graphics drivers for Vista in an evolution in terms of compatibility.

This link provides additional info or links to WDDM capable graphic chips(GPU) that would support Vista
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../aa905088.aspx

Note: functionality in Vista is also proportional to the user's hardware and choice of software none of which is currently known from your post.

...winston

"Brian W" <brian.wescombeSODOFF@ntlSPAMworld.com> wrote in message news:Kqgei.2138$_14.1461@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
: Thinking of getting a new graphics card, which is considered best for Vista
: in terms of compatibility, drivers etc?
:
: Thanks in advance!
:

I bought a Nvidia 6600 and have been having problems with it "losing"
desktop icons until I refresh the desktop (then I have to reposition them
from the top left corner, where they're moved to after recovering them), and
occasionally changing the size of desktop icons "on its own." I've
downloaded the latest drivers and that's helped, but not solved the problem
completely.

Other than that, it seems OK. I have read, however, then Nvidia is having
some problem getting its Vista drivers "right."

I don't know how the later Nvidia cards work; they may be better. But if I
had it to do over again, I'd go ATI again.

John
"Brian W" <brian.wescombeSODOFF@ntlSPAMworld.com> wrote in message
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> Thinking of getting a new graphics card, which is considered best for
> Vista in terms of compatibility, drivers etc?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>

I have got ATI Radeon X1950 Pro. It works very good.
--
JerzyMarian


"A" wrote:

> I bought a Nvidia 6600 and have been having problems with it "losing"
> desktop icons until I refresh the desktop (then I have to reposition them
> from the top left corner, where they're moved to after recovering them), and
> occasionally changing the size of desktop icons "on its own." I've
> downloaded the latest drivers and that's helped, but not solved the problem
> completely.
>
> Other than that, it seems OK. I have read, however, then Nvidia is having
> some problem getting its Vista drivers "right."
>
> I don't know how the later Nvidia cards work; they may be better. But if I
> had it to do over again, I'd go ATI again.
>
> John
> "Brian W" <brian.wescombeSODOFF@ntlSPAMworld.com> wrote in message
> news:Kqgei.2138$_14.1461@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
> > Thinking of getting a new graphics card, which is considered best for
> > Vista in terms of compatibility, drivers etc?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
>
>

Definitely ATI Is The Best (Nvidia Has Practically Discontinued Support For
Every Thing, Except The Nvidia GeForce 8 Series), Which Is Way Too Expensive
For People Like Me (My Only Income Coming In Right Now Is SSDI), Just FYI.

"Brian W" <brian.wescombeSODOFF@ntlSPAMworld.com> wrote in message
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> Thinking of getting a new graphics card, which is considered best for
> Vista in terms of compatibility, drivers etc?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>

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"Kevin John Panzke" <kevpan815@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Definitely ATI Is The Best (Nvidia Has Practically Discontinued Support
> For Every Thing, Except The Nvidia GeForce 8 Series), Which Is Way Too
> Expensive For People Like Me (My Only Income Coming In Right Now Is SSDI),
> Just FYI.
>
> "Brian W" <brian.wescombeSODOFF@ntlSPAMworld.com> wrote in message
> news:Kqgei.2138$_14.1461@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>> Thinking of getting a new graphics card, which is considered best for
>> Vista in terms of compatibility, drivers etc?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>

"Kevin John Panzke" <kevpan815@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O80MMY4sHHA.1416@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Definitely ATI Is The Best (Nvidia Has Practically Discontinued Support
> For Every Thing, Except The Nvidia GeForce 8 Series), Which Is Way Too
> Expensive For People Like Me (My Only Income Coming In Right Now Is SSDI),
> Just FYI.
>

nVidia 8600/8500, starting at $99, DirectX 10 and onboard HD-DVD/Blu-Ray
playback

That said, I'd get an ATi card, seems like nVidia is having a hard time
getting drivers finalized and functioning correctly.

That said, either card has it's share of problems. Pick the one that works
for you. Maybe check out extremetech.com or anandtech.com for reviews.

Best-a-luck,
Andy

How would someone with your mental capacity know what ATI and Nvidia is?
Just FYI?


"Kevin John Panzke" <kevpan815@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O80MMY4sHHA.1416@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Definitely ATI Is The Best (Nvidia Has Practically Discontinued Support
> For Every Thing, Except The Nvidia GeForce 8 Series), Which Is Way Too
> Expensive For People Like Me (My Only Income Coming In Right Now Is SSDI),
> Just FYI.
>
> "Brian W" <brian.wescombeSODOFF@ntlSPAMworld.com> wrote in message
> news:Kqgei.2138$_14.1461@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>> Thinking of getting a new graphics card, which is considered best for
>> Vista in terms of compatibility, drivers etc?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>

Just his opinion, and he is entitled to share his opinion isn't he? Hmm? I
see you didn't include anything useful in your post.

As far as on topic: Right now, if you want the best, the NVIDIA cards are
the best for DX10 cards. Their drivers have gotten a lot better, are faster
than ATI's cards, and are generally cheaper cost. ATI has great cards, but
it seems this round they suffer from too little, too late. But, no matter
where you ask, you will get the fans from both sides telling you that one is
better than the other. My suggestion: pick your budget, interface (probably
PCI-e, but SLI/Crossfire), features you want. And look at both sides. Read
some reviews on those cards, and make an educated choice from there. ATI
just released some new cards, but performance vs. cost, NVIDIA is faster for
a bit less money.

As far as drivers, I think that NVIDIA's really have matured for their
cards, and would actually pick one up now. 4 months ago, I wouldn't even
touch an NVIDIA card with Vista.

Good luck, and let us know what you decide to go with!

--
Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com

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"Jerry Falwell" <jerry@hell.com> wrote in message
news:uKTHBD5sHHA.4132@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> How would someone with your mental capacity know what ATI and Nvidia is?
> Just FYI?
>
>
> "Kevin John Panzke" <kevpan815@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:O80MMY4sHHA.1416@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Definitely ATI Is The Best (Nvidia Has Practically Discontinued Support
>> For Every Thing, Except The Nvidia GeForce 8 Series), Which Is Way Too
>> Expensive For People Like Me (My Only Income Coming In Right Now Is
>> SSDI), Just FYI.
>>
>> "Brian W" <brian.wescombeSODOFF@ntlSPAMworld.com> wrote in message
>> news:Kqgei.2138$_14.1461@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>>> Thinking of getting a new graphics card, which is considered best for
>>> Vista in terms of compatibility, drivers etc?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>
>

I Strongly Disagree (I Recently Got Rid Of My Nvidia GeForce 6800, After
Nvidia Discontinued Support For It, I Now Have An ATI Radeon X700 In My
Older Dell 8400 Desktop Computer, And An Ati Radeon X1300 In My Newer
Gateway DX420B Computer), Just FYI.

P.S. ATI Releases Monthly Device Driver Updates For Anything And Everything
That Is Ati Radeon 9000 Series And Newer, Just FYI.

"Dustin Harper" <dharper@vistarip.com> wrote in message
news:823E2215-C924-44EE-9DF5-A66EF8607369@microsoft.com...
> Just his opinion, and he is entitled to share his opinion isn't he? Hmm? I
> see you didn't include anything useful in your post.
>
> As far as on topic: Right now, if you want the best, the NVIDIA cards are
> the best for DX10 cards. Their drivers have gotten a lot better, are
> faster than ATI's cards, and are generally cheaper cost. ATI has great
> cards, but it seems this round they suffer from too little, too late. But,
> no matter where you ask, you will get the fans from both sides telling you
> that one is better than the other. My suggestion: pick your budget,
> interface (probably PCI-e, but SLI/Crossfire), features you want. And look
> at both sides. Read some reviews on those cards, and make an educated
> choice from there. ATI just released some new cards, but performance vs.
> cost, NVIDIA is faster for a bit less money.
>
> As far as drivers, I think that NVIDIA's really have matured for their
> cards, and would actually pick one up now. 4 months ago, I wouldn't even
> touch an NVIDIA card with Vista.
>
> Good luck, and let us know what you decide to go with!
>
> --
> Dustin Harper
> dharper@vistarip.com
> http://www.vistarip.com
>
> --
> "Jerry Falwell" <jerry@hell.com> wrote in message
> news:uKTHBD5sHHA.4132@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> How would someone with your mental capacity know what ATI and Nvidia is?
>> Just FYI?
>>
>>
>> "Kevin John Panzke" <kevpan815@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:O80MMY4sHHA.1416@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Definitely ATI Is The Best (Nvidia Has Practically Discontinued Support
>>> For Every Thing, Except The Nvidia GeForce 8 Series), Which Is Way Too
>>> Expensive For People Like Me (My Only Income Coming In Right Now Is
>>> SSDI), Just FYI.
>>>
>>> "Brian W" <brian.wescombeSODOFF@ntlSPAMworld.com> wrote in message
>>> news:Kqgei.2138$_14.1461@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>>>> Thinking of getting a new graphics card, which is considered best for
>>>> Vista in terms of compatibility, drivers etc?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>>
>>>
>>
>