7900GT or a x1800XT(512mb)

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Originally Posted by Boneycat

I have no idea what you mean. We all know nvidia makes the best vid cards which is why everyone buys them.

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You forgot the [/sarcasm] tag at the end of your post. :)

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Originally Posted by Boneycat

I have no idea what you mean. We all know nvidia makes the best vid cards which is why everyone buys them.

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I jumped on ATI during the 9700pro days and had a x800xl for awhile. Last time Nvidia got my money though. It goes back and forth. To be biased is to limit yourself in performance.

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Originally Posted by Un4given

You forgot the [/sarcasm] tag at the end of your post. :)

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Thank you for reminding me. I just thought it was pretty obvious. :D

I thought that I was done spending big money on a video card when I bought the last 9800 pro, but here I am getting ready to set up a new system and the standard has changed to PCIE. I have been trying to follow this thread regarding your ideas of why one should buy the ATI or the NVidia cards and I have a question.

I've gleaned that the Ati vid cards will work better in the "R" versions of motherboards while the NVidia vid cards will work better with the "NVidia SLI" even if you are running a single video card. Briefly, in choosing one over the other, are you giving up any significant features that the accompanying mb (on the one that you didn't choose) would have?