Which particular P/N boards are the G84/G86 used in? I do have a 8800GT and an 8800GTS here, but no problems so far.
My experience with Nvidia has mostly been, install card, load drivers, run. Next version drivers make it go faster. My experience with ATI has been, install card, load drivers, doesn't work, download new drivers, it sort-of works, don't worry fixed in next driver version, months later, new driver version, something different broken or same stuff not fixed, runs slower, oh, that'll be fixed in next driver version, rinse and repeat. But that's just my experience. The 8800GT/Unreal Tournament problem has really irritated me as the problem is supposed to be fixed in the 177 version. Currently a 177 version is released for every operating system EXCEPT XP. And that's been like that for a month now. So I'm in the market for a new video card, want something fast that'll work. Seems like a pipedream.... Steve On 7/11/08, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From what I can tell the crashing is all about the fan issue I mentioned > which is causing the overheating and crashing. And yes, it is a faulty > driver. > > There are hacks to fix it while waiting for the next Catalyst driver update > on 15 July: > > http://nwgat.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/ati-radeon-hd-4870-4850-fanfix/ > http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?p=4272339#post4272339 > http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?p=2751569#post2751569 > > --- > Brian > > On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Steve Tomporowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Searched the forums for a bit on 4870 and came up with quite a number > > of messages about crashing with most of the conclusions being 'driver > > problems' and 'wait a few weeks for xxx drivers.' > > > > Now, of course I'll have to search on Nvidia problems and see if those > > are less than 104,000 hits..... > > > > Steve > > > > On 7/11/08, Steve Tomporowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is AMD/ATI's driver support finally gotten mature enough? That is > > > what always burned me in the past. The drivers were always crap right > > > out of the box and updates were few and far between. And the review > > > sites would never tell you stuff like visible skyboxes, etc. > > > > > > Of course now, with the 8800GT, Nvidia dropped the ball with people > > > waiting over a year for driver corrections with respect to the Unreal > > > Tournament series. > > > > > > And, of course, I expect to get a chorus of 'I've never had a problem > > > with an ATI card'. > > > > > > My experience has been ATI = trouble, except if its a cheap 2d card > > > you do nothing with. > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > On 7/11/08, FORC5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > some of us just DO NOT like ATI video cards. Everyone I ever messed > > with gave me grief, nVidia never has. FWIW > > > > Well every plug in, just built a system with built in ATI and it gave > > me no problem. chipset was AMD/ATI. > > > > fp > > > > > > > > At 06:35 AM 7/11/2008, Brian Weeden Poked the stick with: > > > > >Absolutely agree - why bother with Nvidia? Sure, they have the single > > > > >fastest card overall but that same card is on average only a bit > > faster than > > > > >something $250 cheaper (and in some cases slower). > > > > > > > > > >To quote Anand: > > > > > > > > > >"A pair of Radeon HD 4850s can come close to the performance of a > > GeForce > > > > >GTX 280, and a pair of Radeon HD 4870s are faster across the board - > > not to > > > > >mention that they should be $50 less than the GTX 280 and will work on > > > > >motherboards with Intel-chipsets. Quite possibly more important than > > the > > > > >fact that AMD's multi-GPU strategy has potential is the fact that it > > may not > > > > >even be necessary for the majority of gamers - a single Radeon HD 4850 > > or > > > > >Radeon HD 4870 is easily enough to run anything out today." > > > > > > > > > >His review: > > > > > > > > > >http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3341 > > > > > > > > > >And another roundup that reaches the same conclusions: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/07/11/summer-2008-graphics-performance-roundup/1 > > > > > > > > > >---- > > > > >Brian > > > > > > > > > >On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 9:23 AM, Hayes Elkins < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > >> And add to mix the 8800 Ultra, which still has higher theoretical > > specs in > > > > >> certain areas (it is still the fastest card period for Flight > > Simulator X > > > > >> and few other older games). > > > > >> > > > > >> All in all, the GTX280's have the most upside. > > > > >> > > > > >> Frankly for the price, the Radeon 4870 mops the floor with > > everybody. Is > > > > >> 5fps worth $300 more in Crysis? > > > > >> > > > > >> > Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:54:38 -0400 > > > > >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >> > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > > > > >> > Subject: [H] Fastest Nvidia Card??? > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Been searching the web on this, but it's beginning to get rather > > > > >> > confusing...which Nvidia chipset/card is the fastest...for gaming? > > > > >> > You've got the 9800GX2 versions and the GTX 280 which run about > > the > > > > >> > same price. The hardware on the GTX series seems to have more of > > > > >> > everything, yet, the GX2 seems to be faster in certain cases. Then > > > > >> > this is made more complex as the drivers have evolved, so > > benchmarks > > > > >> > seem to vary from month to month. Anything definitive out there? > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Thanks....Steve > > > > >> > > > > >> _________________________________________________________________ > > > > >> Making the world a better place one message at a time. > > > > >> http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_BetterPlace > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Tallyho ! ]:8) > > > > Taglines below ! > > > > -- > > > > The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
