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jmweirick	Date: January 4, 2004 @ 8:41 PM so I've heard people trashing nvidia, but what I want to know is why are they so bad, and what would you recomend instead?
Thaspian	Date: January 4, 2004 @ 8:54 PM a) DirectX9. THEY'RE FUCKING CRIPPLED! Go to anandtech.com and tomshardware.com (who happens to've been BIASED to nvidia). The benchmarks speak for themselves. b) ATI. The ATI Radeon 9600 Pro, is currently one of the _best_ buys you can get.
rudeanduncouth	Date: January 5, 2004 @ 2:58 AM I personally don't think there bad. As with any thing, it has its advantages, and its disadvantages. For the most part is comes down to brand loyalty. It is like comparing Intel and AMD. It is futile. But Thaspian is right. If you are in the market for a new video card, the Radeon 9600 Pro is a good bet. It is the same price as the GeForce FX 5600, and the Radeon benchmarks higher.
jmweirick	Date: January 5, 2004 @ 9:32 PM thaspian, i have no idea where to go on those sites, mabye a more specific link.
Thaspian	Date: January 5, 2004 @ 10:40 PM http://anandtech.com/video/index.html http://www20.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/index.html Browse from there to the video card benchmarks.