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Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> Would you be better off with a Toyota or a Nissan? Same answer: I |
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> don't see much difference. Both work, both have free and blob drivers, |
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> both are better at some things and worse at others. I really don't see |
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> any clear cut reason to choose one over the other for the general |
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> case. Never mind that some people will not touch one or the other with |
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> a barge pole no matter how much you pay them, I think they just have |
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> human bias. I've used both over the years, with free and blob drivers, |
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> and they always did what I need them to do - display a desktop and |
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> play movies. There will always be cases where some specific range of |
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> GPU and/or drivers just isn't up to snuff but I don't think that |
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> applies overall. You should go with the option that maximizes your own |
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> personal warm and fuzzy feelings :-) |
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Many years ago, this question would have had a clear cut answer because |
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ATI drivers was tricky at the very least. I have a ATI card in a drawer |
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but never set up a GUI on it. I used it for a install once and swapped |
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to Nvidia when the Nvidia card came in. I was in a console while using |
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ATI. While I have never set up a ATI card, I have read where folks |
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claim it is no harder than setting up a Nvidia card. So, many years |
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ago, most would likely point you to a Nvidia card. Nowadays, get the |
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card that best suites your needs and budget and install it. I would |
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predict that short of just having bad luck and getting a card that has |
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awful support, you have as good a odds with one as the other. |
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Basically, +1 to what Alan said. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words! |
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