Good day,
Many of us have wondered about the actual number of people with graphics issues such as the drivers, especially comparing ATI to NVIDIA. Here is where the wheels leave the runway. 8)
Let's take a close look at this. Please keep this friendly and civil. Even I will do the best that I can to at least act like I am mature. :lol:
Whether or not your issues were driver related, please select the above statement which best describes your experience.
This is a semi-scientific poll which will run for 30 days.
We need to know about your experiences with your graphics card, regardless if it is driver related. Please talk about your driver issues, if you want.
I just switched to Ati 4870 1gb version and fixed the most troubling issue with newest drivers. I have 10.3 now and can play this game very well with OpenGL on perfect settings.
read here: viewtopic.php?t=27485
From 2003 - 2007 I used ATI and never had a problem. 2008 - 2010 I've 2 different NV cards with excellent results. Currently BFG GTX285OC with old drivers from last year.
Always used Nvdia. Started with a 6600 to a 8800 gts and currently a 250 gts. Never had issues with drivers or gaming in general.
Right now I am facing a decision whether to purchase a 5850 or GTX470. Does anyone know if GTX470's Fermi Architecture works with this game?
I have an ASUS EAH5770 video card , Catalyst 10.3 drivers, Windows 7 32bit. I have no problems running '46. Game runs excellently, on that setting (excellent). I read many scary stories back when I had bought the card and was awaiting delivery, but not one of the issues materialized. A fluke? I don't think so. I think the majority of difficulties many encountered had more to do with processors, motherboards, other hardware compatibility, overclocking, etc, and not the ATI card. I could not be happier. Never had any drivers issues either, except for that black block text thing, but it cleared itself. NVIDIA is fine, I guess, but why mess with success?
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I really don't trust the quality of the nVidia GPUs as I destroyed 3 of them with normal use, my bro got 2 and my friend had to change GPU once. Now all of us have ATI and I haven't had any problems, neither my bro or my friend.
ATI is the only way to go for me, been years now since I switched from Nvidia wouldn't run anything but ATI. I started with a 2900xt1gig still use as a backup if needed works fine, between my two gamming rigs running 4800X2Gig in one and 5870's in crossfire in the other, they run the game maxed out all the time and work flawessly. The ease of the GUI in the catalyst control center allows you to set everything from your Fan speed to the core and memory clocks with just a simple adjustment.
I have an 7800GS 512mb and have only 1 problem(Black Circle).
Started with ATI a long time ago, then the driver situation went really bad. So I switched to NVIDIA. ATI doesn't seem to be serious about having ready drivers when the card comes out, has that changed ?
Always a lot a patience when you buy an ATI card to wait for the drivers to stabilize: personal experience.
Buy an NVIDIA, install driver, end of story. Maybe not 100% of features installed on the first day, but always stable (with that little exception of a bad one for time to time, but always rapidly fixed.)
Also, Flight Sims have different requirements than shooters...check out the reviews with Flight Sims in them, IIRC NVIDIA seems to always come out on top. In matters of FPS they are generally very close to one another anyway.
ATI is just a sticker now, the building was renamed "AMD Markham". ATI logo is nowhere to be seen, they are probably moving everything to the states for good. ATI was a Canadian company once...Until the drivers were so bad...
