ATI vs. Nvidia (Score 1)

I generally try to keep an open mind, especially in regard to computer hardware (AMD/Intel), (ABit/ASUS) etc. I myself have a number of Nvidia cards and ATI cards in a number of computers which vary in age.

Right now my main machine is running a 9800XT. It runs pretty good in Windows, of course there are always driver issues. For one great example, it wasn't until a couple releases ago that I was able to actually get the screen adjustment feature in Catalyst Control panel. Although, I'm not sure if this option was available in the Catalyst (Lite) version.

The last couple of weeks have been a battle getting the card to use OpenGL hardware acceleration under Linux (Fedora Core 3, X86_64). Down right a giant pain in the ass. If anyone has any suggestions I would be glad to hear them!

I have also seen many brand new ATI Radeon cards of numerous generations DOA, right out of the box. I've also seen them die pretty early in their life as well. A number of friends picked up the 64Meg original Radeon when it came out (circa 2000?) Every last one of them had problems, drivers were also terrible.

I've had a number of NVidia cards over the years as well. I can quite honestly say that I only ever had a problem with one of their "cards" once. I bought a new PC and the card didn't seem to work in the new computer, although replacing it into the old machine worked just fine.

I'm not sure how other peoples experiences compare, but as I find myself playing less games (other than the odd couple now and again) and my Linux usage increasing greatly (I'm contemplating complete migration). I find myself fed up with poor ATI drivers and am once again considering a Nvidia solution.

Anyway, thats just my experiences and $.02