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Imperator Fyron said:
Unless you need high end 3d gaming support in Linux (ATI Linux drivers are terrible), neither one is better than the other. Whatever the best card is, the competitor will beat it in 3 months... What you should look for is performance / $, rather than brand loyalty.
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Well, according to most of the reviews I've read, a single X1900XT-X is comperable (wee bit slower) than
two GeForce 7800s in SLI mode. And one 1900XT-X is about €150 cheaper than two 7800s. Plus, in a few months time I can shell out a few bob for a second Crossfire edition, & have two 1900s.
I've owned both nVidea and ATI cards and honestly the only difference I've noticed was a slight twinge of angst when I loaded a game that started by splashing the competitors logo on the screen. Other than that, nada. I've always been motivated by performance/cost.
Funny that you mention Linux as well. I'm not planning on doing any gaming with it, but I am planning on having a dual-boot Linux/Windows system. Linux for all things internet related, and Windows for my gaming. Does anyone know offhand if it's doable/advisable to set up a dual boot configuration with the two OS's on seperate partitions/drives?
And finally, would someone mind having a look at
this page and telling me how many HDs I could cram into it. I think 6, but I'm not sure...