It seems like there are no clear winners with either video card or cpu / mobo choices right now.
On the video card side, ATI has a really fast option for apps with pixel shader 2.0 and it's possible that next gen games might need the bandwidth that native pci-e will offer. But nVidia's best performs on par or better than ATI's and pixel shader 3 support may speed things up with next-gen games (maybe not, who knows). So far, it seems like the bridge to pci-e is plenty fast for nVidia as well.
On the CPU / Mobo side, Intel has offered some interesting new technologies (pci-e, ncq, etc) that AMD doesn't yet offer, but the Athlon 64 (especially FX line) is really fastest of the fast for gaming (and once 64 bit windows + drivers that are mature come out, there will be a speed bump for nothing).
So once again, there are two good choices with no clear winner.
Which would you buy right now?
Video: ATI X800 or nVidia 6800 Ultra (or Ultra Extreme)
CPU: Intel Prescott or AMD 64 (you can also argue P4 EE vs 64 FX)
Let the discussion begin!
On the video card side, ATI has a really fast option for apps with pixel shader 2.0 and it's possible that next gen games might need the bandwidth that native pci-e will offer. But nVidia's best performs on par or better than ATI's and pixel shader 3 support may speed things up with next-gen games (maybe not, who knows). So far, it seems like the bridge to pci-e is plenty fast for nVidia as well.
On the CPU / Mobo side, Intel has offered some interesting new technologies (pci-e, ncq, etc) that AMD doesn't yet offer, but the Athlon 64 (especially FX line) is really fastest of the fast for gaming (and once 64 bit windows + drivers that are mature come out, there will be a speed bump for nothing).
So once again, there are two good choices with no clear winner.
Which would you buy right now?
Video: ATI X800 or nVidia 6800 Ultra (or Ultra Extreme)
CPU: Intel Prescott or AMD 64 (you can also argue P4 EE vs 64 FX)
Let the discussion begin!
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