Does anyone else have a bias for ATI?

[Ackmed]

Originally posted by: coolpurplefan

Originally posted by: Ackmed
Yes I have a bias for ATi. Everyone has a bias for either ATi, or NV. Not everyone will admit to it however. Some people proclaim to be 100% neutral, which is a lie.

I like Pepsi over Coke, McDonalds over Burger King, Nike over Rebook, AMD over Intel, Ford over Chevy. Does that mean I dont buy other brands? Nope. A 8oz. bottle Coke is hard to beat. A Whopper is still very good. And my first car was a Cadillac, a GM product.

Just because you has a bias, or prefer one brand to another, doesnt alienate you to the rest of them. Ive owned more NV cards, than ATi cards. More NV mobos, than ATi mobos. I buy whatever I think will work best for my needs, at the given time. But I still root for ATi. Mostly because they're the underdog. And without a strong competitor, NV will not keep the peddle to the metal, and produce as good as cards. And prices wont drop. As you can see in the case of the 8800GTX.

You totally make me laugh. I like Coke over Pepsi, Burger King over McDonalds, Reebok over Nike, and presently I would choose Intel over AMD although I'll admit I still have a bias for AMD since I'm so "used to it".

I like rooting for the underdog too. And, yes parlty because of competition. It almost worries me that AMD might not be able to catch up to Intel and Nvidia in the next few months.

But, the bottom line is not really benchmarks. The real bottom line for most people is, will they buy an AMD for $200 for similar performance than an Intel chip for $300? Or, would they buy an ATI for $200 for similar performance rather than a Nvidia for $300? I believe it's all about capturing the market in the mid-range for price/performance. AMD did well to lower the price of the 5600+ for example to compete with Intel even it doesn't match it perfectly. And has done well with the X1950 Pro. That's what we need for competition. And I hope we'll continue to have that kind of competition at least in the next few months. This seems like a critical time for AMD since they took on so much debt to buy ATI. They better deliver in the next few months or it's going to cost them. I can understand their delay on the R600 because if they came out with bad drivers, boy that would suck.

I agree with everything you said. Just because I like one brand over the other, doesnt mean I wont buy the other brand. Im not going to keep buying one brand, when I think another has a better product. But as mooncanook said, if two cards are very close in speed, IQ, price, etc. I will choose ATi. Just because I like them better. I dont have any good reasons really, just do. The underdog and all I guess. But if NV has a better card, I will buy one. Or two, as I did with 7800GTX's.

 

[SPARTAN VI]

Originally posted by: 5150Joker
I have a bias against both companies because they don't give me free hardware. **COUGH HINT VIRAL MARKETING I WANT IN****

Somebody give this guy some free swag already!

I have a bias for whomever has the lowest prices for the highest performing hardware at the moment I'm in the market. I've had a total of 5 ATi cards and maybe 7 nvidia cards.

 

[yacoub]

Originally posted by: SPARTAN VI
I have a bias for whomever has the lowest prices for the highest performing hardware at the moment I'm in the market.

Me too! So whoever gives me a free card I'll be all for them!

 

[dennilfloss]

I tend to prefer buying an ATI videocard even if it's not the fastest.