i like nvidia because they are the veterans of GPU makers where as ATI/AMD is still new. So i feel better with nvidia.

second reason is that ATI always gets their asses kicked by nvidia(except for the 9800 era)

TheDarthvader

I wouldn't call ATI new, I mean they have been around since the 80's.

 I prefer ATI before the purchase by AMD due to the fact that they are Canadian (Got to have some canadian pride) and that I have always found quality in their products.

Nvidia on the other hand have also treated me well over the years but I prefer ATI as with my experience with Nvidia, I tend to have more technical issues with their products. (Not just my problems, only really had one, but friends/family/colleges problems that I had to solve.) Plus, they ramp up the price of a product that shouldn't be so expensive. 

[QUOTE="Deinonych"]Your PSU is the most important component in your system. That's why everyone is commenting on it.Arch_Demonz

WRONG.. its all about the mouse pad

You are so wrong. The most important part is the desk. I mean what are you going to lay that mouse pad on? 

[QUOTE="Axecident"][QUOTE="ElectricNZ"]

[QUOTE="BounceDK"]The 8800GTS. Random FPS drops, no 2d/3d mode, really bad drivers etc.9mmSpliff

You are honestly the first person Ive read about that does not like their 8800GT, there are no random FPS drops, reviews from all over the world love this card, it's your own system's problem.

I think he's joking.

Hes not, it does drop in games. But its a brand new card too, yes months old, but ylou have to let nVidia and M$ catch up to eachother. I like how people expect things to come with no problems. I think thats a fantasy world they live in. I get random drops in CSS, but thats the only game for me, plus models look grey from super far away.

Well, when you pay the money you tend to expect no errors coming with the product. Just like when buying a game, you want it to be able to run at least.

minesweeperAxecident

yep, that is all the FX5200 was good for. My worst purchase was when I didn't know much about video cards and picked up a MX440 when it was new.....never again... 

I advise you to wait until DX10 arrives on laptops.jachichorro

Which wouldn't be worth it anyways, due to the fact that the graphics chipset in laptops are worse than there card equivalent. Plus, no one knows when DX10 laptops will be released, so waiting would mean he wouldn't have a laptop for a while. Hell, there isn't even any DX10 games out there so why would he want to wait if he could use a laptop right now? 

[QUOTE="bike749"]INTEL THINK THEY GOING TO WIN THIS WAR THEY BETTER DO THERE HOMEWORK PLUS AMD STILL ON 90 NM.jjjhsmith

 ROFL, perfect post.

A wireless connection can certainly limit your bandwidth. You can test this by directly connecting your PC to the modem.Gog

 The only bandwidth that would vary between wireless and wired is on  the LAN. The speeds are too high compared to the WAN connection to affect it.