Ati may not be as old as Nvidia but is surpasses Nvidia a lot , for exemple when i'v had my ATI radeon 9800 pro & i'v played Far Cry i could set the renderer mode & my friends that had Nvidia 6600 GT couldn't so since then all my friends turned to ATI because now they understood that the generic when u enter the game "the way its meant to be played " isn't the way at all :D ! Ati rulsz u should try to make some tests with a friend that buys an Nvidia the same price as u'r ATI (viceversa) & compare them u will se then that in most of the games ATI will give u the greatest experience !