ATi HD2400 Pro vs nVidia 7300GT

[asonicboom]

Afternoon gents,

Ordering a new rig at the mo as per my thread seen in GH. I want something that is silent, Vista ready, I don't play games, and I much value my 2D over 3D.

I was set on the
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO SILENT 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (11109-01-10R) £37.59

But was recommended to look at the 7300GT, so I think I can stretch to
Asus GeForce EN7300GT-HTD Silent 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £41.11

• Which would you guys choose and why?

• Does ATi still use those terrible Catalysts that require .NET framework ?

Thanks all

 

[Indy500]

The HD2400 is only 64bit. I'd go with the 7300GT.

 

[gareth170]

Afternoon gents,

Ordering a new rig at the mo as per my thread seen in GH. I want something that is silent, Vista ready, I don't play games, and I much value my 2D over 3D.

I was set on the
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO SILENT 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (11109-01-10R) £37.59

But was recommended to look at the 7300GT, so I think I can stretch to
Asus GeForce EN7300GT-HTD Silent 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £41.11

• Which would you guys choose and why?

• Does ATi still use those terrible Catalysts that require .NET framework ?

Thanks all

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=525&card2=431

yes ati Catalysts still require .NET framework

 

[hp7909]

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=525&card2=431

But that's against a 7300 GS

Considered this? Slightly more expensive, but that's what the ATi 2400 range is supposed to be competing against. 'Supposed' meaning the nVidia card does better (here)

 

[Indy500]

hp7909, how does the 8500GT compare with the 7600GT?

 

[gareth170]

But that's against a 7300 GS

ummm i checked the link, maybe u clicked just before i changed it..

 

[gareth170]

hp7909, how does the 8500GT compare with the 7600GT?

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=514&card2=385http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=514&card2=431

 

[Indy500]

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=514&card2=385http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=514&card2=431

Looks like the 7600GT > 8500GT then.

 

[gareth170]

Looks like the 7600GT > 8500GT then.

7600GT is faster but 8500GT as directx 10

 

[Indy500]

7600GT is faster but 8500GT as directx 10

Except for perhaps Alan Wake (which is Vista only anyway) I see no need for it personally.

 

[gareth170]

Except for perhaps Alan Wake (which is Vista only anyway) I see no need for it personally.

also Lost Planet. which i have..

 

[Rroff]

8500GT overclocks like theres no tomorrow - but the 7600GT is prolly still the better card... however if your building a media PC or similiar the 8500GT is very good for that useage with HDCP, Dual Link DVI, Pure View decoder, etc. etc.

Have a look in the Ozone Thread here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17752760&page=1

Theres an 8500GT and 7600GT scores in there.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Does ATi still use those terrible Catalysts that require .NET framework ?

Nope, download the catalyst display drivers on their own and grab ATi Tray Tools to do all your AA/AF etc... settings and more, .NET aint required, aint been required for absolute eons.

 

[asonicboom]

Hmm very interesting, does it give you all the other options found in the ATi control panel (display options like tv out, theatre mode are most important to me) ?

Cheers

 

[gareth170]

Nope, download the catalyst display drivers on their own and grab ATi Tray Tools to do all your AA/AF etc... settings and more, .NET aint required, aint been required for absolute eons.

but the full package of catalyst does require .NET framework

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Yeah it does but thats only because the new control panel requires the .NET, the drivers don't require it at all, thats why they have the drivers on their own as a seperate download, and he never said the full package, he just said the catalysts, and the drivers are the catalysts.

 

[asonicboom]

Thanks lads.

So what kind of Control Panel features would I be missing out on if I went with the ATi Tray Tools ?

 

[Meatball]

I'm building a Media Center PC and have been attracted to the Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO because it has HDMI for £35! What's this card video decoding? I'd be looking at playing Blu-Ray etc. It will be coupled with a AMD 3800+ and 1Gb ram .