They offer great performance and value. I haven't come across any of the issues you describe when dealing with multi-monitor setups. Requiring .NET is a none issue - it provides additional functionality and Windows Update is there if any security issues appear (they appear for all aspects of the operating system). And Vista and Win7 both included .NET anyway.Windows Update is a PITA pre-Vista, and dryden is running Windows XP. I've been updating some of our XP machines at work, and without WSUS running on the network, manual updating is a bitch (and as anyone in IT knows, even if users have access to Windows Update, they won't use it), especially since most of the .NET patches have to be done individually, requiring several reboots. I don't know why it took Microsoft so long to finally get Windows Update right, but it's probably the thing that annoys me the most about being stuck on XP workstations at work.
I truly truly dont understand the love of ATI cards.They offer great performance and value. I haven't come across any of the issues you describe when dealing with multi-monitor setups. Requiring .NET is a none issue - it provides additional functionality and Windows Update is there if any security issues appear (they appear for all aspects of the operating system). And Vista and Win7 both included .NET anyway.
Configs dont stick after reboot or they conflict with XP's monitor GUI.That's the real issue here... you're using a dated operating system. The world has moved on. Dealing with multi-monitor setups has been considerably improved since XP.
Catalyst Drivers _require_ .net to be installed
We regularly encounter ATI driver annoyances when setting up multiple displays at work (especially when the displays have different native resolutions). Configs dont stick after reboot or they conflict with XP's monitor GUI
Seems since amd bought ATI, they have been making ridiculous decisions.You mean like producing great cards like the 4xxx and 5xxx series? Meanwhile nVidia has been pulling shit with PhysX, DX10.1 and the TWIMTBP program. But suddenly ATi is a badguy for dropping for on 3yr+ old cards? They will still run perfectly fine on Vista drivers, they just won't support the WDDM1.1 features added in Win7.
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Poor driver support ATI is not. They've had w7 drivers for many months now, and the hotfixes are just to make people still using AGP happy. Honestly, nobody should have an AGP card anymore, so it's best for them to put their focus on current and future support rather than outmoded interfaces such as AGP.
But go ahead on with your nV fanboyism. It really shows that you don't know what you're talking about; you probably don't even run win7, so how COULD you know...?There's a difference between being an Nvidia fanboy and not supporting ATI. Big difference. I've had way too many bad experiences with ATI over the years to forgive and forget. I'm perfectly aware that Nvidia isn't perfect. But thank you for being ignorant about driver issues with your favorite graphics brand.
I'm surprised people still think this. This may have been true 10 years or so ago, but ATI has gotten their shit together on the drivers and video cards.Anecdotal evidence. Just because there hasn't been an issue that affected you and your cards doesn't mean there are no issues, sorry.
Good riddance bye bye DX9.
Seems since amd bought ATI, they have been making ridiculous decisions. It's not any trouble for them to include DX9 or APG support, they are just excluding the support to push, purchases.
If Microsoft buys Time Warner, we're all doomed.