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NVIDIA VS AMD when it comes to driver fact(Who is best for long run)?

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tokyoduong said:
A few people comes in to say they've never had problems but every month AMD and NVIDIA comes out with drivers and notes saying they've fixed a bunch of bugs lol. Just because it didn't happen to you doesn't mean it doesn't exist! Unless you are going to tell me that companies just make up problems to solve and burn money?
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Not all bugs are major, and not all bugs are noticeable by the end user. Nvidia or ATI may fix a bug that the end user didn't know existed.

Not all bugs are CF or SLI related. You are acting like CF ensures a bug riddled experience.

Also if ATI release a hotfix saying "improved crossfire performance on Tombraider" - It doesn't mean the previous performance was underperforming.
 
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erocker said:
I also have run CrossFire quite a bit and haven't had too many problems. You're setup must of been at fault. No offense.

Either way drivers are fine from both sides. If you're trying to decide on a card, check reviews. These threads don't last.
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Going to have to agree here. I've run SLI & CF with multiple different cards since several generations back. At this point AMD's drivers really are about equal. I haven't had any real issues with my crossfire eyefinity setup. I'm now running 3 x 27" IPS panels and haven't had a single driver issue for quite some time.

Both camps are pretty damn solid these days...
 
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Going to have to agree here. I've run SLI & CF with multiple different cards since several generations back. At this point AMD's drivers really are about equal. I haven't had any real issues with my crossfire eyefinity setup. I'm now running 3 x 27" IPS panels and haven't had a single driver issue for quite some time.

Both camps are pretty damn solid these days...
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OK then, I give up.



All hail AMD and their great drivers that they admit are broken.


:respect::respect::respect:

:roll:
 
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OK then, I give up.



All hail AMD and their great drivers that they admit are broken.


:respect::respect::respect:

:roll:
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Jesus, no wonder I didn't log in to this forum for a long long time.

A little dramatic, don't you think?

I clearly stated they're equal. There will always be issues on both sides. Let's not cry about it too much.

PS: What exactly is "broken" on AMD's side. I am genuinely asking, as I don't keep up with the latest GPU news anymore. I haven't experienced any problems with the past several driver updates on my AMD rig...
 
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This thread is well overdue for a closure, since we generally don't encourage these types of things to begin with. Also, the OP hasn't chimed in so I think they got whatever information they need.
 
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