Any benefits to an ATI / AMD setup?

[MangoJunkie]

Looking to build a strictly gaming PC (with a little photo editing capability) for a family member and the way I see it, ATI and AMD are both budget-centric with good performance.

I know that AMD owns ATI, so with that in mind, are there any benefits to using their CPU and GPU together?

 

[MadAdmiral]

Yes, but only if you want the option to add a second GPU. AMD motherboards don't natively support SLI (nVidia's dual card technology), so if you choose an AMD CPU and a nVidia card, you're eliminating an upgrade path. Other than that, there is no advantage to staying in the family.

 

[jedi940]

Unless you get an Nvidia chipset. Then you can use SLI although nvidia chipsets are generally not recommended.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

the nvidia chipsets are old though and getting obsolete

 

[MangoJunkie]

Best answer selected by MangoJunkie.