see, this thread is not helping me...lol

I am leaning towards nvidia due to cost and my being pretty broke. I have a Ti4200 that is good but I want a bit more.

What I really need is a good guide too the deferences in same chips. Ie. ultra vs. non ultra or the various ATI grades of cards.

I have used nvidia since my first TNT card and like to stay brand loyal. However, if I have a house with both AMD and Intel machines running, how loyal am I? I am willing to try ATI if I heard a good arguement for it.

PS are these new 3rd party ATI cards any good?