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Quick Question about Video CARD!

post #1 of 6
7/4/04 at 11:40am
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Hi guys, I know this is off topic... but I need the best video card for my desktop.. I need the video card to do Graphic Design and 3D landscaping....... Thanks guys
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post #2 of 6
7/4/04 at 12:05pm
no offense, but 1) shoulda posted this in the Desktops forum and 2) what's your price range? the absolute best thing would probably be the best nVidia Quadro FX card, otherwise i would recommend the ati radeon x800xt platinum or nvidia geforce 6800ultra extreme.
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post #3 of 6
7/4/04 at 8:05pm
what programs? Typically OXGL cards and Nvidias Quadros perform best here. Try to stay away from FireGL cards
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post #4 of 6
7/5/04 at 11:31am
what's up with those anyway? i've never seen a system with one except for soem alienware workstation and the thinkpad T42. and here i was thinking OpenGL was a thing of the past!
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post #5 of 6
7/6/04 at 3:00pm
Yes for graphic design/3D I would only buy a nVIDIA card. They currently out-perform everything else. They are both more optimized for and more stable in OpenGL. If you don't want to shell out $$$ for a high end workstation card, a solid geforce should do just fine.
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post #6 of 6
7/7/04 at 11:50am
considering that a 6800 ultra is only ~$200 less than a quadro 1100, why not go for one of those? both offer pretty respectable performance IMO in both gaming and the design stuff that your doing.
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