ROI for video cards
ROI for video cards
(OP)
Hey Folks,
I'm preparing some info, in hopes my company moves from the ATI cards to the Nvidia, since they just seem to work better in SW.
The problem being, I need to justify the extra costs. I know for a $500 - $600 card its only about 25 cents an hour over a year, but I still need something.
Has anyone seen or got strong evidence for ROI on video cards?
Thanks in advance,
I'm preparing some info, in hopes my company moves from the ATI cards to the Nvidia, since they just seem to work better in SW.
The problem being, I need to justify the extra costs. I know for a $500 - $600 card its only about 25 cents an hour over a year, but I still need something.
Has anyone seen or got strong evidence for ROI on video cards?
Thanks in advance,
phreaq
Has anyone seen my brain today? (^_^)
www.phreaq.net






RE: ROI for video cards
Another resource I rely on is Cadalyst for their reviews. Current graphics card review:
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Seriously, the graphics card is the most important element in a good workstation for making or breaking your performance. This is never something to skimp with. I use an FX-500 and am only recently coming to its limits within larger assemblies. My system VERY rarely crashes, so I lose no time in rebooting/restarting SW/clearing the TEMP and starting everything back up again to figure out where I left off.
The question remains how bad do you have it with ATI's solution?
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reality is no respecter of good intentions.
RE: ROI for video cards
That Cadalyst article actually spawned this.
We're not exactly having crashes with the ATIs, they just have poor performance compared to my Nvidia for the same drawing. So it's not a matter of "My computer is down 1 hour a day", its more like "I keep rotating, and it eventually catches up", a little harder to relate to tangible numbers.
phreaq
Has anyone seen my brain today? (^_^)
www.phreaq.net
RE: ROI for video cards
That's going to be a tough trick--convincing a boss that you need a new card. You may want to refer to the Cadalyst review, but without "hard" data such as crashes to point to, you may have a difficult time.
Good luck.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reality is no respecter of good intentions.
RE: ROI for video cards
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These are some of the links I have found.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
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