Graphics Upgrade. Single Quadro 3700 or dual 1500
Graphics Upgrade. Single Quadro 3700 or dual 1500
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Hi All,
Anybody have any thoughts or experience running SW 09 with dual quadro cards? I've got about $1000 CDN for an upgrade and was wondering if it's better to get a single Quadro 3700 or dual 1500's.
I noticed the 1500 isn't PCIe 2.0. Would the extra memory offset this?
Thanks
Anybody have any thoughts or experience running SW 09 with dual quadro cards? I've got about $1000 CDN for an upgrade and was wondering if it's better to get a single Quadro 3700 or dual 1500's.
I noticed the 1500 isn't PCIe 2.0. Would the extra memory offset this?
Thanks
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RE: Graphics Upgrade. Single Quadro 3700 or dual 1500
As far as memory goes, I think that the point where more is no longer better is lower than what most people expect. Gaming cards can make use of 512MB and up because games contain high detail bitmaps that are painted onto all of the surfaces in large virtual worlds. CAD models are generally not that large and do not make such extensive use of surface maps.
Furthermore, if you are using a 32bit OS, the video RAM counts in the 4GB limit, so additional video RAM can decrease the amount of RAM available to SolidWorks.
Eric
RE: Graphics Upgrade. Single Quadro 3700 or dual 1500
60% of the time, it works every time.
RE: Graphics Upgrade. Single Quadro 3700 or dual 1500
My experience has been that the Nvidia cards have much more stable drivers and less issues. I would stay with Nvidia.
Cole M
CSWP, CSWST, CSWI, CPDM
Certified DriveWorks AE
HP XW4300, 3.4g proc, 2.5g RAM, ATI Fire GL 3100
Dell M90, Core 2 Duo, 4g RAM, Nvidia Quadra FX2500M
Equus (custom), P4, 3.4g proc, 3g RAM, Nvidia Quadro FX3400
RE: Graphics Upgrade. Single Quadro 3700 or dual 1500
Spreading the CAD display across both monitors drove me crazy with the 'bar' in the middle always where I want to study the image, so I stopped doing it.
I'd much rather have just one of the monster monitors that the IT guys have.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Graphics Upgrade. Single Quadro 3700 or dual 1500
As it stands I'm planning on getting the samsung t240 and the quadro 1700
60% of the time, it works every time.