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Does Geforce 9400GT 1024Mb work with realview in solidworks?
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Does Geforce 9400GT 1024Mb work with realview in solidworks?

Does Geforce 9400GT 1024Mb work with realview in solidworks?

(OP)
Hi everyone, am new in this forum. I had a trouble with the speed of solidworks and upgrade some hardware, so a brand new Nvidia Geforce 9400GT 1024MB has been instaled, but the option realview stay gray-out.

Reading from a past post, I all ready chek this probably issues:

1.-Add solidwroks to nvidia control panel

2.-Check for the Shaders and Shaders_soft folders in  SW root directory, an they were fine.

3.- Add the real view to the tolbar menu, grayout all the time.

4.- Re-install the PhysiX controlator. Nothing...

5.-Search in the help page, solidworks video card. But I cant find anything????

Does any one know what is happent?
Thanks.   

RE: Does Geforce 9400GT 1024Mb work with realview in solidworks?

(OP)
Thanks for the short answer, if you know, can you tell me more how to soft-modded this particular card, if its possible or where I can find more information???

Thnaks a lot.  

RE: Does Geforce 9400GT 1024Mb work with realview in solidworks?

SolidWorks is cpu bound.  A video card upgrade is not going to do much of anything for you in speeding up SolidWorks.  A fast, modern architecture cpu is what will give you a speed improvement in SolidWorks.

FWIW,

Anna Wood
Anna Built Workstation, Core i7 EE965, FirePro V8700, 12 gigs of RAM, OCZ Vertex 120 Gig SSD
SW2009 SP3.0, Windows 7 RC1
http://www.solidmuse.com
http://www.phxswug.com

RE: Does Geforce 9400GT 1024Mb work with realview in solidworks?

(OP)
Thanks for the help, am reading the article rigth know.
And thanks a lot to Anna wood, I remember visit you site, its also greate, If there is possible can you recomend me some hardware upgrade, Im mean in the solidworks and 3d design contex.I have been using solidworks for one year o some, rigth know am stuingy Artcam, and also thinking to run Mastercam X for start  a small cnc bussines by my own.

Am acctually thinking in upgrade to a new worstation and I like to hear you tips!!!

 

RE: Does Geforce 9400GT 1024Mb work with realview in solidworks?

How much are you willing to spend?  Then we can recommend some hardware for you.

Cheers,

Anna Wood
Anna Built Workstation, Core i7 EE965, FirePro V8700, 12 gigs of RAM, OCZ Vertex 120 Gig SSD
SW2009 SP3.0, Windows 7 RC1
http://www.solidmuse.com
http://www.phxswug.com

RE: Does Geforce 9400GT 1024Mb work with realview in solidworks?

(OP)
Well maybe this sound like a joke or something but, actually this is thath I have.-

Pentium 4 3Ghz
2GB ram DDR2
250GB HDD Ide
Nvidia Geforce 9400GT
19" Wide screen (not Hi res)

Iam thinking in make an inversment around a 1´500US Dollars. Maybe is litte, but for sure I can improve my actual hardawe winky smile...

Thanks for posting!!!!

RE: Does Geforce 9400GT 1024Mb work with realview in solidworks?

What I am going to suggest is that you head over to my blog and check out the benchmark files I have there.  The punch holder and sheet metal carrier pages have links to the results on a number of computer systems. These are Google spreadsheets.

A number of the results have the cost of the system listed.  This will give you an idea of the hardware you want in your price range.

First and foremost you want to get the fastest, most modern cpu architecture cpu you can afford.  Most likely a Core i7 or Core i5 cpu.  Then you go for RAM, video card and hard drive to fill out the system.  Compromise on everything but the cpu.

A FX580 or better Nvidia or a FirePro V5700 or better ATI card.

4 gigs minimum of RAM.

Get Windows 7 x64 bit for an operating system.

We use Western Digital Velociraptors, 10K rpm SATA hard drives.

By Monday I will have some more results added to the spreadsheets.  I have some more results to add and should have some time this weekend to do that.

I have results for at least one Core i5 system to post.  The baby brother of the Intel Core i7 processor line.

Cheers,

Anna Wood
Anna Built Workstation, Core i7 EE965, FirePro V8700, 12 gigs of RAM, OCZ Vertex 120 Gig SSD
SW2009 SP3.0, Windows 7 RC1
http://www.solidmuse.com
http://www.phxswug.com

RE: Does Geforce 9400GT 1024Mb work with realview in solidworks?

(OP)
Thanks for the help, its seems thath is possible to utilice most of the Geforce Nvidia cards as FireGl or Quadro, However When I try to do this for my Geforce 9400GT, wasnt supported by the emmulator program ( Sadly, the trick is gone to take some time to work for my card -hope so-)

But was a great and puntual help.

Ok, its sound nice in the next week or so, Iam  gone to write a couple of espec, for the workstation and I like to you comment, and again thanks for the help.

 

RE: Does Geforce 9400GT 1024Mb work with realview in solidworks?

Geforce cards are designed to work with DirectX and not OpenGL.  Therefore your performance with them will be crap when compared to one designed to work with OpenGL.  The problem is that workstation video cards aren't as popular as gaming cards so you will end up spending quite a bit for a decent card.  ($500-$1000 for a good card)

RE: Does Geforce 9400GT 1024Mb work with realview in solidworks?

(OP)
Yes... a card with Open GL... is all I need now to make happier work smile

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