SW Graphics on a budget
SW Graphics on a budget
(OP)
Alright ladies and gentlemen,
Trying to upgrade my home computer for working at home on Solidworks.
Computer Specs: Proc: i7 2.6 GHz
Ram: 6Gb DDR3
Nvidia 9400 GT 1GB
I know that the video card is limiting me much, so looking to buy new card. Can't quite afford a Quadro, so looking at the GeForce GTX cards with SLI capability. If I take cards that have SLI and combine them, can I take two or three mediocre cards together and expect good results? Do they add up or even with them together they will not be capable of improving the graphics much?
Thanks for any help.
Trying to upgrade my home computer for working at home on Solidworks.
Computer Specs: Proc: i7 2.6 GHz
Ram: 6Gb DDR3
Nvidia 9400 GT 1GB
I know that the video card is limiting me much, so looking to buy new card. Can't quite afford a Quadro, so looking at the GeForce GTX cards with SLI capability. If I take cards that have SLI and combine them, can I take two or three mediocre cards together and expect good results? Do they add up or even with them together they will not be capable of improving the graphics much?
Thanks for any help.
Foofire
CSWP






RE: SW Graphics on a budget
The best way to improve SW performance is to increase the CPU speed. Do you have the K version of the i7? If so, you should be able to easily overclock the CPU and will notice a significant performance boost.
RE: SW Graphics on a budget
AMD V4800.
RE: SW Graphics on a budget
Jeff Mirisola
My Blog
RE: SW Graphics on a budget
Get a Quadro or FirePro.
Cheers,
Anna Wood
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RE: SW Graphics on a budget
I can get a good deal for it and SW website has it on the reccommended list for SW13.
Foofire
CSWP
RE: SW Graphics on a budget
RE: SW Graphics on a budget
Jeff Mirisola
My Blog
RE: SW Graphics on a budget
Firepro V4900 = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8...
I agree with Jeff. For the extra $15, the V4900 is a much better deal.
RE: SW Graphics on a budget
http://www.amazon.com/PNY-DisplayPort-Profesional-...
Foofire
CSWP
RE: SW Graphics on a budget
Jeff Mirisola
My Blog
RE: SW Graphics on a budget
http://www.fireprographics.com/resources/AMD_V4900...
RE: SW Graphics on a budget
Joe
SW Premium 2012 SP5.0
Dell T3500 Xeon W3505 2.4Ghz
6.0GB Win7 Pro x64
ATI FirePro V5800