Quadro FX550 and SW 2008 compatibility.

[EEnd]

I am thinking of getting a new system with a Quadro FX550 in it. Is anyone using this card with SW 2008? I tried looking at the compatibility list on the SW website but that does not include SW 2008 even though it is now “available”. I intend to drive two displays at 1280 x 1024. Any info about how well this will or will not work will be appreciated.

Eric

 

[ctopher]

My last company have those cards running on 2007. No problems. They have not installed 08 yet. Should not be a problem. It may be another issue if running Vista.

Chris
SolidWorks 07 4.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
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[CorBlimeyLimey]

The Beta site lists the FX550 with the nVidia 91.36 driver as recommended for SW2008.

 

[EEnd]

Thanks for the info. It was what I was hoping to hear.

Eric

 

[Heckler]

Even though this is a "supported" card it's entry level at best so I would expect a performance hit on large assemblies and complex parts.

http://www.solidworks.com/pages/services/videocardtesting.html

Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
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[pdybeck]

I would get the 560 over the 550. It has more processing power for not much of an increase in price. Seems like a no-brainer to me.

http://www.nvidia.com/page/qfx_el.html

 

[pdybeck]

should have included the full comparison. I think the 560 is in the sweet spot for price/performance for most users.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_11761.html

Pete