Video Card For dual use computer at home

[Rocko]

I have a new home computer with a dual core processor but we use it as our main media computer- home movies, pictures ect... but sometimes i need to work on SW models at home. What is the best compromise for a video card for this situation. A GE FORCE card, FIre GL , ect.. My ocmputer at work has Quadro FX500, but this is not the best card for other uses. We do more consumer design and mold design. Never any assemblies. Thanks in advance

 

[ctopher]

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[pdybeck]

Rocko,

I built a dual core AMD system and also use it for a home theatre and for home SolidWorks use. I choose the Geforce 6800 GT (PCIE). It has dual monitor support and also and s-video out (for use with my projector). Performance in SolidWorks is pretty good. I don't do very large assemblies at home either and tend not to have a great deal of windows open in SolidWorks at any given time, so the multi-window slow down does not affect me. I could care less about realview. Not a bad card for a good price.

Pete

 

[Rocko]

Thanks, pdybeck

 

[pdybeck]

Your welcome... I believe Gildashard also uses the GeForce 6800 and is pleased with it for his SolidWorks use.

 

[Mindnumb]

I believe the best option would be to make a dual boot system with a hacked set of proffesional drivers on the winxp installation you are going to use for sw.

I am using a ati 9800 card on my setup, and something called FreeFireGL wich is modified Firegl drivers that recognizes the 9800 card as a FireGL X2 card. You might consider a 9800 AllInWonder, it has resonable 3D performance in games, wery good multimedia function and tv tuner ( with a radio remote control) an quite good SW performance with modded drivers.

Check on this forum what cards can do the dual dance.

http://forums.guru3d.com/forumdisplay.php?f=18

I think some nvidia 6800 flawours is the best option, but be careful that you get the right one.

Best of luck

 

[patryn]

i've had fairly good luck with using a geforce 6800gs. i use rivatuner and softquadro to trick it into a quadro. more info on softmodding and the software can be found at

http://www.3dguru.com

 

[patryn]

no post editing here. interesting. the site is

http://www.guru3d.com

. my mistake.

 

[Rocko]

Thanks To all