3D CAD Card vs Gaming Card

[chenBrazil]

Yes , with after using Rivaturner U will have a game VGA turned into a Quadro Card. I have never seen any trouble and get all the benefits from this mod. I have never tried to turn 6600 GT into Quadro, but it worths the trial. Regarding benchmarks , there are some ways to benchmark the benefits, but for me the best way is to redenring one CAD file , them U will see the difference... if Ur GT accept the change (some 6600 have a diferent GPU NV series and newer model probably will not work) it will reduce the rendering time at least 30 to 50% ( using 6800 ultra, I got 90% time improvement in Catia 3d rendering ) . In 2d situation (as games) no diference will be noticed. So Quadro will be usefull for real users that require that , no for showing off ... really . Check web for NV series that can be turned into Quadro...

 

[chenBrazil]

Sorry... I forgot to print ... 6600GT AGP , I have only turned 6600GT PCIexpress into Quadro, but it should work well on AGP slot... .. nothing is harmed when using Rivaturner... the worst thing that would happen is nothing... them uninstall rivaturner and re-install VGA driver to prevent any bug from the uninstall ... but chances are good.... really good...

 

[lindochico]

Mmm... I think I'll try when I get home... it's worth it. Thanks, man...

 

[lindochico]

I will probably get a PCI-E 6800 GS in the future. Do you know if this one can be turned to Quadro too?

 

[chenBrazil]

Really did not tried any 6800 GS , but chances may be lower as with newer models with older GPU , some features are removed and sure they will lock fisically the quadro features as they did in 5xxx gpu series. Good news is that we turned a EVGA 7800 GTX into quadro... so at least 7xxx GPU can be converted into Quadro so upgrades can be done also ! Should always keep in mind that Quadro are top of chain in VGA cards line, so must use top gaming cards to get better chances to convert to quadro... if there are no economic quadro (that's why fx500 and fx550 are still in the market and they are not cheap when compared to fx5200) ... so get the best to receive the best...

 

[lindochico]

It would be interesting to find out if the new 7600GT can be unlocked too. Right now they are priced like the 6800 GS was. How about that? 8O

 

[chenBrazil]

never tried with 6800 gs and probably this gpu will not accept quadro change , only pure 6800 and 6800 gt/ultra will be turned as quadro (newer releases may be locked as due time, Nvidia could change the project or place phisical lock as they did with 5900 cards) . U may try to convert 7600 , but to my knowledge only 7800 gtx and 7900 gtx gpu have been used in quadro family (we converted a 7800 gtx this weekend and it is awsome in catia) ... so U may try with 7600 , but may not be sucessfull ...

 

[lindochico]

Ok, man. Thanks for your time!

 

[snyper133]

Really did not tried any 6800 GS , but chances may be lower as with newer models with older GPU , some features are removed and sure they will lock fisically the quadro features as they did in 5xxx gpu series. Good news is that we turned a EVGA 7800 GTX into quadro... so at least 7xxx GPU can be converted into Quadro so upgrades can be done also ! Should always keep in mind that Quadro are top of chain in VGA cards line, so must use top gaming cards to get better chances to convert to quadro... if there are no economic quadro (that's why fx500 and fx550 are still in the market and they are not cheap when compared to fx5200) ... so get the best to receive the best...

Three questions for ya:

1) What series of the Quadro did you turn the 7800GTX into and was it the 512 version or the 256 version?

2)When you turn the 7800GTX into a Quadro card does it preform exactly like a brand new quadro out of the box?

3)Can it be done on any of the mobile 7XXX GPU's?