I have to say that the THG, Anandtech and even Guru3D sites/forums really don't have much info at all about Quadro cards and cards for work purposes.
I need to make a decision today about which to get out of the two. The rpgrams mainly used are VectorWorks (CAD prog) and 3D Studio Max
This is what I understand from my research so far.
I've seen mentioned somewhere that the newer version of 3D Studio Max use Direct 3D instead of openGL so that's I why I was thinking that I might not need a quadro since they as far as I understand it are optimised for better performance in OpenGL.
The Quadro FX 1500 is the best priceerformance professional 3D card for work (as opposed to gaming) I've seen some benchmarks to support this and was impressed with the results.
http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3321&page=3
the Quadro 1500 performs in between the 1400 and the 4400 in the above link.
Another review:
http://www.deskeng.com/Articles/Hardware-Review/The-New-NVIDIA-Quadro-FX-Series-200606211091.html
Here's the system I'm planning on putting together so far:
Intel Core2 Duo 2.4GHz (4.8GHz) 4MB Cache - Will beoverclocked to run at approximately 3.0GHz
4GB Corsair XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 CAS 4 (performance RAM)
640MB PCI-Express X16 nVidia GeForce 8800GTS graphics card
150GB WD Raptor 10000 rpm, 16MB Cache, 4.6 ms
580W HiperPower Type-R Modular Black PSU Quiet Dbl Fan aPFC
16x DVD+/-RW/RAM SATA
Microsoft Windows XP Pro x64 SP2b
I'm in the final stages I just need some help with the graphics card but if somebody notices anything stupid then please do mention.
I really appreciate your help and will keep you updated on any other findings.
I need to make a decision today about which to get out of the two. The rpgrams mainly used are VectorWorks (CAD prog) and 3D Studio Max
This is what I understand from my research so far.
I've seen mentioned somewhere that the newer version of 3D Studio Max use Direct 3D instead of openGL so that's I why I was thinking that I might not need a quadro since they as far as I understand it are optimised for better performance in OpenGL.
The Quadro FX 1500 is the best priceerformance professional 3D card for work (as opposed to gaming) I've seen some benchmarks to support this and was impressed with the results.
http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3321&page=3
the Quadro 1500 performs in between the 1400 and the 4400 in the above link.
Another review:
http://www.deskeng.com/Articles/Hardware-Review/The-New-NVIDIA-Quadro-FX-Series-200606211091.html
Here's the system I'm planning on putting together so far:
Intel Core2 Duo 2.4GHz (4.8GHz) 4MB Cache - Will beoverclocked to run at approximately 3.0GHz
4GB Corsair XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 CAS 4 (performance RAM)
640MB PCI-Express X16 nVidia GeForce 8800GTS graphics card
150GB WD Raptor 10000 rpm, 16MB Cache, 4.6 ms
580W HiperPower Type-R Modular Black PSU Quiet Dbl Fan aPFC
16x DVD+/-RW/RAM SATA
Microsoft Windows XP Pro x64 SP2b
I'm in the final stages I just need some help with the graphics card but if somebody notices anything stupid then please do mention.
I really appreciate your help and will keep you updated on any other findings.