I am researching videocards for use in a new workstation. 90% of my time I work in Autocad and 3ds Max, which only need a good desktop card, but i may start working in Revit and Maya, which require a good workstation card.
I have been mainly focused on the Geforce 8800 GTS and the Radeon 3870, or if i can find the extra $250, the quadro fx1700.
I am most curious about softmodding the 3870 into a firestream 9170. I can't find enough information to know if this would be beneficial working in primarily in max/cad and occasionally in Revit.
I am not opposed to modifying to get the performance gain.
of the four options, which has the best performance/price in architectural applications.
money is always a concern, so the quadro would have to be fanatastic for me to spend $450 at the present time.
I have been mainly focused on the Geforce 8800 GTS and the Radeon 3870, or if i can find the extra $250, the quadro fx1700.
I am most curious about softmodding the 3870 into a firestream 9170. I can't find enough information to know if this would be beneficial working in primarily in max/cad and occasionally in Revit.
I am not opposed to modifying to get the performance gain.
of the four options, which has the best performance/price in architectural applications.
money is always a concern, so the quadro would have to be fanatastic for me to spend $450 at the present time.