Recent content by captainfoot

Well, I rather nearly decided to try a v5900 for three reasons: I decided that arguing between FirePro and Quadro series at any price point could go on forever, but I found v5900s for under $300; it draws only 75W; and I thought that having a 2gb frame buffer might possibly be helpful, compared...

Then, good. Thanks for all the advice!

Yes, thanks for all the advice. I thought about the v4900, and even more about the v5900 when it is infrequently available just under $300, but I am concerned that I NEVER see a pro workstation with anything but a Quadro. Desktop Engineering magazine a month or so ago had a comparison chart of...

I guess my concern arises mostly from having to buy new editions of graphics software. I would have thought that by now more would use OpenGL or other means to access GPUs in good gaming or consumer cards. Instead, I see that softwares still seem to suggest pro graphics cards - but more, advice...

I have read most of the conflicting opinions related to gamer vs pro graphics cards for CAD &c. I have a rather specific question regarding not speed so much as ability to run a great variety of CAD software at all without crashing, and based on cards now available. Lest anyone feel constrained...