An AGP 8x slot, 750 dollars, and a need for a powerful workstation GPU

[Calaf]

The topic says it all: I have about $750 to invest in a professional graphics card, I need suggestions. 🙂

 

[Schadenfroh]

vote: quadro fx 1000

 

[rbV5]

The topic says it all: I have about $750 to invest in a professional graphics card, I need suggestions

What applications are you going to be using? Workstation specs?

 

[Remedy]

If you're into DCC, then the FX1000 is your card to buy. If you're into CAM/CAD, then the VP990 is your card to buy. If you're doodle with both a Fire GLx1 is nice balance but is pretty processor reliant in some applications. So faster clocked processors rather than dual processors would work best with that card.

 

[Calaf]

I'm going to be heavy into DCC using 3D Studio Max R5 and Adobe Photoshop and perhaps a bit of programming on the side, but that doesn't really require a graphics card 😉

 

[sash1]

Originally posted by: Calaf
I'm going to be heavy into DCC using 3D Studio Max R5 and Adobe Photoshop and perhaps a bit of programming on the side, but that doesn't really require a graphics card 😉

I do exactly that and own a Parhelia 🙂 Except with a lot more photochop (and web-design) and less 3d design...

Just thought I'd throw that out there 😀, but for you're budget, I'd upgrade to a FireGl

~Aunix

 

[Remedy]

Here is my list of what I am soon to be dealing with.



Fire GL X1, They also have a 256MB version.



Wildcat 990



Quadro4 980

The Wildcat is more CAD/CAM oriented. It can be used as a DCC card, but it would be slow depending on the application compared to the X1 and the Q4. For DCC I would check out the Fire GL X1 and the Q4. For 750? It's hard to pass up the Q4 980 I linked. For a bit more than 750? I would check out the FX line or the 128MB Fire GL X1.

Here are some recent articles on these cards in 3DSM.


link 1 and another link.

Another link

In the end, IMHO Q4 980 earns my dollar for the price/performance in 3DSM.