best card for rendering 3Dmax

[Remedy]

Originally posted by: fire400

Originally posted by: Remedy

edit: wondering if low CAS RAM will make a huge impact?

Most, if not all rendering is driven by computational power. The CAS & RAS Latency doesn't play a role in rendering performance as much as memory bandwidth will play a role.

edit: will a gaming card be good for workstation stuff like adobe, flash construction type software, 3DS max, adobe photoshop premiere, etc???

Everything mentioned except 3DSMax. Depending on how talented and aggressive you are in this application. A toy card and a Professional can make the difference in your viewport construction. If you're just begining to learn Max, then stick with a Toy card. If you're Ameture or going pro, then pick up a refurbished Quadro FX. You can usually find Quadro FX 3400's from OEM's like HP and Dell on the under 40% of retail side. The FireGL V5100 and 7100 might be a good alternative depending on how well ATi has polished their support for Max in their drivers.

FireGL V7100 @ this price I wouldn't pass up.


Quadro 3400 @ this price is also a good.

What kind of system will this card be installed on? Dual socket or single socket?

pci-e x1
amd dual core 3800+

Are you sure you only have a PCI-Express 1x lane slot available? 😕 Should have a x16 slot available on the motherboard.

 

[Gagan]

This guy is such a liar he miraculously updated his sig afte rI calle dhim out yesterday, this is sad!

 

[Remedy]

Originally posted by: Gagan
This guy is such a liar he miraculously updated his sig afte rI calle dhim out yesterday, this is sad!

Lied? About?

 

[Gagan]

look at his rig, he miraculously updated it after i harassed him about showing pics
instead he UPGRADES IT EVEN MORE to gtx's also miraculously coreclocked and everything

This guy is a rig fraud, and if he doesn't show pictures he should be banned for being so pathetic, I hate when people lie about their rig it irritates me, Ihave proof look at my sig.