Hi there, Need Advice for Graphics

[davebob]

Hi there, great to see this amazing place. As my title says I need an advice.
Here my system any comment for a Graphics Card, not for gaming, mainly Multitasking some 3D rendering involved too, but nothing professional just for a portfolio.

1 x Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4ghz - Skt775 Fsb1066 4mb Cache Boxed In 112706 Warehouse Pick in Progress Track £179.67 £179.67
1 x ASUS P5B Pentium 4/Celeron/Pentium D/PentiumEE/65nm dual-core/Core2Duo/Core2EE 113965 Warehouse Pick in Progress Track £75.59 £75.59

1 x Belinea 1925S1W 19" Widescreen 5ms 850:1 (1440 X 900) Silver & Black MultiMedia TFT Monitor 3 Years Onsite Warranty 114209 Warehouse Pick in Progress Track £129.99 £129.99
2 x Corsair 1GB DDR2-6400 128Mx64 non-ECC 240 DIMM unbuffered 5-5-5-12 Heat Spreader Lifetime Warranty (CM2X1024-6400 )
1 x *UK Exclusive* Coolermaster eXtreme Power 650W PSU - ATX 12V V2.01 120mm Fan 20+4pin
1 x Coolermaster Centurion 5 Silver - No PSU 103565 Warehouse Pick in Progress Track £33.78 £33.78

1 x Western Digital WD2500KS Caviar SE 250GB 7200RPM SATA2/300 16MB Cache

I was offered a
1 x Connect 3D X1900XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV Out Dual DVI PCI-E new very cheap, a bargain, will it still do the job

what do you think?

Thanks guys...

 

[davebob]

 

[davebob]

.hmmmm..

 

[CurseTheSky]

How intense is the 3D rendering that you do? What card are you using to do the work that you do now?

I'm not familar with non-gaming cards, but I believe the Quadro and FireGL lines are more geared towards that. The lower end cards are centainly in the average price range. Like I said, I'm not familiar with these cards, so they may or may not be what you need.

On the other hand, something like a 1950Pro, 1650Pro, 7900GS, 7950GT, or even 7600GT will work. They range from $150-300ish, and should hold you over for at least a year or two.

 

[davebob]

Well I am using an old Ati Mobile Radeon 9200, But find it hard to do more complex rendering, thats why I am upgrading to Desktop. Fire GL seems to be the best option, but very expensive and the one that do provide dual monitor support are really out of my budget.
However I was looking at Apple Website, in particular the Mac Pro they mention the ATI Radeon X1900 XT for more 3D application, over the Nvidia...The Ati also offers HD support avivo, for better viewing experience?Is it marketing or..?
Is there a difference between the ATI Radeon X1900 XT and the 3D Connect ATI Radeon X1900 XT ?

Cheers