nVidia FX5700LE

[Vee]

I'm tasked with finding a user a graphics card, on an around $100 budget.
ATI is not an option, due to users earlier experience with ATI and OpenGL.
Card will not be used for gaming, but will be used for 3D-modelling in OpenGL interfaces.

I'm slightly hoping to convince user to go up to $160-170. But I've noticed nVidia have added a 'FX5700LE' to their range of chipsets. Looking just at the reduced clockrates and comparing to FX5700, it seems as if this card might do well enough. But I'd like very much to find some reviews/tests that puts this card into some relation with cards that I know, like Ti4X00, FX5600, FX5700, FX5900. I have not found any though, so I'm just asking if anyone know of any webpage where this card has been tested?

 

[Vernor]

Apparently, it's a breeze to overclock these cards to regular 5700 speeds.

 

[Vee]

Originally posted by: Vernor
Apparently, it's a breeze to overclock these cards to regular 5700 speeds.

I take that to mean that the clocks are the only major things different? Then I'll think we'll go with this card.

 

[Lonyo]

To be honest, I would look for a second hand 5800 card, as they can be soft modded to a Quadro card (nVidia's specific OpenGL workstation cards), or I believe they can.