Thinking of RMAing my HD4850, unsatisfied.

[IlllI]

if he enjoyed it so much, then shouldnt he have done research prior to buying the card to make sure it was compatible with the software?

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Just an idiot question, do you have python installed?

 

[Buttons]

Part of the problem is it's nearly impossible to get Blender support. The only forum I've found is mainly used for posted completed projects, and doesn't even have a tech issues section to the forum. I've not had any help from them. I am further frustrated by the fact that others seem to run the program just find with 4850's and Cat8.8. I have a P5Q Pro motherboard and some ram, what more is there to consider? Vista 64 bit may have something to do with it, but I have crazy problems in Linux as well.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: wwswimming
similar glitches occur with non-open source programs like 3D Max & Maya.

i suggest using hardware that's been out for for a year +, so that the
vendors have time to debug the various issues.

switching to a new nVidia card may or may not solve the problem.

a team or Blenderer's made a decent half hour animation
http://www.bigbuckbunny.org/

the one thing you notice is that the grass is all still. i don't know
if they're using image maps, or if the hair is not "key-frame-able"
(capable of motion).

it's still some pretty decent 3D software.

I had issues with Maya 6.5 with my old 9800Pro, but not with my x800xl. Recently switched the x800xl with a 7900gs and began having an annoying issue(Maya quits rendering until focus is removed from it, then it renders again for awhile). Even the issues with Maya/ATI were quite minor and none I had or heard about were issues of crashing. They were mostly just minor Rendering issues.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Buttons
I recently built a computer with a HD4850 as the GPU. It performed well in the few games I tried, but I enjoy using a program called Blender which is a free 3d modeling program. After working with the card for weeks, I am unable to get it to run Blender properly. I know it's related to the GPU (or rather, the drivers) because when I reinstall the drivers Blender will at least run, but once I perform the reboot after the driver install then Blender goes back to crashing instantly. I've never had trouble using this program using nVidia cards.
P5Q Pro
Q6600
4 gig ram
(HD4850)

I hate to let go of the 4850 because it was such a great deal (so it seemed). Do you think I should go with a nVidia card? I suppose there is always a chance that it will still not work. What nVidia card is comparable with the 4850?

Should I splurge for a gtx 260?

Would it be possible to use both an nVidia and a ATI GPU in the same case? (This would probably create a whole new set a problems.)

There is always the "just wait an get a new card in 6-8 months when the market is completely different" option.

Thanks for hearing me out. I have to decide soon as the return policy will expire.

Try some older Drivers first, probably will fix the issue until AMD gets OGL functioning in New Drivers again.