Workstation VGA vs Consumer VGA

[jonnystv68]

Dear All

The use of my PC is moving towards digital content creation rather than gaming. I am about to replace a dead VGA card and have encountered a dilemma.

I was about to buy one of the following: Connect3D X850 Pro 256Mb GDDR3 VIVO or Leadtek GF7600GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI.

I now have the opportunity to get a 2nd hand 3DLabs Wildcat VP880 PRO for slightly less than either of the other cards.

Can anyone tell me if this 3 year old workstation card will be a better purchase for DCC than the two new consumer cards.

Uses are 3DS Max, Photoshop, Flash, video editing etc.

Cheers
Jonny

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System

Mobo: Leadtek K7NCR18D ProII
CPU: Athlon XP2800
RAM: 1024Mb, 2x 512Mb
Power Supply: Antec 380 Watt True Power
SATA Card: Adaptec 1210SA (Raptor Attached)
HDD1: Western Digital Raptor 36Gb (System Drive)
HDD2: Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA
HDD3: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 160GB 6Y160M0 SATA
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro

 

[Lord Banshee]

that is an Old 3dLabs card so i say no way.

Use direct3D in 3dsmax (it is 2-3x faster then opengl) and you will not have any problems with gamer cards.

Those other apps will not be affected.

I would say get the GF7600GT if i had to pick out of the 3.

 

[jonnystv68]

Banshee

Thanks. The 7600GT was the likely candidate anyway.