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Offline USS Alexander

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Ok tommorow i'm gonna buy a new graphics card.

i now run on a:

4.2gig
4gig ddr
Nvidia FX5200 128megs

I want a new graphic card wich is the best at rendering and the fastest on the market and suites my system well, i need it for high end graphics and heavy rendering enz so i need the best of the best.

Wich one is it?price is no problem.
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Offline J3Vr6

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If price is no problem, mind getting me one too? :D
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Offline USS Alexander

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mmm GF6800 looks good but it aint for sale in holland i geuss:(
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Offline DragonClaw

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AFAIK, Rendering in professional 3d packages do not use the graphics card at all(except for OpenGL previews), it's all processor related.


And you have way too much money. Bastard.

 

Offline USS Alexander

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hey earnt it fair and squar:) i work alot thats why i have little time to do animation besides my classes.

the fx seems to slow things down in the display from time to time in LW, and farcry is running slow also.
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Offline Rictor

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that must be the computer God has.

...rich bastard.

:p :p

 

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Offline USS Alexander

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OMG 800$ that card is 450 euro here in holland.

I'm thinking of waiting until the FX6800 comes out, or buying a good radeon.
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Offline 01010

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Just bought a 9800pro. Definitely worth the £150.
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Offline Ransom

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I was disappointed with the 9800 pro. Guess I was expecting too much of it.

 

Offline Admiral LSD

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If price wasn't a problem then why does it have an FX5200? ;)
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Offline USS Alexander

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Originally posted by Admiral LSD
If price wasn't a problem then why does it have an FX5200? ;)


It has a onboard silicon graphic cpu or something i switched it off and bought a fx 5200, but i'm in need of some more shinier graphics the fx is getting old.

woooo!! my notebook  has a fx5200GO! but bying a new one for that is much more expensive, even memory is twice the price:eek:
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Offline Flipside

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Notebooks and Laptops aren't really recommended for render work, they tend to not like being on and computing hard for more than about 19-20 hours per day. The Sony Viao seems to be pretty sturdy for this, but if you are using it for rendering, I would still really recommend a Desktop.

On that note, I'm looking at getting a Render Server for exactly this job, graphics card/sound card would be cheap ones, Motherboard, Memory & CPU are very important. I've got about £1000 to spend. Ideas/suggestions anyone? ;) I'll be screamernetting it to my 1700XP I'm using now.

 

Offline DragonClaw

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If price isn't a problem, here's your solution Alex:

http://www.pcnation.com/web/details.asp?item=C20553

 

Offline USS Alexander

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OMG......
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Offline Martinus

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Offline Darkage

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Okay, if we're limited to maybe fifty bucks, and willing to go cheap but good, any recoomendations?

All I really want is good OpenGL support and decent speed.
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Offline Windrunner

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7 000 dollars for a graphic card, you sir are nuts i tell you nuts ;)
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