Knotter8
07-13-2004, 01:26 AM
Hi there,
Been watching these forums for over a year, but now I'm really in a situation ;
A deal is set with a friend of mine that he buys my QuadroFX1000 for € 550,-.
He needs it preferably quickly within a month. What am I to replace that card with ??? My maximum budget, including that € 550, - then totals about € 1800,-
My apps ;
- Cinema4D XL R8 : I use this mostly and for modeling at work & freetime.
- Maya5 : hope to pick this up soon to learn character rigging.
- 3 pc : I (plan to) play a few games Splinter Cell 1 , Splinter Cell 3 and
Half Life 2. I don't game that much, but when I do appreciate 50 - 60 frames
p/sec at 1024 x768 with basic AA & AF DX9 shaders ON.
My PC ;
- P4 3,2 Ghz 800 fsb with HT
- 1024 MB of Corsair Twinx DDR500 RAM
- Asus P4C800E-Deluxe mobo
- Antec TruePower PSU 380W with 18A on the
12Volt rail.
- 80 Gig HD at 7200rpm SATA
Options from which I can't choose ;
- PNY QuadroFX3000 @ € 1699,-
- HP QuadroFX3000 @ € 1155,- This card has a clockfreq at 400 mhz ! that's 25 or 50 mhz LESS than the PNY Quadro ! I'm not sure what to think about this card.
- Ati FireGL X2-256T @ € 768,- in Germany ? I live in the Netherlands. Would anyone know a Dutch online shop who sells this card ? This card doesn't have issues in Cinema4D, like in Maya, does it ????
- Aopen GeForce 6800 GT @ € 429,- would this card do well at Cinema4D ? Aside from modeling in C4D I use lotsa lighting and 3D procedural textures too. Would the 6800 GT do alright ?
All options except the PNY QuadroFX3000, leave open budget to add additional 1 Gig of Corsair ram, which would total my rig up to 2 gig or ram.
So...I promised my buddy the deal is set within a month. But I really need a good replacement option for mostly Cinema4D R8, then those 3 games and hopefully soon Maya.
Anyone with good suggestions for a shortnotice decision ?
Greetz,
Knotter8
Been watching these forums for over a year, but now I'm really in a situation ;
A deal is set with a friend of mine that he buys my QuadroFX1000 for € 550,-.
He needs it preferably quickly within a month. What am I to replace that card with ??? My maximum budget, including that € 550, - then totals about € 1800,-
My apps ;
- Cinema4D XL R8 : I use this mostly and for modeling at work & freetime.
- Maya5 : hope to pick this up soon to learn character rigging.
- 3 pc : I (plan to) play a few games Splinter Cell 1 , Splinter Cell 3 and
Half Life 2. I don't game that much, but when I do appreciate 50 - 60 frames
p/sec at 1024 x768 with basic AA & AF DX9 shaders ON.
My PC ;
- P4 3,2 Ghz 800 fsb with HT
- 1024 MB of Corsair Twinx DDR500 RAM
- Asus P4C800E-Deluxe mobo
- Antec TruePower PSU 380W with 18A on the
12Volt rail.
- 80 Gig HD at 7200rpm SATA
Options from which I can't choose ;
- PNY QuadroFX3000 @ € 1699,-
- HP QuadroFX3000 @ € 1155,- This card has a clockfreq at 400 mhz ! that's 25 or 50 mhz LESS than the PNY Quadro ! I'm not sure what to think about this card.
- Ati FireGL X2-256T @ € 768,- in Germany ? I live in the Netherlands. Would anyone know a Dutch online shop who sells this card ? This card doesn't have issues in Cinema4D, like in Maya, does it ????
- Aopen GeForce 6800 GT @ € 429,- would this card do well at Cinema4D ? Aside from modeling in C4D I use lotsa lighting and 3D procedural textures too. Would the 6800 GT do alright ?
All options except the PNY QuadroFX3000, leave open budget to add additional 1 Gig of Corsair ram, which would total my rig up to 2 gig or ram.
So...I promised my buddy the deal is set within a month. But I really need a good replacement option for mostly Cinema4D R8, then those 3 games and hopefully soon Maya.
Anyone with good suggestions for a shortnotice decision ?
Greetz,
Knotter8