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aamirpatni

02-18-2005, 04:28 PM

I have a request that I am a 3d animator and I use 3d Studio Max and Adobe AfterEffects for my animation projects, so please tell me the cheapest graphic card which can be useful in fast rendering, real time playback and best texture results.

Right now I am using this PC.

MSI K8N Neo Platinum-54G
AMD Athlon 64 bit 3200+
Ram 512
Windows XP Professional (with SP2)

efem

02-20-2005, 08:18 AM

Hello there. I had the same dilema a week before. I consulted with the forums in PowerColor and I ended up buying a Radeon 9550 128mb 128-bit. They said that it is the best card for the budget conscious people because despite its price, it has great OGL support as well as DX9.

However, rendering time hasn't changed. Powercolor people said that maybe my rendering is CPU limited. This is my problem now. What shall I do to change from CPU to the video card for rendering?

Neverthelss, the viewports look good now.

jcbray

02-21-2005, 06:34 AM

A new video card won't increase rendering speeds - thats determined by RAM and your cpu.

A new video card will increase smoothness in the viewports, so larger scenes won't stutter your computer as much.

I suggest you just decide on a budget first, then go from there. If you're american www.newegg.com is very popular for you people. The card also depends on which program you work with - some prefer ATi, some like Nvidia...and tell us what your current graphics card is...sort of pertinent...

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