XSI performance

[mattmos]

XSI doesn't play too well with ATI cards - the ATI drivers are pretty shocking. 7 is a bit more picky about the cards that it works well with. I'd prob test it with a nvidia card before installing vista (which I doubt will improve performance).

[zoom3d]

I use imac i mean i have no chance to change graphic card :(
Isn't there any way to work it well ?

[mattmos]

Only thing I can suggest is to see whether you can try different driver versions - even older ones. Apart from that I don't really have any ideas afraid...

[Baltazaar]

XSI doesn't play too well with ATI cards - the ATI drivers are pretty shocking. 7 is a bit more picky about the cards that it works well with. I'd prob test it with a nvidia card before installing vista (which I doubt will improve performance).

Well, ATI GAMING CARDS are not all that good with XSI.
I have a ATI FireGL card (certified by Softimage/Autodesk), and there is no problem with the ATI drivers.
Same goes for most NVidia gaming cards.

[JDex]

Well, ATI GAMING CARDS are not all that good with XSI.
I have a ATI FireGL card (certified by Softimage/Autodesk), and there is no problem with the ATI drivers.
Same goes for most NVidia gaming cards.
Since he's using an iMac, he can't work w/ a pro ATI card. XSI does not have the same problems with Nvidia gaming cards/drivers. This is almost across the board an ATI problem. Ive never had a single problem with geforce cards/drivers in many years, myself - even with cards way under-powered for the project.

[zoom3d]

This is really bad :(
So if i install new drivers , does it change somethings well ?

[Baltazaar]

This is really bad :(
So if i install new drivers , does it change somethings well ?

Well how do you go about installing new drivers on the Mac?
Have one myself, and the drivers are included in the OS X updates...
In bootcamp, you can update to the latest ATI drivers for bootcamp, and that might solve it...

[zoom3d]

There is only updates for XP if i switch to Vista , how can i get new updates ?

[Baltazaar]

Well, with Bootcamp only 32bit XP is officially supported, so, I really don't know.
64-bit is supported on bootcamp on Mac Pro desktops, but not on imacs and laptops as far as my knowledge goes.
There are some hacks to this, so I suggest googeling and tweaking, or run a separate machine for XSI with 64-bit Windows...

[zoom3d]

I feel like a power is blocking my XSI desire :D
Otherwise i am going to install XSI 6.5 but this time ICE turns to a dream for me :(

[Baltazaar]

I recently bought a new machine just so I could run XSI in 64bit and with certified FireGL GPU...

[Sbowling]

I feel like a power is blocking my XSI desire :D:(

The "power" is called your Mac.

[savithk]

Hi Zoom3d aim also using software xsi 7.01...in xp 32bit in PC working perfectly..no problem ...well my suggestion uninstall ur xsi version....& is please download new version of xsi 7.01 with Crosswalk_v3.11.11 with SpmSetup-7.0.698-win...then try may it work ....i like Mac also wow ....bye take

[Baltazaar]

Hi Zoom3d aim also using software xsi 7.01...in xp 32bit in PC working perfectly..no problem ...well my suggestion uninstall ur xsi version....& is please download new version of xsi 7.01 with Crosswalk_v3.11.11 with SpmSetup-7.0.698-win...then try may it work ....i like Mac also wow ....bye take

Is this English, or what?!

[mdee]

Well, ATI GAMING CARDS are not all that good with XSI.
I have a ATI FireGL card (certified by Softimage/Autodesk), and there is no problem with the ATI drivers.

Try to tag some points on dense mesh (30-40k+ poly) and see what happens.
ATI cards as of today (current driver release 8.543) are rubbish when it comes to XSI and that includes FireGLs.

To answer original question - if I were you, I'd buy cheap $500 xp machine with some Nvidia card and forget about problems.

[TylerAZambori]

http://tinyurl.com/bxhple

Seems ATI is better at opengl than people give it credit for.

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