Which video card for new machine

#1

Hey Guys, I’m currently trying to configure a machine from Boxx for Mudbox and 3D Studio Max. Can anyone recommend one of these cards over the others from 1st hand use?

                                                              ATI FireGL V3300 128 MB

NVIDIA Quadro FX 560

NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 Pro Video Edition

ATI FireGL V3400 128 MB

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 256MB

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 256MB Pro Video Edition

ATI FireGL V5200 256 MB

ATI FireGL V7200 256 MB

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 256MB

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 256MB G-DDR3

ATI FireGL V7300 512MB

ATI FireGL V7350 1GB

NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600 768MB PCI-E (Extended Lead Time)

NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 1GB

NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500G 1GB ]

#2

i have a quadro fx 3400 and it works great, the school i go to ( columbus college of art and design) has 30 machines that use that same card and they work great. GO with that one or a higher end version, and also its sli so you can hook up two woo baby 512 ddr3 but i know you can get higher end cards with more memory but they are cheap on ebay right now, thats where i got mine so yea check out that card its cheap and works very well in mudbox dont know about max though and it works nice in modo and body paint

#3

Do not get a NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450. I’m really disapointed by its performance, especially in mudbox.

edit: Check out this thread as well: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=221&t=478599

#4

pd, thanks for the headsup, I’ll cross it off the list.

#5

i am using firegl 5200 and works fine

#6

i use fire gl v5100 and it works fine

go with one that has as much memory as poss and also a large bandwidth

#7

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