ATI FIRE PRO V7900 Graphics card.

[Ron Branch @ 5th Axis]

Anyone running one of the these cards with Mastercam. Someone loaned us one to run through a couple tests and was wondering if anyone is using one. If so what are the setting you recommend for Mastercam? What have you found as a different between this and a Quardo FX card? Thanks in adavcne for any comments or suggestions?

[jeff]

I don't know much about the Quadro FX cards,but the card you listed is about the same price as the Quadro 4000, and I'd be willing to bet that the 4000 will be way better.

 

AMD has a history of competing with Intel and Nvidia by selling their product cheaper.....but they never could give us a better product, their stuff is good, but just not top notch for the price.

[Scott Lundin Shopware Inc.]

Ron,

Get in touch with Mike Mattera. He was running the 7800 model for a few months. My link

[Guest]

and here is the most important entry

 

ATI Card Update: I give up. There were some weird problems with the ATI when I did Verify. All these big crazy triangles would flash across the screen. Bought myself a nice Workstation FX5800 and all is good now.

 

The down side: The NVidia is just a little louder. Not much, but a little. It's a LOT hotter. I can tell that my office gets a lot warmer now.

 

So there's the update. NVidia wins again.

 

Mike

 

 

http://www.emastercam.com/board/index.php?showtopic=59209&view=findpost&p=726072

 

Can't say we didn't warn you

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

Ron,

Did you try the Solidworks driver available from their support page?

Todd

[Dave Ball]

I have the v5900 here at the office and I hate it, I have tried many different setting and drivers but this thing is still horible in verify. I have the Quadro FX3800 at home and it is flawless.

[Ron Branch @ 5th Axis]

Thanks Dave, been busy to test this thing out, but with 400 million points and 4 session on 4 30" monitors we should see what is can do.

[Jayson Kramer]

I have the FirePro M8900 Mobility on my M6600 Precision and it has been great not one issue so far with big surface models and Verify.

I thought about after I got going back and getting the Quadro for it but it has worked with know issues with every thing I throw at it.

So not changing it out yet.

 

[Brian B 74]

My new Dell workstation came with this video card (was bought more for NX than MCX). No problems so far.

[Jayson Kramer]

I have to change my statement I did start running into weird graphics issue on this card on my Laptop so I bought a new laptop with the Quadro k4000m this is a great card.

I still have the m6600 as it is fully usable but can start to bug at times especially on large files. Might buy a quadro card for it as you can upgrade these on the Dell Precisions.

[cadman2112]

:INNOCENTLY WHISTLING:

 

[Jayson Kramer]

Hey you trying to tell me something?