Graphics cards

[maestro]

My workstation has a Nvidia Quadro FX4600 video card, and we have an identical workstation with the exception that it has a Nvidia Quadro FX3700. Our IT guy has prchased a Nvidia Quadro 600 card to replace the FX3700. Will this be a step up or step back for Mastercam on this box? These are both Dell T7400 32 bit workstations running XP Pro with 4 gigs of ram. I haven't been able to convince management to make the move to systems running Windows7 64 bit and more than 4 gigs of ram.

[gcode]

The Quadro 600 is an entry level card

The FX3700 in an old model, but it is a midrange card.

The 600 is a big step down and you will notice it.

At the very least you should be putting a Quardo 2000 in that machine

[Rotary Ninja]

Yeah, the 2000 would be a much better choice. Even then, on complex toolpaths I see the 2000 slowing down a lot in verify.