upgrade video card

[RayD]

i went with the 2000 because the 4000 was double the cost.

 

my theory was if i found myself needing the 4000, i would just get a second 2000, which would actually give me higher performance than a single 4000.

 

i had a budget of $2,000, and i ended up spending $2,500. i doubt the owner would have been so forgiving if the price was $3,000.

 

Most professional software's do not support SLI/Crossfire, for the most part these are for gaming... of the top of my head 3ds max does but only during playback

[drafting3]

then it sounds like i'll need my 2000 to "go bad" one of these days.

[Thoob]

I'm actually trying to open one of the big files. Its a stp file and the size is 26mb. It started opening, then it got stuck on "Not Responding" lol. Its been sitting here for like 5 mins. is it possible it will wake up and finish opening?

[mkd]

http://www.dvinfo.ne...dro-4000-a.html

 

The Quadro 4000 is actually a newer GPU than the GTX 285; however, it is based on a version of the GTX 470/480 with only 256 CUDA cores and a 256-bit GDDR5 bus.

 

buy a 480 and hack it to accept quadro4000 drivers....

 

edit: i know: hobby talk, not business talk

[mkd]

benchmark

[cadman2112]

I've been down this road.

 

I would not do it.

 

I mean really, a company can't afford the hardware to make money with?

 

If it's a home system and you want to mess with, hey, go for it but a company, doesn't need to mess with that, they want systems that run, period, The warranty will handle the rest.

 

My 2 cents is free

[Thoob]

I've been down this road.

 

I would not do it.

 

I mean really, a company can't afford the hardware to make money with?

 

If it's a home system and you want to mess with, hey, go for it but a company, doesn't need to mess with that, they want systems that run, period, The warranty will handle the rest.

 

My 2 cents is free

 

I agree 100%

You pay xx Thousand for a cad/cam software and you would skimp out on a 400 dollar video card? lol.

[mkd]

I agree 100%

You pay xx Thousand for a cad/cam software and you would skimp out on a 400 dollar video card? lol.

do you have ANY idea how much beer you can get for $400!!!!!!!!!

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

KegPuter: Liquid-Cooled Gaming PC Serves Beer

 

http://www.datacente...pc-serves-beer/

[djstedman]

Lol dont know about at work.. but I definitly need one of those for at home..

[MotorCityMinion]

"buy a 480 and hack it to accept quadro 4000 drivers.... edit: i know: hobby talk, not business talk"

 

Elaborate. VPU Bios mod?

[cadman2112]

Try this if you're really interested

 

http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=539

[MotorCityMinion]

I saw that several years back. I don't think that will work with modern cards.

[gcode]

http://www.dvinfo.ne...dro-4000-a.html

 

 

 

buy a 480 and hack it to accept quadro4000 drivers....

 

edit: i know: hobby talk, not business talk

 

 

I did this some years ago.. a bios hack to turn a GeForce card into a Quadro

My system reported it as a Quadro card... but benchmark test were not even close to Quadro specs

long story short.. all the hack did was slap a Corvette badge on a Vega..

It was good enough however to trick SolidWorks into running RealView graphics.. but the perfornace was awful

[Joe788]

So is the Quadro 4000 the best card these days? I remember some of those FX nn00 cards costing more than the rest of the computer. The 4000 is only $750 bucks. If that's the new hotness, I might have to pick one up to upgrade my FX580.(LOL)

[Rotary Ninja]

No, this is the best card these days...

PNY VCQ6000-PB Quadro 6000 6GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card

 

That is, unless you consider the ones the military is probably using

 

448 CUDA Cores. Holy shiznit. I want one

[Thoob]

My video card at home is a GTX670 and it has 1344 cuda cores. Surely that is not a representation of that price tag. You can get 3072 Cuda Cores on a 690 for 1/4 of the price of the Quadro 6000. lol.

I think the 6GB of video ram adds to that price tag.

[gcode]

So is the Quadro 4000 the best card these days? I remember some of those FX nn00 cards costing more than the rest of the computer. The 4000 is only $750 bucks. If that's the new hotness, I might have to pick one up to upgrade my FX580.(LOL)

 

The Quadro 4000 is not "the best" by any means

This one

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-quadroplex-7000-us.html

isn't even a card, it's in a stand alone case.

For our purposes the Quadro 4000 is a very good card and well worth $713 (Amazon.com)

[Thoob]

This may be a better option for most than that overpriced Quadro 6000. http://www.nvidia.ca...ml#pdpContent=2

2GB less Vram and a 256bit memory interface but probably a better player than the 6000 overall price/performance ratio.

http://www.nvidia.ca...ro-6000-us.html Quadro 6000 specs

http://www.nvidia.ca...ml#pdpContent=2 K5000 Specs

[gcode]

It's only $14K

You can span up to 8 displays

http://www.sabrepc.com/p-500-pny-vcsq7000tk-nvidia-quadro-plex-7000-turnkey-workstation.aspx

[Mr. M]

Original Price:$16,179.99

You Save$2,580.00

 

Probably better get 2 or 3 at that price

[Rotary Ninja]

My video card at home is a GTX670 and it has 1344 cuda cores. Surely that is not a representation of that price tag. You can get 3072 Cuda Cores on a 690 for 1/4 of the price of the Quadro 6000. lol.

I think the 6GB of video ram adds to that price tag.

 

Memory isn't that expensive nowadays. So an extra 5 gig costing $3400 more than the 2000D doesn't seem realistic. I assume the cuda cores on the professional cards are different than they are on the gaming cards. I think you are comparing high quality apples to oranges that are sitting on the ground under the tree. But don't quote me on that.

 

I am sure someone here can chime in. All I know is our Quadro 2000 only has 192 cuda cores. There are other specs on the 6000 that help out as well. The memory runs at 384 bit vs 128 bit of the 2000D. So the card has more than double the processing power, 6 times the memory, and a memory interface that is 3 times faster. I think I could be happy with that

[gcode]

Memory isn't that expensive nowadays. So an extra 5 gig costing $3400 more than the 2000D doesn't seem realistic. I assume the cuda cores on the professional cards are different than they are on the gaming cards. But don't quote me on that. I am sure someone here can chime in. All I know is our Quadro 2000 only has 192 cuda cores. There are other specs on the 6000 that help out as well. The memory runs at 384 bit vs 128 bit of the 2000D. So the card has more than double the processing power, 6 times the memory, and a memory interface that is 3 times faster. I think I could be happy with that

 

and this is the same guy who was laughing at my 92" TV

[Rotary Ninja]

Yeah. What can I say. I am a PC geek

[Rotary Ninja]

Wait. I want to see a pic of that beast!