Xeon E3 or I7?

[gcode]

 

 

Quadro K620

 

this is an entry level card suitable for light duty work only

 

you should be running an M4000 or M5000

 

http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro-desktop-gpus.html

 

these cards are expensive

 

the alternate is a high end Nvidia GeForce gaining cards ($300??)

Many people go this route and are happy with the results, but I'm not familiar

with gaming cards so I cannot make a recommendation

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

Or a high-end GeForce gaming card if you're on a budget.

[rscherk]

Mastercam uses vga this high?

[Guest]

Mastercam uses vga this high?

Yes

[jeff]

this is an entry level card suitable for light duty work only

 

you should be running an M4000 or M5000

 

http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro-desktop-gpus.html

 

these cards are expensive

 

the alternate is a high end Nvidia GeForce gaining cards ($300??)

Many people go this route and are happy with the results, but I'm not familiar

with gaming cards so I cannot make a recommendation

They are releasing new versions of the 6000 Quadro line. Not sure if the ones you linked are the new versions though. (I just heard this the other day).

 

And the top of the line GTX cards go for $600-$1000.

There is also the Titan. That pig goes for $1200+

 

And the one that I'm waiting on is the GTX 1080Ti for my new home computer. That should be released sometime in March (I hope).

[gcode]

They are releasing new versions of the 6000 Quadro line. Not sure if the ones you linked are the new versions though. (I just heard this the other day).

 

That link is to Nvidia's Product page

It probably doesn't include upcoming releases

 

Amazon has the M4000 at about $900 and M5000 at $1700

 

I'm running an older model, the Quadro K4200 at work

and a Quadro M4000 at home and have no problems with either card

[Ben Wood]

I would also recommend turning off adaptive quality.  There are a few other ways to increase the precision of verify that seem to work better.  First is to check the box in simulation options for always use 5 axis mode.  If you have 3 axis programs this will increase the precision.  If they are 5 axis programs it is already using it so it won't make a difference.  The other option is to open the MastercamSimulatorDefaults.xml file in the my macam2017 folder.   Find the line <PrecisionFactor>1</PrecisionFactor> and change the value to a higher number.  Both methods work but add time to the verification.  Going too high on the PrecisionFactor number really takes a long time.