Devin Johnston Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 The last system I bought had a Geforce card in it because it was cheaper than the Quadro, after it burned up I got a Quadro 1700 and I can say for sure the performance is better. One irritating side effect of the Geforce in my system was that I couldn’t watch QuickTime movies; all I would get was a black screen where a picture should be. For the longest time I thought it was a windows problem but once the card failed and I put the new one in I could watch QuickTime again. It was probably a driver issue but I had the most current versions and it didn't change a thing. The next system I buy will have a Quadro in it for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 That Quicktime bug happens sometimes, I think it's been fixed in newer versions of Quicktime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antisthenes Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 or QuickTime Alternative i prefer http://www.codecguide.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Interestingly, fake QuickTime did not solve the problem - because it's not as fake as they'd have you believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Total: $1214.91 (in USD from Newegg - but CAD prices from NCIX aren't going to be much different). There would be no noticeable difference between this system and the $2340 one. Shipping would be free and there would be no tax in most states. My buddies back in Winnipeg tell me that there is now a Newehg Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I knew we'd get you guys in the end. Fifty-four-forty or fight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucu Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Thanks a lot everybody!!!!!! It's funny but I started with wanting to get a Dual Xeon 5420......... Then two separate systems (Workstation and Render) Q9550's for the same money, Then the i7's appeared and now I am so screwed that I have no clue what to do.........I thought that getting a new computer would be a bit easier.........but it's killing me!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 If you're confused, just get a Macbook. You'll thank me later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucu Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I am sorry but I am not a friend of laptops.......I don't know what it is but I can work with them......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antisthenes Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 nothing better than a TabletPC imho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsimon Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I was going to get a MacBook Pro, but I don't want to drop 3 grand on something that is going to be far closer to suiting my needs in 9 months when it goes Nehalem, so I might go with something along the lines of the 1300 dollar setup suggested here, and continue to limp along with my G4 powerbook. It looks like even this minimum i7 box will kill the Dell XPS Q6600 I have at work. Anybody figure out a graphics card that can handle Revit, Sketchup, and 3ds Max competently? My 8800GT staggers all over the place with the OpenGL apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Don't go nVidia with Revit. You want a FireGL - if it's your own PC go on Ebay and find something like a used v5200, I got one for about $100. I see a v7200 on Buy It Now for $139... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsimon Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I've been thinking about a FireGL card. They handle the Direct3D apps well, too? Reading your graphics card sticky makes me think that there's no good all-rounder. I.T. isn't too strong on this stuff (we're still 32-bit.....) so I'm going to build myself one first and see if that doesn't move things along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 It's true - the GeForce cards are the best value for Max and they ... sometimes ... work on Revit, but when they fail it's epic. It says something like "This window must now close," and then it does, and you're pretty well hosed. I've run Max in Direct3D on the FireGL and it's performed admirably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecton3d Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 It's true - the GeForce cards are the best value for Max and they ... sometimes ... work on Revit, but when they fail it's epic. It says something like "This window must now close," and then it does, and you're pretty well hosed. isn't this as much a Vista issue as a revit issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 No, it happens in XP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmatzkin Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 (edited) Well, This is what I got: Motherboard: Asus P6T Deluxe Processor: i7 720 Memory: Corsair XMS36GB DDR3-1333MHz Power Supply: Antec TruePower Trio 650W Hard Drives: 2 Seagate 500GB 7200 32MB Sata II DVD: Samsung 22x Graphic Card: Quadro FX 4600 Case: Antec 900 Monitor: Samsung T240 (24") Runing under XP Pro 64 (I have heard Vista is still a bit of pain). I have 7 days to return anything so any suggestions more than welcome. I haven't put it together yet since I am waiting for the video card....... Thanks a lot everyone for all the time you spent helping me out!!!!!!! Edited December 8, 2008 by dmatzkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadmunkey Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I have 7 days to return anything so any suggestions more than welcome. Why go for the Quadro when a 280GTX has better specs for about a tenth of the price? I never really understood the whole quadro card thing.. pro drivers, who cares? Enlighten me please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucu Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Why go for the Quadro when a 280GTX has better specs for about a tenth of the price? I never really understood the whole quadro card thing.. pro drivers, who cares? Enlighten me please Because I got it for $400.00 maybe........ Honestly I have never had a Quadro so I can't really tell you the real differences until I put together the system. Take care!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOXXLABS Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Thanks a lot everybody!!!!!! It's funny but I started with wanting to get a Dual Xeon 5420......... Then two separate systems (Workstation and Render) Q9550's for the same money, Then the i7's appeared and now I am so screwed that I have no clue what to do.........I thought that getting a new computer would be a bit easier.........but it's killing me!!!!!!!!!!!! Hi All, A new system based on the i7 965 at stock speed (3.2Ghz) offers roughly the same raytrace rendering speed of a pair of Xeon 5420's at 2.5Ghz. Maybe slightly (3-5%) faster in some tests. It's also a couple of hundred bucks more expensive... The best bang-for-the-buck right now is the i7 940 @ 2.83Ghz. It's almost as fast as the i7 965 - but less expensive. I would think that with a slight OC, a system based on the i7 940 would perform equal to or better than a dual Xeon 5420 setup. PS** The Nehalem (dual socket i7) will be shipping some time in Q1 '09. We have engineering samples in the lab but are not at liberty to discuss possible performance numbers yet. I can say this: it's freaking fast. Cheers, Adam BOXXlabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slinger Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Better bang for your buck would be to get a i7 920 for $289. They are overclocking on air to 4ghz fairly easily all over the place. Why pay $500+ for a 940 when you can get a 920 for cheaper and use that extra coin to buy some faster triple channel DDR3...that's what I would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOXXLABS Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Out of the box (at stock speeds) the i7 940 is unbeatable as far as bang-buck ratio. If you plan to overclock, then obviously its all about how far you want to push things and what type of risk you are willing to accept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadmunkey Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Adam, do you have any official retailers of Boxx hardware in the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOXXLABS Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Hello Glynn, Escape Studios sells BOXX systems. Cheers, Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecton3d Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 perhaps of interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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