Hi guys,
I've been having huge graphic card driver problems lately, which are forcing me to work in Max with OpenGL for the time being. I'm talking to Nvidia about this but it got me thinking of buying a new card, given that I wasn't at all happy with my low-end Quadro 380 to start with.
Since I need Physx support for simulations, lots of memory for large textures, a fast viewport, and the possibility to do GPU rendering at some stage, some friends recommended the GeForce GTX 285. In fact, Oleg at Orbaz told me Physx was working better on consumer than on pro cards.
The card looks great on paper, but my vendor is advising me against putting a consumer card in a CAD workstation, even though it's basically compatible. He says he doesn't want to be held responsible if Max or Mudbox stop working.
I've used Max with a GeForce before and it worked fine, despite some occasional weirdness in the viewport. And I'm reluctant to pay the extortionate fee PNY is asking for a high-end Quadro. Does anyone have any experience they could share? I'm running Max 2010 on Vista 64bits. My rig is a dual Xeon Quad.
Cheers
I've been having huge graphic card driver problems lately, which are forcing me to work in Max with OpenGL for the time being. I'm talking to Nvidia about this but it got me thinking of buying a new card, given that I wasn't at all happy with my low-end Quadro 380 to start with.
Since I need Physx support for simulations, lots of memory for large textures, a fast viewport, and the possibility to do GPU rendering at some stage, some friends recommended the GeForce GTX 285. In fact, Oleg at Orbaz told me Physx was working better on consumer than on pro cards.
The card looks great on paper, but my vendor is advising me against putting a consumer card in a CAD workstation, even though it's basically compatible. He says he doesn't want to be held responsible if Max or Mudbox stop working.
I've used Max with a GeForce before and it worked fine, despite some occasional weirdness in the viewport. And I'm reluctant to pay the extortionate fee PNY is asking for a high-end Quadro. Does anyone have any experience they could share? I'm running Max 2010 on Vista 64bits. My rig is a dual Xeon Quad.
Cheers
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