8800GTS + 3DS Max 2008 + Vista 64 :(

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Hi all

I’m experiencing some serious lack of performance in the viewport with the above combination. I’m running the latest Nvidia drivers. Has anyone got a similar setup? I’m considering going back to WinXp…

Thanks for all suggestions and help.

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I have the exact same setup… What sort of problems are you encountering?

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basically the viewport in max is super sluggish. Even a light scene, say around 100K polys will crawl along. Compared to an older machine with a 6600GT , the 8800GTS is alot slower.

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Are you using scatter objects by any chance?

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I’ve noticed the viewport in Vista to be considerably slower than in XP. It can handle up to a certain amount of polys before it starts to freeze.

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I have a similar setup (GTX - rest same) and encountered massive performance problems with Vista 64 even with a high-end-system (3.2 Ghz Quad and 8 GB RAM) in Terms of Viewport - Performance.
My temporary workaround was to use DirectX and let the adaptive optimization of MAX2008 do its job - anyhow - Vista64 sucks - currently.