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  • New graphics card to take advantage of new GPU support. Recommendations? (p.3)
2010/12/14 17:57:11
Seth Perlstein [Cakewalk]
Sven,

Yes, I would bet that upgrading your GPU will solve your issue. Again, you don't need a high-end card, just something with at least 1gig of RAM form the modern families of AMD or nVidia cards.

If possible, purchase from a store that allows returns in case your issue persists. Here in the States we have a chain called Fry's which absolutely rocks for this.


2010/12/14 17:58:49
Freddie H
Sven! Don't bother to buy any lower then NVIDIA 9600 GT-series or ATI-chip. The NVIDIA drivers and control panels are far more advance then ATI's. Also all 3part reviews and benchmark tests, NVIDIA run over all ATI products and back up twice and run it over again. That's why APPLE today only delvier their products only with NVIDIA-cards.

ASUS NVIDIA 9600 GT you can find in HEATSINK-version fanless.



Best Regards
Freddie


2010/12/14 18:16:54
Seth Perlstein [Cakewalk]
Freddie, with all due respect, the battle between nVidia's and AMD's GPUs is a constant back and forth. One cycle nVidia has the lead, like when the 200 series came out. The next cycle AMD has the lead, like when the 5000 series came out.

FWIW the benchmarks you see for GPUs are completely irrelevant for DAWs. Those benchmarks show the GPUs ability to do things in video games. A cards ability to compute 3d shaders and tessellation has nothing to do with DAWs.

Apple has gone back and forth over the years between AMD and nVidia cards. The one thing that remains constant for them is that they always ship their products with outdated video cards and very rarely, if ever, offer the top of the line models. But then again, who uses their computers for gaming?

In my experience I've found the AMD and nVidia control panels to have the same feature set and abilities. I actually prefer AMD's Catalyst Control Center, but that's just personal preference. All the settings that are in the CCC are in nVidia's control panel, and vice versa.

In the end, for a DAW, finding a fanless solution with multiple digital outputs is far more important than what brand it is. Just make sure its a recent card with enough memory and you'll be fine.

2010/12/14 18:29:35
Freddie H
True Seth!

But why not go with best NVIDIA! LOL
If you into Tuning your COLOR settings you can do that more VIVID with NVIDA-control panel.


Best Regards
Freddie
2010/12/14 18:31:08
Seth Perlstein [Cakewalk]
Freddie H


True Seth!

But why not go with best NVIDIA! LOL


Best Regards
Freddie


Like I said, GPUs have pretty strong fanbois!
2010/12/14 18:31:56
Freddie H
Seth Perlstein [Cakewalk
]

Freddie H


True Seth!

But why not go with best NVIDIA! LOL


Best Regards
Freddie


Like I said, GPUs have pretty strong fanbois!



2010/12/14 19:35:25
ducatibruce2
Seth Perlstein [Cakewalk
]

Sven,

Yes, I would bet that upgrading your GPU will solve your issue. Again, you don't need a high-end card, just something with at least 1gig of RAM form the modern families of AMD or nVidia cards.

If possible, purchase from a store that allows returns in case your issue persists. Here in the States we have a chain called Fry's which absolutely rocks for this.

Seth,
 
Does the 1Gig memory suggestion apply to XP32 (ie without Aero)?
2010/12/14 19:48:47
Karyn
So if we're not going to see CUDA support in the near future,  how long before get to use our GTX580 to display the console view in full photoreal 3D ( I mean real 3D) with audio clips floating by over the top like a shoal of fish in mid air?







(ok, maybe I need to log off and go to bed now...)
2010/12/14 19:50:24
A1MixMan
djtrailmixxx


I reccomend this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102882
NVIDIA drivers are responsible for the majority of BSODs in Windows since Vista and now Win 7


How do you know this? Is this a fact? Is there more info somewhere on this? I have NVIDIA 9600GT in Win7 do have some crashes now and then.
2010/12/14 20:26:51
koikane
Seth Perlstein [Cakewalk
]

Oh, and FWIW the cards I've got in my systems are 2 x AMD HD4350 1gig (fanless and dual DVI) and also 2 x nVidia 8600GS 1gig (fanless and dual DVI). They both run X1 exactly the same.

Good to see some recommendations. My card is definately not fanless and is a bit old as well. Can somebody that is a bit more tech savvy help me with a reccomendation for a new video card.  A link to my mobo's info is http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/reseller/asmo-na/eng/products/desktop/bdb/dg33fb/feature/index.htm.
My computer specs are below.
 
The most confusing part to me is if the card will work with my mobo. Any help would be great. I need to have a dual output as I currently have two monitors.
Thank you,
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