golgothurteen
Oct 15 2005, 12:48 AM
Greetings people! I would like to ask for input from the experienced computer graphics people who post in these forums. Since I really do not know anything about graphics cards, I decided to search online for cards that was specifically geared towards computer aided design. Alas, I came up with cards that cost upwards of 5,000$!!! I'm an undergraduate student planning to major in mechanical engineering and will probably be using programs like solidworks, AutoCAD and a host of other 3D design programs. I really would like to find out about what specific specs to look for and such (some starting links would be helpful). I am also looking for a graphics card that will not break my Wallet! The maximum amount of money I'm willing to spend will probably be around 800-900$, hopefully enough to get a decent card for these programs (mind you that this is not for 3D games, which require a different type of graphics card so I hear). If cheaper cards are found with reasonable performance I would be really happy. Thankyou in advance! 
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cryptonx
Oct 15 2005, 10:12 PM
welcome ! I am in the same thing as well , but my major is Architecture , BUT I was looking for something TO SPEED UP MY RENDERING TIME for my 3D models , but I learned later that that graphics card has nothing to do with the RENDER SPEED , it's the processor and rams that will differ . so I gave up the idea . anyways these lines of graphics card will help you work MORE SMOOTHLY AND FASTER in very complicated CAD scenes . These cards are designed by the same companies that DESIGN the gaming graphics card ie Nvidia and ATi , as well as Matrox . Nvidias product line for ur request are called Quadro ATis FireGL you can get a Quadro ( not the latest however ) for arround $450 if you FROOGLED for it ( FROOGLE.com , same as google yet for shopping ). I am not experienced with the FireGL from ATi . hope I helped a bit !
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golgothurteen
Oct 15 2005, 11:57 PM
Guess I gotta upgrade my RAM too. I'll look into that plus the Graphics card you recommended. Thank you so much!
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wutske
Oct 16 2005, 11:00 AM
You don't only need an über graphics card, but a good amount of memory. I know someone who runs Inventor on his home pc, it's just a simple computer, but it works. But on his work he has 4Gb of memory, wich is being used a lot, says enough I think  . An other option is to look for quadro's/firegl's on ebay or other 2nd hand sites.
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