Workstation for 3DS Viz & Vray. - Page 3

engineer_tarek · September 30th, 2006

AMD Processor is better than Intel

AJLynn · September 30th, 2006

That's clearly not true any more. There are Intel processor that cost about $240 and in about 5 minutes can be overclocked to faster than anything AMD offers at any price, and AMD has nothing competitive with the new dual/dual Xeons.

Greg Hess · October 2nd, 2006

AMD "was" better then intel, prior to the new core architecture reaching the desktops. As of right now, AMD has no performance edge over core2duo (and the upcoming core2quadro processors) and is playing catchup for the first time since intel introduced the netburst (crapola) architecture.

AMD's primary edge currently is in the low budget computer range, where its still cheaper to build a DDR1 3800+ or 4200+ X2 system then any AM2 or Core2duo system.

Nick_f · October 3rd, 2006

Thanks for the reference to the link AJ, I haven't read it fully yet and will do soon as I will need time to read it carefully.

If I was to softmod the Radeon x1900 on Macpro running bootcamp, would the softmod work when booting up in XP and when booting up in OSX? Or would it be softmodded in XP and run normal in OSX?

Also, does anyone know of a review for this card.

PS.Looks like we are in the same boat Arnold Grove. Thanks

Nick_f · October 3rd, 2006

I have just read the post for 'Radeon users' and followed the links fully. From what I can see the softmods only work under xp.
There does not seem to be any mid range Quadro or FireGL cards for MacPro. Is the Quadro 4500 worth all that extra cash?
Is there any other option other than the Radeon x1900? which from what I've read is a high-end gaming card and not really designed for 3D viz.

September 30th, 2006	#21 (permalink)
engineer_tarek Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cairo Age: 29 Posts: 5 Name: Tarek Mahmoud	Re: Workstation for 3DS Viz & Vray. AMD Processor is better than Intel __________________ Tarek...

September 30th, 2006	#22 (permalink)
AJLynn Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Beantown Age: 30 Posts: 4,550 Name: Andrew Lynn	Re: Workstation for 3DS Viz & Vray. That's clearly not true any more. There are Intel processor that cost about $240 and in about 5 minutes can be overclocked to faster than anything AMD offers at any price, and AMD has nothing competitive with the new dual/dual Xeons.

October 2nd, 2006	#23 (permalink)
Greg Hess Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: University of Maryland Age: 30 Posts: 1,012 Name: Greg Hess	Re: Workstation for 3DS Viz & Vray. AMD "was" better then intel, prior to the new core architecture reaching the desktops. As of right now, AMD has no performance edge over core2duo (and the upcoming core2quadro processors) and is playing catchup for the first time since intel introduced the netburst (crapola) architecture. AMD's primary edge currently is in the low budget computer range, where its still cheaper to build a DDR1 3800+ or 4200+ X2 system then any AM2 or Core2duo system.

October 3rd, 2006	#24 (permalink)
Nick_f Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Shropshire UK Age: 32 Posts: 17 Name: Nicholas Flynn	Re: Workstation for 3DS Viz & Vray. Thanks for the reference to the link AJ, I haven't read it fully yet and will do soon as I will need time to read it carefully. If I was to softmod the Radeon x1900 on Macpro running bootcamp, would the softmod work when booting up in XP and when booting up in OSX? Or would it be softmodded in XP and run normal in OSX? Also, does anyone know of a review for this card. PS.Looks like we are in the same boat Arnold Grove. Thanks

October 3rd, 2006	#25 (permalink)
Nick_f Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Shropshire UK Age: 32 Posts: 17 Name: Nicholas Flynn	Re: Workstation for 3DS Viz & Vray. I have just read the post for 'Radeon users' and followed the links fully. From what I can see the softmods only work under xp. There does not seem to be any mid range Quadro or FireGL cards for MacPro. Is the Quadro 4500 worth all that extra cash? Is there any other option other than the Radeon x1900? which from what I've read is a high-end gaming card and not really designed for 3D viz.

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