Nvidia or ATI for SolidWorks??

Which chipset and what models do you folks recommend for solidworks? I am
currently using a MSI 128 Meg card (GeForce FX 5600) and the performance is
good but I would like to consider a better card.
Thanks for opinions and suggestions.

 

My first suggestion is to do a search of this newsgroup for "video card" as
this topic has been discussed many, many times just since the first of the
year. You might find what you are looking for, and more.

WT

 

I'm using an NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 with 128Mb of ram on a P4 3.2Ghz (DELL
PWS360) with 1 Gb of ram.
I love it, go with a newer NVIDIA so you can use the realview in Solidworks.

Richard

 

Since Wayne gave really good advice, and Richard favored NVIDIA, let me
throw in a pitch for the new ATI FIREGL cards, available in AGP versions and
the LATEST "PCI Express" versions. In case you wondered, they ALSO support
RealView, and they are generally cheaper than the comparable Nvidia
products.

http://www.ati.com/products/workstation.html


Mr. Pickles
(2 of the 3 responding to your post have an ATI card)

 

Thanks, have been looking a bit through older posts.

 

Thanks for the input. I have heard some good things at the local level here
about the ATI's. The ability to use RealView is one of the bigger reasons
for switching from my existing card (since it performs very good but is more
a gaming card).