Video card - GeForce 8800GTX 768MB

Anyone using this card or similar with SW 2007?

 

as a rule gaming cards dont cut it for SW - no realview , lesser
performance, no drag through section view, perhaps not as good driver
optimisation/certification...
look here http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/radeon-hd-2900-games_19.html
an ATI X1950xt is better according to this test at least in straight
comparison as a game card..
also I tell you quietly that a X1950 can be softmodded to a
FireGL...but be sure to research it thoroughly first

 

actually I better say that people havent been happy with ATI for SW in
the past, and also if you want the least hassle you might be better
off buying a low end Quadro instead like a 560 if you are minding your
$$
HTH

 

I originally thought that after all these years (hardware years) that
the Quadro FX 1100 that I had must be getting "old". As it turns out,
this is still a good card. So, no gaming cards...

Thanks all...

MT

 

here is another performance comparison but for quadros
http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3994&page=3"

IMHO the top end cards although nice to have are just too expensive to
bother with.
hopefully the next generation based on 9800 series will include some
decent performing low-mid range cards to keep everyone happy and run
realview enhancements well.

 

Drag through section works just fine with a game card.

really? it hasnt worked for me on any of the cards I used as a
temporary measure...it will make the section but it wasnt z buffered
so is was very jerky/slow..maybe the method was changed after SW05.

well perhaps more correctly if Nvidia allowed it...they want to sell
their cards and at a premium.
the cards are basically the same just knobbled internally to be more
suited to games or CAD.
allowing Realview in itself isnt going to help with the cut in
performance...
still for some folks the performance might be adequate esp in
comparison to the $ saved

 

Well, I said the hell with it and bought the nVidia Quadro FX4500 on
eBay for $700... THe FX110 has been great for years; I expect tot get
the same from this..