nVidia Quadro Card

[Gizmo]

Hey people.

I'm wondering if anyone here is using a Quadro card from nVidia. I need a workstation grade graphics card for video editing, and need to ditch my pair of GT-460's. I'm just worried about game performance. Let's just call this a first-world problem.

Thanks.

[saladFingrs]

Anything that lowers your computer's performance so I can kill you more is the best option. That's all I can add as a mac user...

[Steve-O]

Depends which Quadro card you are going to use Gizmo. Basically the GPU on the Quadro is the same as the GForce, they just have different aspects switched on/off. The Quadro's has more onboard RAM which performs better as it's better quality and has error correction etc.

The very high end Quadro cards (High in price too) will apparently, do pretty much anything you ask of them, just depends on budget really.

I pulled this off of Tom's Hardware. Saves all the typing lol

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/335651-33-quadro

Hope it helps

Steve-O

[Gizmo]

Thanks guys. I think i'll just invest in a faster CPU. After some research, it looks like not all applications really benefit from a Quadro.

[Phalebus]

What processor are you currently running Giz?

Phalebus

[Gizmo]

i7 950 @ 3.4G. I've had it for almost 3 years. I'm looking for a way to cut down rendering times in Sony Vegas Pro. The Quadro K5000 is an $1800 card. Heck, I could build a system for half that and use it just to render video. Just now thought of that.

[Steve-O]

Sounds like you had a duh moment just then Gizmo (slaps palm to forehead lol)
That is some funny shit hehehehe