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goobler
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Video Card question
#5462850 - 03/31/06 06:06 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Can someone explain to me WHY this card is SO expensive?
http://www.pny.com/products/quadro/fx/3400PciEx.asp
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goobler
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Re: Video Card question [Re: goobler]
#5462975 - 03/31/06 07:33 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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apparently this card in in my computer..and may need to be replaced...
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Re: Video Card question [Re: goobler]
#5463052 - 03/31/06 08:15 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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http://www.leadtek.com.tw/eng/support/faq.asp?faqlineid=44
Waste of money I think...
Youd be better of with x900XT's in crossfire , probably save money too.
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goobler
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thank you for your input
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Re: Video Card question [Re: goobler]
#5463108 - 03/31/06 08:39 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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First line in product description:
"Featuring the industry?s first top-to-bottom family of PCI Express? products targeted for professional CAD, DCC, and Scientific applications..........."
Since when has any business oriented product NOT been a ripoff?
Anyway, looks like this is the line geared for CAD n shit obviously. Not sure what you do, but if its not something to do with engineering you might as well get a 'regular' video card.
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Re: Video Card question [Re: RuNE]
#5463138 - 03/31/06 08:51 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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we do graphic renderings and CAD...its just that this card may be taking a shit and when I looked up the replacement cost I almost shat myself
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Re: Video Card question [Re: goobler]
#5463183 - 03/31/06 09:00 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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writeoff?
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Re: Video Card question [Re: RuNE]
#5463341 - 03/31/06 10:02 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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well..I'm not versed in hardware so I was wondering what the deal was with it because I can get cards much cheaper
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Re: Video Card question [Re: goobler]
#5466006 - 04/01/06 12:33 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Holy crap batman, $1145 !!! When you said expensive I was thinking $400-500. It must give head too for that price.
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Re: Video Card question [Re: pshawny]
#5470109 - 04/02/06 05:35 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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thats why I wanted to know if anyone could justify that cost
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Re: Video Card question [Re: goobler]
#5471915 - 04/02/06 07:00 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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The Quadro series is nvidia chipsets but with modifications and differnet drivrs to make them perform ideally for CAD/Rendering, etc. Its not a gaming card at all, but a high end business solution, hence the cost.
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Re: Video Card question [Re: mndfreeze]
#5473555 - 04/03/06 04:43 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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thx freezy
so thats why it works well for our renderings but SUCKS for WOW
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Re: Video Card question [Re: goobler]
#5473590 - 04/03/06 05:13 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yup.
There are ways to get different drivers to work on them as the chipsets are identical with just added features turned on/off. I've seen hacked drivers to enable and switch features on the non-quadro cards to make them render as well or near as well as retail quadros, and hacks to make quadros run games worth a damn if not more uber then the retail equivilant.
Speaking of WOW, I'm told you NEVER FUCKING PLAY.
Why did I join some lame OTD uild if our guildmaster is never around and AFOAF says 'ur'!
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Re: Video Card question [Re: mndfreeze]
#5473805 - 04/03/06 08:04 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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new baby man...not much time
/goes looks for hacks
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