PNY Quadro FX 580 VCQFX580-PCIE-PB Workstation Video Card
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 Rating: Review Date: 06/30/10 |
PNY Quadro FX 580 VCQFX580-PCIE-PB Workstation Video Card
Cons:
- Does not have SLi- Not as stable in SolidWorks 2010 SP2 as I hoped for (SW reduces Image Quality); should have gone with the Quadro FX 1800
Pros: - Does not need auxiliary power/Low power- Runs cool- Supports SolidWorks 2010 SP2.1- Supports Windows 7 Pro 64-bit- NCIX sale price, $149.99 CDN (June 2010) |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/04/10 |
Pleasantly Surprised
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I got this card as an entry level option for my new workstation build. I am a video editor, and I want to get into 2D and 3D animation as well as digital art. I also wanted to play some games, but learned that I would need to make the choice between workstation and gaming card. I have to say, I have used it for both and am very happy with it. In the Adobe CS4 master suite it handles video, photo, animation and compositing really fast. I have also used it for Lightwave and Maya. It's not the fastest card I've ever heard of for 3D rendering, but for the price it works really well. I cannot complain. I was really surprised when I tried out Left for Dead on my 1080p monitors. Wow! I had heard workstation cards cannot game. I expected the worst, but I was able to run 1080p at high effects quality with no problems. There is some frame rate slow down when a horde of zombies is around, but it's still acceptable. Highly recommended for pro apps and not bad for gaming. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/29/10 |
You get what you pay for...
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I currently work with 3DS Max. I bought this card to go along with my Intel i7 cpu, 6 GB of RAM and 64 bit Windows 7. Although the price was great compared to some of those other expensive workstation cards, I was not pleased with it's performance.. 3DS Max kept crashing while working on various projects... once I switched back to my gaming video card my problems were solved. Maybe this card helps for faster render times but when doing the actual work it wasnt a positive experience... |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/16/09 |
great
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I use autocad, maya, ect. and this works great on Vista ultimate |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/14/09 |
Replace your 8600 GT
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Get this graphics card and you will not regret it. Treat it like a small update to the 1 GB GDDR5 9500 GT which has been overclocked. This thing CAN game, but not as good as graphics card higher than the 9600 GSO. |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/04/09 |
Wonderful!
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I just recently started working workstation cards and I must say for it's price it is well worth it. It's very affordable compared to other workstations and the quality is A+. I haven't had any problems with it to date. I highly recommend this card! |
SPECviewperf 11 Benchmark results for SolidWorks 2009 SP2:nVidia GTS 250 SLi vs. Quadro FX 580ASUS GTS 250 1GB SLi (2GB in SLi)#test-weight-frames/sec#1- 10.00%- 15.00#2- 10.00%- 8.280#3- 10.00%- 7.290#4- 10.00%- 5.180#5- 10.00%- 5.870#6- 10.00%- 9.240#7- 10.00%- 5.800#8- 10.00%- 21.60#9- 10.00%- 8.11010- 10.00%- 7.230*Composite Score : 8.46PNY Quadro FX 580 512MB#test-weight-frames/sec#1- 10.00%- 58.60#2- 10.00%- 26.50#3- 10.00%- 28.90#4- 10.00%- 25.20#5- 10.00%- 26.90#6- 10.00%- 57.60#7- 10.00%- 17.80#8- 10.00%- 18.70#9- 10.00%- 13.6010- 10.00%- 11.20*Composite Score : 24.82 This review was modfied by poster @ 06-30-10 09:48 PM