[buildyourown]

I need help getting a new video card. It needs to be dual monitor and it needs to un Solidworks and other 3d rendering programs very well. It also needs to be under $200.
The solidworks website lists lots of Fire GL cards but the only one that is dual monitor is $300. I've used some non SW approved cards that worked well so i know there is one out there. I'm using a GeForce MX4000 right now and it's a pile so I'm kinda leaning towards a Radeon.
This is going on a year old P4 if that matters.
Anybody having good luck running SW with a cheaper card?

 

[DVNT]

I've been really happy with my nvidia geforce fx 5900xt.

Been running solidworks for years.
I used to run it with illustrator on dual monitors for a while no problem.

hope that helps.

 

[Cooter Brown]

I agree with DVNT, nvidia is what I would go with

I run Pro-E though

 

[SK6]

I've been really happy with my nvidia geforce fx 5900xt.

Been running solidworks for years.
I used to run it with illustrator on dual monitors for a while no problem.

hope that helps.

yeah, for solid works, this one would be the best choiuce based on the price range.

 

[buildyourown]

yeah, for solid works, this one would be the best choiuce based on the price range.

ok, I just looked that card up and it doesn't look like it's a dual monitor card. Am I missing something?
I'm scared to go GeForce because I know it's supposed to be a gamer card but I really don't want to drop the coin for a Quadro

 

[DVNT]

It is a dual monitor card.
The nvidia website isn't the best.
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1604

Abstract: AOpen's GeForceFX 5900XT packs in 128MB of DDR RAM, supports dual monitors, has TV-Out capabilities and comes with a bundled copy of PowerDVD 5

 

[SK6]

The digital slot on the card comes with an adapter that will make it a dual monitor.

 

[MMike]

dw would be the guy to ask...but Radeons tend to be more game friendly than CAD friendly. I know dw is using an nvidia.

YOu might want to post this on the eng-tips.com Solidworks forum..... actually do a search first. But that forum helped me A LOT when I was using Swx last year.

 

[buildyourown]

ok, I just bought one.
I'm holding you all to it if this turns out to be as crappy as my other Nvidia.
Thanks for the help

 

[3D.]

I think you’ll like the Nvidia, I’ve been using a GeForce for about a year and it has proven itself worthy. Complex assemblies of 80+ parts with GearTrax created true involute spurs and helicals, exploded rotation… smooth as butter, rebuild… no problems, quick style.

I know they’re usually considered gaming cards, and I’m not even sure that SW lists them as preferred cards, but mine works great, at a great price.

MMike is right, if you want more opinions hit up that SW forum, there is always a lot of card talk on there.

http://www.eng-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=559&page=1

 

[H8R]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130283

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150140

 

[binary visions]

They may be gamer cards but that typically only means they support a lot of functions used in gaming. They will still have a very robust OpenGL engine.

Anyway, good luck with it.