On 8 Aug 2006 at 17:50, Darcy James Argue wrote: > On 08 Aug 2006, at 5:27 PM, Tyler Turner wrote: > > >> Tyler, are you a gamer, an animator, a 3D artist? > >> What do you need a > >> high-end video card for? Certainly not for Finale. > > > > Actually, Finale is one of the applications where I'd > > definitely prefer a high end video card to a second > > processor. The video card definitely does make a > > difference with Finale. > > Do you have any evidence to support that assertion? Finale is not a > 3D application, and there *really* isn't any significant difference > in 2D or video performance between a (relatively) low-end card like > the GeForce 7300 GT and a high-end gaming or CAD card.
Perhaps this is a Mac vs. PC communication problem. Video cards make a *huge* difference in performance on a PC, especially one running WinXP's ugly Luna interface (the Windows Classic UI is far less video intensive). However, *how* much difference they make is going to have a ceiling. After you reach a certain level in high-end graphics cards, you're not going to see much additional increase in performance of typical PC tasks. But hard drive speed and graphics card are more important that CPU speed in making a PC running Windows feel snappy. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
