thats bizarre, I had a quadro4000 in my old machine for 2 years without a problem. it was on 24/7
now I have a 770TI and again, its on 24/7 maybe look at some better cooling solutions? cheers james, On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 10:28 AM, hk-vndr <[email protected]> wrote: > Apologies to my thumbs. I meant how long do you keep your computer on with > a card that generates such heat? > > In my case, I've had to replace my mobo twice this year from my Nvidia > quadro 4000. > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Mirko Jankovic > Date:12/11/2014 2:32 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Best graphic card for Softimage? > > "How long can you can your computer on with this card in it?" > > Sry but clarification please? > > On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 2:28 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How long can you can your computer on with this card in it? >> >> On 2014-12-11 05:36, Mario Reitbauer wrote: >> >> Got the msi gtx 970 gaming 4g. >> Quite happy with it. >> >> 2014-12-11 10:03 GMT+01:00 Mirko Jankovic <[email protected]>: >> >>> right now 970 is best bang for backs. >>> they do not heat too much, power consumption is prety low and they do >>> really good job. >>> and on top of that Redshift as perfect companion ;) >>> viewport performance is not that big issue at all between two cards but >>> being able to utilise GPU rendering with CUDA is way more higher on the >>> list then couple more FPS in viewport >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 9:26 AM, Christoph Muetze <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I'd stay clear of the ATI/AMD consumer cards if I were you. From our >>>> experience Soft becomes generally less stable (crashing a lot more), and >>>> the raycast selection is going haywire sometimes. >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> >>>> On 11/12/14 04:44, phil harbath wrote: >>>> > I went Redshift and have been very pleased. I can get by using a lot >>>> less computers than before on most projects, volume smoke is pretty much >>>> all I use MR for anymore. I have several computers with a combination of >>>> 780TI, 770, and 970, while I think the 780Ti give the best performance, it >>>> really makes more sense to buy the 970 as they are priced better or 980 if >>>> you have more cash. The Redshift say go with the cards with the most ram >>>> (that would be Titan 6tb, if you got even more cash), depends on your needs >>>> of course. >>>> > >>>> > From: David Rivera >>>> > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 8:51 PM >>>> > To: Softimage Mailing List >>>> > Subject: Best graphic card for Softimage? >>>> > >>>> > I know this subject has been posted a lot over the years, but it >>>> happens that I read a benchmark performance between autodesk products on >>>> certain webpage. They tested Radeons vs Nvidias and turns out that Mudbox >>>> and Softimage ran better on AMD (Radeons) - this is mental ray render. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > So I was wondering whether to go full on mental ray (CPU) or take my >>>> savings and put it on a GPU renderer? Either case, now a days, which is the >>>> middle ranked graphic card for softimage? (My budget is around 1k). >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Thanks. >>>> > >>>> > David Rivera >>>> > 3D Compositor/Animator >>>> > LinkedIN >>>> > Behance >>>> > VFX Reel >>>> > >>>> >>>> >> >> > >
