graphics card upgrade

[the editor]

I wanted to start using Cinema4D to enhance my films, but my current GPU doensn't cut it! (Intel HD 2000 )

Would a HD 6970 or GTX 570 be better for this?

Will my OCZ ZS 550W be enough?

Thanks, James

 

[stulid]

Yes the PSU is fine for either card, err..get Nvidia, they are better.

Either the GTX570 or this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-043-ZT&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341

 

[beejjacobs]

beaten to it....

 

[stulid]

beaten to it....

Bad luck

 

[beejjacobs]

Yes the PSU is fine for either card, err..get Nvidia, they are better.

Either the GTX570 or this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-043-ZT&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341

I do wonder why they called it that(GTx560Ti "448 edition", surely 565 or something would make more sense!? Or is it because of how crap the 465 was?

 

[the editor]

Ok, thank you very much

 

[J.D]

Yes the PSU is fine for either card, err..get Nvidia, they are better.

For Cinema4D?. Or was that a sweeping statement for overall?.

 

[stulid]

For Cinema4D?. Or was that a sweeping statement for overall?.

Yes. iRay/CUDA.

 

[J.D]

Yes. iRay/CUDA.

Thank you, my last Nvidia card was the 8800GTX so I'm a little behind on some things related to its features. I like 3D on my friends 480 SLI, 2700k though. (pointless to why I added that )

 

[MoodyB]

Yes. iRay/CUDA.

Wouldn't he be better with a 2gb 560ti as cuda will appreciate more vram for gpu rendering will it not?

I know the Cycles gpu renderer in Blender does anyway.

 

[stulid]

Wouldn't he be better with a 2gb 560ti as cuda will appreciate more vram for gpu rendering will it not?

I know the Cycles gpu renderer in Blender does anyway.

Relies on the CUDA core count more, I thought? not that wrong,....usually

 

[MoodyB]

If it's just postprocessing work that the op wants Cuda accelerated then the 570 would obviously be quicker.

Anyway, I don't really know enough about iRay/Cinema4D to say anymore