new build for cad only

DJmartin said:
I think it would be a bit overkill to get a quadro card for designing. Also if you do own the computer in your sig, it looks good enough to do the job :p
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No the Quadro NVS 295 is a lower end card, drivers are fully compatible with CAD software. Why does OP need a gaming card?

The NVS 295 can be picked up under £30, search the net.
 
JasonM said:
No the Quadro NVS 295 is a lower end card, drivers are fully compatible with CAD software. Why does OP need a gaming card?

The NVS 295 can be picked up under £30, search the net.
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Fair enough, I had looked at some of the 'Pro Graphics Cards" on a competitor site a few weeks ago and they ranged from £100 to £7000 so I thought that they tended to be more expensive if I was assuming the £100 one was low end. Probably looking in the wrong place. :rolleyes:
 
I"m getting a good idea for what i will need to complete this build thanks to you guys. I do my own rebuild every 12 to 18 month and just completed my latest (except for a corsair H100 that i should get next week, on pre order) as you may see in my sig. But as far as a spec needed for something to cope with CAD software i just do not have a clue.
Once again thank you all for your input with this project!
 
Not sure of the model? It must be good, I always check out reviews before buying.
I"ll have to check it out when i venture into the loft. I remember that it was capable of running SLI with dedicated cabling.
 
DJmartin said:
Fair enough, I had looked at some of the 'Pro Graphics Cards" on a competitor site a few weeks ago and they ranged from £100 to £7000 so I thought that they tended to be more expensive if I was assuming the £100 one was low end. Probably looking in the wrong place. :rolleyes:
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Understood. They are normally expensive, however there is a total glut of clean pull NVS 295 /450 cards on the market from Dell workstations. I can't say where but i'm sure you'd find them at auction..

I paid £23 each for the NVS 295, and £55 for an NVS 450 (4 monitor card). Hardware wise they are really only regular Nvidia cards, however driver support is superior (for business) as they are not caught up with the game releases - there is also dedicated CAD drivers, and some business software is written directly for Quadro. The cards are still Direct X 10 and will even run games, HD video is no problem also.

The best thing about these cards is they have something Nvidia Mosaic, and it allows up to 8 screens to be treated as one display, very similar to eyefinity except you only need the regular display port adapters. They are also low power and designed to run 24/7, one of the applications for these cards is stock exchanges.

For people wanting only 2d or lite 3d work especially in a business / work environment, picking up a cheap Quado card makes a lot of sense.
 
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