ASUS P5G41T-M LX compatible quadro 2000

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hi,
well like the title said, does anyone know if the mother asus P5G41T-M LX is compatible with nvidia quadro 2000 graphics card?
 

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I'd need to know the particular model to be sure but I believe the answer is yes.

The board has a pcie 1.1 slot and the PNY version of the card that I looked at is pcie 2.0. 1.1 slots will accept 2.0 cards, but not 2.1. 2.1 cards will fit, but they won't work. The reason why is because a change in power requirements between 2.0 and 2.1 broke backwards compatibility.

Assuming the particular model you select is pcie 2.0 and not 2.1 then yes. I think it's reasonable to assume they'd all be the same revision, but best to check before you drop close to $400 on something that may or may not work.

One last thought, you know there are more powerful cards for less money, right?
 

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I can really only speak for certainty about the compatibility, but I don't see any reason why you can't just get a better gaming card with higher specs for less money. It might not be QUITE as good for modeling, but my roommate (a full sail grad [don't go there, its a scam]) uses gaming cards with maya and is quite happy.

I'd suggest posting in the graphics forum if you're not sure.

Just to illustrate my point, let's take a look at 2 cards from newegg.
$389 PNY Quadro 2000
$89 Some random gaming card

Now both of these cards have 192 CUDA cores, are 128 bit, and have 1 GB of GDDR5. At a glance, I see two differences: $300 and the word 'workstation'. I've built entire systems for that. The card in my rig is 2 GB 256 bit and I paid $200.

I'm sure there must be something more to it than that, but it's a mystery to me. Even if the professional card is twice as good for modeling, I question if that justifies the cost.

I work in a kitchen, and it seems like all the equipment is easily 4 times the cost of the home versions. Is it better? Well yeah, but not 4 times better. I think a lot of what you're paying for is the words 'professional' and 'work station'.

Again, I suggest posting in the graphics forum. Whatever card you decide on, make sure it's pcie 2.0 as your board will NOT be able to run a pcie 2.1 or higher card.