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May 18, 2014 4:54:17 AM

hello, i got an very expensive desktop from dell, precision t3600 with xeon series cpu 3.6ghz, 8gb ram and an quadro 600 gpu main characteristics.
so point is how can i tweak my gpu to work with games such as tera (this level of grapghics) or more (such as the upcomming black desert), the retailer from where i bought it said that this was an excellent package for both games and cad. I have some money if i need to buy a second card but not more than 150$ atm. and if I buy a card for games and use quadro for cad i would like it to be next gen games so the money would be worth :/ 

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a b U Graphics card
May 18, 2014 5:12:48 AM

The Quadro 600 is the GT 520 ( GT 610 ) of the Quadros. It is essentially the same hardware, but the Quadro has extra functionality aimed at CAD and vector graphics. The 520 can be found as low as 30 bucks, the Q600 is around 100 for a 2nd hand. It is the lowest of the lowest tiers of video cards. The DDR3 memory will not let you play game from the recent years with any type of textures above medium.

I don't know who told you it is exellent for games - but that was a lie.

http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/AutoDesk-Auto...

A GTX 650TI with 2 GBs of VRAM or a GTX 660 will be your best option in the 150-200 range. Although I would go for the 660 for CAD. They will both perform better than a 160 bucks new Quadro K600 (the newer model than yours). Ofcourse, you have to tweak here and there to make the software run on the GTX, but for 150-200 bucks - that is your option.
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May 18, 2014 5:17:40 AM

Shneiky said:
The Quadro 600 is the GT 520 ( GT 610 ) of the Quadros. It is essentially the same hardware, but the Quadro has extra functionality aimed at CAD and vector graphics. The 520 can be found as low as 30 bucks, the Q600 is around 100 for a 2nd hand. It is the lowest of the lowest tiers of video cards. The DDR3 memory will not let you play game from the recent years with any type of textures above medium.

I don't know who told you it is exellent for games - but that was a lie.

http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/AutoDesk-Auto...

A GTX 650TI with 2 GBs of VRAM or a GTX 660 will be your best option in the 150-200 range. Although I would go for the 660 for CAD. They will both perform better than a 160 bucks new Quadro K600 (the newer model than yours). Ofcourse, you have to tweak here and there to make the software run on the GTX, but for 150-200 bucks - that is your option.

if i wanted to find something that is excelent for future games like black desert (100% settings to not spoil its worth) what should I buy? I want to have a card that neither is expensive without reason for example i want it for gaming, whats my best choice? i can use quadro 600 for cad at the moment so i have 2 slots for gpus, so i want 1 for games and 1 for cad which i already have.

in other words i dont want it to be of something too much extra but at the same time be my best gaming solution.
or can i softmod my current one. ?
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a b U Graphics card
May 18, 2014 5:25:10 AM

You cannot soft mod anything. The hardware is there and that is the limit. You can get 10%-20% increased performance, but the Quadro 600 already has low enough performance, that any overclock will not help.

Tera Online maxes out my GTX 650TI in PvP with 20+ players. (I have everything on the highest) and I expect Black Desert to be more demanding. If you want to play Black Desert on full on, you are probably going in GTX 760 territory.

Anyway, GTX 650Ti, GTX 660, GTX 760 will perform better than your Quadro 600 in CAD.
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May 18, 2014 5:28:59 AM

Shneiky said:
You cannot soft mod anything. The hardware is there and that is the limit. You can get 10%-20% increased performance, but the Quadro 600 already has low enough performance, that any overclock will not help.

Tera Online maxes out my GTX 650TI in PvP with 20+ players. (I have everything on the highest) and I expect Black Desert to be more demanding. If you want to play Black Desert on full on, you are probably going in GTX 760 territory.

i see, so is it worth investing on this gtx? i am not familiar with gpu cards so basicaly its my first time buying one if so.
a website wrote that a Nvidia GTX 770 would be the best there is. my goal is to pay once and not change gpu for a long time since i need to collect the money to invest first.
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a b U Graphics card
May 18, 2014 9:08:16 AM

This depends on several factors:
1 - What resolution do you use? 1920x1080 or 2560x1440? Single monitor or dual monitor?

2 - What is your budget? How much are you willing to pay? For how long do you want to keep the card?

3 - How much is the CAD important and how much is the gaming important? Gaming video cards deal with professional software better than pro cards deal with games. Do you do very complex CAD projects? If CAD is way more important then you should go with AMD FirePro W series professional cards and deal with the decreased gaming performance.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/workstation-graphic...
(P.S the new Quadro K series are a bit better than the old series without the K)

4 - When do you want to buy it? Prices and models will be different in 1 month. They constantly change.

If you are using 2 monitors 1920x1080, or if you are using a 2560x1440 display, I would say it is a better bet to go with GTX 770. Else, you can get away with a GTX 760. Also, there is no possible way to know what the future will bring. These things are just some guidelines to make you think about what you need. If you have a clear idea about the above 4 points, then I can very easily recommend a best solution.
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May 18, 2014 11:00:44 AM

Shneiky said:
This depends on several factors:
1 - What resolution do you use? 1920x1080 or 2560x1440? Single monitor or dual monitor?

2 - What is your budget? How much are you willing to pay? For how long do you want to keep the card?

3 - How much is the CAD important and how much is the gaming important? Gaming video cards deal with professional software better than pro cards deal with games. Do you do very complex CAD projects? If CAD is way more important then you should go with AMD FirePro W series professional cards and deal with the decreased gaming performance.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/workstation-graphic...
(P.S the new Quadro K series are a bit better than the old series without the K)

4 - When do you want to buy it? Prices and models will be different in 1 month. They constantly change.

If you are using 2 monitors 1920x1080, or if you are using a 2560x1440 display, I would say it is a better bet to go with GTX 770. Else, you can get away with a GTX 760. Also, there is no possible way to know what the future will bring. These things are just some guidelines to make you think about what you need. If you have a clear idea about the above 4 points, then I can very easily recommend a best solution.


well I just have quadro 600 for cad, i dont want to waste the other card on cad, gaming is important too, and sometimes cad only needs zbrush and maya or 3d max which is prety fine now to work with. so for gaming solution i am to go get the best/cheapest solution for every future known game thats why i want to keep my card for years.
I use a 1200p monitor atm. 22 inch. 60hz. well for now i suppose this is great for a monitor, my dell system is fine i think xeon is ok too if i am not mistaken. (uses 8 cores).
anyway i dont understand the dual monitor terminology but i use one monitor if thats what you mean. I just want to play games with my pc that have high requirements and I dont need to have at the same time something demanding open except from an browser if it is too important or a skype. besides that i dont demand anything more than that. in nvidia control panel i can adjust what gpu works on what software and set it up i think. besides dell said that i could use them at the same time since i have 2 slots i suppose that is okay. I can wait for prices to drop if its only for 1 month for instance. when i state future games i say that with the future demands that are known game developers will produce such as black desert or phantasy star 2 online (both great games in terms of appearance.)

well anyway currenctly I have 150$ for spending but if i knew how much the card values drop i would be happy, i can wait to buy a card i want in low price.
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a b U Graphics card
May 18, 2014 11:20:58 AM

Well you missed 1 point. Any GTX card you get will perform better than the Quadro 600 in CAD. Even a GTX 650 TI will perform a lot better in Max/Maya/ZBrush/CAD than the Quadro 600. If you buy a GTX, there is no reason to keep the Quadro 600. No reason whatsoever. Using the 2 cards and switching to the Quadro 600 when you need to use CAD is useless, because the GTX already performs better. You will not "waste" a new card on CAD. That statement is illogical. Basically, you have your tasks, you have the money you want to spend, you know the time of purchase, you decide what you need.

And as far as I got, you are now more concerned about gaming. With a single 1920x1200 monitor. But the problem is, noone knows how future games react until they are benchmarked. Regardless of what developers know or do not know, you can never give an accurate guess on how a game that is currently in development will run. Me and a lot of others can only guess what is going to happen in 1 year, but to guess what is going to happen in 2 years is a long shot, 3 years is impossible. Also prices wont drop dramatically in a month. So you can even buy now, won't make much of a difference if you wait or not.

In the end - If your budget is:
under $150 - GTX 650 TI 2 GB
around $200 - GTX 660
around $250 - GTX 760
around $350 - GTX 770

All in all, as of today - the GTX 660 can run almost all games at high/highest at 1920x1080. To be certain that there is nothing you can't run on highest at 1920x1200 - grab a 760. If you want to keep the video card for 2-3 years to come without lowering details much - grab 770. After the 3rd year, you would possibly need to go into the medium section.

Anyway, whichever you get, you can just get rid of the Quadro 600. Also, check if your power supply can provide enough for the card that you chose.
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May 18, 2014 12:39:54 PM

Shneiky said:
Well you missed 1 point. Any GTX card you get will perform better than the Quadro 600 in CAD. Even a GTX 650 TI will perform a lot better in Max/Maya/ZBrush/CAD than the Quadro 600. If you buy a GTX, there is no reason to keep the Quadro 600. No reason whatsoever. Using the 2 cards and switching to the Quadro 600 when you need to use CAD is useless, because the GTX already performs better. You will not "waste" a new card on CAD. That statement is illogical. Basically, you have your tasks, you have the money you want to spend, you know the time of purchase, you decide what you need.

And as far as I got, you are now more concerned about gaming. With a single 1920x1200 monitor. But the problem is, noone knows how future games react until they are benchmarked. Regardless of what developers know or do not know, you can never give an accurate guess on how a game that is currently in development will run. Me and a lot of others can only guess what is going to happen in 1 year, but to guess what is going to happen in 2 years is a long shot, 3 years is impossible. Also prices wont drop dramatically in a month. So you can even buy now, won't make much of a difference if you wait or not.

In the end - If your budget is:
under $150 - GTX 650 TI 2 GB
around $200 - GTX 660
around $250 - GTX 760
around $350 - GTX 770

All in all, as of today - the GTX 660 can run almost all games at high/highest at 1920x1080. To be certain that there is nothing you can't run on highest at 1920x1200 - grab a 760. If you want to keep the video card for 2-3 years to come without lowering details much - grab 770. After the 3rd year, you would possibly need to go into the medium section.

Anyway, whichever you get, you can just get rid of the Quadro 600. Also, check if your power supply can provide enough for the card that you chose.

thank you, so what do you recommend me to do in order to get the 770 one? for example I could sell my current one but anyway, can I buy the 770 one in the future? i mean i want to let it drop in price, so how i dont know the time frames of the price drops.

btw i own dell precision t3600
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May 20, 2014 1:58:37 PM

anyway thank you, so if i want to play tera rising now whats the recommended best settings for a balance of fps and visual quality? (prefer better textures and hd, to see things clear i mean)
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