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androto   04-17-2009 at 08:08:11 PM

Hello Everybody,
I have a fairly short question for you guys. If money weren't an object, are workstation graphics cards better for playing games than regular graphics cards (i.e. GTX 200 series vs. a Quadro FX).

Thanks in advance.

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daedalus685   04-17-2009 at 08:15:02 PM
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Short answer, no.

Tech wise, the cards are exactly the same.

What you pay for is service several tiers above regular gaming cards, and drivers designed to be very very stable and perform exceptionaly well at work related tasks. A gaming card will work better in most games, and a workstation card will be miles ahead in workstation apps.. due to the drivers, you could softmod a workstation card to run games just as well as a game card, but at best it would be the the same performance for ten times the price.

Of course the same is true backwards, you can softmod a gamer card into a workstaton card for much less money.. but without the support most companies would demand being that price may not be the issue there.

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androto   04-17-2009 at 09:04:15 PM
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Quote :

Short answer, no.

Tech wise, the cards are exactly the same.



alrighty then, that'll save me some money.

thanks

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daedalus685   04-17-2009 at 09:25:42 PM
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LOL, some money in the regard that most enthusiast PC's cost less in total than the price difference between a Quadro FX5800 and three gtx285 :D

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g725s   11-24-2009 at 06:35:16 PM
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daedalus685 wrote :

you can softmod a gamer card into a workstaton card for much less money.. but without the support most companies would demand being that price may not be the issue there.



Where would be the best place to find out more about doing this?

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