Guide for Graphic cards

[vish22]

Hi

I use a PCI Express Graphic card, Nvidia quadro fx 540 with core2duo e 6300 @ 1.86 processor and 2GB DDR2 RAM
As a 3D student I learned on this system
It takes too much time to render a file if there is too much graphic is involved

So My question is, Of which level, graphic card is sufficient for 3d projects rendering? Do they help in Rendering speed also or just gives good quality?
I would like to purchase a card what I can use even if I change my motherboard for future?
(asking this because if you go for advance MB then you need to change processor and RAM)

 

[Guest]

what motherboard do you have?

also getting more RAM would help.

most importantly what is your budget?

 

[vish22]

motherboard is Intel D946GZIS original
My power supply unit is 430 watt
I would prefer mid range but anything under 232 $

 

[Guest]

something like this?
PNY VCQ600-PB Quadro 600 1GB 128-bit DDR3 $154.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133354

what software are you using?

i do believe if the software uses the cuda cores, it helps in rendering speed. plus more RAM helps

 

[Sunius]

What software for rendering are you using?

 

[vish22]

I use 3Ds MAX and MAYA

 

[vish22]

What software for rendering are you using?

As I told you about S/W I am using can you tell what to use?

 

[vish22]

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