thoughts on quadra4 980 xgl?

fyi, in usa, it's a $500 card.

We have been running the 900 XGL in several machines and are very pleased. We are expecting a new 980 XGL to try just any day now (should have already been here) so I'll let you know as soon as I know something.

WT

Wayne,

Unless you have 8X AGP, you won't see much difference. The 980 is just the

8X version of the 900 (which is 4X). I've also read that 8X AGP isn't even really supported on current hardware (even if the MB says it's 8X). Something about the data rate being too fast for current buss controller hardware.

It should at least run as fast, or a little faster, than the 900.

Regards

Mark

The quadro4 is not the newest from nVidia. Get one from the quadro FX series, it is the latest and greatest. The bottom of the line Quadro FX 500 is about $300 off ebay in the US and it will support realview. The only difference between the 500 and the better cards is more memory and a faster onboard processor.

Timelord

I have just installed a '980, running SW2004 SP1 and am very happy with the video card. Had a Matrox GL550 -- a real dog, and then a WildCat 560 which caused endless problems. The 980 has been stable and fast, although I am only running it in a 4X motherboard.

-- Regards, Gavin Melville snipped-for-privacy@acclipse.co.nz

you might be better off with a xgl980.

FX1000 start to kick more @ss but the FX500 is in some cases, slower than a XGL980

Dom

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