Problem GPU/CPU???
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Review the list of cards to avoid in maintenance release 2 notes http://docs.google.com/View?docid=ajg9d7mmp8rt_4gp925h , the section on Vista issues.
Re Omega drivers, developers will not test product on everything. It's unrealistic. With my ATI and NVidia cards, I never experienced graphics issue that would cause me to look for something 'better'.
Anyway, your GPU also has to play nice with your operating system, CPU, other assorted drivers, software, BIOS settings, running processes, hardware, your modeling needs, etc. This is one of the reasons it's hard to tailor-fit these hardware/software questions.
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@gata said:
Review the list of cards to avoid in maintenance release 2 notes http://docs.google.com/View?docid=ajg9d7mmp8rt_4gp925h , the section on Vista issues.
Re Omega drivers, developers will not test product on everything. It's unrealistic. With my ATI and NVidia cards, I never experienced graphics issue that would cause me to look for something 'better'.
Anyway, your GPU also has to play nice with your operating system, CPU, other assorted drivers, software, BIOS settings, running processes, hardware, your modeling needs, etc. This is one of the reasons it's hard to tailor-fit these hardware/software questions.
The card list quoted is about Vista compliancy. Let's hope that the driver situation has improved since. For me, the Quadro FX 1400, for instance, works faultlessly with XP. I don't know why the manufacturers so often mess up with their driver releases. I strongly recommend that when you find a driver version that works, stick with it. My other home computer has an old ATI All-in-Wonder card that also works OK if I keep Fast Feedback off, and I haven't dared to upgrade the driver for years.
Anssi
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I have an ATI Radeon FX550 (I think) and have no problem with it though it (and its driver) is more than 2 years old. I haven't even had problems during the tests.
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@b.lamein said:
And the Quadro cards can I play good games whit it since I also use my PC for private.
Quadro cards are absolutely crap for gaming.
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Sorry to highjack this thread
Coen, i just ordered a precision m90 whats it like with sketchup and also in general
thanks
Darren
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Darren,
I also have Precision M90, which I purchased last November. The graphics card is the nVidia Quadro FX 1500M. (Operating system Windows XP Pro SP2)
I'm using the two-year old nVidia driver from DELL, version 84.29
As long as I keep anti-aliasing off, I've had zero problems in SketchUp. Most of the time, even anti-aliasing works fine. As far as games, I haven't had any problems running 'Half-Life/Orange Box' at full speed; all graphic features enabled (on a 1920x1200 pixel screen, at that!)
I can't comment on Vista, but I will tell you that I purposely avoided it, in favor of WinXP (I prefer not to serve as a guinea pig for Microsoft, thank you very much.)
Regards,
Taff -
I don't have AA on in SU either. Although for many it "looks" better but who cares with those slightly jaggy lines while modeling? When it comes to 2D export, AA is dealt with by the software anyway so you won't have ugly output (not to speak of post-process).
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Hi Thanks for replies
I have got one with the T1600M
Also how do i turn off AA in sketchup ?
Kind regards
Darren
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@b.lamein said:
which are the best or which cards they use?
for SU = nVidia Quadro FX series (nothing else)
nVidia GeForce series might work too but no guarantees of course. If you are just playing around, probably the best bang for the buck.
Norbert
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@sintra said:
...Also how do i turn off AA in sketchup ? ...
Go to Window > Preferences > OpenGL settings and there you can turn hardware acceleration on/off and when it's on, at the bottom you have a couple of options to set (depending on the driver, several AA settings, too). Experiment with them to find a good balance between performance and look.
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