Graphic Card...Again

Stu

Strange, I might say just the opposite.
My 8800GT performs well.

The speed drop I experience while editing SU files ,in my case, is caused by the way SU is coded, but I am sure it is not directly related to the 8800GT card. That speed lag is a thing every one experiences using SU for complexer models, regardless of the Graphical card used.

Kwistie, Im not talking about a speed drop...I get black screens, white screens, missing tool bars, SU not responding messages. A Piranesi demo Im trialing is just about unusable...but I get great results on a laptop running a 8600GS card. Even Google acknowledges that this [8800GT] card can cause problems. i wish it was just a machine configuration issue but actually Tavi is running an almost identical machine and getting great results.
All very frustrating.
Sorry Spence...its a bit of a lottery as you said, but Im looking seriously at up grading to the 8800GTX...[if somsbody can tell me what the 'X' factor is ]

Actually, looking at this [with my uneducated eye] http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce_8800.html there doesnt seem to be such a huge difference between the the GT and GTX ?

brianb

I would guess its down to what you want to pay
The range of 8800 cards are expensive
The range of quadro cards have CAD support, but even more expensive!
The latest 9600GT would appear to be very quick and half the price, I dont know if anybody out there is using one with SU?
You may also need to check your motherboards compatability
Brian

brianb

There's also the 9800gtx which has come down in price if you shop around
Brian

spence

Ok, what do you think about an EVGA e-GeForce 8800Ultra 768MB Video Card? I found one for $450, does that sound right?

remus

That sounds about right, although if your looking to spend that sort of money its probably worth having a look at the 9800 cards. Youll get a more powerful card for roughly the same money. Im not sure how well they work with SU though.

spence

Remus,

That is what I've thought about, so here goes my gamble. I'll be thinking and let you know what happens everyone. Thanks for the great advise.

remus

Good luck!

spence

Thanks remus!

spence

Well, it sure has been interesting upgrading my graphic card. Not only did I upgrade my graphic card I bought an entirely new computer. I ended up getting a GeForce 8800 Ultra and could not get it to work in my existing machine, tried everything. So I decided to buy all new parts, I purchased these parts for a machine and the 8800 Ultra. So far this baby rips. I'm running XP Pro. Sketchup is fantastic on this machine I would not change a thing. Thanks for the help and suggestions everyone.

remus

Thats a pretty sweet machine youve got there spence, the stuff of (geeky) dreams.