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ATI Radeon 9800 XT 1

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Cadaraman

Cadaraman

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Mar 2, 2004
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Has anyone used this video card for Autocad, 3D VIZ or 3D studio Max? I know this card was primarily marketed toward the gaming environment ...but it has opengl 8 support and seems to run perfect for me using autocad, with large 3D models. Would like to here some opinions on this.

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I don't know about the ATI cards but I have seen hardly a difference between the Nvidia Quadro and the higher end FX units. In fact there are ways to turn TNT2, Geforce and FX cards into Quadro cards simply by adding solder to one unsoldered contact on the board and updating the card's bios. I have read that these conversions activate the necessary hardware parts to run the extra GL code used in CAD and modeling apps.

Considering the price difference, I think its a major rip-off and I'll bet ATI uses the same marketing tactic.
 
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Thank you for this post. It was helpful for me as well!
 
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