SolidWorks 2006 Graphic Cards

[jkalinowsky]

All,
I am building a home PC for home computing and gaming, and want to be able to run SolidWorks 2006 without too much trouble. I was wondering if anybody is running a eVGA 6800GT graphics card, and how it is working? I'll be using and AMD 3700 (939) processor, with the option to upgrade to 2x6900GT cards in the future. I know this isn't on the SolidWorks supported cards list, but as CAD is not the primary use of my PC I don't want to purchase a graphics card geared mainly towards CAD. I'll most likely only be working with relatively simple medium/larger sized assemblies (100 parts with 5-10 features each at most). Very little complex lofting, lighting, COSMOS, photoworks etc.

If anybody can offer any advice on the card, or suggest another gaming card (in the $300 range) that will handle simple solidworks, I would appreciate it.

Thanks,
John

 

[SBaugh]

jkalinowsky,

I know you mention above

know I can't have the best of both worlds, but I find it hard to believe that it is absolutely necessary to have one of the SW recommended cards, given all the cards out there.

But SW has a single mand that sits down and tests all video cards and their drivers and that's his only job function. To test video cards and drivers for the approved cards. With that in mind I have a lot of Trust in what SW post on the video card and drivers site.


Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

faq731-376

 

[mexiken]

My biased opinion: I would have to suggest getting an ATI X850XT for gaming and don't work too hard out of the office

 

[gwubs]

I have hacked the BFG 6800GT AGP successfully to Quadro FX 4000 using Riva tuner. Also I dual boot my machine to Windows XP Pro - one for gaming as a 6800GT and the other for SolidWorks as a Quadro - best of both worlds. I haven't tried the PCI-e hack yet, but will be in the next few weeks. Check out

http://forums.guru3d.com/

- Riva Tuner forum