• Maxon Cinema 4D

  GPU selection for Dell Precision 490

  Posted by Thoreau Bakker on October 25, 2013 at 11:04 pm

  hey Guys,

  sorry for the lame question, but I’ve been scanning data for hours and am requesting a simple answer / push in the right direction.

  After a week and 20 hours troubleshooting why my PC wasn’t booting, I have discovered my Nvidia Quadro FX 3700 has kicked the bucket. It only had 512 megs to it, but seemed to do a good job.

  I’m a little confused about Nvidia vs Radeon, and size, in relation to C4D.

  My applications will be mostly C4D, with a bit of Sony Vegas & Adobe AE.

  Any suggestions on cards to watch for (or avoid) at a low price (spent most of my disposable income on a new proprietary power supply while trouble shooting my system) would be great.

  I know the info on Nvidia vs Radeon and size is all out there, I just thought I’d ask for a little hand.

  -t.

  Thoreau Bakker replied 12 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Arvin Bautista

  October 28, 2013 at 12:00 am

  Cinema 4D uses the CPU for rendering, not the GPU. A faster GPU would help in the viewport when using “enhanced Open GL,” but it wouldn’t lead to faster render times.

  Arvin Bautista
  Greasy Pig Studios
  Los Angeles, CA
  https://www.greasypigstudios.com
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  Thoreau Bakker

  October 28, 2013 at 12:12 am

  Thanks Arvin,

  much appreciated.

  -t.

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