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  New i7 rig with GTX285 VS Quadro FXCX VS Matrox RT.X2 !!!

  Posted by Ariel Brener on July 26, 2009 at 6:24 pm

  OK check my sig for my current specs.

  I’m using Adobe Premiere pro & After effects CS4 with a lot of plugins (Redgiant, Trapcode, Boris CC etc)
  I work mainly with SD. I don’t use 3d apps such as maya and 3ds max.

  Thing is – the work process is very slow specially using Plugins etc, – so I thought of buying a card that will boost the performance using PPRO effects and After effects work environment.

  I heard that QUADRO FX4800\CX can can help with the workflow and with OPENGL support and using CUDA technology
  The bad news it cost between 1600$-2000$ which is crazy!
  They brag that they can Export H.264 clips in supr fast times… Yeepee – I dont use this codec for now. I need fast response in the editing\composting process!

  and there is the Matrox rt.x2 which I don’t know if it supports all of this?
  and if it accelerates the work with plugins and open GL and other effects!

  So I guess my question is which card is better for me?
  who is better for the needs listed above?

  I can buy GTX 285 with better specs from the Quadros and it will cost only 320$-400$ (which is a fraction of the price for quadros). hell I can make Sli and it still be A LOT cheaper.

  but I heard that you pay the ridiculous price for quadro FX 4800\CX because of the drivers (and the support – I dont need it).
  and that they cut the performance of the gaming high end cards for use in pro apps.

  So my question is what to do? which card to buy?
  Quadro? Matrox? or a hole new i7 system with GTX285 (maybe SLI) GPU?

  who will be faster?

  please reply soon! my girlfriend is now in the states and coming back soon to my country – so I wanna buy as much as I can!
  😀

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  ADOBE MASTER COLLECTION CS4
  Win Vista Ultimate 64bit
  RAM: 8GB (Corsair 800Mhz)
  CPU: Intel Quad Core 2.4Ghz (Q6600)
  GPU: ATI x1950XT 256MB
  MB: Asus P5K Deluxe WiFi-AP

  Ariel Brener replied 16 years, 9 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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