Hi,
I am looking to upgrade my existing graphics card for one that will provide me with better performance whilst using Solidworks and Proengineer 3D modelling software. I have just been offered a PhD Doctorate degree so need something powerful and reliable.
I am running a Pentium 4 HT 3.4Ghz Processor with 1Gb of Corsair 2-5-2-2 latancy RAM. So l am pretty sure its nothing there slowing down my system when l 3D model.
I currently have a 256Mb ATi Radeon 9800 Pro card for the AGP slot which is great for games but doesn't appear to be right for 3D modelling some how as l experiance slowing and delayed processing of commands especially when applying mates, forces and motions to a model (for anyone that has experiance l guess you know what l mean here).
I would like to have another AGP card but other than that am quite open to suggestions. I have a budget of around £250-£300 but l would like to see a marked improvment for my money as the old card l have is only 6months old and would be pretty much worthless 2nd hand and set me back what l thought was alot of money for a graphics card cough cough little did l know. So if anyone here thinks the £250-300 could be better spent on other optimisations for a greater all round benefit then l'd like to know about that too as l really don't want to be almost £500 down and still not be able to do what l want to do.
Thanks for any help people here can offer.
I am looking to upgrade my existing graphics card for one that will provide me with better performance whilst using Solidworks and Proengineer 3D modelling software. I have just been offered a PhD Doctorate degree so need something powerful and reliable.
I am running a Pentium 4 HT 3.4Ghz Processor with 1Gb of Corsair 2-5-2-2 latancy RAM. So l am pretty sure its nothing there slowing down my system when l 3D model.
I currently have a 256Mb ATi Radeon 9800 Pro card for the AGP slot which is great for games but doesn't appear to be right for 3D modelling some how as l experiance slowing and delayed processing of commands especially when applying mates, forces and motions to a model (for anyone that has experiance l guess you know what l mean here).
I would like to have another AGP card but other than that am quite open to suggestions. I have a budget of around £250-£300 but l would like to see a marked improvment for my money as the old card l have is only 6months old and would be pretty much worthless 2nd hand and set me back what l thought was alot of money for a graphics card cough cough little did l know. So if anyone here thinks the £250-300 could be better spent on other optimisations for a greater all round benefit then l'd like to know about that too as l really don't want to be almost £500 down and still not be able to do what l want to do.
Thanks for any help people here can offer.