Thank you both.
I note from the posted link above that
Nvidia GeForce GPUs -- There are many cards based on GeForce GPU chipsets. Nvidia and Autodesk do not recommend these cards for use with Maya as you may experience various refresh, display and stability problems and inadequate performance.
there is a supplied white paper. BUT - The nvidia site claims FULL OpenGL 2 support on the 8800. I wonder what users experience of this is?
The 8800GTX is a quite awesome card, especially at ebay prices. The equivalent priced workstation cards are less well specified in terms of ram... However all this means nothing if its not stable in Maya.
Also I note that there are no similar caveats on the Maya site with regard to ATI gaming cards. The Radeon 2900XT 512 MB is also a well specified card, cheap by workstation card standards... does anyone have experience of this with Maya?
For me Maya is going to start as a hobby while I learn it. If I can go professional... then in time I can upgrade to a workstation GPU.
Thanks again for your input.
ultra n00b, doesnt know ANYTHING, pls be patient while I learn
Last edited by araaran; 23-09-2007 at 04:04 PM.