Workstation set-up

# 1 28-03-2003 , 09:20 PM

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Well what are your system specs that you use for maya and stuff? Here is mine,

AMD XP 1900+ 1.67GHz
256Mb PC-2100 DDR
PNY GeForce 4 Mx420
Soundblaster 5.1 Live!
Network everywhere 10/100 NIC
WD 80Gb 7,200Rpm
Philips 40x24x40
KDS X-Flat 17" CRT-Monitor
Pioneer DVD-Rom
Cheiftech Matric Full-tower server case
Logitech Acess keyboard (wireless)
Logitech mouseman (Optical) (wireless)
Logitech Soundman speakers

Going to be upgrading to:
1024Mb PC-2100 DDR
PNY Quadro 4 750 XGL 128Mb 2x/4x/8x AGP DDR
Cooler Master ATC-710 SX1 (case)
2nd monitor
Logitech Mx700 (wireless) (optical) (recharger)

Well there is mine. Now what is yours?

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# 2 29-03-2003 , 12:02 AM

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Intel Pentium 4 2.53 gig
1 gig RDRam (PC 1066)
Radeon 7500 user added image

Sound Blaster Live! 5.1
WD 80 GB 7,200 RPM drive
WD 30 GB 5,400 RPM drive
Maxtor 60 GB external back up drive
LG 52x24x52 witer
LG DVD Rom
Optical mouse
Creative 5.1 digital surround sound speakers
ViewSonic E70f flat monitor
LG Flatron 700B monitor

Going to be upgrade to:
2.8 gig processor
probably a Radeon 9700 Pro / GFTi4600
and stuff

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# 3 29-03-2003 , 12:32 AM

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What do you reccommend for a graphics card, for maya?

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# 4 29-03-2003 , 12:44 AM

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Ti 4600 is the perfect card for maya.. unless you could afford the FX... or a quadro...

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# 5 29-03-2003 , 04:34 AM

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Ok here is my upgrade list:
MSI GeFore 4 Ti4800 SE 8x/4x 128Mb DDR
1024Mb PC-2100 DDR
KDS XF-7t 17" CRT X-flat
^^ Is for a dual monitor setup. My monitor now is a XF-7b, but I couldn't find it. The only differance between the two is the button layout.

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# 6 29-03-2003 , 01:24 PM

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i have heard good things about ATi FireGL Z1 and X1 user added image

i want one but i dont know where to get them from

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# 7 29-03-2003 , 06:02 PM

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https://www.the3dshop.com/productinfo.asp?a_prodid=678
>>There you go user added image

The cheapest price on price watch. Hoep it helps.

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# 8 29-03-2003 , 07:00 PM

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spank my ass and call me charlie!! $799 for an X1!! wow!

anyone know if that card will fit in an asus a7n8x deluxe?

and does the graphics speed up/improve reder quality at all?

and finally, any places in the UKw where i can get it from? user added image

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# 9 29-03-2003 , 07:11 PM

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Hi charlie, my names josh. Yea they are expensive. I decided to go with a MSI GeForce 4 Ti4800SE, I was going to get a nVidia Quadro 4 750 XGL, but it was to much.

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# 10 02-04-2003 , 04:42 AM

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Athlon 1800+
512mb Corsair XMS PC2700 DDR RAM
ATI FireGL Z1
Shuttle kt333 mobo
40 gig Seagate 7200RPM HD
19" Viewsonic P90f monitor

BTW, you can mod a Radeon 9500/9700 into a FireGL...

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# 11 02-04-2003 , 04:52 AM

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Originally posted by alpha
BTW, you can mod a Radeon 9500/9700 into a FireGL...

Originally Posted by

yes, but not all cards can handle the modification...so it's not always 100% sure

-Emo

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# 12 02-04-2003 , 05:00 AM

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900 Mhz P3
128 MB Ram
VideoCard? I don´t know, it came with a 2Mb thing I guess.
SoundBlaster I think. (I got it hooked up to my stereo player)
40 Gigs HD
Big monitor from Hp (it´s an HP Pavilion model)
HP keyboard (Which means it has some fancy lights on it)
A CD Writer unit
A CD Reader unit (You know, just to make them focus on their job)

An excellent Maya Unit!

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Caracas, Venezuela
Hell .. not gone perse, but with a certainly lower post count per day.

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# 13 02-04-2003 , 11:39 AM

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Originally posted by Emo
yes, but not all cards can handle the modification...so it's not always 100% sure

-Emo

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Actually they are physically the same, you just have to get the drivers to install. Here's a link on how to do it.

You may be thinking of the 9500->9700 Pro mod... Only a few of them had the capibility, and of those something like 1/3 couldn't handle it properly.

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# 14 02-04-2003 , 10:14 PM

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Originally posted by Nem

and does the graphics speed up/improve reder quality at all?

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nope.. will only effect viewport speed.

cheaper and (currently)more reliable alternative - buy a ti4200 128mb(can be had for around £100), mod it to a Quadro 4 750 using rivatuner (use either 30.82 or 41.09 detonators), and enjoy Maya and any other pro opengl app running speedily as you like, with no visual artifacts/redraw glitches and above all stable as hell! user added image

pic attached to prove it works (and there is no chance of any damage to your hardware, and as long as you follow the instructions ok, zero chance of failuire user added image

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