which out of these cards best for animation

[mafia97]

ohk i need to buy a card for animation and some little bit of gaming
gtx 260
hd4870 or hd 4850 depending on how much money i have but i could get these only
but the main problem is my motherboard has only pcie1.0 slots but these cards are 2.0
so will the work fine
thanks

 

[erocker]

The better card is the GTX 260.

 

[Weer]

The better card is the GTX 260.

But the 4800's are cheaper.

 

[erocker]

But the 4800's are cheaper.

That wasn't the question, but you are correct.

 

[Weer]

That wasn't the question, but you are correct.

Actually, I think it was. "Best" could refer to Price/Performance.

I would also like to point out that PCIe2.0 graphics cards are backwards compatible with PCIe1.0 slots.

 

[erocker]

Well.
Cheapest 4870: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131140

4850: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102770

GTX 260: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127430

Ok, I agree. The 4870 looks best.

 

[mafia97]

so will they run fine with pcie1.0 slots
ohk but my main purose is animation for which i will be using maya
so which card is best for that out of these

 

[Weer]

so will they run fine with pcie1.0 slots
ohk but my main purose is animation for which i will be using maya
so which card is best for that out of these

You would be better off with Quadro. But, that's incredibly expensive unless you flash an ordinary card to a Quadro, thus making it possible to use Quadro drivers. And.. I don't think you're looking for so much trouble.

 

[mafia97]

i was getting a quadro second hand
i think it was 3400 or 1500
it was of 256mb
so is that better

 

[Weer]

i was getting a quadro second hand
i think it was 3400 or 1500
it was of 256mb
so is that better

They are both unfathomably weaker than the cards we suggested.

 

[mafia97]

cuda and physx are those helpful in animation

 

[erocker]

cuda and physx are those helpful in animation

No they are not. It can be helpful with video encoding, but so can ATi Stream.

 

[mafia97]

so i will go for hd 4870 or 4850 as they are cheaper than gtx 260

 

[NastyHabits]

You would be better off with Quadro. But, that's incredibly expensive unless you flash an ordinary card to a Quadro, thus making it possible to use Quadro drivers. And.. I don't think you're looking for so much trouble.

Quadro's are expensive, but you can usually find them really cheap on E-bay

 

[werez]

gtx 260 216sp for the best performance . Hd4870 512 ddr , if you don`t want to spend extra cash . No big difference between HD4870 and GTX260 (standard editions) in performance . One card will give you better performance in one game , the other card will perform slightly better in another game title . If you are looking for a standard card , and pay less for it , go for HD4870 512 edition .

 

[KainXS]

No they are not. It can be helpful with video encoding, but so can ATi Stream.

erocker is right cuda is not very useful in apps for animation, but I know for a fact that ATI non FireGL cards perform much better than nvidia's non Quadro in these applications

 

[DrPepper]

so will they run fine with pcie1.0 slots

Your system specs say your using a X58 motherboard and has PCI-E 2.0 unless your talking about another motherboard and even in that case you should be fine.

 

[Weer]

Your system specs say your using a X58 motherboard and has PCI-E 2.0 unless your talking about another motherboard and even in that case you should be fine.

Well, considering how he's asking if he should buy a 4870 and he already has one, I must assume he's talking about another rig, or the one in his sig is only a blueprint.

 

[mafia97]

no the one in my sig is my main pc
the one i m asking about is for a friend
i already ordered a hd4850 1gb i will get it day after tomorrow
thanks for help