topic Hardward configuration suggestions for ArchiCAD? in Installation & update

Hardward configuration suggestions for ArchiCAD?

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 15:08:45 GMT

The firm I work for is looking to upgrade their Graphics cards for their new computers and also buy a new computer just to do the 3d modeling and highend renderings.
Does anyone have a suggestion on a good cheap Graphics Card?
Also any suggestions on the highend rendering computer hardware config. would be great.

Thankyou

Re: Hardward configuration suggestions for ArchiCAD?

TomWaltz — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 15:28:40 GMT

What are you using now? Does the vendor you are buying from offer any options to pick from?

I'd be surprised if "good" and "cheap" will co-exist in this situation.....

Re: Hardward configuration suggestions for ArchiCAD?

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:10:36 GMT

Sorry for the slow reply
I am using a G4 mac (which is currently the best computer in the office)
It cant handle a ten story night rendering though. The other computers can even handle the 3D window for a model of that size. Soooo they want a PC to do the renderings. Then they want to upgrade the other PCs so that they can play around in the 3D window on the large projects. These PCs are P4s with plenty of ram they just got shanked with the graphics cards.
Any ideas?
Thanks for your time
Sam

Re: Hardward configuration suggestions for ArchiCAD?

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 21:25:20 GMT

Hey Sam,

We've had pretty good luck with the ATI RADEON X600 PRO cards, they are about 250 Canadian last time I looked. We use them with some P4's and dual monitors.