Expensive Quadro video card or more RAM

[Anonymous]

Got a new system with Pent D, 1G DDR2 RAM, & PNY Quadro fx 1300 (128M) with PCI Express. And Archicad is still slow with massive files. Should I invest in more RAM or sell my 1st born for a new video card?

[Dwight]

RAM - YOU NEED ANOTHER GIGULON to max out.

You COULD get a 256 M card, but that can only help you navigate in OpenGL - the actual rebuilding of ArchiCAD files is independent of the Graphics card.

You are facing a file/layer management issue.

By willienillie having layers turned on in a complex model, the system slows down too much - until next year when things get fast enough [always NEXT year]. You can cope by disciplining your visible layer sets - and by asking for a simplified model in OpenGL plan views. See attached.

[David Pacifico]

Ram
Archicad on Windows xp will support 2 gig of Ram
Archicad on Windows xp 64 will support 4 gig of Ram
http://archicadwiki.com/Windows_XP_64-bit_edition

[Anonymous]

architura wrote:
Got a new system with Pent D, 1G DDR2 RAM, & PNY Quadro fx 1300 (128M) with PCI Express. And Archicad is still slow with massive files. Should I invest in more RAM or sell my 1st born for a new video card?

I concur. Keep the kid, buy the RAM. I just added 1GB to make 2 in my new Macbook and the difference (particularly in Windows) was BIG.