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If you can find a used one (ebay / clist) the gtx 580 is actually quite powerful for ae raytrace and general 3d. And very reasonably priced. There is a 3gb edition that outperforms many newer cards, as nvidia gimped the cuda performance on later edition 6xx and 7xx series cards.
On Wednesday, June 18, 2014, Py Fave <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
gtx770 is ok too
2014-06-18 16:42 GMT+02:00 Robert W. Walker <AE-List@media-motion.tv>:
> GTX 780 is the current sweet spot for price/performance. I researched it
> carefully, bought one, and as way used to say "it screams."
>
> Robert W. Walker
> Los Angeles CA USA
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>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [AE] Recommended Vid Cards for AE
>> From: "Robert Kjettrup" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
>> Date: Wed, June 18, 2014 10:27 am
>> To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
>>
>>
>> I would suggest you go the nvidia route, and i think getting a card with
>> more ram is more important than the most cores. Ram is a hard limit that
>> can stop you from doing certain things, but the speed of the card just gets
>> you longer coffee breaks :-D
>>
>> BUT, if you change to a Nvidia card from a AMD, then make sure to remove
>> ALL drivers and any hints of any AMD in the system, or else you might get
>> some crashes. i learned that when i temporaily had an AMD card in while
>> waiting for the Titan Black to be released, i forgot to remove something
>> AMD related and i got a few hard crashes. Removing all those AMD things and
>> reinstalling the latest Nvidia drivers and i have been rock solid for
>> months now :-D
>>
>> What exact card that is best value i dont know, somebody else will chime in
>> with good info im sure, but just wanted to say the importance of clearing
>> all AMD if you switch to Nvidia.
>>
>> Robert
>>
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>> 2014-06-18 16:13 GMT+02:00 Mr. Eric D. Kirk <AE-List@media-motion.tv>:
>>
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I know this conversation comes up once in a while but I have this AMD
>> > Radeon HD 6970, 2GM RAM and I'm running Windows, I7 processor, 36GB RAM.
>> > The machine hums pretty well but just wondering if there is room for
>> > improvment with the vid card. Â I always get that pop up when I launch AE
>> > about the ray tracing and other things hang here and there.
>> >
>> > So, my question is, do you all have recommendations for a good card to run
>> > AE, suitable for Element 3D, and Mettle Products too.
>> >
>> > Not looking for the $2K card but something reasonable in price and good
>> > recommendations.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Eric
>> >
>> >
>> >
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