From: "Jim Curtis" Received: from production003.einsteinsname02.net ([67.228.43.50] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5561336 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 30 Aug 2014 16:52:13 +0200 Received: from 99-152-153-100.lightspeed.dllstx.sbcglobal.net ([99.152.153.100]:50060 helo=[192.168.1.68]) by production003.einsteinsname02.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1XNk0h-0006ov-HZ for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 30 Aug 2014 09:52:11 -0500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_CB0F8DD9-0A3A-4AE0-957D-BDB617BE4EDE" Message-Id: <3AE9EA1A-9C0D-474B-8B9E-9D9A37CCAB7D@me.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) Subject: Re: [AE] GTX 780 Board Question Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 09:52:10 -0500 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) X-EinsteinsEyes-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-EinsteinsEyes-MailScanner-ID: 1XNk0h-0006ov-HZ X-EinsteinsEyes-MailScanner: Not scanned: please contact your Internet E-Mail Service Provider for details X-EinsteinsEyes-MailScanner-SpamCheck: X-EinsteinsEyes-MailScanner-From: jpcurtis@me.com X-Spam-Status: No X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - production003.einsteinsname02.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - me.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: production003.einsteinsname02.net: authenticated_id: jim@hartprods.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: --Apple-Mail=_CB0F8DD9-0A3A-4AE0-957D-BDB617BE4EDE Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Eric, have you called nVidia tech support? I buy my cards through = third-party vendors, too, and that wasn't an issue for the folks I = mentioned to get a replacement. Both were able to get enough info from = me to determine that the issue was their cards, and not some = configuration issue. I'm out of my depth on Windows, but I've asked the same question, and = was told that if my monitor is hooked up to my graphics card, and I'm = seeing something on the screen, it's working. OK, but the great unknown = for me is how well the GPU is being used over the CPU. As you probably = know, in Pr and Ae, the GPU can handle some tasks that the CPU would = otherwise be doing (just not as fast). What's not clear to me is when = the GPU is kicking in, which is why I looked into a GPU meter for my = Mac. And BTW, I can't tell any difference between running the OSX and nVidia = drivers, except that ECC (Error Correcting Codes) isn't available with = the OSX driver. And I've tried ECC on and off, and also can't tell any = difference in performance. I don't know if that info is helpful for = Windows users. On Aug 30, 2014, at 9:33 AM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk = wrote: > Jim, >=20 > The thought repulses me. lol No, I have not considered that. I = purchased from Tigerdirect too. I'd be waiting weeks probably to = resolve if that were the case. >=20 > But let me ask this. I finally decided to adjust my screen resolution = in windows (you know, right click on desktop, adjust screen resolution) = and realized I had much more to play with and I am in fact at 1920x1080 = now. >=20 > What am I losing by not having the drivers? Or maybe a better = question is, is the card even in use right now? >=20 > Eric >=20 >=20 > On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 10:27 AM, Jim Curtis = wrote: > Have you considered the possibility that you've received a defective = card? It happens from the best of companies. I've gotten defective = cards from both ATTO and AJA, companies with a excellent reputations for = reliability. Both companies overnight shipped me a new card without me = returning the bad one first. Nice touch; excellent support. >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Aug 30, 2014, at 9:08 AM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk = wrote: >=20 >> Just an update for those interested. >>=20 >> Still no solution but I did update my bios successfully today, hoping = that last ditch effort would do the trick. >>=20 >> Ran Norton utilities as well. Everything online seems to point to = the error being memory related. I ran the memory check with no problems = though. >>=20 >> So still at a loss. >>=20 >> Eric >>=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Eric D. Kirk | Kirk Productions > Hidden in the Woods | VFX > The Night Visitor | VFX > 443.206.1347 > www.kirkproductions.com > kirkproductions@gmail.com > IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351363/ > =20 --Apple-Mail=_CB0F8DD9-0A3A-4AE0-957D-BDB617BE4EDE Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Eric, = have you called nVidia tech support?  I buy my cards through = third-party vendors, too, and that wasn't an issue for the folks I = mentioned to get a replacement.  Both were able to get enough info = from me to determine that the issue was their cards, and not some = configuration issue.

I'm out of my depth on Windows, = but I've asked the same question, and was told that if my monitor is = hooked up to my graphics card, and I'm seeing something on the screen, = it's working.  OK, but the great unknown for me is how well the GPU = is being used over the CPU.  As you probably know, in Pr and Ae, = the GPU can handle some tasks that the CPU would otherwise be doing = (just not as fast).  What's not clear to me is when the GPU is = kicking in, which is why I looked into a GPU meter for my = Mac.

And BTW, I can't tell any difference = between running the OSX and nVidia drivers, except that ECC (Error = Correcting Codes) isn't available with the OSX driver.  And I've = tried ECC on and off, and also can't tell any difference in performance. =  I don't know if that info is helpful for Windows = users.




On Aug 30, 2014, at 9:33 AM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk <AE-List@media-motion.tv> = wrote:

Jim,

The thought = repulses me. lol  No, I have not considered that.  I purchased = from Tigerdirect too.  I'd be waiting weeks probably to resolve if = that were the case.

But let me ask this.  I finally decided to adjust my screen = resolution in windows (you know, right click on desktop, adjust screen = resolution) and realized I had much more to play with and I am in fact = at 1920x1080 now.

What am I losing by not having the drivers?  Or = maybe a better question is, is the card even in use right = now?

Eric


On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 10:27 AM, Jim Curtis = <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
Have you considered the possibility that = you've received a defective card?  It happens from the best of = companies.  I've gotten defective cards from both ATTO and AJA, = companies with a excellent reputations for reliability.  Both = companies overnight shipped me a new card without me returning the bad = one first.  Nice touch; excellent support.



On Aug 30, 2014, at 9:08 AM, = Mr. Eric D. Kirk <AE-List@media-motion.tv> = wrote:

Just an update = for those interested.

Still no solution but I did = update my bios successfully today, hoping that last ditch effort would = do the trick.

Ran Norton utilities as well.  = Everything online seems to point to the error being memory = related.  I ran the memory check with no problems though.

So still at a loss.

Eric





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