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Hi Gang
Happy Thanksgiving.
I'm editing strickly in SD with an older G5 Dual Core 2.0 - 14GB RAM and nVidia GeForce 7800GT 256MB Dual Port DVI Graphics Card. Most Final Cut editors utiliize dual displays. That being said, wondering if I'd be better off with a PCIe nVidia Quadro FX4500 512MB. I believe my friends Chris & BD here on the forum, may prefer the speed of the nVidia Quadro FX4500. I'm also trying to avoid bogging down the system.
Thank you
Mike
Sadly, Chris, (japamac), no longer hlps here, & I have no experince/knowledge on the FX4500. 😟
Hey BD
Happy Holidays!
How r u?
What happened to Chris?
Mike
Chis was insulted thaat Apple let someone with several aliases was allowed to post bogus info & insult his impeccable knowledge/experience at the same time... very sad. 😟
About to give up here also, but for different reasons.
The Quadro is overpowered for what you want to do. The ATI X1900 is a much better choice.
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Hello Diesel
Don't think we've connected before. And please don't be offended, I'm a 65 year old Mac user who highly regarded Chris's expertise. He was a bit older than most here, and his experience was impeccable. In my qualified opinion, I've been witness here to countless examples of concieted bloatness and inaccuracy. More so on the FCP forum. In fact, sometimes, despite the higher star rating of a responder, I'll eventually solve my own problem contrary to a short rude incorrect reply, (as though they may appear higher than mighty). But of course this is typical of any forum.
In short, I've found the answer many times lies in different respones from different people. You just have to search.
Getting back to my ole friend Chris, I'm gonna guess he finally got peturbed with all the 'Arm Chair Quarterbacks', (more now than ever).
In any event, here's Chris's well researched list, and I see the X1900 is listed as weaker than the 4500.
http://www.jcsenterprises.com/Japamacs_Page/Blog/71BBF3EF-9713-4C53-8B80-26771F8 A4087.html
I think the answer is that the FULL SIZED nVidia card, (two slots - 512MB), could be more powerful thus preventing a slow down when using two displays.
The other advantage with nVidia, (as taught by Chris), is that XTI cards do not have temperature sensors. I use Temp Sensor all the time.
Hi again Diesel
I currently have a 'Single Slot' nVidia 256MB GeForce 7800 GT, (and one spare).
I also recieved the following feedback from Shane Ross with regard to FCP:
"The double slot 4500 will help with apps like MOTION and COLOR...but there is no benefit with FCP"
ENIGMA --
I'm a 65 year old Mac user who highly regarded Chris's expertise. He was a bit older than most here, and his experience was impeccable
Amen.
I will miss him 😟
ENIGMA --
There are hundreds of people who regularly help here, who miss him. And tons of others who Japamac has helped over the years, who miss him. It's a shame that the boards here in ASC have become an opportunity for some really messed up people to deliberately disrespect and stalk such experienced and helpful posters like Chris.
There really is a great void.
Diesel, and all of your former aliases --
That's the difference. You, and others like you will never be missed. Think about it.
Amen... luckily I missed the... "<Edited By Host>"
I will miss him 😟
You have met the reason he's gone, & it's a shame, because the person does seem to have quite extensive knowlrdge, just seems to lack the ability to recognize they don't know everything they think they do. 😟
Well, looks like its dodge ball again, trying to avoid a hyjack which might intercept/block a simple accurate reply. I used to get a lot of that on FCP.
Using Dual Displays G5 Dual Core 7800GT
