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** Hef and I both agree that proper discrete graphics are important. --[[User:Dbever|Dbever]] ([[User talk:Dbever|talk]])
** Hef and I both agree that proper discrete graphics are important. --[[User:Dbever|Dbever]] ([[User talk:Dbever|talk]])
** I disagree. Most built-in graphics cards these days can process billions of polygons per second -- way more than is needed for most 3D modelling. CAD rarely requires using massive texture maps, which is what most modern video cards are built for. 10 years ago you wanted discrete graphics cards for CAD. This is not needed today for anything anyone is likely to be working on at PS1. My little Macbook Pro's discrete graphics is fine for very highly tessellated models. There are only two things driving high-end video cards today: super hi-res, photo-realistic video games and GPGPU programming. We need neither for CAD. It is a waste of money. Spend the money on CPU and memory. [[User:Rob|Rob]]
** I disagree. Most built-in graphics cards these days can process billions of polygons per second -- way more than is needed for most 3D modelling. CAD rarely requires using massive texture maps, which is what most modern video cards are built for. 10 years ago you wanted discrete graphics cards for CAD. This is not needed today for anything anyone is likely to be working on at PS1. My little Macbook Pro's discrete graphics is fine for very highly tessellated models. There are only two things driving high-end video cards today: super hi-res, photo-realistic video games and GPGPU programming. We need neither for CAD. It is a waste of money. Spend the money on CPU and memory. [[User:Rob|Rob]]
** I don't have hard data, but [[User:Rob|Rob]]'s supposition is at least plausible, and very likely right. We should ask a couple cad pros. --[[User:dwlocks|dwlocks]]
=== Dirty Environment ===
=== Dirty Environment ===
