# Video Card Suggestions for CAD/Games

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-card-suggestions-for-cad-games/20208>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [November 14, 2006, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-card-suggestions-for-cad-games/20208 "2006-11-14T14:51:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mixmastermike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mixmastermike/32/7314_2.png) [@Mixmastermike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mixmastermike)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-card-suggestions-for-cad-games/20208/1 "2006-11-14T14:51:35Z")

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Right now i have a Geforce fx 5500, AGP, video card. I just installed the newest versions of solidworks and wildfire on my computer. When i start sketching, i get an error and both programs close. I changed solidworks to use OpenGL and i can actually use the program now. Someone told me my video card was the problem. Also i have been getting back into some games and my card can barely handle some of the newest stuff.

So i want to upgrade my card. I was looking into some quadro and geforce cards. I heard quadro is more for cad and the geforce is more of a gaming card. I just wan’t to be able to do both with no problems and have a card that i won’t have to replace for a while. Im looking to spend around $200 if possible??

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**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-card-suggestions-for-cad-games/20208/2 "2006-11-14T14:54:16Z")

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nvidia quadro, while mostly a higher end workstation card, im sure u can play games on it also

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**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-card-suggestions-for-cad-games/20208/3 "2006-11-14T15:40:02Z")

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assuming you want an AGP card, this one would do you good and it’s pretty cheap

> **[MSI GeForce 7600GS DirectX 9 NX7600GS-TD256 256MB 128-Bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X...](https://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127219)**
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> Buy MSI GeForce 7600GS DirectX 9 NX7600GS-TD256 256MB 128-Bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card with fast shipping and top-rated customer service.Once you know, you Newegg!

My 7800 runs solidworks great :tup: The quadros are nice, but can get uber expensive

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**Author:** ![tnick24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@tnick24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tnick24)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-card-suggestions-for-cad-games/20208/4 "2006-11-14T18:36:05Z")

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i run 2 quadro FX 3400’s in SLI, run games just fine 😉

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**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 4:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-card-suggestions-for-cad-games/20208/5 "2006-11-15T04:45:07Z")

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> [@tnick24](#):
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> i run 2 quadro FX 3400’s in SLI, run games just fine 😉

I run one of these in my machine at work and it works great.