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Considering switching to a FirePro V4900

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6/25/12 at 10:08am
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I'm considering switching from a GTX 285 to a FirePro V4900 for my next build, and I must ask if this is a good idea. I'm considering the card because, aside from the fact that the only games I ever play are in SNES9x, it seems like a good card for what I do with my system as you can see below.

The main applications I use are:

  • PreSonus StudioOne 2 (x64) (DAW)
  • Native Instruments Komplete 7 (x64) (VSTs)
  • Sony Sound Forge Pro 10 (x86) (audio editing)
  • Adobe Photoshop CS5 (x64) (image editing, LOTS of layers)
  • Adobe Illustrator CS5 (x86) (doodling, vector editing)
  • Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 (x86) (website dev)
  • Code::Blocks (x86) (creating VB GUIs to track criminals)
  • NetBeans (x86) (creating additional RAM so I can hack the Gibson)
  • AutoCAD 2010 (x64) (left over from school, but I also use it for hobby stuff)


Overkill? Not enough? Inappropriate (I doubt it)? Also, any thoughts on the state of AMD's drivers for their professional cards?

Cheers.
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7/10/12 at 9:09am
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Any thoughts? I'm particularly concerned about the drivers.
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post #3 of 4
7/10/12 at 10:16am
If you're concerned about the drivers then you should look up the reviews of people who uses V4900.
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Secondary: 2TB 7200rpm Secondary: 640GB 7200rpm Main: Crucial M4 128GB ASUS Blu-ray player CoolerMaster V6GT 
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7/10/12 at 10:32am
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Originally Posted by IronWill1991 View Post

If you're concerned about the drivers then you should look up the reviews of people who uses V4900.
So far what I've seen is general satisfaction, but I was curious if anyone here had more in-depth thoughts about them.
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