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8/25/08 at 10:10am
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My friend wants a video card he can run really intensive auto cad applications on, and be able to game on. He has a buget of around $400 for his video card. I was able to narrow it down to two cards:

Which is better a FX 1700 or a GTX 280?

I am not sure if the GTX 280 will run Algor Fempro, Solid works, Auto CAD, and Inventor at the level of work he wants to do.

I am not sure if the FX 1700 will run able Bio-Shock, Warhammer Online, Star Craft II type stuff as well.

He is looking to put this into a new PC with a 3.0 GHz core 2 Quad, 4 GB of RAM and a 500 GB hard drive.

please please please help me!
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8/25/08 at 10:13am
get the 4870x2 best vid card out there right now 470 at best buy
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8/25/08 at 11:18am
GTX280. Its the most powerful single GPU available. Its great. Compatible with everything because its not SLi and has much more use then the FX1700!
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8/25/08 at 7:35pm
FX 1700 is sweeet for work. Gotta weight whats more important. Work, grab the 1700. If you just can't resist the games, get the 280.
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11/10/08 at 1:46pm
I have a Quadro FX 1700.
Runs Bioshock on full res full graphics no chop.
Runs Crysis/Crysis Warhead/Crysis Wars on full res medium graphics no anti aliasing, no chop.

It also runs Age of Conan, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and any other game I throw at it.
That being said, dollar for dollar, you''d get more from gaming cards, but this is not a gaming computer. I use it primarily for 3D CAD, but hey, if it runs games well why not play?
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