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I don’t have this card, but can definitely recommend it for entry level workstation class work. Very economical and powerful card, with nice features, eyefinity, etc.

Specifications:

GPU

• Stream Processors: 480
• Memory Interface: 128-bit

Memory

• Size/Type: 1GB GDDR5
• Bandwidth (GB/s): 64.0

Display Outputs

• DisplayPort: 2 Standard
• Dual-link DVI: 1
• Max Resolution: 2560×1600 @ 60Hz

API/Feature/OS Support

• DirectX®: 11.0
• OpenGL: Yes. (please visit www.amd.com/api for specific version support)
• Shader Model: 5.0
• AMD Eyefinity Technology Support: Yes
• Stream Computing: Yes (OpenCL™)³
• OS Support: Microsoft® Windows® 7, Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Linux® (32-bit or 64-bit)⁴

Thermal/Power/Form Factor

• Max Power: <75 W
• Slots: 1
• Form Factor: Full Height / Half Length
• Bus Interface: PCI Express® 2.1 x16

Additional Details
System Requirements

• 512MB of system memory
• Internet access for software installation
• Windows® 7 / XP / Windows Vista® or Linux® (32-bit or 64-bit)⁴
• Available PCI Express® x16 slot

Retail Package Contents

• AMD FirePro™ V4900 professional graphics card
• Quick Start Reference Guide
• One DisplayPort to DVI (single link passive) adapter

ISV Certifications

• Many major CAD and DCC applications (3DS Max, Autocad, Solidworks, CATIA, etc). (visit http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/fire/certified/Pages/certified-applications.aspx for complete listing)

Warranty and Support

• Three year limited product repair / replacement warranty
• Direct toll free phone and email access to dedicated workstation technical support team⁵
• Advanced parts replacement option

Get your own v4900 here at Amazon

Read the official product announcement here.

I’ve considered getting a Kindle fire to replace my laptop. Anyone with comments?

So, after having installed and used Dropbox, I can honestly say it is a great tool to use for syncing files between computers, and even your iPhone (android too?)

I’d had a Dropbox account for a while, but never had the program installed on my computer to fully take advantage of the service. Add a new folder or file within your Dropbox folder, and it will upload to the server, then sync and download back to your other computer(s). You can select which folders get synced, so your not wasting bandwidth.

Another really great thing is that you can share your folders with other users, so you can sync project files, without the need to email them back and forth; there’s even a light form of versioning that can take place if you and your partner are working on the same file at the same time.

Of course, the free account only gives you 2gb of storage – ample for office documents. But start throwing in some photo or video media, and the usage will eat up quickly. That’s why they have a referral program! The more users that sign up thanks to you, the more space you’ll get (250 mb per user). How nice!

So, if haven’t already, and feel a need, I’d encourage you to check it out!

If you want to be kind, you can sign up after clicking my link below, and giver a little extra storage too!

Thanks!

https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTM0MDQ5MjM2OQ

“Death is very likely the best invention of life,”… “All pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure, these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.”

‎”Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”

1955-2011

“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

update… Jobs’ Biography available on Amazon:

 

I did another little comparison using V-Ray this time to see the performance of the 1090T vs. q9550.

See the pics:

Ignoring the first frame render time, as that includes Max startup, I took the average for both:

Pholus (q9550 @ 3.4GHz with 6GB DDR2) – 8:36 (m:s)

Kraken (1090T @ 3.8GHz with 8GB DDR3) – 5:02

Kraken is 41.5% faster in this case.

If you remember this post, it’s not quite as fast as the i7 2600, but for the price, it’s ok, and good enough for now. IF you look at the render times for frame 1402 on the old post, you’ll figure out that render settings are slightly different, and so is the render time – therefore not a valid comparison, but good food for thought.

Here are the pictures of the assembly of “Kraken” – the 1090T.

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