gord_crow Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Does anyone know if upgrading from Pro 12 to Pro 15 requires a new video card? DXF in elevation view will not display properly but looks fine when sent to layout. A simple elevation is attached; note the strange appearance. FYI: Tech support can't find anything wrong with the file and thinks the card will work. Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Such matters are subjective and opinion driven. I am a professional computer drafts person and so I have taken to bulding my own computers since 1999. Each PC or Mac is different, especially Windows PC's, so actual performance can vary. I suppose they advised you to make sure you have the latest software drivers for your card. Most professional Chief Premier users use NVIDIA based cards (not ATI), I always buy PNY brand video cards (I have had poor performance from anything other than PNY brand NVIDIA cards). My current card has 2 Gb of internal memory (my old card was similar to yours at 1 Gb VRAM), any PC that uses shared video RAM will suffer from poor performance (like most laptops for instance), you really need a dedicated video card with its own RAM internally. The latest-greatest video cards are very expensive and are fancy but not necessary (my current card I bought for under $200.00 and it works great). If you can afford better, do so. Generally speaking the more you spend the more performance you get provided the card's architecture fits Home Designer well (that is why I stick with PNY brand cards). DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gord_crow Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thanks David, I think I will wait until I am sure it is a video card issue before purchasing a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 The latest drivers are not necessarily the best Driver for the card you have in your computer , it might be worth doing some googling to see what is best version for your Card especially if it is an older card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gord_crow Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 Thanks, I bought a new NVIDIA card as suggested. The problem is solved but I don't know if that was the solution or that it was corrected by the Pro 15 update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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