NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 - Any good?

2010-09-08 04:17:10

#1

xRBLx: I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!; +27|6613|England - Kent

Hi Guys!

Had a bit of luck for a change!
A delivery company has accidently given me x2 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 cards in error, are these any good for gaming or what? I currently have a Nvidia BFG 285 GTX running in my gaming PC.

I was going to wait a month or 2 to see if the company notices or tracks back its error before using the cards or selling them

RBL

2010-09-08 04:38:17

#2

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|7029|PNW

They're OK, I guess. Not what they're supposed to be handling, though. If you wanted to be completely honest, you could just give the shipping company a call.

If they didn't want them back, you could plug them in and go learn Maya.

2010-09-08 04:42:35

#3

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|6823|Area 51

The shipping company will most likely find out, because somebody is now still waiting for his/her Quadro FX 3800. Also, aren't those graphics design cards, or whatever you might call them, in any case not made for gaming?

2010-09-08 04:53:35

#4

xRBLx: I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!; +27|6613|England - Kent

Just Google'd the prices for them are there about £800 each! I didn't think they would be much good for gaming but they do support 3D!
If the company don't call in the next 8 weeks then I'm sticking em on ebay

2010-09-08 06:00:29

#5

Benzin: Member; +576|6256

xRBLx wrote:
Just Google'd the prices for them are there about £800 each! I didn't think they would be much good for gaming but they do support 3D!
If the company don't call in the next 8 weeks then I'm sticking em on ebay

Call the company back, don't be a jackass.

2010-09-08 06:57:06

#6

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,815|6364|eXtreme to the maX

Quadros are CAD cards I think.
Call the shipping company.

Fuck Israel

2010-09-08 08:18:19

#7

SonderKommando: Eat, Lift, Grow, Repeat....; +564|6917|The darkside of Denver

You no good dirty theif.

2010-09-08 08:33:09

#8

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6755

Dilbert_X wrote:
Quadros are CAD cards I think.
Call the shipping company.

they are, and you must run the correct driver for them. tbh, the card you have is better for gaming. the price of those cards reflect the R & D invested into writing the drivers for them, and getting them certified. The hardware itself is geared more for precision, than action.

2010-09-08 11:25:16

#9

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6046|Catherine Black

I'd wait and see if they want them back then sell them if nobody calls or anything.

sux2bthem.

2010-09-08 13:09:26

#10

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|6823|Area 51

Finray wrote:
I'd wait and see if they want them back then sell them if nobody calls or anything.

sux2bthem.

I agree.

2010-09-08 13:38:02

#11

-MetaL*: Sup guies; +157|5892|Southern California

Wait a while to see what happens, then sell it on eBay.

2010-09-08 14:02:39

#12

mikkel: Member; +383|6859

Don't be a douche. Call the shipping company.

2010-09-08 17:07:46

#13

Defiance: Member; +438|6929

Those are not cheap cards, do the right thing. If you keep them until someone calls, you'll just look like a jackass.

2010-09-08 17:14:19

#14

alexb: <3; +590|6197|Kentucky, USA

I'd do the honest thing and give the company a call and let them know.

2010-09-08 17:20:22

#15

Tdog2007: Giggity Giggity; +25|6970|US

mikkel wrote:
Don't be a douche. Call the shipping company.

2010-09-08 17:36:17

#16

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,979|6890|949

xRBLx wrote:
Hi Guys!

Had a bit of luck for a change!
A delivery company has accidently given me x2 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 cards in error, are these any good for gaming or what? I currently have a Nvidia BFG 285 GTX running in my gaming PC.

I was going to wait a month or 2 to see if the company notices or tracks back its error before using the cards or selling them

RBL

No, they aren't any better for gaming specifically. I think they are for networked workstation use, and I'm not sure any game would benefit from the increased processing power.

Ultimately the shipping company is liable for the mistake, but don't be an asshole. Just call them and tell them the error. I'll send you a cookie in return for your good deed in case you have no soul.

2010-09-08 17:41:08

#17

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6728

yeah, as everyone above said, the cards are worth quite a bit of money, and are basically useless to you for gaming applications. im sure you wouldn't want somebody to inconvenience you out of £1500 for little-to-no benefit of their own... so dont be that guy!

_{libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual}. _{http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/}

2010-09-08 17:42:14

#18

-MetaL*: Sup guies; +157|5892|Southern California

Do not listen to these pussies, make some money, buy some cocaine and fuck a prostitute or two.

2010-09-08 19:24:41

#19

TravisC555: Member; +118|6477|Cox Convention Center, OK

Why give the recipient more trouble than they will encounter, especially since these cards aren't very good for gaming? I'm sure the shipping company would appreciate it, just give the shipping company a ring as its the right thing to do.

2010-09-08 19:37:09

#20

Phrozenbot: Member; +632|6873|do not disturb

Defiance wrote:
Those are not cheap cards, do the right thing. If you keep them until someone calls, you'll just look like a jackass.

2010-09-08 19:37:48

#21

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,815|6364|eXtreme to the maX

burnzz wrote:
Dilbert_X wrote:
Quadros are CAD cards I think.
Call the shipping company.
they are, and you must run the correct driver for them. tbh, the card you have is better for gaming. the price of those cards reflect the R & D invested into writing the drivers for them, and getting them certified. The hardware itself is geared more for precision, than action.

I had a feeling about that, precise rendition of complex detail as opposed to rapid image production.

Fuck Israel

2010-09-09 21:52:54