NVIDIA Quadro graphic cards and PT 10

[banjo71]

Pro Tools 10 Qualified Graphics Cards page says NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290 256MB PCIe video card will work in PT 10, among other Quadro series.

I'm trying to get a video card that is compatible with my computer, a Dell Inspiron 560, and Dell lists a NVIDIA Quadro NVS 300 512MB PCIe card.

Will that work?

I think my GeForce 210 is causing PT to stall/freeze.




SiSoftware Sandra

ID
Host Name : Doug-PC
Workgroup : WORKGROUP

Computer
Model : Dell Inspiron 560
Serial Number : 1Q8****
Chassis : Dell Desktop
Mainboard : Dell 018D1Y
Serial Number : ..CN7509*********
BIOS : Dell A04 07/02/2010
Total Memory : 8GB DIMM DDR2 DDR3

Processors
Processor : Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5800 @ 3.20GHz (2C 3.19GHz, 2MB L2)
Socket/Slot : FC LGA775

Chipset
Memory Controller : Dell P45/P43/G45/G43 DRAM Controller 4x 200MHz (800MHz), 2x 4GB DIMM DDR2 DDR3 800MHz 128-bit

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1D 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)
Memory Module : Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1D 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)
Memory Module : Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1D 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)
Memory Module : Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1D 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : ACR Acer V193W
(1440x900, 18.6")
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 210 (2CU 16SP SM4.1 1.24GHz, 1GB DDR3 1.2GHz 128-bit, PCIe 2.00 x16)

Graphics Processor
OpenCL GP Processor : NVIDIA GeForce 210 (16SP 2C 1.24GHz, 1GB DDR3 1.2GHz 128-bit)
Compute Shader Processor : NVIDIA GeForce 210 (16SP 2C 1.24GHz, 1GB DDR3 1.2GHz 128-bit)
CUDA GP Processor : NVIDIA GeForce 210 (16SP 2C 1.24GHz, 1GB DDR3 1.2GHz 64-bit)

Storage Devices
Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 (1TB, RAID, SCSI-4, 3.5") : 932GB (K:)
Seagate ST3500418AS (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, 16MB Cache) : 466GB (C:)
Generic- SD/MMC (USB2) : N/A (G:)
Generic- Compact Flash (USB2) : N/A (H:)
Generic- SM/xD Picture (USB2) : N/A (I:)
Generic- MS/MS-Pro (USB2) : N/A (L:)
TOSHIBA TransMemory (4GB, USB2) : 4GB (F:)
PLDS DVD+/-RW DH-16ABS (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (D:)

Logical Storage Devices
Glyph (K:) : 932GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 (1TB, RAID, SCSI-4, 3.5")
RECOVERY : 10GB (NTFS)
Removable Drive (F:) : 4GB (FAT32) @ TOSHIBA TransMemory (4GB, USB2)
OS (C:) : 456GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST3500418AS (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, 16MB Cache)
Removable Drive (G:) : N/A @ Generic- SD/MMC (USB2)
Removable Drive (H:) : N/A @ Generic- Compact Flash (USB2)
Removable Drive (I:) : N/A @ Generic- SM/xD Picture (USB2)
Removable Drive (L:) : N/A @ Generic- MS/MS-Pro (USB2)
Hard Disk (Q:) : N/A
Optical Drive (D:) : N/A @ PLDS DVD+/-RW DH-16ABS (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : Dell LPC Interface Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : ITE IT8720F
Audio Device : Dell HD Audio Controller
Audio Codec : Realtek Semi High Definition Audio
Audio Device : EVGA High Definition Audio Controller
Audio Codec : nVidia 000B
Audio Codec : nVidia 000B
Audio Codec : nVidia 000B
Disk Controller : Dell 6 port SATA AHCI Controller
Disk Controller : Jmicron JMB36X PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller
USB Controller 1 : Dell USB UHCI Controller #4
USB Controller 2 : Dell USB UHCI Controller #5
USB Controller 3 : Dell USB EHCI Controller #2
USB Controller 4 : Dell USB UHCI Controller #1
USB Controller 5 : Dell USB UHCI Controller #2
USB Controller 6 : Dell USB UHCI Controller #3
USB Controller 7 : Dell USB EHCI Controller #1
FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : 13330 XIO2213A PCI Express to 1394b OHCI with 3-Port PHY
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel ICH SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Canon MG3200 series Printer (USB, Colour)

Scanners and Cameras
Scanner : Canon MG3200 series (Scanner, USB)

Peripherals
Media Player : Toshiba TransMemory (3.75GB)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (Ethernet, 100Mbps)

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home 6.01.7601 (Service Pack 1)
Platform Compliance : x64

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 4.8

[banjo71]

I'm really trying to figure out why my computer keeps stalling and freezing.
Will a Nvidia GeForce 210 card make my computer freeze? I hate to put out more money for a graphics card and find out later that isn't really a big issue

[banjo71]

It was an iLok issue. Solved.

[jeam25]

Oh really ... and how it was resolved ? I have some issues like that sometimes with the ilok .

[banjo71]

I had too many unused items plugged into USB. And so I shut off the computer, unplugged the USB devices I don't use (including my old iLok which had nothing on it important anymore) and unplugged the iLok 2 (which I just bought) and plugged it into a slot in the back of the computer this time (it was in the front). When I powered the computer back up, for some reason the iLok 2 needed the driver reinstalled. ?? Now it works fine everytime I use it.