# SoftFireGL rocks for Maya
**URL:** https://forum.highend3d.com/t/softfiregl-rocks-for-maya/69728
**Category:** Archived
**Tags:** hardware-discussions
**Created:** [March 16, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/softfiregl-rocks-for-maya/69728 "2003-03-16T19:00:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@giedi](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/giedi)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/softfiregl-rocks-for-maya/69728/1 "2003-03-16T19:00:24Z")
I just modified my 9700 pro to a X1 and the improvement is very important especially in wireframe mode. I went from 45 to 85 fps on the 3D test.
Amazing!
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### Author:  [@chappo](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/chappo)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/softfiregl-rocks-for-maya/69728/2 "2003-03-17T07:10:17Z")
Hey
I’m looking at getting a 9700 for use with Maya
I was wondering before you modded it did you have any graphic issues, like weird things happening when painting weights etc
Thanks a lot
Phil
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### Author:  [@giedi](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/giedi)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2003, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/softfiregl-rocks-for-maya/69728/3 "2003-03-17T07:50:34Z")
I don’t have to complain about the card.
It’s been running very well (As well as a geforce 4), and now with the softfireGL, I think it’s comparable to a good workstation card. I had a fireGL 8800 before and it was way slower than what I have now.
The only problem is that when you use the fireGL drivers, most games don’t work anymore. I don’t care, but some people might.
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### Author:  [@skelter](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/skelter)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/softfiregl-rocks-for-maya/69728/4 "2003-03-17T14:55:23Z")
What about image quality, overlays planes, paint fx, etc…
In my country(France) the Radeon and Quadro 4 750 are almost the same price, i’m a little shared between these two cards. any advice?
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### Author:  [@jhazard](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/jhazard)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/softfiregl-rocks-for-maya/69728/5 "2003-03-18T21:20:59Z")
yes but does it assist in rendering frames and can smedge useit whe it renders
i still just get ‘use all available processors’
i thought it would say 'would you liek to use you cpu or your VPU to render, or both!
some how i thought that it would give me feed back on how the card was assisting with rendering
its a new machine and the renders are faster
but is it the main board or the graphics card?
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### Author:  [@skelter](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/skelter)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2003, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/softfiregl-rocks-for-maya/69728/6 "2003-03-19T12:34:32Z")
As far i know gfx boards are not required in the software rendering process…
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### Author:  [@daanbanaan](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/daanbanaan)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/softfiregl-rocks-for-maya/69728/7 "2003-03-21T20:44:45Z")
only if you are hardware rendering
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### Author:  [@222hit](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/222hit)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/softfiregl-rocks-for-maya/69728/8 "2003-03-26T19:50:36Z")
I got the same card as yours. How do you use the FireGL driver? What do you need?
I got the Rivatuner thingy, but I haven’t quiet figured out how and where to install the drivers…any help?