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Re: Worst Deals in FIRST Choice

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Agreed that it's overkill. I'd argue for 90% of teams, a processor with integrated Intel HD graphics or a $100 graphics card is more than adequate. Most teams do not work at a level that would see any benefit whatsoever from this video card over one if the aforementioned solutions.
I have witnessed Inventor Pro 2015 on a 3rd-gen i7 and Intel 4000 HD graphics of a school computer. It was nothing short of lousy and discouraging in anything other than sketch mode. I think the card, while overkill, offers the ability to make an additional CAD computer from one that can't handle CAD rather than upgrading an existing CAD machine. All for $0.

In this scenario it's more that the team has a hundred credits that they haven't found a separate use for. I believe my team has only figured out get the most out of about 480 credits thus far and are considering whether to get more components to keep old robots running or small parts that may be useful in prototyping. If we wind up not figuring out a good use (we'd rather put the credits to good use rather than hoarding...) then we may get the card near the end of the purchase window, or one or two other things we're curious about.

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