PNY VCQ2000-PB Quadro 2000 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card

Pros: This one is quiet and not a space heater. Good for video editing in premiere does ok in lightwave 3d. I bought 2 for video editing but they do not SLI. I knew that going in but for this price, why not??? Not a gamers card for sure only 7.0 on the windows experience scorecard.

Cons: Ok, I really expected more from this card. The price tag says it should be over the top for workstation duty. I do 3D modeling and rendering and I'm just not seeing the bonus that the price tag seems to be promising. It does render SOME premiere stuff faster and video playback has been spot on thus far.

Other Thoughts: Cooler Master Storm Trooper SGC-5000-KKN1
2 PNY VCQ2000-PB Quadro Video
Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1000W RSA00-80GAD3-US
My system:
Intel i7-3960X
OCZ Agility 60G SSD AGT3-25SAT3-60G
OCZ Agility 240G SSD AGT3-25SAT3-240G
64 GB G.SKILL Ripjaw F3-12800CL10Q2-64GBZ
4 WD 1.5TB Black WD1502FAEX
Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BL CPU Cooler (AIR)

Pros: I use the Quadro 2000D in builds for customers workstations based off a Intel DP67BGB3 motherboards. This card works great for most CAD/CAM software out there. I always install the latest Nvidi drivers. The card does not require a lot of power like older midrange workstations cards did. With the Intel DP67BGB3 with a i7 2600 processor along with 16GB of Mushkin Blackline 1600 1.35v low voltage memory and a Western Digital Black SATA3 hard drive a good quality 350Watt power supply has plenty of power to run the system. This of course assumes no over clocking which would require more power.

Cons: Price - But you get what you pay for.

Pros: This card is great for smaller to medium assemblies in SolidWorks 2011. The technical specs aren't anything to brag about, but this card will get the job done.

Cons: - The price is a bit high for this level of performance, but that's not ENTIRELY the fault of the manufacturer.
- Definitely go with a higher end card if you have large assemblies. There's a lot of other stuff to consider with larger assemblies, but don't go cheap on the GPU route.
- This card will hate you for running simulations, but it will do them, begrudgingly.

Other Thoughts: Despite the card being adequate for our needs, I'll be going with a GPU a notch higher next time. I'd rather have more than just enough. The computer with this card will make a nice backup workstation.

Pros: I work in 3d Graphics, 3D max and Auto CAD are my main software, I got this card to replace a GTX465, the overall performance is OK but not as suspected.
Good amount of memory and better performance than the previews FX1800 (also own one of those)

Cons: the performance was not as suspected,performance was like 10% more than a GTX 465, and since there is not performance drives yet for 3d MAX it is not really worth the investment.
I returned and replace with a Quadro 4000.

Other Thoughts: If you are looking for a entry level card with low budget, I'll recommend the ATI V5800 same qualities memory and performance drivers for Max and CAD.

New Egg service was excellent with my return item 5 egg for them 3 for Nvidia quadro2000

Manufacturer Response:

In order to get higher performance in 3ds Studio Max and Auto CAD, you need to install performance driver. Performance driver available on Nvidia.com and PNY.com http://www3.pny.com/support/support_landing_cat.aspx?SectionID=1061

3D studio Max --Maxtreme
NVIDIA 3ds Max Performance Driver for Direct3D

AutoCAD – Power draft performance driver
NVIDIA AutoCAD Performance Driver