1. Good results with HP ZV5255 AMD Athlon XP based notebook
2. Computer and grapics card question for new computer/laptop
I am looking to upgrade computers soon and would appreciate some input. I am running SW2008 sp4 32 bit XP Professional SP2 My current system: Pentium 3.4 ghz EE processor with 4GB ram. Nvidea Quadro FX 3000 8x agp graphics card. (has 256 ram) I run (2) 20" samsung flatscreen monitors. I run SW dedicated to one monitor with reference material and other programs in the second monitor. I would guess the computer is at least three years old. I have not had any real performance issues with the computer set up I listed above. It seems to be able to run SolidWorks with the largest assemblies that I've done okay, of course I do see some performance issues when compared to smaller assemblies but all in all it gets the job done. A lot of the jobs I do require modifications with results in large rebuild times. This computer is also used for various other programs as well. (IE: it is not just a dedicated workstation) I'm sure that any one of the computers listed below would outperform my current system. All of these systems would be a dedicated SolidWorks workstation with minimal other programs installed (at least that's what I am intending). Do any of you have these or similar setups, and if you do how do you like them? Should I see a significant improvement in performance with any of these systems and which ones would you think would be best deal with best performance for Solidworks? Also, I wouldn't mind going with a laptop if I'm not going to suffer in performance. Mobile choices Dell M6300 we/ 4GB ram, Windows Vista ultimate. Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5ghz) 6M L2 Cache 800 mhz Dual Core Nvidea FX 1600 M 512 MB TurboCache (256MB discrete) running SolidWorks 64-bit comes with a free additional 19 inch flat-panel display $2455 Dell M6300 w/ 4GB ram, Windows Vista ultimate. Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5ghz) 6M L2 Cache 800 mhz Dual Core Nvidea FX 3600 M 512 MB running SolidWorks 64-bit comes with a free additional 19 inch flat-panel display $2925 Desktop choices Dell Precision T3400 Windows Vista ultimate Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0ghz 1333 mhz 4MB L2 4GB ram Nvidea FX1700 512MB PCIe running SolidWorks 64-bit $2538 2nd choice is the same as above with a Core2 Quad Q6700 (2.66GHz/1066MHz 2 x 4MB/L2) Approx $2900 Thanks, Brian
3. New cad machine AMD or Intel
4. Problems Installing SW on a new AMD System
Below are the specs of my system...everytime I put in the SW cd to install, it won't install. I basically click on "install" when the screen comes up, then the screen dissappears for about a minute...then my system locks up. Any suggestions ? AMD 64 Bit 3400+ w/1600 Mhz FSB AMD Approved Fan w/ Heat Sink ASUS K8N NVIDIA nForce3 250 1GB PC3200 400Mhz Gold Leads DDR NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 Video Card 256MB 200GB 7200RPM Hard Drive 16x DVD Dual Format Burner w/SW 1.44MB 3.5" Drive
6. OT: New cpu mobo...AMD has got to go
Howdy guys!
I have a question here....
I currently have the following system:
Asus AV7333 Mobo
Athlon XP 2200+ CPU
Volcano CPU fan + 6 case fans (yeah it sounds like a freakin plane!)
2x 80gb Maxtor HD
Got some dual channel raid config crap..Promise Something (my IT also thinks
this might be the culprit)
if it is how does one git it outta there!?
1gb ram
Quadro 900 XGL
Win XP Pro sp1
Typical burner, dvd-rom, floppy, ms mouse and keyboard,
IEEE card, audigy sound, modem, network card, etc.
I have recently gotten the blue screen for a corrupt registry. My IT guy had
to repair install to get me back in and after the purchase of a Seagate 160
GB External HD I was able to push all my important data off the original
drives and reformat/reinstall. After a few hrs getting back to the start
line I thought all was well. BUT just last night I got a new blue screen and
not sure what it means, took a dig pic but forgot what it says, My IT guy
says he thinks its a heat issue and I should redo the fan cpu set up some
heat transfer junk between the fan and cpu, I don't know. Anyway, it is true
you get more bang for the buck in an AMD chip vs an Intel chip, but do you
also get more problems? Well I'm ready to go back to Intel, not because AMD
sucks, I still think economically speaking it's worth it, but my home
computer is AMD and is broke and every work computer I've had has been Intel
and has worked fine, maybe not as fast but more stable. Agree? If I decide
to push on with the change I am looking at an Intel P4 3.2-3.4, but which
mobo should I go with? What about the Xeon? Worth it? Is there any validity
in my gripe or should I remain true to AMD and just try and figure out my
issues? I GOTS TO HAVA STABLER 'PUTER! TIA
Very frustrated,
3D
7. New cpu mobo...AMD has got to go
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