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| MattR |
 Jul 6 2005, 12:35 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 3,279 Joined: 23-January 04 From: SF Bay Area Member No.: 1,589 Region Association: Northern California  |
Ive been trying to research computers lately and thought I'd get the board's opinion. Here's the deal. I dont game or anything, this computer will be built to run CAD, specifically Unigraphics NX 2.0 and Solidworks 2005. I also want to keep the final price under 600 dollars if possible (for motherboard, cpu, memory, case, fan, and video card). I have some specific questions though:
Has anyone used the AMD 64bit technology? Would I be better off (for my application) with a 2.4 ghz AMD 64? or a 3.4 ghz P4? They come out to about the same price. Can anyone reccomend a good CAD video card thats 256 mb and hopefully under 150 dollars? Im planning on going with 2 gb of memory. Can you reccomend a brand thats "best"? Is DDR2 that much better then DDR? Throw out some numbers. Give me a few options. I used to keep up with computers, and I built the computer Im typing on now about 4 years ago. Im not a total neophite, but Im not up to date with technology. This will probably be coming from tigerdirect.com unless someone can reccomend a better source. |
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| tat2dphreak |
Jul 6 2005, 07:41 AM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
honestly, A64s are the way to go... they are as cheap as normal athlons now...
even a 2800+ A64 system will do about anything you want... I've build a couple of systems recently for people here at work, all were A64 systems, all are ROCK solid and blazing fast... don't get a cheap mobo though... a nice ASUS is still under 100... and will be much more reliable than a chaintech or other generic type brand. your budget is reasonable, if you shop around a bit... the only thing I can't attest to is a CAD video card... I know gaming cards though... |
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MattR WOT: Building a computer Jul 6 2005, 12:35 AM
Brando Going 64 bit you'll exceed the $600 price... Jul 6 2005, 01:21 AM redshift http://www.914world.com/bbs2/htm... Jul 6 2005, 01:26 AM Brent You guys have Fry's electronics down there. Th... Jul 6 2005, 01:26 AM JerryP www.pricewatch.com Jul 6 2005, 05:43 AM bd1308 to "properly" run solidworks correctly, you need s... Jul 6 2005, 05:56 AM Bruce Allert The Athlon64 system also runs cooler. And ditto o... Jul 6 2005, 07:16 AM jasons Jul 6 2005, 07:36 AM type11969 Just built an AMD system to run Solidworks, they h... Jul 6 2005, 07:55 AM Brando They may not seem like a good retailer, but PC Clu... Jul 6 2005, 09:14 AM rhodyguy i'm so not a computer guy. you'll only be ... Jul 6 2005, 09:31 AM bd1308 Jul 6 2005, 10:19 AM MattR So you think an amd 64 at like 2.2 ghz would run f... Jul 6 2005, 12:05 PM tat2dphreak Jul 6 2005, 12:09 PM rdauenhauer Geek alert .....WAAAARP WAAAARP WAAAARP Jul 6 2005, 08:56 PM
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