Workstation.

Kesava · 07-20-2008, 03:29 AM

What would a system require to work the fastest with software such as AutoCAD?

Dual cpu's? lots of Ram?

is a dual cpu mobo classified as a server mobo?
with the exception of the skulltrail?

would Dual Xeon Quads do the trick?
some of the cpu's are pretty expensive... but would it be worth it?
what OS would be best for this sort of stuff?
im thinking 8GB ram as well.

also what would be better... a single cpu that is twice as expensive? or dual cpu's that are half as expensive... i would think 2 cpu's would perform better... but yeah

any thoughts on what a decent system for extreme performance with autocad would be?
thankyou

Kesava · 07-20-2008, 05:21 AM

also would i want a quadro graphics card or something?
any ideas? haha

Kesava · 07-21-2008, 02:02 PM

come on people. please help me?

these systems will be running autocad and maya 3d.
would the systems benefit from dual cpu's? and what would be a decent amount of ram for each?
money really isnt an issue but who wants to buy stuff if they dont really need it?
(apart from me buying a quad)

8 or 16 GB ram? this might be overkill. im just asking.

also what OS?

they dont sell XP anymore do they?
can you run the software mentioned on linux and would that be satisfactory?
or would vista ultimate/business 64-bit be the best?

as i said before... i would be wanting a quadro gpu right?

just a noob · 07-21-2008, 02:47 PM

i think a skulltrail board would suffice, 8gb of fb-dimm buffered ram or something like that, vista ultimate 64 bit, look at either a coolermaster cosmos S or one of these: http://www.mountainmods.com/computer...o5ubivhpn50n95 as for the cpu either this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819117163 or this, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819117138 as for graphics look at these: http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro_fx_5600_4600.html
p.s.-i know some of the stuff is newegg, but thats just to give you an idea
edit: or this: http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro_fx_4700_x2.html

Kesava · 07-21-2008, 02:56 PM

ill tell you what. ill put together a build on newegg and see what you think.

um... whats the quadro4 thing im seeing?

also just a noob do you have msn?
its hard to ask these questions and wait a day for a responce haha

what will perform the best as far as the rendering in maya goes?

Kesava · 07-21-2008, 03:08 PM

also should i get 2x 4gb sticks of ram? or 4x 2gb?

just a noob · 07-21-2008, 03:16 PM

if you actully going to overclock, if i remember correctly a mix of sticks tends to work better, FUGGER had like 6gb worth of 2gb sticks then a pair of 1gb sticks with a higher fsb or something like that, it gives you the ability to oc if you want to and its generally faster, and im only gunna be gone for about 5 hours, and i dont have msn sorry =\

Kesava · 07-21-2008, 03:19 PM

heres a system i quickly put together.

what raid setup would be best for rendering with maya 3d?
and would it be better to have a different setup for use with Autocad?

just a noob · 07-21-2008, 03:25 PM

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=176078 heres the link to the skulltrail board, and the way its used, i woudl recommend that you get 6-1 terabyte drives, and putting them in raid 5, how limited is the budget anyway?
edit: im gunna be gone for 5 hours now

Kesava · 07-21-2008, 03:34 PM

well actually this is gonna be for like a lab of computers. budget isnt exactly limited.

lets say i need 20 systems...

isnt the skulltrail a gaming mobo?

07-20-2008, 03:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: India Age: 17 Posts: 3,352	Workstation. What would a system require to work the fastest with software such as AutoCAD? Dual cpu's? lots of Ram? is a dual cpu mobo classified as a server mobo? with the exception of the skulltrail? would Dual Xeon Quads do the trick? some of the cpu's are pretty expensive... but would it be worth it? what OS would be best for this sort of stuff? im thinking 8GB ram as well. also what would be better... a single cpu that is twice as expensive? or dual cpu's that are half as expensive... i would think 2 cpu's would perform better... but yeah any thoughts on what a decent system for extreme performance with autocad would be? thankyou __________________ Following my advice will harm your computer. Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8

07-20-2008, 05:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: India Age: 17 Posts: 3,352	also would i want a quadro graphics card or something? any ideas? haha __________________ Following my advice will harm your computer. Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8

07-21-2008, 02:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: India Age: 17 Posts: 3,352	come on people. please help me? these systems will be running autocad and maya 3d. would the systems benefit from dual cpu's? and what would be a decent amount of ram for each? money really isnt an issue but who wants to buy stuff if they dont really need it? (apart from me buying a quad) 8 or 16 GB ram? this might be overkill. im just asking. also what OS? they dont sell XP anymore do they? can you run the software mentioned on linux and would that be satisfactory? or would vista ultimate/business 64-bit be the best? as i said before... i would be wanting a quadro gpu right? __________________ Following my advice will harm your computer. Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8 Last edited by Kesava; 07-21-2008 at 02:04 PM.

07-21-2008, 02:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cardboard mansion Posts: 1,602	i think a skulltrail board would suffice, 8gb of fb-dimm buffered ram or something like that, vista ultimate 64 bit, look at either a coolermaster cosmos S or one of these: http://www.mountainmods.com/computer...o5ubivhpn50n95 as for the cpu either this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819117163 or this, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819117138 as for graphics look at these: http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro_fx_5600_4600.html p.s.-i know some of the stuff is newegg, but thats just to give you an idea edit: or this: http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro_fx_4700_x2.html __________________ FUGGER/K\|ngp\|n '08

07-21-2008, 02:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: India Age: 17 Posts: 3,352	ill tell you what. ill put together a build on newegg and see what you think. um... whats the quadro4 thing im seeing? also just a noob do you have msn? its hard to ask these questions and wait a day for a responce haha what will perform the best as far as the rendering in maya goes? __________________ Following my advice will harm your computer. Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8 Last edited by Kesava; 07-21-2008 at 03:03 PM.

07-21-2008, 03:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: India Age: 17 Posts: 3,352	also should i get 2x 4gb sticks of ram? or 4x 2gb? __________________ Following my advice will harm your computer. Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8

07-21-2008, 03:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cardboard mansion Posts: 1,602	if you actully going to overclock, if i remember correctly a mix of sticks tends to work better, FUGGER had like 6gb worth of 2gb sticks then a pair of 1gb sticks with a higher fsb or something like that, it gives you the ability to oc if you want to and its generally faster, and im only gunna be gone for about 5 hours, and i dont have msn sorry =\ __________________ FUGGER/K\|ngp\|n '08

07-21-2008, 03:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: India Age: 17 Posts: 3,352	heres a system i quickly put together. what raid setup would be best for rendering with maya 3d? and would it be better to have a different setup for use with Autocad? __________________ Following my advice will harm your computer. Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8

07-21-2008, 03:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cardboard mansion Posts: 1,602	http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=176078 heres the link to the skulltrail board, and the way its used, i woudl recommend that you get 6-1 terabyte drives, and putting them in raid 5, how limited is the budget anyway? edit: im gunna be gone for 5 hours now __________________ FUGGER/K\|ngp\|n '08 Last edited by just a noob; 07-21-2008 at 03:28 PM.

07-21-2008, 03:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: India Age: 17 Posts: 3,352	well actually this is gonna be for like a lab of computers. budget isnt exactly limited. lets say i need 20 systems... isnt the skulltrail a gaming mobo? __________________ Following my advice will harm your computer. Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8

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