How does this sound (home CAD PC)
How does this sound (home CAD PC)
(OP)
I want to purchase a PC for using Solidworks at home. This PC will be used for SW only. I have read the FAQ about systems but most info is not current. This seems like a nice system but is there something here that should be changed. I want a system that will be good for assemblies of up to 100 parts, std cosmos, etc. This is not a workstation type machine and does it matter?
DELL Dimension 9100
PentiumD 830 3.0GHz with Dual Core Technology
1GB (2X512MB) Dual Channel DDR2 RAM at 533MHz
256MB PCI Express™ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) nVidia GeForce 6800
SB 7.1Audio/9-in-1 Media Reader
250GB SATA HDD w/ Native Command Queuing
16X DVD+/-RW Double Layer DVD Burner
19" E193Fp LCD Monitor
$1500 with shipping
Let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Bloodclot
DELL Dimension 9100
PentiumD 830 3.0GHz with Dual Core Technology
1GB (2X512MB) Dual Channel DDR2 RAM at 533MHz
256MB PCI Express™ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) nVidia GeForce 6800
SB 7.1Audio/9-in-1 Media Reader
250GB SATA HDD w/ Native Command Queuing
16X DVD+/-RW Double Layer DVD Burner
19" E193Fp LCD Monitor
$1500 with shipping
Let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Bloodclot
Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?






RE: How does this sound (home CAD PC)
Jason
UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2005 SP5.0 on WinXP SP2
SolidWorks 2006 SP3.0 on WinXP SP2
RE: How does this sound (home CAD PC)
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 05
AutoCAD 05
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
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RE: How does this sound (home CAD PC)
Sorry I missed you guys at the SWW reception on Sunday. I was about 10 mintues late and then discovered the partner pavilion was outside not even close to the rest of the conference. This kind of side tracked teh eng-tips guys meeting plans. Maybe next year?
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
President: Northern
Vermont SolidWorks User Group
www.robrodriguez.com (updated 1/30/06)
SW 2006 SP 3.0
RE: How does this sound (home CAD PC)
I would also get a real Quadro instead of the GeForce. The multiple window problems are just not worth dealing with. For assemblies that size you can probably get away with the Quadro FX 1400.
Good luck,
matt
RE: How does this sound (home CAD PC)
I would up the memory to at least 2 gig at 1 gig strips.
If the computer is only for SW I would strongly recomend going with a certified Quadro card not just only for the real view but you will have far less trouble with a certified card.
I have to agree with the AMD processor.
RE: How does this sound (home CAD PC)
Thanks again,
Bloodclot
Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?
RE: How does this sound (home CAD PC)
FX-60 AMD dual-core 64-bit processor (fastest single chip available--for now--also $1,000)
nvidia Quadro FX-1400
2GB RAM
2 SATA2 160GB drives, non-RAID
Other goodies, no monitor
$3,000
At least check out Xi and see what they have for something considerably less of a workstation. I've found no other to compete at workstation level.
Dell will soon drop their Intel-only policy--it's hurting them bad now. Stupid policy, stupid business decision.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe trumps reason.
RE: How does this sound (home CAD PC)
Thanks,
Bloodclot
Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?
RE: How does this sound (home CAD PC)
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 05
AutoCAD 05
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716
RE: How does this sound (home CAD PC)
Pete
RE: How does this sound (home CAD PC)
www.newegg.com
They are quick to ship, a fiscal pleasure to buy from (cheap!), and have loads of customer reviews on whichever product you want. They can be overwhelming if you don't know what you want, but once you do you should get a great price here.
RE: How does this sound (home CAD PC)
I'll also second the thoughts for 1+ gigs of memory, an AMD chip, and SATA hard drives. The video card is equally important, I'd just make sure to get something on the 'approved' list.
You're only as fast as your slowest component.
RE: How does this sound (home CAD PC)
RE: How does this sound (home CAD PC)
With regard to the GeForce 6800 graphics card, there was a post recently on the Unigraphics forum about realising the full 'professional' performance of these cards.
Have a look at
thread561-141387
bc
RE: How does this sound (home CAD PC)
I purchased the 9100 Dell Dimension for my home PC and love it.
DELL Dimension 9100
PentiumD 830 2.8GHz with Dual Core Technology
2GB (2X512MB) Dual Channel DDR2 RAM at 533MHz
256MB PCI Express™ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) nVidia GeForce 6800
SB Live
160GB SATA HDD w/ Native Command Queuing
75GB Sata HDD w/ Native Command Queuing - added later
CD-ROM - Don't remember the speed
16X DVD+/-RW Double Layer DVD Burner
24" Widescreen Monitor w/ Media Reader built into the side of the monitor
All for $1700
When I have ran SW on that Machine, the video card is incredibly stable. But if SW was to crash I would not complain simply because its a gaming card.
As for going to the 3.0 GHz vs the 2.8 GHz, I figured the speed isn't that much that I could tell a large difference for the cost.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376