Best processor for nx5
Best processor for nx5
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Can anyone tell me which one is the best processor to work with Unigraphics, Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz or Core 2 Duo E6850 3.00GHz?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
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RE: Best processor for nx5
Unless you're going to be using huge assemblies with surface rendering, teamcenter and machining probably all at once, then you're talking about two of the latest and greatest processors both of which meet or exceed the requirements for NX-5.
I bought a Conroe 6700 system about a year back. Still going quite strongly enough for my moderate needs. Elsewhere I have experience of some sites where their hardware was up-spec but about a year older. When I've had occasion to push it to the limit performance naturally suffers on any system under load, but generally the systems cope without incident. So if you can draw a comparison based on benchmarks then my system would be about twice as fast as those.
The two processors you have talked about are both quite close to one another near the top performed in benchmarks for the latest crop of processors. The Q6600 is rated to be better than twice as fast as my processor.
Since there is not that much to pick between them the main difference may be price. According to what I'm seeing there are a couple of versions of the E6850 processor, a base version and an "extreme" one. The "extreme" is a bit faster than the Q6600, and it is based on the same Kentsfield architecture. The basic Core 2 Duo E6850 is only half as fast. On price the basic E6850 is a bit cheaper than the Q6600, but the E6850 on quotes I have seen is way overpriced.
If you can afford it probably the Q6600. I've had a good run with Intel processors over the years. I generally try and pick the next to latest model that I can get at a decent price point it is always a battle to weigh price against obsolescence.
Happy hunting
Regards
Hudson
RE: Best processor for nx5
Also a decent graphics card will help. Again the best gaming wise ATI cards have been disappointing. Anything GForce with about 512Mb of ram on the graphics card ought to be up to the task. I have managed to get by without thousand dollar graphics cards in the past without complaint.
Get the fastest hard disk that you can afford. If necessary a good configuration to save money is a decent quality larger disk for the bulk of your data and a smaller capacity but high speed HDD for your operating system and a few current projects.
Regards
Hudson
RE: Best processor for nx5
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RE: Best processor for nx5
That's my penny...
RE: Best processor for nx5
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
NX Design
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
RE: Best processor for nx5
If you're like me and you probably can't afford to go bigger and better nor do you want to be forced into extra fans and supersize the power supply while you're at it. Be assured that there is a "bang for your buck" equation to fit your needs, and that it is precisely why you need to cover a few extra bases when looking at system quote, so that you can break it down into the various elements and decide what you do or don't need.
We have probably given you more information than you requested and talked a lot about what is best without knowing whether you're likely to really stretch your system with the intended task. So my advice is that any computer you ever bought was obsolete before it left the factory, and the thrill of superiority that you may get from buying the latest and greatest is very brief indeed. My computer purchasing rationale is buy the second latest, because the very latest is always overpriced. Plan to upgrade within two years. Set your price point accordingly. You win because a $3000 system will last you for two years, but if you go all out and spend $6000 it still won't cut it after four years.
Best regards
Hudson