ETABS PC requirements
ETABS PC requirements
(OP)
Dear all
Since CSI is useless and searching under the umbrella "Finite Element Analysis" is equally unhelpful, what would be a suitable pc for etabs and would a 64 bit system be more effective regarding v10 which should be released fall this year.
Sincerely
MASTER-ARIES
(MA)
Since CSI is useless and searching under the umbrella "Finite Element Analysis" is equally unhelpful, what would be a suitable pc for etabs and would a 64 bit system be more effective regarding v10 which should be released fall this year.
Sincerely
MASTER-ARIES
(MA)





RE: ETABS PC requirements
If I were you, I would call them directly and ask them. They should be able to give you that information.
I sure hope they add multi-core support, but I won't be holding my breath. I also hope they modernize the interface a bit, so that editing the model, and particularly the loading, is made easier.
RE: ETABS PC requirements
RE: ETABS PC requirements
But it is unclear if ram is required or cpu what does a FEA program require.
Sincerely
(MA)
RE: ETABS PC requirements
RE: ETABS PC requirements
Diquan
Diquan
RE: ETABS PC requirements
What are your experiences in running SAPv12 with the new multi-core analysis engine?
I'm planing to buy a new PC...what do you suggest to be the best configuration to run Etabs v10...quad core procesor with 4GB of Ram?
RE: ETABS PC requirements
Ok look my dilemma was that on the x64 amd with 2gb ddr400 that the analysis was taking 7 to 11 hours to process that's just sad, now regrettably etabs is a helpful as a pig farting, so after mush useless research on the internet with regards frame analysis programs and their requirements, I took a chance and bought the following system that has reduced a 7 hour analysis to 2 and half hours respectively.
Ok Intel by a hairs breath is better at data analysis than AMD ok. Therefore, the Specs are:
Mobo Asus P5Q Deluxe p45 chipset, there is the P5Q3 that supports ddr3: the p45 is the key here hence, it takes full advantage of the 45nm micro processing of the processor.
CPU Intel E8500 45nm
Ram 4 GB 1024x4 dd2 1066
FX 8600GT512 reason being etabs does not really need serious graphics.
Well that is it boys and girls nothing much to it I then loaded windows xp 64 and it runs like a dream.
We will wait and see if etabs 10 delivers, I have a funny feeling they are sticking with 32-bit software but that is my opinion I hope to be proven wrong.
Sincerely
Master-Aries
(MA)
RE: ETABS PC requirements
By the way SAPv12 sucks!, for me runs a lot slower than v11, to much stuff to do the same thing!
I've seen other software in a BIM environment working faster!
Diquan
RE: ETABS PC requirements
Comparing speed times using BIM software to the speed of SAP or ETABS is like comparing apples with bicycles. They're completely different. One is a design/drafting tool, the others analysis tools.