NX 7.5 (or later) LapTop choice
NX 7.5 (or later) LapTop choice
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It is proposed here that computer for NX (say v.7.5 or later) should be Dell Laptop Workstation with c.16 GB memory...
It costs around $5000
I decided to use Sony Vayo VPCCB which costs less than $1000 (64 bit)
It has 6 GB RAM (memory), and "dedicated graphic card" (i am not hardware guru so you might understand it better) AMD-ATI HD Radeon 6470M
CPU is core i5-2410M (do not know meaning of 2410M)
When we installed NX7.5 on it it usually get very slow (i think due to slow hards disk).
I got the faster hard disk with much more cache memory on it, and bought my own Windows 7 professiona - 64.
AND BANG.
It runs like crazy racer and so smooth turn/zoom. Sometimes get slower but just for a short and acceptable. I open file which is a whole house with foundation, joists, ..., and all nails in it and other details. No problem. Modeling, drawing, assembly, motion, Running also NX-Nastran non-linear and ...
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I would like guys you to instruct me what i can gain with DELL $5000 workstation with 8 or 16 GM of RAM. It is nice to have it but well...
Thanks a lot for you advice.
It costs around $5000
I decided to use Sony Vayo VPCCB which costs less than $1000 (64 bit)
It has 6 GB RAM (memory), and "dedicated graphic card" (i am not hardware guru so you might understand it better) AMD-ATI HD Radeon 6470M
CPU is core i5-2410M (do not know meaning of 2410M)
When we installed NX7.5 on it it usually get very slow (i think due to slow hards disk).
I got the faster hard disk with much more cache memory on it, and bought my own Windows 7 professiona - 64.
AND BANG.
It runs like crazy racer and so smooth turn/zoom. Sometimes get slower but just for a short and acceptable. I open file which is a whole house with foundation, joists, ..., and all nails in it and other details. No problem. Modeling, drawing, assembly, motion, Running also NX-Nastran non-linear and ...
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I would like guys you to instruct me what i can gain with DELL $5000 workstation with 8 or 16 GM of RAM. It is nice to have it but well...
Thanks a lot for you advice.





RE: NX 7.5 (or later) LapTop choice
Technical support from GTAC if something doesn't work, for starters...
www.nxjournaling.com
RE: NX 7.5 (or later) LapTop choice
RE: NX 7.5 (or later) LapTop choice
While you may get exceptional performance, ANY issues at all with NX on that laptop and GTAC may tell you it is an unsupported hardware configuration and can refuse to look further into the issue.
Typically the ATI Radeon and Nvidia GeForce cards are not certified by Siemens as they are considered gaming cards.
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RE: NX 7.5 (or later) LapTop choice
We have absolutelly no any issue with harware/software as described originally. It all works fine with Sony Vayo and fast HardDrive. I understand that ATI is considered as gaming by Siemens. But all we do is for survival, for bills paying, so we do whatever it takes on this purpose, even gaming card if it "works".
I just would like to learn is there anything technically we could do better (or faster say 3 times or more), with expensive DELL LapTop.
Thanks a lot
RE: NX 7.5 (or later) LapTop choice
For Nvidia the gaming cards are typically named "Geforce" and the Professional are typically called Quadro.
For AMD the gaming -"- "Radeon" and the professional -"- "FirePro".
IF you run one of the "gaming" cards and all run well, congratulations. If not, you will have to try find a solution yourself.
If you run one of the, by Siemens certified Professional cards, GTAC will try help if you get graphical problems.
There is a price difference, a quite large one too. Probably because gaming cards sell in multi-millions and the professional cards sell in thousands.
Regards,
Tomas
RE: NX 7.5 (or later) LapTop choice
-CVT transmissions for car (two axially moving disks 240 mm dia, with a belt in between), lots of small features on it (helix slide sureface, ...)
-Gear boxes size up to 700 mm (20 in) height (all parts)
-Centrifugal pumps (casted case 2000 kg), multistage (surfacing involved too), impellers 3D twisted vanes, shafts, core for casting of passages for fluid, and other parts (extremely complex).
-just translated to UG my whole house project, made in Catia, half done, ALL parts (nails included).
...
and no any problem with ATI card, but exploring what DELL gives extra.
-3D model
-2D drawings
-Assembly
-FEA with NX Nastran (parts, but not yet assembly FEA)
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I think we will stay with our harware LapTop for now, as long as someone wins jackpot, for i do not see much noize around Dell.
We are professional guys and does not change thinks so often, and NX7.5 will see much more wear in our house. We would like to have nicer things, as Dell LapTop, but if it can pay back itself. If we sniff someone getting close just because the newer software well, we will rethink very fast.