New system to run UG
New system to run UG
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Hi, im procuring a new system for a client for use with UG. They are after a portable solution so i am looking at the so called 'desktop replacement' laptops.
the specs im looking at are:
P4-2.4GHz FSB800, Hyper-threadding (desktop chip)
Intel 865PE motherboard chipset
512MB PC3200(DDR400) RAM
40GB 4200rpm HDD
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro Graphics with 128MB DDR RAM
Is there anything else i should look at? Faster hard disk? bigger processor?
I am able to get up to a 60GB 7200 rpm HDD but this is very expensive and i dont know wether it would be worth it in terms of productivity.
Any recommendations on manufacturers of laptops is appreciated also.
Thanks!
Chris
-Systems Consultant
the specs im looking at are:
P4-2.4GHz FSB800, Hyper-threadding (desktop chip)
Intel 865PE motherboard chipset
512MB PC3200(DDR400) RAM
40GB 4200rpm HDD
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro Graphics with 128MB DDR RAM
Is there anything else i should look at? Faster hard disk? bigger processor?
I am able to get up to a 60GB 7200 rpm HDD but this is very expensive and i dont know wether it would be worth it in terms of productivity.
Any recommendations on manufacturers of laptops is appreciated also.
Thanks!
Chris
-Systems Consultant





RE: New system to run UG
Certification page is: http://support.plms-eds.com/online_library/certification/index_ug.html
(that is all one line)
Having said that the Radeon series is not certified.
The 2.4Ghz speed is too fast for a laptop. Our new T40's only have 1.6Ghz.
512MB ram is too small, we have 1GB ram.
80GB disk.
Graphics is ATI Mobility 9000 FireGL.
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
CAD/CAM System Analyst
Ingersoll-Rand
RE: New system to run UG
As for the memmory and the video card, I agree with Ben.
1 GB memmory and an ATI FireGL.
RE: New system to run UG
Ive done some reading adn it seems the the FireGL is based on the Radeon chipset anyway; the 9600 Pro being the Directx9 version and the FireGL the OpenGL optimised one.
The budget i have simply doesnt stretch far enough to get FireGL or Quattro in a notebook.
On a side note i think the T40 series is a Centrino (uses Pentium-M CPU's) based notebook which has a different speed scale to the current desktop processors (which is used in this desktop replacement notebook im looking at). From benchmarks ive seen a 1.7GHz Penitum-M (not Pentium 4-M, they are different) will compete well with a Pentium 4 2.6 desktop chip (see Intels site)!
This is to do with the instruction pipeline length and the new branch prediction algortims in the Penitum-M series.
RE: New system to run UG
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
CAD/CAM System Analyst
Ingersoll-Rand
RE: New system to run UG
-Derek
DL Engineering Services
specializing in CAD Design Consultation Services
www.dl-engineering.com
RE: New system to run UG
http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner&menu=8
It gives instructions on how to modify a GeForce to a Quadro and some instructions on radeon based cards.