Engineering Softwares Hware Specs

[Redman]

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hi all

just wanna ask on your suggestions on the hardware specs for Autocad 2012 and Tekla Structures 17

(yes already visited the sites for hardware recommendation)

just wana ask on actual users here

TY

[butitoy]

Budget.....

[Redman]

40k to 50k

with lcd ,mouse kb and 64 bit W7 pro

[EarlZ]

40k to 50k

with lcd ,mouse kb and 64 bit W7 pro

lami kaayo ni parisan ug i7 2600k

[Redman]

bsin nay AMD specs dha..

[tsunade]

40k to 50k

with lcd ,mouse kb and 64 bit W7 pro

close kaayo ang #2 package sa imong price range bro.

AMD Packages



Xi® MTower™ 2P64 Workstation

AMD Opteron Based on the newest and most revolutionary, "Magny-Cours" 64 bit AMD® Opteron™ processor, sporting 8 & 12 Cores per CPU, HyperTransport™ interface with 12MB multi-way associative L3 Cache & independent integrated four channel DDR3 RAM Controller. The newest motherboards are based on the AMD SR5690&SP5100 chipset, supporting 2 & 4 processors for a total of up to 48 CPU Cores. Expandable to 64GB & 128GB w/4CPU of 1333MHz DDR3 Registered ECC SDRAM, the Xi® MTower™ 2P64 offers the highest level of computing power available today in dual and quad processor workstations. On board SATA (opt. SAS), multiple Intel® GBit (10/100/1000) Ethernet network interfaces, and a wide choice of powerful video boards like the NVIDIA® Quadro™ FX like the 1800, 3800, 4800 & 5600, make this unit the ideal choice for the most demanding CAD, CAE, CAM, GIS, Video Editing and engineering computational tasks. Fully tested and supported for x86 64-Bit LINUX® & Windows® Operating Systems, the Xi MTower 2P64 will assure a growing longevity path to new 64-Bit OS and application software, for years to come.
Base price: $1,659.00

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Xi® MTower™ 64 Workstation

AMD Phenom II X4Based on the newest and most revolutionary, 64 bit AMD Phenom™ II processors, based on 45nm technology and clock speed up to 3.4GHz. Sporting 8MB of multi-way associative L2+L3 Cache and integrated DDR3 RAM Controller and motherboard, based on the AMD® AMD790FX/SB750™ chipset, with dual PCI Express video Interface and HyperTransport data transfer at 2000MHz. Expandable to 8GB of DDR3 1333MHz dual channel the Xi® MTower™ 64 Workstation offers the highest level of computing power available today in a standard workstation and 64Bit Windows compatible processor. On board RAID 0/1/10 SATAII 300MB/s, 1x1394 Fire-wire, 2x1GBit (10/100/1000) Ethernet network with WiFi optional. A wide choice of powerful video boards like the NVIDIA Quadro™ FX 580/1800/3800/5600, make this unit the ideal choice for the most demanding CAD, CAE, CAM, GIS, Video Editing and engineering computational tasks. Fully tested and supported for x86 64-Bit LINUX® & Windows® Operating Systems, the Xi® MTower™ 64 Workstation will assure a growing longevity path to new 64-Bit OS and application software, for years to come.
Base price: $959.00

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its a little bit outdated but its a true CAD/CAM/CAE Professional Workstation, Compare it with the overpriced Mac, anyone?

[Redman]

close kaayo ang #2 package sa imong price range bro.

AMD Packages



Xi® MTower™ 2P64 Workstation

AMD Opteron Based on the newest and most revolutionary, "Magny-Cours" 64 bit AMD® Opteron™ processor, sporting 8 & 12 Cores per CPU, HyperTransport™ interface with 12MB multi-way associative L3 Cache & independent integrated four channel DDR3 RAM Controller. The newest motherboards are based on the AMD SR5690&SP5100 chipset, supporting 2 & 4 processors for a total of up to 48 CPU Cores. Expandable to 64GB & 128GB w/4CPU of 1333MHz DDR3 Registered ECC SDRAM, the Xi® MTower™ 2P64 offers the highest level of computing power available today in dual and quad processor workstations. On board SATA (opt. SAS), multiple Intel® GBit (10/100/1000) Ethernet network interfaces, and a wide choice of powerful video boards like the NVIDIA® Quadro™ FX like the 1800, 3800, 4800 & 5600, make this unit the ideal choice for the most demanding CAD, CAE, CAM, GIS, Video Editing and engineering computational tasks. Fully tested and supported for x86 64-Bit LINUX® & Windows® Operating Systems, the Xi MTower 2P64 will assure a growing longevity path to new 64-Bit OS and application software, for years to come.
Base price: $1,659.00

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Xi® MTower™ 64 Workstation

AMD Phenom II X4Based on the newest and most revolutionary, 64 bit AMD Phenom™ II processors, based on 45nm technology and clock speed up to 3.4GHz. Sporting 8MB of multi-way associative L2+L3 Cache and integrated DDR3 RAM Controller and motherboard, based on the AMD® AMD790FX/SB750™ chipset, with dual PCI Express video Interface and HyperTransport data transfer at 2000MHz. Expandable to 8GB of DDR3 1333MHz dual channel the Xi® MTower™ 64 Workstation offers the highest level of computing power available today in a standard workstation and 64Bit Windows compatible processor. On board RAID 0/1/10 SATAII 300MB/s, 1x1394 Fire-wire, 2x1GBit (10/100/1000) Ethernet network with WiFi optional. A wide choice of powerful video boards like the NVIDIA Quadro™ FX 580/1800/3800/5600, make this unit the ideal choice for the most demanding CAD, CAE, CAM, GIS, Video Editing and engineering computational tasks. Fully tested and supported for x86 64-Bit LINUX® & Windows® Operating Systems, the Xi® MTower™ 64 Workstation will assure a growing longevity path to new 64-Bit OS and application software, for years to come.
Base price: $959.00

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its a little bit outdated but its a true CAD/CAM/CAE Professional Workstation, Compare it with the overpriced Mac, anyone?

available sa pinas?

[tsunade]

nope, but you can use this as a baseline for your budget. DIY na lang ka.

[Redman]

thanks sa mga inputs ..


post sad tong mga actual users (acad '12 and tekla struc 17 ) dri sa ila suggestions or rigs

[tsunade]

Acad2011 + Solidworks 2010 + Camworks User = Me
myPoorman's Workstation Specs: (the higher the clock speed the better for CAD System)
Processor: Phenom II X2 3.2Ghz 7Mb BE
Mobo: Asus M4A88T-M
RAM: Kingston 4GBx2 DDR3 1333
HDD: Seagate 500GB SATA
VCard: HD6790 1GB (i wish they bought a QuadroFx but mahal daw kaayo lol) mo upgrade nya ko sa Mobo para maka CF ko ani. pohon.