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so the time has come and the old system needs replacing, been a while so I have no idea what to buy. Give me some ideas, i mostly do the office stuff, and work on solid works and thats it
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PNY Quadro FX540 128MB = POS compared to the 7950GT 512MB
I have these systems up and running solidworks flawlessly.
Also I really wouldn't use the Intel Duo, the AMDx2 perform far better in in a solidworks environment. Also I'm running solidworks2007 on a XP machine with a really old pos no name video card, works fine with minor limitations. So the 7950GT which I have running now will be adequate. If you're going to be building 250+ piece assemblies, then yes a Quadra series card is a necessity.
pqi 2GB DDR2 533 *note, I would not use anything less than the DDR2-533, I preffer the DDR2-800 as I have noticed much improved performance over DDR2-533
I'm not trying to say the X2 out performs the Conroe in all instances, only in the new version of solidworks have I seen a vast inprovement.
I saw $1000 budget, figured if he wanted a descent system, then he spend an extra $200. either system you or I spec'd would perform well for his needs I pressume.
PNY Quadro FX540 128MB = POS compared to the 7950GT 512MB
If you're going to be building 250+ piece assemblies, then yes a Quadra series card is a necessity.