[yoff]

- Apple iMac G5 Mac OS X + 1 Go Ram
- Apple Macbook 2 Ghz Intel core 2 Duo Mac OS X 10.5.4 + 2 Go Ram
- 500 Go AluIce + 120 Go LaCie

 

[dgbiker1]

Just got a nice new computer at work, an absolute CAD beast.
Quad core 3.6GHz
500GB HD
768MB Nvidia Quadro FX 4600
4GB Ram
Xp pro

At home, still on my trusty old macbook w/ 1.8GHz dual core, 2gb ram, and 120GB HD.

 

[philodox]

What's the deal with those quadro cards? Are they really that much better at CAD than the high end gaming graphics cards?

 

[meat01]

Quote:

Originally Posted by philodox /img/forum/go_quote.gif What's the deal with those quadro cards? Are they really that much better at CAD than the high end gaming graphics cards?

I have used high end gaming cards with Solidworks and Pro/e and been very happy. Gaming cards handle the speed of rotating complex assemblies, but Quadro cards are supposed to handle the speed while producing a high quality surfaces without missing facets. If a company is paying, I would go with a Quadro. If it were my money, I would use a Geforce card.

For 2D CAD, I would not bother with a Quadro card.

 

[dgbiker1]

Quote:

Originally Posted by philodox /img/forum/go_quote.gif What's the deal with those quadro cards? Are they really that much better at CAD than the high end gaming graphics cards?

In Pro/E it's made huge differences in my experience since they are tuned for vector applications instead of rapid texture refreshes. They also do a better job of smoothing lines (ie quality vs quantity of frames). I work with master models of trucks (ie the full cab of a semi) with models of everything down to a fastener (tens of thousands of parts), and I've noticed a huge difference.
Good link comparing them here.

 

[zx10guy]

Gaming box:

Intel E8400
EVGA 780i
2x EVGA 8800 Ultras
4GB DDR2 OCZ memory
150GB WD Raptor
1100W ABS power supply

Network fileserver:

Compaq Proliant 3000
2x 500 MHz Intel PIII
768 MB SDRAM ECC memory
Compaq RAID controller 128 MB onboard cache with battery backup
2x15GB 15000 RPM SCSI Ultra 2 (RAID 1)
8x15GB 10000 RPM SCSI Ultra 2 (RAID 5)
Dual power supplies
4x 100Mb Intel/3Com NICs channel bonded

Main laptop:

Dell Inspiron E1505
Intel T7200
2 GB DDR2
80 GB Seagate 7200 RPM SATA
AMD x1300 GPU
Ultrasharp display
Dual layer DVD burner

Acer Aspire 3680
Intel Celeron 1.8 GHz
1GB DDR2
60 GB HD
DVD/CD-R drive

Miscellaneous boxes running various services on my home network.

 

[PuffyElvis]

Dell Precision T3400 E8200
4 GB RAM
3 NEC Multisync 2090's

 

[Khanate]

Laptop 17 inch screen
2.26ghz dual core
4 GB DDR3
Geforce 9800 GTS
200 GB HDD 7200 rpm

 

[krmathis]

Main:
15" Apple MacBook Pro
2.4GHz Core 2 Duo
2GB RAM
160GB 7200rpm HDD

Secondary:
15" Apple PowerBook G4
1.5GHz PPC 7447
1GB RAM
100GB 7200rpm HDD

Work:
14" Lenovo T60
2GHz Core 2
2GB RAM
100GB 5400rpm HDD

 

[saintalfonzo]

Laptop: Sager 9262
WUXGA Glossy
Q6700 2.66 GHz Quad
4 GB RAM
2X160 GB 7200rpm HDD RAID 0
Nvidia 8800gtx
4x500 Gb external HDD for d
double backup of music library

 

[chesebert]

Laptops:

15" IBM IPS flexview T60
T7400 2.16GB
3GB RAM
300GB 5400rpm
X1300 ATI
Dell 2007wfp LG SIPS external monitor

14" 4:3 IBM T60
1.85Ghz Core2D
2GB RAM
X1400 ATI
100GB 7200rpm HDD

14" WXGA+ Lenovo T61
T7500 2.2Ghz
3GB
Intel 3100 integrated
100GB 7200rpm HDD

 

[jterp7]

14" Asus W3J
T2400 1.86Ghz
2.5gb RAM
250gb x 2 5400rpm internal
250gb x 2 5400rpm external
ATI x1600 256MB

connected to a Samsung 4066f 40" LCD 1080p

 

[firefox360]

Lenovo ThinkPad T61p 15.4" 16:10
Intel C2D T9300 2.50GHz
Nvidia Quadro FX 570M 256MB
Corsair 4GB DDR2-667 PC2-5300
250GB 5400RPM

connected to a Dell E228W 22" LCD.

 

[skyline889]

Sold the SFF to my sister's bf and went full-tower again. Took two months to build because ****** case seller, sold me a V1000 instead of the V1200 that we agreed on and took over a month to refund my money. Would've just bought a faster laptop had I known I would get screwed over like this.

Home
Lian Li RF w/Scythe Slipstreams
Corsair HX620
Gigabyte P35C-DS3R Rev2.0 w/F10 BIOS
Intel C2D E6600 w/Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme/Scythe S-Flex @ 3.6ghz 1.45v
8gb OCZ SLI-Ready 5-4-4-15 @ 1:1 800mhz
EVGA 9600GT
LG GGC-H20L HD-DVD/Blu-Ray Optical Drive
EMU 1212m
150gb WD Raptor
2x750gb Seagate 7200.10/11 Cudas

College
Lian Li RF
Corsair HX620
Asus P5Q-Pro
Intel C2D E8400 w/Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme (Lapped) @3.0ghz (For now)
8gb Patriot Extreme 5-5-5-12
BFG 8800GT OC
Samsung SH-223Q
X-Fi Fata1ty Pro
80gb WD Raptor
500gb Seagate 7200.10 Cuda

Laptop
HP DV9810US
AMD TL-60
3gb DDR2 @ 533mhz
Nvidia 7150m
160gb HD

 

[Ad Rock]

Asus Commando
Intel e6600 (running at 8x400 everyday, has hit 4.5ghz when I play with my dryice pot)
Crucial PC-8500 2x1GB DDR2
ATI 3850 512MB
OCZ Powerstream 520w
2x300GB Maxtor DiamondMax 10 HDD

I used to overclock this rig semi-competitively, now it just sits here while I do school work on it.