Your opinions please

[camguy]

I would appreciate any comments or suggestions about this system. ( Video card for one )

 

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe Dual Cpu Mobo

500W power supply with 5 cooling fans/blowers

Dual XEON 3GHz 533FSB Processors

4 Gb DDR PC2700 ( 4 x 1 Gb 333MHz ) RAM

36Gb SCSI Ultra 320 HD 15,000 Rpm

Adaptec 29320A-R SCSI Controller

Win 2K Pro

 

Note: All toolpaths are done on the shop floor and it's very rare to have more than one session of MC running at the same time, so i'm wondering if the dual processors are worth the extra money.

 

Thanks in advance for any replies

[Bullines]

Looks sweet. How much L3 cache is on those Xeon's; 4MB? Where's the video card?

[camguy]

Open to suggestions on Video cards.

[Bullines]

Since it looks like money isn't a concern, check out any card with the nVIDIA Quadro FX 1000 or better chipset (1100, 2000 or the 256MB 3000).

[camguy]

Yea, i was leaning toward the Quadros. We just got a 500 on one workstation and i like it better than my oxygen card

[Bullines]

The 500 is pretty good. I just noticed that nVIDIA has released a 700 model. 256-bit memory interface? The only other Quadro with a big pipe like that is the 3000. I hope that's not a typo (the info came from here)

[Rekd™]

That's a lot of machine for a shop computer.

 

'Rekd

[camguy]

Got to keep the boys happy. Each operator has their own seat of MC, and do all their own programming. For one prog die they will write up to about 300 programs.

[TREV]

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that is small change compared to a good graphics card.

i just got a quadro fx1100 and it is great.

might just as well blow the whole load and get the dual processor also.unless it is your money and not your machine.but if its the boss mans i say go for it

trevor

[Müřlıń®]

I thought MC would not take advantage of dual CPU's?

 

 

Murlin

[Rekd™]

It doesn't. (as of yet.. )

 

'Rekd

[Bullines]

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I thought MC would not take advantage of dual CPU's?

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It doesn't but Windows itself sure does. And you can set CPU affinity per app.

[JAMMAN]

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I thought MC would not take advantage of dual CPU's?

 

 

Murlin

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True but...

 

Mastercam benifits from dual processor systems by windows making use of the duals. I ran a dual P3-800 back in the MC8 days and it MC ran much better on that than all the other single systems.