WOW!!! You guys are looking to build Screaming fast PC's . How much parts and labor to build one for everyone here??? I am dying to see the Bench times you get with these.

I would be happy with just one but do not qualify at this point. Ho well....better luck next time

Dell has delivered!!!!! Two Words "Blazing FAST!!!!!!!!!" 34 part Assembly Fixture used to take about 45 seconds to 80 seconds, now takes 5 seconds. That is opening. Editing Visual Meshes on Complex Part about a minute now 12 seconds. NICE!!!!!!!! I do gave a few things though. The right mouse button seems a little sticky or loose and the touch pad needs a little tweaking. This baby has a Joy Stick too. So far sooooo good . Now waiting for X3, then the Bench Test. This should be very interesting. As a note there is no Anti-Virus running on this PC with only the XP SP3 Fire Wall running. Looking at AGV Anti-Virus as an option. BTW: there are 59 Processes Running in the Background. I need to do some cleaning, LOL.

Do you have the M4400??? I would have preferred the M90, but it is no longer in Production.

Beast Pricing $2,838 plus NY Tax $248.16, S&H $39.00 Total= $3,125.16 Not too bad. Same configuration from XI Computer Corp. without the Damage/Theft Coverage was about $800 more. IMPO DELL makes a great PC. This one makes 5 since 2002 and they all still work without problems. DELL PC's Smart Step 200N 6years old Dimension 4700 4 years old Inspiron 1501 1 year old Inspiron 1520 11 months old Precision M4400 not here yet I like the idea of Tracking and Recovery.

I just read your Home page from the link in your signature. This valuable information is probably used buy about 5% for the entire Machining field. Everyone is in a rush or were never taught the basics. They place tools in spindles with chips, high spots, and grim on the Tapers, yikes!!!!!! These basics are the most important. LOL, I get frowned upon for performing these basics, but all my parts come out within spec. Not to mention my equipment is in far better shape and runs better. RUSH,RUSH,RUSH,RUSH,RUSH! Cutting Corners is prone to have problems. Good Set-Ups, Good Planning, and Good Programs equals Good Parts!!! Cheers!!!!!!!

Dell sends a Shipped Status email when you sign up for it in your account. It shipped 10/24/08 2nd Business Day. Will be here Monday!!!! This is the best Lap Top PC (most expensive too) I have ever ordered. Ever since the Cadlyst review of the Dell Precision M90 it has been eye candy. Now there is one on the way. Most of the jobs I have worked at use regular PC's to run software. This is like going from a Manual Bridgeport to a 5 Axis CNC Mill. This is all very exciting for me so I wanted to make sure MCX3 got a suitable professional PC to Run on. Can you blame me???

The New Dell Precision should be arriving Monday!!!! This Lap Top better SCREAM running CAD/CAM. First test will be using Alibre V11 SP1, then MCX3 when it arrives. This is going to be fun!!!!

Hey Al, nice to see you helping out over here as well as at the office.

Where is the Mastercam Swag Area????? Arrrrrrr!!!!! I Need Me Swag!!!!!!! Seriously, there should be a Mastercam Store with T-Shirts, Hats, Cups, Pens, Notepads, etc.

Bought the Dell Precision M4400 Here are the Specs with a lot of good advise from you guys. Thanks for your help in this purchase. This should do well with X3. Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 (2.53GHz, 6M L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB) 4.0GB, DDR2-800 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS Free 19" UltraSharp™ 1908FPW Widescreen NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M, 512MB 120GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM with Free Fall Sensor No Fingerprint Reader 15.4” Wide WXGA (1280x800) Display Genuine Windows Vista Business Bonus-Windows XP Professional downgrade Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module 130W 3P, A/C Adapter 8X DVD with Cyberlink Power DVD No webcam with microphone Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card No Intel® vPro™ Secure Advanced Hardware Enabled Systems Management Resource DVD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers 6 Cell Battery 3 Year ProSupport for End Users and 3 Year NBD On-site Service No Onsite System Setup 3 Year CompleteCare Accidental Damage Protection Dell Laptop Tracking/Recovery & Data Delete 3Yr Black Wide Screen WXGA LCD Panel w/ Microphone only Intel Centrino 2 Core Duo Processor Vista Premium Label

Axis : Nice to see you here too. This forum is great for technical stuff like this MP language. I upgraded to X2mr2, but I still need 9.1sp1 for work, so I'll be learning X2 at home. Maybe in time I'll have more to offer on the X transition from 9 in the CNC Zone soon. You can call me Toby, LOL. Sounds like your going to be having Fun Learning!!! I will have tons of that when my software and sim for X3 arrive from Cimquest. This site is the best for MC on the net so absorb as much as you can from the Masters of Mastercam. Cheers!!!

Axis ---I wish I had macro B. This is a yasnac I80 control on a Matsuura mc510-vf. The G13's were an option for the control, but no macros that I am aware of. The control ignores any line beginning with #. I'm just trying to define a few cutom drill cycles to output the G13'3 so I don't have to make manual edits so often. _______________________________________________ I hear that. The only two Yasnac controls I ever used were an MX2 Mill and LX1 lathe. Great controls with lots of options for canned cycles. It looks like your winning this battle and in time it will be done. BTW: I am tobyaxis on CNC Zone, LOL. Nice to see you here and welcome to the official MC Forum

I forgot about these but they work. Got them straight from the Bridgeport guy for a Fanuc 0i-MC barely a year old. I hope this can help at least a little. O9013(G13 CCW CUTTING) (OIM & 18MC CONTROL) #25=#4 #7=#7+13000 #1=#[#7] IF[#6EQ#0]GOTO1 #6=#6-#1 N1#2=#4-#1 #3=#2/2 #4=#2*2 IF[#6NE#0]GOTO10 IF[#18EQ#0]GOTO5 IF[#25LE#1]GOTO3333 IF[#18GE#2]GOTO4444 #11=#18-#3 #12=#11*#11 #13=#3*#3 #14=#13-#12 #10=SQRT[#14] #15=#2-#18 #16=#9*3 G91G94 G3X#18Y-#10R#3F#16 X#15Y#10R#3F#9 X-#4R#2 X#4R#2 X-#15Y#10R#3 X-#18Y-#10R#3F#16 GOTO100 N5 IF[#25LE#1]GOTO3333 G91G94 G3X#2R#3 X-#4R#2 X#4R#2 X-#2R#3 GOTO100 N10 IF[#17GE[#1*2]]GOTO5555 IF[#25LT#1]GOTO6666 G91G94 #18=#17/2 #19=#6/2 G3X#2R#3F#9 G3X-#4R#2 X#4R#2 DO1 #4=#17+#4 #2=#4/2 IF[[#4-#30]GE#6]GOTO20 G3X-#4R#2 #30=#2 #4=#17+#4 #2=#4/2 IF[[#4-#30]GE#6]GOTO30 X#4R#2 #30=#2 END1 N20#2=#2-#18 #4=#4-#17 #20=#6-#2 #4=#4+#20 #2=#4/2 G3X-#4R#2 G3I#6 G3X#6R#19 GOTO100 N30#2=#2-#18 #4=#4-#18 #20=#6-#2 #4=#4+#20 #2=#4/2 G3X#4R#2 G3I-#6 G3X-#6R#19 N100G1G90 N3333#3000=5(END MILL TOO LARGE) N4444#3000=6(RAPID MOVE TOO LARGE) N5555#3000=7(STEP OVER TOO LARGE) N6666#3000=8(ENTRY ARC TOO SMALL) %

I use a Targus bag for USB's and Dongle for Predator Virtual CNC. It fits the Belkin HUB 4 port too. The bag is black velvet with a draw string.

Aren't they making the SIM's smaller now, and red not black?? That is quite the collection you have. Any chance you want to part with any of it, LOL BTW: You have mail

Do you need new shoes?? What is your shoe size??? LOL. I can see that and maybe IMTS next year in Chicago. BTW: How in the world do you get a Mastercam Coffee Cup??? My job got a mouse pad, but I want a Coffee Cup or maybe a Sippy Cup .

That setup is SWEEEEET!!!!!!!!!! Now you know I will be picking your brain as much as possible when the Software arrives, LOL. That is if you don't mind ****New M4400 Build**** PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9400 (2.53GHz, 6M L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB) OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista Business Bonus-Windows XP Professional downgrade LCD 15.4” Wide WXGA (1280x800) Display WARRANTY & SERVICE 3 Year ProSupport for End Users and 3 Year NBD On-site Service VIDEO CARD NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M, 512MB MEMORY 4.0GB, DDR2-800 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS HARD DRIVE 80GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM with Free Fall Sensor OPTICAL DRIVE 8X DVD with Cyberlink Power DVD™ BATTERY OPTIONS 6 Cell Battery WIRELESS CARD Intel® WiFi Link 5300 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card BLUETOOTH WIRELESS Dell Wireless® 370 Bluetooth Module INTERNAL KEYBOARD Internal English Keyboard FINGERPRINT READER OPTION No Fingerprint Reader WEBCAM / MICROPHONE No webcam with microphone SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION Resource DVD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers MONITOR Free 19" UltraSharp™ 1908FPW Widescreen My Accessories A/C ADAPTER 130W 3P, A/C Adapter My Software SYSTEM MANAGEMENT No Intel® vPro™ Secure Advanced Hardware Enabled Systems Management My Services & Warranties ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE SERVICE 3 Year CompleteCare Accidental Damage Protection ASSET PROTECTION SOFTWARE Dell Laptop Tracking/Recovery & Data Delete 3Yr edit ON-SITE SYSTEM SETUP No Onsite System Setup ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM LCDs Black Wide Screen WXGA LCD Panel w/ Microphone only Processor Branding Intel Centrino 2 Core Duo Processor OS Labels Vista Premium Label ********************* What is with the Intel Centrino 2 Core Duo label??? [ 10-12-2008, 11:08 PM: Message edited by: Axis CNC Programming ]

Jay large screens are nice. For a while I was using the 32" HDMI Flat Screen TV for Alibre. What a picture, and the little woman didn't mind at all. LOL, BobScrap/Crap didn't make the cut so it never saw the 32". Though Alibre CAM got a few tests. X3 is going to set the Living Room on Fire Bogusmill, Thanks for the heads up between the 32/64 bit systems.

Ok I'll go for the FX1700 Graphics card and the 4Gigs in Ram. But another question arose. 32 bit system or 64 bit system????? This has me stumped. I am also looking at the M6300 now.

How well will this Lap Top run X3 in the toughest most complex part programs?? PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9400 (2.53GHz, 6M L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB) OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista Business Bonus-Windows XP Professional downgrade LCD 15.4” Wide WXGA (1280x800) Display WARRANTY & SERVICE 3 Year ProSupport for End Users and 3 Year NBD On-site Service VIDEO CARD NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M, 512MB MEMORY 2.0GB, DDR2-800 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS HARD DRIVE 120GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM with Free Fall Sensor OPTICAL DRIVE 8X DVD with Cyberlink Power DVD™ BATTERY OPTIONS 6 Cell Battery WIRELESS CARD Intel® WiFi Link 5300 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card BLUETOOTH WIRELESS Dell Wireless® 370 Bluetooth Module INTERNAL KEYBOARD Internal English Keyboard SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION Resource DVD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers MONITOR Free 19" UltraSharp™ 1908FPW Widescreen Fast, Moderate, or Slow

I am training at a friends shop with V8 and V9. I am still very new to MC but remember someone saying that there is a way to select a Starting Point. Have you tried that yet? If this is wrong, it's Rekd's fault, LOL. How different is V8 and V9 compared to X?