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ShaunDon · March 2nd, 2007

Thanks for the ideas, guys, I'll check on those issues. We're also way overdue for an upgrade to max9 -- I'm being overly cautious this time around until we know what all the quirks are with running 64bit. Hopefully that upgrade will see some improvement as all our workstations and servers are now 64bit.

We actually bought this one Dell as a trial, up until now we've Newegg'ed all our parts and assembled the machines on our own. It's saved a lot of cash since the PC manufacturers always gouge us users who need raw performance. The only drawback is that if and when something goes wrong with the machines, it's on the production staff to fix the problem, which is never convenient when it happens. We'd hoped having a warranty would be worth it, but unfortunately looking at the machine's performance we've already lost out on the deal.

Thanks!
Shaun

March 2nd, 2007	#9 (permalink)
ShaunDon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Portsmouth, NH Age: 26 Posts: 360 Name: Shaun Donnelly	Re: Dell workstation is BALLS-slow! Thanks for the ideas, guys, I'll check on those issues. We're also way overdue for an upgrade to max9 -- I'm being overly cautious this time around until we know what all the quirks are with running 64bit. Hopefully that upgrade will see some improvement as all our workstations and servers are now 64bit. We actually bought this one Dell as a trial, up until now we've Newegg'ed all our parts and assembled the machines on our own. It's saved a lot of cash since the PC manufacturers always gouge us users who need raw performance. The only drawback is that if and when something goes wrong with the machines, it's on the production staff to fix the problem, which is never convenient when it happens. We'd hoped having a warranty would be worth it, but unfortunately looking at the machine's performance we've already lost out on the deal. Thanks! Shaun __________________ Shaun Donnelly TANGRAM 3DS