UTI

Hello everyone ,,,Iam about to build a new workstation for myself and i was wondering if my choices r the right ones,,,
these are the specs , please tell me what do you think
cheers........

Motherboard: asus Z7S WS
Processor: 2*Intel Xeon quad core E5420, 2.50Ghz, 12MB Cache
VGA: NVIDIA QUADRO FX1700 512MB PCIe
Case: Gigabyte 3D Mercury Fulltower wataer cooling -NO PSU
Ram: 4G Kingston KHX6400D2K2/4G HYPERX 800Mhz
Hard disk: Seagate 1TB
System: windows XP pro 64

Antisthenes

what chip set does that Asus board use?

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Macer

mobo uses intel5400 chipset -good choice.

You'll need a good high wattage power supply - don't overlook this (consider future upgrades)

Consider getting 8GB ram if you can afford it. You'll need FB dims - not sure thats whats been spec'd though.

I think the 1TB samsung F1's have had better reviews than the seagate (unless its very new).

Not familiar with the case, check that it has CEB mobo mounts.

Graphics cards depend on the apps used. Most apps that use direct x can run fine on a modern Geforce card saving hundreds of bucks. Ones that require open gl might benefit from the quadro?

UTI

Hi agin ,, thanx alot for your replys
the Motherboared uses 5400 chipset as mark said and this is the link for it
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?mo...82&l3=644&l4=0

About the Case i checked its specs and it has the ceb form factor ,anyway this is the link for it just to make sure
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=2327

RAM it is fb and i will upgrade to 8 G
Regarding vga card i mainly use 3dmax nd autocad so , is nividia quadro still a good choice?
thanx again boys

Macer

The thing to consider about graphics cards is that the hardware is very similar between the quadros and the geforces. You are mainly paying a lot extra for the quadro's drivers and support. You will get faster, newer, more powerful hardware by getting a current gaming/desktop card from nvidia or amd (ati), but you will get the advanced performance drivers with a quadro.

Basically, to get a quadro that has a better output than new gaming card you'll have to spend thousands. Yes quadros are better if you get a current high end one, but I'd rather have the latest high performance gaming card for a few hundred pounds and save the extra thousand for upgrades, or in the case of the fx1700, I'd rather spend the cost of it on getting a new highend gaming card. This is my personal opinion only!

Look at the specs of two cards and compare texture fill rates and memory bandwidth etc. While they can't be directly compared (due to differences in their components), it will give you an idea of the differences.

Autodesk products are (mostly) programmed to get better results from direct x these days.

Also consider that some geforce cards can be forced to use quadro drivers. At the end of the day try and read as many reviews as you can and make a balance decision based on the knowledge you've aquired.

Have you read this thread: http://www.cgarchitect.com/vb/29581-...ng-advice.html

Good luck

AJLynn

Geforce for Max and Autocad. If you want to Revit - anything but Geforce.

UTI

Now i can see the full image, I will leave it to my budget ,if i could support to buy a good quadro I will give it a try
if not i will buy a gaming one for sure.
thanx alot