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Tempus · 09-03-2003, 10:35 AM

Here's a fun one. I get to custom build a few (6) CAD workstations for out detailing department.

I've got a box idea in mind but I figured I'd poll for information first.

OS: Windows 2000 SP4
Software: Office 2000, Lotus Notes R5, AutoCAD 2002, Quickpen CAD Pipe3D 2.1.XX

(Will be moving to XP once the rest of the software has their new XP versions certified.)

I'm not sure what the budget will be yet as I'm going round robin for the money. Our controller has very tight purse strings.

I'm leaning toward the RAD9800/P4 3.0C platform but I'm not sure if I won't be better going AMD. I know the code is NOT 64bit and won't be for the life of these machines, but... who knows.

I'm not planning on getting high end workstation graphics cards as I haven't really send that much performance advantage from them. I'm more worried about a very stable hardware platform that can handle the high floating point math these things work on.

Sugguestions?

Please try to be specific on the cpu, mobo, videocard, nic (if needed) and hdds.

The office is going gigabit if that helps.

09-03-2003, 10:35 AM	#1
Tempus Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 456	CAD Workstations Here's a fun one. I get to custom build a few (6) CAD workstations for out detailing department. I've got a box idea in mind but I figured I'd poll for information first. OS: Windows 2000 SP4 Software: Office 2000, Lotus Notes R5, AutoCAD 2002, Quickpen CAD Pipe3D 2.1.XX (Will be moving to XP once the rest of the software has their new XP versions certified.) I'm not sure what the budget will be yet as I'm going round robin for the money. Our controller has very tight purse strings. I'm leaning toward the RAD9800/P4 3.0C platform but I'm not sure if I won't be better going AMD. I know the code is NOT 64bit and won't be for the life of these machines, but... who knows. I'm not planning on getting high end workstation graphics cards as I haven't really send that much performance advantage from them. I'm more worried about a very stable hardware platform that can handle the high floating point math these things work on. Sugguestions? Please try to be specific on the cpu, mobo, videocard, nic (if needed) and hdds. The office is going gigabit if that helps. __________________ Thou art God.