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simactive   01-08-2008 at 04:45:41 PM

Hey all anyways Im building a new system for my catia designs and future design programs. Heres my layout for now all prices are in Canadian or state otherwise. Input is great, need to it run stable.


CPU: AMD X2 6400+ Black Ed. $189.99
MOBO: not sure what can handle this

PSU: 500watt ATX
Specifications

Form Factor: ATX


Wattage: 500-Watt


Special Features: Modular


Fan: 80 mm


+3.3V: 20 A


+5V: 32 A


+12V 1: 28 A


-12V: 0.8 A


-5V: 0.3 A


+5VSB: 2 A


20-Pin Connector: 1


4-Pin P4: 1


4-Pin Floppy Connector: 1


4-Pin Peripheral Connector: 6


SATA Power Connector: 2




Detailed Features

Specifications

AC INPUT 115V/230V 10A/6A 60/50Hz
DC OUTPUT +3.3V +5V +12V -12V -5V +5VSB
500W Max
Combined
Watts 20A 32A 28A 0.8A 0.3A 2A
500W



RAM: Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X4096-6400C5 G PC2-6400 4GB
Video Card: ATi FireGL V3600
HDD: Seagate Barracuda (ST3500630AS) 7200.10 SATA NCQ 3.0Gb/s 500GB 16MB Cache (OEM)

thats about it. please reply ASAP.


Message edited by simactive on 01-08-2008 at 04:52:58 PM
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mobo57   01-08-2008 at 05:46:50 PM
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If you are going to be doing serious (read large complex designs) work, I'd suggest going with a Q6600, XP 64 and 8 gigs of memory. Will be a huge increase in your work speeds, anywhere from 1 to 10 times as fast for complex models. The video card is good for entry level, though it can get slow at times when rendering complex models on a larger monitor.

You can get 8 gig of memory for around 200 USD and the Q for around 270 USD. A little more than the AMD, but a very big leap in performance.

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nzxtlexa   01-08-2008 at 06:02:19 PM
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Yep I agree with that^^ I would also go for an Intel quad core and lots of ram for a pc like this.

Just make sure you find a mobo that can handle all 8 gigs if you decide too as some mobos can be a bit tricky.

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akhilles   01-09-2008 at 01:50:51 PM
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^^^ 3rded. By an AMD fanboy to boot.

Don't kid yourself. Get a brand name psu. You want stability?

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forum [...] p?t=108088

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simactive   01-12-2008 at 07:29:11 AM
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Hmmmm thats good. My price limit is about $2000 CND. Hmmm if i use newegg, they ship to Canada right? Does anyone know a good motherboard to support all of this? I was going to get the parts this wkend. Hmmm

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akhilles   01-12-2008 at 02:37:11 PM
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I don't think newegg & the majority of u.s. e-stores ship to canada, but I could be wrong. Even so, you'll be charged customs & brokerage fees which could be 10-50% of your total price.

Buy at ncix.com & price match directcanada.com

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mobo57   01-12-2008 at 04:04:18 PM
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Except for the video card, these are the basics that I use for my main system, a lot of Autocad 08, 3DS Max 9 and Maya 08 work. Not including taxes drives and case, about 1300 CDN.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] cture=ABit
http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] ture=Intel
2 of http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] re=Patriot
http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] HERMALTAKE
http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] acture=ATI

My video is a 8800 GTX. A lot of users are going to the non-pro cards. Though usually not officially supported by the design program, they do the job just fine, in fact sometimes better than the pro card. My system is running 24/7 at ~ 40% overclock on the CPU (Coolit Eliminator for cooling). XP 64 is my main os. Stable no crashes at all. Amazing what I can do with it. Have yet to have it use the swap file, though gotten close, 90%+ on memory usage.
Last word of advice, don't use Vista if possible. XP is still quite a bit faster even 64, and uses substantially less resources.

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