Hello All:
I would like to boost my performance on my workstation. Here are a few situations I would like to improve:
1) Windows XP takes 2-3 minutes to boot up.
2) SolidWorks 2008 is not as responsive as I would like
3) Faster number crunching for simulation such as COSMOS and also autorouting PCB boards using EagleCAD
4) Faster importing and exporting and file type conversions. For example importing a dxf into and solidworks drawing.
Here is my corrent workstation:
DELL PWS 380
CPU: Pentium D, 3 GHz
Motherboard: 800 MHz bus speed
RAM: 2 Gb
GPU: Quadro FX 3450/4000 SDI (256 Mb)
Hardrive: 1.5 Gb/s SATA
A few other notes: When I number crunch, typically one of my cores gets maxed out (task manager shows process using 50% of cpu). Most of the other times my processor isn't maxing out.
And finally we get to my questions:
If I add RAM and get a 3 Gb/s hardrive will I notice a difference in performance? Will this be the most cost effective upgrade that I can make? What do you think is the bottleneck in my system?
Thanks!
-Daniel
I would like to boost my performance on my workstation. Here are a few situations I would like to improve:
1) Windows XP takes 2-3 minutes to boot up.
2) SolidWorks 2008 is not as responsive as I would like
3) Faster number crunching for simulation such as COSMOS and also autorouting PCB boards using EagleCAD
4) Faster importing and exporting and file type conversions. For example importing a dxf into and solidworks drawing.
Here is my corrent workstation:
DELL PWS 380
CPU: Pentium D, 3 GHz
Motherboard: 800 MHz bus speed
RAM: 2 Gb
GPU: Quadro FX 3450/4000 SDI (256 Mb)
Hardrive: 1.5 Gb/s SATA
A few other notes: When I number crunch, typically one of my cores gets maxed out (task manager shows process using 50% of cpu). Most of the other times my processor isn't maxing out.
And finally we get to my questions:
If I add RAM and get a 3 Gb/s hardrive will I notice a difference in performance? Will this be the most cost effective upgrade that I can make? What do you think is the bottleneck in my system?
Thanks!
-Daniel