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beacivil1

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want your thoughts on these system specs
Posted: Feb 1, 2009 3:48 PM
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I need some advice- below are the specs of a used Precision 690. Anyone have any red flags going up about the processor speed? The min sys requirements for C3d 2009 is 3.0 GHz, so I'm kind of wondering if it's a no deal.

Your thoughts?
Beacivil1

Dell Precision 690 Full Size Workstation
Dual Xeon Dual Core E5130 2.0GHz 1333MHz FSB 4MB Cache
4GB Buffered ECC DDR2 RAM (Only 2 slots occupied, 6 more empty for future upgrades)
1.5TB HDD (Can add 3 more @ $125/TB)
Dual Optical Drive 16x DVD+-RW
nVidia Quadro FX3500 PCI E Video Card
Windows XP Professional SP3
Office Ultimate 2007
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Re: want your thoughts on these system specs
Posted: Feb 1, 2009 11:40 PM   in response to: beacivil1 in response to: beacivil1
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I would look for a much larger cache.

 

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<Beacivil1> wrote in message news:6115925@discussion.autodesk.com...
I
need some advice- below are the specs of a used Precision 690. Anyone have any
red flags going up about the processor speed? The min sys requirements for C3d
2009 is 3.0 GHz, so I'm kind of wondering if it's a no deal. Your thoughts?
Beacivil1 Dell Precision 690 Full Size Workstation Dual Xeon Dual Core E5130
2.0GHz 1333MHz FSB 4MB Cache 4GB Buffered ECC DDR2 RAM (Only 2 slots occupied,
6 more empty for future upgrades) 1.5TB HDD (Can add 3 more @ $125/TB) Dual
Optical Drive 16x DVD+-RW nVidia Quadro FX3500 PCI E Video Card Windows XP
Professional SP3 Office Ultimate 2007
dei-feif

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Re: want your thoughts on these system specs
Posted: Feb 2, 2009 12:12 AM   in response to: beacivil1 in response to: beacivil1
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That system is considerably faster than the 3GHz Pentium that is listed in the minimum specs. It is not enough to simply compare clock speeds; the newer chips perform much better at slower speeds than the older chips.

That system should work well. But what's the price? If you're getting it for, say, under $1000 US, it's a good deal. If it's more than $1500, though, you'd probably be better off getting a new Core i7 with GeForce PCIe 2.0 video card.

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beacivil1

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Re: want your thoughts on these system specs
Posted: Feb 2, 2009 2:18 PM   in response to: dei-feif in response to: dei-feif
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I can get it for $700 right now, or can get it for $600 with a 160 HDD.

Fresh install of Windows XP Pro, 32 bit, Office 2007 Ultimate. The guy is just having a hard time finding a buyer for a machine that big and heavy.
dei-feif

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Re: want your thoughts on these system specs
Posted: Feb 2, 2009 2:40 PM   in response to: beacivil1 in response to: beacivil1
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It's definitely a good deal for $700. A Core i7 would work better and have a longer projected lifespan, but would probably cost more than twice as much.

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