Hi guys, I've been lurking for a while here but this is my first post. I'm hoping you guys can help me build a few machines for work. We are running Unigraphics NX 4 and need 2 CAD machines as well as 1 machine for Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation.
Can any of you recommend hardware for this? I am looking at either SLI mainly so that we can upgrade in a year or so for far less muney than a whole new vid setup. So far I have come up with this:
2 x CAD machines:
-e6600 Conroe
-500W PSU
-2 x 36g Raptors in RAID 0 (all data is stored on the server)
-Striker mobo (for SLI)
-either 8800 or Quadro vid card in the $500 range (not sure which is better, CAD is OpenGL so the Quadro's supposedly work better but they are stupid expensive for similar spec...?)
-4g DDR2 800 RAM
1 x CFD machine
-e6600 Comroe
500W PSU
-1x 74g Raptor
-mobo ??
-any vid card really, not as much graphics on it
-8g DDR2 800 RAM
Questions, is Quadro that much better being OpenGL native than a better spec, similar price, 8 series Geforce? Am I going to have issues maxxing out the RAM on the CFD machine? Any ideas on a good mobo for the CFD machine since SLI isn't important? Have I matched some parts that don't work well with each other?
I have built a few machines before so I'm not worried about it working but I don't want to spend a lot of time setting up the system so I am not willing to jump into some of the ASUS mobos like the P5n32 I used for my home system.
Any help/comments/suggestions are GREATLY appreciated! Thanks!
Can any of you recommend hardware for this? I am looking at either SLI mainly so that we can upgrade in a year or so for far less muney than a whole new vid setup. So far I have come up with this:
2 x CAD machines:
-e6600 Conroe
-500W PSU
-2 x 36g Raptors in RAID 0 (all data is stored on the server)
-Striker mobo (for SLI)
-either 8800 or Quadro vid card in the $500 range (not sure which is better, CAD is OpenGL so the Quadro's supposedly work better but they are stupid expensive for similar spec...?)
-4g DDR2 800 RAM
1 x CFD machine
-e6600 Comroe
500W PSU
-1x 74g Raptor
-mobo ??
-any vid card really, not as much graphics on it
-8g DDR2 800 RAM
Questions, is Quadro that much better being OpenGL native than a better spec, similar price, 8 series Geforce? Am I going to have issues maxxing out the RAM on the CFD machine? Any ideas on a good mobo for the CFD machine since SLI isn't important? Have I matched some parts that don't work well with each other?
I have built a few machines before so I'm not worried about it working but I don't want to spend a lot of time setting up the system so I am not willing to jump into some of the ASUS mobos like the P5n32 I used for my home system.
Any help/comments/suggestions are GREATLY appreciated! Thanks!