Pentium D vs Dual Xeons

[macncheese]

Pentium D 830 2mb or Dual Xeon 3.0 2mb ....

I'm building a workstation for home, mainly for solid modeling.

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Cheese

 

[robberbaron]

This would probably be the best way to go.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=pe1800-min&s=bsd

Get the free upgrades. You just have to supply the OS and whatever else isnt included.

 

[macncheese]

No videocard although I hear its "possible".
I can build a similar Pentium D system for a lesser price and know the video card will work.

So is the Xeon perfomance benefit worth it?

 

[robberbaron]

No videocard although I hear its "possible".
I can build a similar Pentium D system for a lesser price and know the video card will work.

So is the Xeon perfomance benefit worth it?

I'm pretty sure the Xeon will get a lot more memory bandwidth than the Pentium D. I do not know how important that is to solid modelling though.

 

[Intel_Hydralisk]

This would probably be the best way to go.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=pe1800-min&s=bsd

Get the free upgrades. You just have to supply the OS and whatever else isnt included.

Single Processor only


Intel® Xeon™ processor at 2.8GHz/1MB Cache, 800MHz FSB [add $399 or $11/month1]


Intel® Xeon™ processor at 3.0GHz/1MB Cache, 800MHz FSB [add $499 or $13/month1]


Intel® Xeon™ processor at 3.2GHz/1MB Cache, 800MHz FSB [add $699 or $19/month1]


Intel® Xeon™ processor at 3.4GHz/1MB Cache, 800MHz FSB [add $899 or $24/month1]


Intel® Xeon™ processor at 3.6GHz/1MB Cache, 800MHz FSB [add $999 or $27/month1]


Intel® Xeon™ processor at 3.0GHz/2MB Cache, 800MHz FSB [add $599 or $16/month1]


FREE! 2nd Intel®Xeon™Processor 3.0GHz 2MB Cache Great Value


Intel® Xeon™ processor at 3.2GHz/2MB Cache, 800MHz FSB [add $899 or $24/month1]


Intel® Xeon™ processor at 3.4GHz/2MB Cache, 800MHz FSB [add $999 or $27/month1]


Intel® Xeon™ processor at 3.6GHz/2MB Cache, 800MHz FSB [add $1,099 or $29/month1]

why are the other options in there!!! Holy crap that free upgrade is... enticing.

 

[thecoldanddarkone]

no kidding the processor, and ram... (thinks to himself is it worth getting killed by the wife)

 

[BossNoodleKaboodle]

My Precision Workstation dual 3.0 2mb Xeons is on the way. I'll let you know how I like it when it finally gets here June 30.