Ive got a quote for 2 new workstations, which one should i choose?

[Anonymous]

The first one is a Dell...

Precision T1500 : Standard Mini-Tower (Vertical orientation)
Processor : One Intel Core i5-750(2.66GHz,8MB,95W,QC)
Memory : 8GB (4x2GB) 1066MHz DDR3 Non-ECC
Hard Drive : 1TB Serial ATA II (7200RPM) with NCQ and 16MB DataBurst Cache
Raid Controller : C1 All SATA Hard Drives, NON-RAID for 1 Hard Drive
Optical Drive : 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Graphics : 512 MB Quadro NVIDIA FX580 - 2 DP, 1 DVI (1 DP-DVI,1 DVI-VGA adapter)(ELGA12)
Operating System : English Genuine Windows 7 Professional (64Bit OS) 1 S

With the alternative...
Antec 1200 Full Tower Case + Antec 850W Modular PSU
Intel i5 750 Quad Core Processor
8Gb DDR3 Memory
GA-P55A P55 Socket 1156 Motherboard
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 512MB DDR2 Dual DVI (HDCP) HDTV out PCI-E Graphics Card Retail
640Gb Western Digital Cavier Black 32Mb Cache Harddrive
22x DVD-RW ROM Drive
Windows 7 Professional inc License

I would be grateful for any recommendations and comments.

Thanks
Andy Edited by: andy@big-interiors.com on Mar 17, 2010 11:51 AM

[Anonymous]

what are you using it for, 2D, full blown 3d, rendering machine, Photoshop,
tell us what programs you use and how you use them?

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The first one is a Dell...

Precision T1500 : Standard Mini-Tower (Vertical orientation)
Processor : One Intel Core i5-750(2.66GHz,8MB,95W,QC)
Memory : 8GB (4x2GB) 1066MHz DDR3 Non-ECC
Hard Drive : 1TB Serial ATA II (7200RPM) with NCQ and 16MB DataBurst Cache
Raid Controller : C1 All SATA Hard Drives, NON-RAID for 1 Hard Drive
Optical Drive : 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Graphics : 512 MB Quadro NVIDIA FX580 - 2 DP, 1 DVI (1 DP-DVI,1 DVI-VGA
adapter)(ELGA12)
Operating System : English Genuine Windows 7 Professional (64Bit OS) 1 S

With the alternative...
Antec 1200 Full Tower Case + Antec 850W Modular PSU
Intel i5 750 Quad Core Processor
8Gb DDR3 Memory
GA-P55A P55 Socket 1156 Motherboard
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 512MB DDR2 Dual DVI (HDCP) HDTV out PCI-E Graphics
Card Retail
640Gb Western Digital Cavier Black 32Mb Cache Harddrive
22x DVD-RW ROM Drive
Windows 7 Professional inc License

I would be grateful for any recommendations and comments.

Thanks
Andy

Edited by: andy@big-interiors.com on Mar 17, 2010 11:51 AM

[Anonymous]

Sorry, I presumed as it was in the AutoCAD Architecture that you'd assume thats what i was using.

It'll be for AutoCAD Architecture 2009 & also 3D Studio Max Design (prob 2010). The main focus of my work will be with AutoCAD in 2D, but around 30% will be on 3D Studio. So the 3D forms a decent chuck of what i need. The machine will render the results of my 3D Studio work & there will be a small amount of photoshop work happening.

Other than that, there will be the general office products but that shouldnt affect the spec.

Hope this helps

[Anonymous]

What are the prices you are getting for these?

Both machines are almost identical except for the video card. The Quadro FX 1700
is fairly old, the FX 1800 is actually a much better card.

Personally, I would up it to the i7-860, which is my current personal fav CPU.

Matt
matt@stachoni.com

On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:52:00 -0700, andy@big-interiors.com <> wrote:

>The first one is a Dell...
>
>Precision T1500 : Standard Mini-Tower (Vertical orientation)
>Processor : One Intel Core i5-750(2.66GHz,8MB,95W,QC)
>Memory : 8GB (4x2GB) 1066MHz DDR3 Non-ECC
>Hard Drive : 1TB Serial ATA II (7200RPM) with NCQ and 16MB DataBurst Cache
>Raid Controller : C1 All SATA Hard Drives, NON-RAID for 1 Hard Drive
>Optical Drive : 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
>Graphics : 512 MB Quadro NVIDIA FX580 - 2 DP, 1 DVI (1 DP-DVI,1 DVI-VGA adapter)(ELGA12)
>Operating System : English Genuine Windows 7 Professional (64Bit OS) 1 S
>
>With the alternative...
>Antec 1200 Full Tower Case + Antec 850W Modular PSU
>Intel i5 750 Quad Core Processor
>8Gb DDR3 Memory
>GA-P55A P55 Socket 1156 Motherboard
>NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 512MB DDR2 Dual DVI (HDCP) HDTV out PCI-E Graphics Card Retail
>640Gb Western Digital Cavier Black 32Mb Cache Harddrive
>22x DVD-RW ROM Drive
>Windows 7 Professional inc License
>
>I would be grateful for any recommendations and comments.
>
>Thanks
>Andy
>
>Edited by: andy@big-interiors.com on Mar 17, 2010 11:51 AM

[Anonymous]

Thanks Matt,

I have to work within a budget for the new workstation, and the 1st option is half the cost of the 2nd!!!

What are your views on the Quadro NVIDIA FX580 graphics card, is this an ok card (if you have any 🙂 )?

[Anonymous]

On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:19:48 -0700, andy@big-interiors.com <> wrote:

>I have to work within a budget for the new workstation, and the 1st option is half the cost of the 2nd!!!

What is your budget?

It's very weird that the graphics card is causing the second machine to be
double the price. An FX 1700 is only $500 and the FX 1800 is $450.

>What are your views on the Quadro NVIDIA FX580 graphics card, is this an ok card (if you have any 🙂 )?

I didn't really understand the 580 all that well, but found this today:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/quadrofx-firepro.html

It turns out the FX 580 is a VERY good card, but it depends on the application.
In Max, the 580 is either very close or beats the FX 1800, which is based on an
older GPU. In AutoCAD the 580 is anwhere from 65-95% as fast as the FX 1800,
depending on 3D operation.

Matt
matt@stachoni.com

[Anonymous]

Thanks again Matt,

My budget is £1000. The Dell workstation is coming in at around £850 with the other option coming from our current IT supplier who is charging £1550.

It seems like it makes sense for me to go with the Dell option.