Hardware for Land Desktop 2006

[anne27]

Hello

My company is upgrading to Land Desktop 2006 and I was wondering if anyone
could provide me with the hardware recommendations for running LandDesktop
2006 with Civil and Survey, being an HP shop we are considering the
following model , please let me know if this would be good scalable solution
(at least for 3 yrs) or we need to to get something more powerful and if so
what would you recommend
HP xw4300
3.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4
1GB DDR2-533 ECC
160 GB SATA 300
DVD-CDRW Combo
ATI FIreGL V5100 128MB PCI-E

Would appreciate any comments or suggestions.
Thanks
Ann

[Anonymous]

anne27 wrote:
> Hello
>
> My company is upgrading to Land Desktop 2006 and I was wondering if anyone
> could provide me with the hardware recommendations for running LandDesktop
> 2006 with Civil and Survey, being an HP shop we are considering the
> following model , please let me know if this would be good scalable solution
> (at least for 3 yrs) or we need to to get something more powerful and if so
> what would you recommend
> HP xw4300
> 3.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4
> 1GB DDR2-533 ECC
> 160 GB SATA 300
> DVD-CDRW Combo
> ATI FIreGL V5100 128MB PCI-E
>
> Would appreciate any comments or suggestions.
> Thanks
> Ann


More power is always good, but that setup is sufficient. However, I
prefer AMD Athlon 64's over Pentiums for AutoCAD. I also have had
better results with Nvidia Quadro cards over ATI FireGL in AutoCAD apps.
Also, the newer, faster RPM (10,000) hard drives are worth the
investment. My $0.02.

My current machine:
AMD 64 X2 3800+
Abit AN8 Ultra Nforce4 mobo
Corsair 2GB DDR3200 (2x1GB)
PNY Nvidia Quadro FX1300
Enermax 485W PSU

Good luck!
WD 74G 10000 RPM SATA

[anne27]

Thank you for the suggestion CJ based on the suggestions I am considering another model
Here are the specs
Intel Pentium 4 650 - 3.4GHz 64-Bit Processor,
2 GB DDR2 533MHz ECC SDRAM,
160GT SATA-300 Hard Drive,
NVidia Quadro FX540 - 128MB PCIE - is this good enough?

Most the data is stored and will be accessed from the server I checked with our HP vendor and he thinks this is good enough. Have you faced any challenges with running LandDesk 2006 on 64bit machines?

Thanks
Sabina

[Anonymous]

anne27 wrote:
> Thank you for the suggestion CJ based on the suggestions I am considering another model
> Here are the specs
> Intel Pentium 4 650 - 3.4GHz 64-Bit Processor,
> 2 GB DDR2 533MHz ECC SDRAM,
> 160GT SATA-300 Hard Drive,
> NVidia Quadro FX540 - 128MB PCIE - is this good enough?
>
> Most the data is stored and will be accessed from the server I checked with our HP vendor and he thinks this is good enough. Have you faced any challenges with running LandDesk 2006 on 64bit machines?
>
> Thanks
> Sabina

I should clarify that I am still running WinXP Professional 32-bit. The
AMD platforms (ones that use Athlon 64/FX/X2) are compatible with 32-bit
and 64-bit OS's and applications. I am not very familiar with how the
Pentium CPU's are spec'd, but if that system comes with XP Pro 32-bit,
then it is a similar situation. Based on other forums that I have read,
I would stay away from 64-bit XP due to lack of hardware support
(drivers), although I have no experience with the OS myself.

Other than that, the system is appears fine. The FX540 only has one DVI
output (if that matters). I would get a quote on a similar machine but
based on the AMD platform (Athlon 64 or 64X2). In my opinion, it is a
better platform.

I have the benefit of building our workstations, so I can pick each
component.

You may get more informative responses by posting in the hardware
discussion group.