I'm working up a quote for a new Dell Precision 390, and have a fewgeneral questions. I'm using SW 2007 and have recently (by default)been appointed "SW expert" in my research lab. I'm still ramping upmy learning curve but it's apparent my 5-year old 2.5GHz P4 with 1GBRAM just isn't going to cut it. Projects will likely be on the 500part/assembly scale, and we'll be looking to do some simple Animatorand COSMOS stuff down the line. I have the go ahead to price out anew system (within reason). That said, here's what I've selected thusfar:Intel=C2=AE Core=E2=84=A2 2 Duo E6600 2.40GHz/1066MHz/4MB L2/Dual-core/VT2GB, 667MHz, DDR2 SDRAM Memory, ECC250GB SATA 3.0Gb/s with NCQ and 8MB DataBurst Cache128MB PCIe x16 nVidia Quadro FX550Dell 20 inch UltraSharp=E2=84=A2 2007FP WidescreenAs for a HD, 250 GB is plenty of room, but should I stick with SATA,or go with SAS? Graphics cards...The price jump to go up to a 256MBcard is pretty steep (see below). How much improvement will that getme?768MB PCIe x16 nVidia Quadro FX 4600, Dual DVI or Dual VGA or DVI +VGA [add $1,429]256MB PCIe x16 nVidia Quadro FX3500, Dual Monitor DVI or VGA Capable[add $754]256MB PCIe x16 ATI Fire GL V7200, Dual Monitor DVI or VGA Capable [add$429]The above config is priced at $1749. Which seems like a good deal tome. If you had another $250 or so to put into the system, what wouldyou upgrade? Processor, graphics, or HD? I do plan on upgrading to4GB RAM through third-party (much cheaper, 2 x 1GB from crucial isunder $100), so I've got that covered. Is there something else I'mmissing?Thanks.-Dave

Hi db,Always go for the fastest dual core you can get for Animatorand COSMOS, then ram, graphics, HD.Store everything on a server and run raid0 on your local machine.I upgraded from the NVIDIA 980 quadro to the NVIDIA 3400 pcie, and I have not noticed a difference at all, on projects of 1500 parts and countless sub-assemblies. the 256Mb cards will not give you any benefit at all on 500 parts.There are still the graphic leaks, when viewing from a distance, with sheet metal parts, so don't believe your var, if they say you need a better graphic card.The thing you seem to have missed is the power supply, Nvidia is hungry for power, so make sure you have at least a 650watts psu or higher is you are thinking of running more than 2 sata drives.I would stick in 3Gb of ram, as xp, will nick at least half for it's self.PeteI'm working up a quote for a new Dell Precision 390, and have a fewgeneral questions. I'm using SW 2007 and have recently (by default)been appointed "SW expert" in my...

On Jun 26, 9:56 am, mexiken wrote:

Advice...Dell Precision 390 specs?

Jun 26, 2007 23 Replies

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neilscad 19 years ago

its coming quite soon but the kicker is there is going to be a price drop with it to less than $200...

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neilscad 19 years ago

I'd be enclined to go with a 256mb card if its going to run on Vista paticularly on a 24" screen. The 1500 has quite a bit stronger texture performance too than a 550. ..I guess everyone would choose something slightly different :o)

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Bo 19 years ago

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TOP 19 years ago

You could have gone with the Dell XPS 720 H2C :) Only $7,463 and then add a decent fast video card for maybe $2,000 more.

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