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Creating a hardware database

I am one of the many people who are building their own CAD workstation. I propose that we make some kind of database of MB, memory, processor and video card combos that can be browsed. I am getting ready to build a system with a Quadro FX 1400 and I can't find anywhere what motherboards it has been tested with! Very frustrating. Anyway, I appreciate your comments. System proposed so far is: (WXPPSP2)

Core 2D E6850 Proc GA-P35-DS3L MB

2x DDR2-800 Crucial 1G sticks (certified on GB MB) Quadro FX1400

So far I have found that it is easy to find matched proc/MB/mem but terrible to find VC compatibility.

Love to hear your comments.

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MClemons
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When choosing / recommending HW for SolidWorks, I alwas have a look at

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which contains SPEC results benchmarks. They used to have more lines in the past, when it was based on SW 2005...

The "cost per composite" shows the (inverse) bang/bucks ratio, so you can choose for the most efficient solution that fits your budget, and the try to build a similar machine for less money...

Choose the VC according to SolidWorks requirements, and a good motherboard selected from tomshardware.com, they will always pair up nicely.

RAM speed is most often overlooked, while it's a crucial element for performance. Same for hard disks : I prefer 70 Gb rotating at 10'000rpm than 300Gb on a slow disk.

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Philippe Guglielmetti

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