home computer for SolidWorks

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by mwl, Jan 17, 2005.

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    mwl Guest

    My wife has given me the green light to upgrade the home computer so I
    can install SolidWorks(copy my work license). Any of you out there
    running SW at home? What do I need for a machine? What are you running?
    What would you change? Thanks.
     
    mwl, Jan 17, 2005
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    Scott Guest

    Scott, Jan 17, 2005
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    Jeff N Guest

    Are your parts really complex? Are you working with 1,000+ part assemblies?
    With the level of the current hardware out there, it would be tough to pick
    something that wouldn't work well.
     
    Jeff N, Jan 17, 2005
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    MadMango Guest

    Perhaps you could list what you have at home, and the group can recommend
    what needs to be changed.
     
    MadMango, Jan 17, 2005
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    P. Guest

    You can get some really good deals on AMD 64 bit machines at places
    like TigerDirect. Put in a GeForce and a gig of ram.
     
    P., Jan 17, 2005
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    SoCalMike Guest

    My biggest suggestion would be to get a graphics card that has passed
    all tests on the solidworks site. Best most inexpensive one I have
    used is the Nvidia Quadro FX500. If you look around online, you can
    get a new one in a retail box for just over $200, on Ebay around $100.
    My experiance with SW2005 so far is its need for a certified graphics
    card.
     
    SoCalMike, Jan 18, 2005
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