What are the specs on your computer?

My current specs are:

Dell Optiplex GX240
Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHZ
1.00 GB RAM
Nvidia Quadro4 900XGL w/128MB RAM
80GB 7200rpm harddrive


Im trying to get an idea what I can do to increase performance in
SolidWorks on large assemblies. Here is some assembly specs on a
large assy we have.

Total number of components : 1094
Parts: 967
Unique Parts: 166

Sub-assemblies: 127
Unique sub-assemblies: 34

Resolved components: 1004
Suppressed components: 90
Lightweight components: 0

Number of top level mates: 268

Number of top level components: 81

Maximum depth: 5

Is there any kind of benchmark I can do to compare my computer to
other SolidWorks users. I would like to know if my computer is
"Great", "OK", or "Poor".

Thanks

 

Keep the graphics card and replace the motherboard, CPU and memory with
AMD64 hardware.

 

maybe he has already done these things but before he runs off to replace
hardware maybe he could check out:
1.pc mainenance:
defrag,pagefile size/cleanout,temp file cleanout etc.
2.sw options:
animate mates-rotations,lightweight parts,transparency,display
detail,realview,auto save etc etc.
3.work smarter:
with subassy,configs,local files to only load up whats needed at the time

there are a few check lists available people have done to help you with this
if you search.

 

He's only running a 2.8 GHz Pentium.

The benchmark pretty much takes care of 2 and 3. 1 is a possibility, but it
isn't going to double his speed.

 

well I don't know the benchmark is a pretty simple one running on a small
file that gauges processor speed for rebuilds. maybe he has other things he
can look at if he is working with assemblies which bog the system down -
that was the point of my answer. true enough the latest greatest system will
churn calcs in about 60% of the time of his 2.8. just because the hardware
runs faster doesn't necessarily mean he will achieve twice as much during
the day.

 

Keep the graphics card and replace the motherboard, CPU and memory with
AMD64 hardware.