Workstation / PC upgrade, What computer set up do you use?

This subject might have been covered before but, I am going to bring
it up again:

Do you use a workstation, ie. Hp, Sun, Sgi,
If so do you know what:
graphics?
processor speed?
ram?
hardrive size?

Do you use a Desktop PC?
Graphics card?
Processor speed?
ram?
Hardrive?

At work we are researching the different options for computers and I
am the head researcher.

Things I have looked at so far:
http://www.caddprimer.com/magazine/ - A good list of cad magazines to
help with this project

http://www.tomshardware.com - hardware guide / review

http://www.alienware.com/main_creative_pro.aspx - One of the IT guys
at work thought these machines were worth looking at.

Please let me know what people are using out there for hardware.

Thanks
Steve

 

Thanks for the reply hamei,
Your enthusiasm for the unix environment is a passionate one for sure.
I agree I used to use HP Unix and now I am in the PC world. If I am
working with anything graphics intensive or complicated geometry I end
up re-booting after a while, when I complain to my employer they tell
me to prove that my PC is too slow!

Has anyone ever heard of a PC that can hold it's own against a Unix
box?

 

A friend of mine told me about the bench mark at
http://www.proesite.com/

Have you used this or any other benchmark?

I think the OCUS benchmark ver 4 will provide a good hint as what part
of your hard is slow.
If you think your graphics is slow or a problem you can run the OCUSb4
and see how your graphics card compares with other graphics cards.

The bench mark can be run on windows and unix, give it a try a let me
know where you stand with your machine?
I ran the test my score was extremely low 5500 sec, 4000 sec was due
to graphics. I new I needed better graphics, a new card is on the way
should be here wednesday then I will retest.

Steve