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New Micro ATX mobo reccomendation
I have a Sony desktop water cooled running a Pentium D 2.8 / Vista 32 Micro
ATX and wanted to get the groups ideas on replacing the board / chip / memory with something that will beat the current Vista score of 4.7 for the CPU. Rest of components run at 5.9. No gaming at all I just want to be able to use my CAD and rendering programs much faster which are now using 100% CPU. Current PS is 385 watts. Planning to go to 64 bit with next CAD update. Appreciate all ideas |
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New Micro ATX mobo reccomendation
Not sure how well your CAD program uses multiple cores (probably pretty
well), but you might look into an i7 board and CPU. Not sure when a good mATX board will be released, but it is the best out there so far. Otherwise, you may just look into a nice quad core Intel CPU. The Intels seem to do better with the CAD/Video Editing/Gaming than AMD lately. -- Dustin Harper http://www.mstechpages.com "Wonderman" wrote in message ... I have a Sony desktop water cooled running a Pentium D 2.8 / Vista 32 Micro ATX and wanted to get the groups ideas on replacing the board / chip / memory with something that will beat the current Vista score of 4.7 for the CPU. Rest of components run at 5.9. No gaming at all I just want to be able to use my CAD and rendering programs much faster which are now using 100% CPU. Current PS is 385 watts. Planning to go to 64 bit with next CAD update. Appreciate all ideas |
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New Micro ATX mobo reccomendation
The primary question would be, is your Sony version of Vista locked to your
Sony hardware? "Wonderman" wrote in message ... I have a Sony desktop water cooled running a Pentium D 2.8 / Vista 32 Micro ATX and wanted to get the groups ideas on replacing the board / chip / memory with something that will beat the current Vista score of 4.7 for the CPU. Rest of components run at 5.9. No gaming at all I just want to be able to use my CAD and rendering programs much faster which are now using 100% CPU. Current PS is 385 watts. Planning to go to 64 bit with next CAD update. Appreciate all ideas |
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New Micro ATX mobo reccomendation
No. This is the last of their desktops that was sold with XP and I am
running a clean install of Vista Ultimate. "DL" address@invalid wrote in message ... The primary question would be, is your Sony version of Vista locked to your Sony hardware? "Wonderman" wrote in message ... I have a Sony desktop water cooled running a Pentium D 2.8 / Vista 32 Micro ATX and wanted to get the groups ideas on replacing the board / chip / memory with something that will beat the current Vista score of 4.7 for the CPU. Rest of components run at 5.9. No gaming at all I just want to be able to use my CAD and rendering programs much faster which are now using 100% CPU. Current PS is 385 watts. Planning to go to 64 bit with next CAD update. Appreciate all ideas |
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New Micro ATX mobo reccomendation
Then as you are doubtless aware its the combination of components that
impact on performance. Perhaps look on Toms Hardware for comparisons And whether upgraded software is going to be true 64bit or quad/dual core enabled may be relevent, if not now but in the future "Wonderman" wrote in message ... No. This is the last of their desktops that was sold with XP and I am running a clean install of Vista Ultimate. "DL" address@invalid wrote in message ... The primary question would be, is your Sony version of Vista locked to your Sony hardware? "Wonderman" wrote in message ... I have a Sony desktop water cooled running a Pentium D 2.8 / Vista 32 Micro ATX and wanted to get the groups ideas on replacing the board / chip / memory with something that will beat the current Vista score of 4.7 for the CPU. Rest of components run at 5.9. No gaming at all I just want to be able to use my CAD and rendering programs much faster which are now using 100% CPU. Current PS is 385 watts. Planning to go to 64 bit with next CAD update. Appreciate all ideas |
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New Micro ATX mobo reccomendation
CAD really only uses one core but to render the object will pin it at @ 100%
for up to 18 minutes straight till its done. I used to build all my own machines but stopped about 5 years ago. My only concern is plugging in my current HDD with the new system. I presume it will boot up then I can go in and add chipset drivers ? Vista will find the correct Lan drivers etc ? I'm really looking to get the CPU speed up to a 5.9 Vista score like the rest of the machine. Not a screamer but a very stable system is all I need. "Dustin Harper" wrote in message ... Not sure how well your CAD program uses multiple cores (probably pretty well), but you might look into an i7 board and CPU. Not sure when a good mATX board will be released, but it is the best out there so far. Otherwise, you may just look into a nice quad core Intel CPU. The Intels seem to do better with the CAD/Video Editing/Gaming than AMD lately. -- Dustin Harper http://www.mstechpages.com "Wonderman" wrote in message ... I have a Sony desktop water cooled running a Pentium D 2.8 / Vista 32 Micro ATX and wanted to get the groups ideas on replacing the board / chip / memory with something that will beat the current Vista score of 4.7 for the CPU. Rest of components run at 5.9. No gaming at all I just want to be able to use my CAD and rendering programs much faster which are now using 100% CPU. Current PS is 385 watts. Planning to go to 64 bit with next CAD update. Appreciate all ideas |
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New Micro ATX mobo reccomendation
Just keep in mind that even though Vista will say your CPU is at 5.9... it may or may not help your program run "better". In general yes... but don't use Vista's rating system as your only guide. Some good places to learn about CPUs and chipsets: 'Tom's Hardwa Hardware News, Tests and Reviews' (http://www.tomshardware.com) 'AnandTech: your source for hardware analysis and news' (http://www.anandtech.com) 'Sharky Extreme' (http://www.sharkyextreme.com) Also, one of the better places to purchase from: 'Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!' (http://www.newegg.com) Not sure if you're looking to do this on on the cheap, but i7 chips and chipset are still on the higher cost side... just as a quick reference of general performance... Best = Intel Core i7 Better = AMD Phenom II Good = Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad In general I'd avoid anything from AMD or Intel before C2D or Phenom II -- teknomedic |
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