Ultimate SketchUp 6 system specs....
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Id probably go for something similar to juju, a fast dual core CPU, 4GB of ram and as good an nVidia card as you can afford. I suppose if youve got any cash spare after that it might be worth thinking about getting a nice big screen, or possibly changing the CPU to a quad core, as that will help a lot with the all round performance of your system.
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Thanks all, great comments...
Juju / remus: SMP, pardon my ignorance, what is it!! So a really fast Core 2 Duo would be better than a Core 2 Quad Q6600 [2.4GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB]
sketch3d.de: why FX rather than NVS?
thanks in advance...
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SMP is basically another way of saing multi-core, although i dont know exactly what it stands for.
If you can afford it, go for a quad core as it's likely to be more future proof than a dual core, although there isnt anything wrong with a good dual core.
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@utiler said:
sketch3d.de: why FX rather than NVS?
The NVS is a series of 2D display cards meant for business users (like stockbrokers etc) who need multiple screens. People have had problems running SU with hardware acceleration on it.
Anssi
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thanks to you all for your advice, i will go get me a new card....
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better FX instead of NVS... or a fast GeForce which regularly does work fine to.
OS: currently Windoze XP Pro SP2 (32-Bit) only...
...b'cause the OGL support of video drivers ist most mature.
Norbert
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@utiler said:
... will go get me a new card....
check out the nVidia Quadro FX workstation series here:
http://www.nvidia.com/page/quadrofx_family.html
don't put too much money in the video susbsystem, i.e. a mid-range Quadro as e.g. the FX 1500/1700 is regularly sufficent, the (safed) money is better invested in the performance of the CPU and enough RAM of course.
Norbert
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@sketch3d.de said:
better FX instead of NVS... or a fast GeForce which regularly does work fine to.
OS: currently Windoze XP Pro SP2 (32-Bit) only...
...b'cause the OGL support of video drivers ist most mature.
Norbert
So I'm looking at the Quadro FX 570. What do you all think?
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@utiler said:
So I'm looking at the Quadro FX 570. What do you all think?
thanks,- I bought a Quadro FX 570 last week, and tested it for 3 hours by downloading very complicated model in 3D warehouse, e.g. whole city modeling, or a complicated car copy and paste for 20 times. I must say it's alot better than my old "gamer" graphic card, although people say gamer card like GeForce 9xxx can handle sketchup very well, or sketchup speed mostly depends on CPU and ram etc, but i find that a workstation card is far superior.
p.s. maybe 570 is the most latest "entry level" workstation card, which the shopkeeper highly recommended me to buy it instead of a expensive old intermediate level one, i love this honest shopkeeper
- I bought a Quadro FX 570 last week, and tested it for 3 hours by downloading very complicated model in 3D warehouse, e.g. whole city modeling, or a complicated car copy and paste for 20 times. I must say it's alot better than my old "gamer" graphic card, although people say gamer card like GeForce 9xxx can handle sketchup very well, or sketchup speed mostly depends on CPU and ram etc, but i find that a workstation card is far superior.
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thanks dlsf, I will let you know what difference it makes.....
Cheers,
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