Need Advice on a Computer

david_h

hey. . .I am all about confusion and indecision. ..

But I like to hear other viewpoints. .. .not about Macs, per se. . .but on most things.

david_h

LAPX . . .wow! didn't see your post. Thanks for that input. I will have to wrok hard to understand it, but My son in law speaks that language.

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mitcorb

@Solo:
Do you do your own testing and optimization on systems you build? Just curious, as I am interested in a new computer, also. My concern would be if I configured a system from components with a mind to affordability vs. performance, how would I determine if picking some component will work well with some other component?
What about selection based on modeling program(s), rendering program(s), other productivity, specialized peripherals, stylus type applications, so on? Thanks.

lapx

No problem Dave,
I was hoping to get ideas as well. Thanks for opening the dicussion as its relavent for many of us who no little about the guts of these things today. Let us know what you come up with.

Thanks!

Dave R

Get one of these while you're at it.

david_h

Only 2000 Bucks. Thanks. I added that to the cart!

Dave R

You'd like it if you had it.

solo

I've always wanted one myself. but the $$$ was never available.

Dave R

Consider it a business expense. There's all sorts of stuff you can do with it. I make styles for SU, clean up images for materials for SU, do other photoshop type stuff and so on. It's even come in handy when I needed to sign a form and send it to someone.

solo

I'd looove one!! I got too much expenses right now with summer vacation a week away, bringing my parents to Dallas from South Africa for 6 weeks, summer camps for boys, repairs to almost everything, and slow work at this time of year.

Maybe next year.

david_h

Actually one of my collleagues uses one ...or something like that. It is totally in the reAlm of awesomeness. Yeah. .. Me too. Maybe next year.

Sorry Dave R . I didn't mean to sound like I was dissing your suggestion. Even though I act the class clown on this forum I am so appreciative of all the great suggestions and advice on my behalf.

notareal

@unknownuser said:

@unknownuser said:

Anybody else got their ideas? feel free to chime in.

iMac

The world’s best all-in-one desktop. Supercharged by M4 chip. Built for Apple Intelligence. With a 24-inch 4.5K display. Advanced camera and audio.

Apple (www.apple.com)

27" with the quad i7 3.4
$2200

Have to say, I have grown to like mac a little by little (I just play with i7 PC + MacPro). 27" iMac is pretty sweet. But perhaps I'd still would go with i7 based system. More cores, the better. One can build (or buy) fairly good box based on new Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge. Get at-least 8Gb of RAM. Solo had a good suggestion, but if it's to expensive... go with i7-2600K and ASUS Sabertooth P67 (you need get a separate quiet 50mm fan for the thermal armor or remove the armor) or Asus P8Z68-V Pro.

Bob James

@dave r said:

Consider it a business expense. There's all sorts of stuff you can do with it. I make styles for SU, clean up images for materials for SU, do other photoshop type stuff and so on. It's even come in handy when I needed to sign a form and send it to someone.

Not counting the Cintiq 21UX, does a pen/tablet provide any advantages in general SU work?

Dave R

@unknownuser said:

Actually one of my collleagues uses one ...or something like that. It is totally in the reAlm of awesomeness. Yeah. .. Me too. Maybe next year.

Sorry Dave R . I didn't mean to sound like I was dissing your suggestion. Even though I act the class clown on this forum I am so appreciative of all the great suggestions and advice on my behalf.

No worries. I know they aren't cheap. Still it is a cool thing

@bob james said:

Not counting the Cintiq 21UX, does a pen/tablet provide any advantages in general SU work?

Bob, as well as the Cintiq, I also have an Intuous4 tablet. Although you can work SU with it, I found I didn't like it as well as the mouse. Perhaps some of that comes from use. I'm a lefty with a pen although I use the mouse right handed. I found it awkward to draw in SketchUp with the pen/tablet. It is much easier for me on the Cintiq because I'm able to look at where I'm pointing but I still don't find it comfortable. There are some folks who do use a tablet with SketchUp and like it. You might, too.