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I never thought i would ask this, but i have been out of PC hardware for a while now, all i normally look for is for is as much ram as possible and Core i7

the company i work for invested in a 2 Million Rand copier, and needs a Windows PC.
It needs to open large files, and display vectors, so a Nvidia or ATI will be required.
Ive never been a "fanboy" i prefer whats best at the time, BUT i dont like Gigabyte products

what can i get ? which brand which CPU what? :-)
 
SBSP said:
I never thought i would ask this, but i have been out of PC hardware for a while now, all i normally look for is for is as much ram as possible and Core i7

the company i work for invested in a 2 Million Rand copier, and needs a Windows PC.
It needs to open large files, and display vectors, so a Nvidia or ATI will be required.
Ive never been a "fanboy" i prefer whats best at the time, BUT i dont like Gigabyte products

what can i get ? which brand which CPU what? :-)
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You need an SSD as well.
 
What application are you using to "display vectors"? If it is a 3D/CAD application, then you'll benefit from a workstation graphics card such as an NVIDIA Quadro / AMD FirePro.

How much RAM do you need? 16GB? 64GB?
 
Well, I dont know, Logic tells me that if you have a faster drive then the whole OS will perform better, But practically that is not always the case, have you ever seen the performance of an SSD ?

On a different note, how would a N690 GTX perform http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N690GTX-P3D4GD5.html, froma price list i took the most expensive card, but i doesnt mean to say if its more expensive its better ?
 
Pada said:
What application are you using to "display vectors"? If it is a 3D/CAD application, then you'll benefit from a workstation graphics card such as an NVIDIA Quadro / AMD FirePro.

How much RAM do you need? 16GB? 64GB?
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Solidworks, AutoCad, and Photoshop, an application that opens RAW Images, , I was thinking 16GB RAM ?
 
Spinnekop's suggestion is about as high end as it gets, but then you're going to sit at about R35k for the box alone.

If you don't work with THAT big files and complex designs, then you could rather settle for something like follow:
Ivy Bridge i7 3770 ~ R3k
H77 motherboard ~ R1k
4x 8GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 1.5V ~ R2.5k
OCZ Vertex 256GB ~ R2.4k
2TB WD Caviar Red HDD ~ R1.4k
Case + 450W PSU ~ R1k
Nvidia Quadro 600 ~ R2k
Total: ~R13.3k

Then you'll need a Windows 7 Pro / Ultimate / Enterprise 64-bit license.

I'd also recommend that you use at least 1x 2560x1440 or higher resolution screen, or 2x (or more) 1920x1200 IPS panels if your concerned about colour accuracy and work efficiency.
 
If those are the apps you use, then this is what I'd suggest:

Intel Core i7-3820 @ R2971
Intel DX79TO Thorsby @ R2393
Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1600 32GB @ R2176
HP Nvidia Quadro 2000 @ R5266 or HP FirePro V5900 @ R5026
Intel 520 240GB @ R2923
Western Digital Caviar Red 1TB x2 in RAID mirror @ R1958
LG BH14NS Blu-Ray drive @ R1148
Corsair HX650 Gold @ R1316
Cooler Master Silencio 650 @ R1555
Corsair H100 Liquid Cooler @ R1210

Total: R22,916

I'm assuming you're working with really big projects (talking gigs in file sizes) so this is what I would recommend. I would hope you're hooking this up to a proper calibrated IPS panel as well! For the RAM I'd actually dedicate 8GB separately as a RAM drive for Photoshop's Scratchpad, because it ends up being at least ten times as fast as a scratchpad on a SSD, if not more.

The only way you should go if you need something faster is go for a Xeon CPU and motherboard, possibly with fully-buffered RAM as well if the work you're doing is highly business-critical and can't be fixed once it starts. Definitely stick with Intel for SSDs in an enterprise environment as well, they're generally more reliable for mission-critical purposed than other drives, which might perform and last the same amount of time but won't support certain features for whatever reason. If your company can afford a R2 million printer though, perhaps you already have access to the SSDs that Samsung, Seagate and Western Digital make for enterprise environments. In that case, those are the better bets.

If you don't work with extremely large projects, simply take my build and scale things down until you reach a good price point. If you don't need such a strong GPU, for instance, you can save around R2,500 by going with the cheaper HP FirePro V4900.
 
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Actually the printer is one of our products, from a company that we recently acquired.
the room also has special lights, the floor has been reinforced and it has to be calibrated on 100% horizontal floor so,i would assume that if there were to be an IPS panel what ever the hell that is it will be there :-)

I think 40K will be frowned upon but they will pay it :-)
 
Wesley's suggestion is quite a sensible suggestion if you can make use of that much RAM and high end workstation graphics card.

The RAM that he suggested has a VERY high latency (CL11) compared to the normally cheap DDR3 1600MHz modules that comes with a CL9. I'd rather spend slightly more (R2588 vs R2176) for 4x 8GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 1.5 memory modules: http://www.wootware.co.za/g-skill-f...-5v-cl9-dual-channel-ares-desktop-memory.html

The CPU cooler, case and PSU that he suggested is overkill. The PSU does come with a 7 year warranty and very high efficiency, which are good reasons for suggesting/buying it.

Lastly: what screen(s) do you have at this moment, because the graphics cards we recommended typically comes with 1x DVI + 2x DP (Display Port) and display port is just found on IPS panels in general.
 
NAG - Wesley said:
If those are the apps you use, then this is what I'd suggest:

Intel Core i7-3820 @ R2971
Intel DX79TO Thorsby @ R2393
Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1600 32GB @ R2176
HP Nvidia Quadro 2000 @ R5266 or HP FirePro V5900 @ R5026
Intel 520 240GB @ R2923
Western Digital Caviar Red 1TB x2 in RAID mirror @ R1958
LG BH14NS Blu-Ray drive @ R1148
Corsair HX650 Gold @ R1316
Cooler Master Silencio 650 @ R1555
Corsair H100 Liquid Cooler @ R1210

Total: R22,916

I'm assuming you're working with really big projects (talking gigs in file sizes) so this is what I would recommend. I would hope you're hooking this up to a proper calibrated IPS panel as well! For the RAM I'd actually dedicate 8GB separately as a RAM drive for Photoshop's Scratchpad, because it ends up being at least ten times as fast as a scratchpad on a SSD, if not more.

The only way you should go if you need something faster is go for a Xeon CPU and motherboard, possibly with fully-buffered RAM as well if the work you're doing is highly business-critical and can't be fixed once it starts. Definitely stick with Intel for SSDs in an enterprise environment as well, they're generally more reliable for mission-critical purposed than other drives, which might perform and last the same amount of time but won't support certain features for whatever reason. If your company can afford a R2 million printer though, perhaps you already have access to the SSDs that Samsung, Seagate and Western Digital make for enterprise environments. In that case, those are the better bets.

If you don't work with extremely large projects, simply take my build and scale things down until you reach a good price point. If you don't need such a strong GPU, for instance, you can save around R2,500 by going with the cheaper HP FirePro V4900.
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wow Actually much cheaper what I thought it would be.

Asus released a new screen with resolution 2560x1440.

[video=youtube;bsTZbfPCuTs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsTZbfPCuTs&feature=plcp[/video]
 
and

[video=youtube;F5iCuzYLN3w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5iCuzYLN3w&list=UUjTCFFq605uuq4YN4VmhkBA&index=2&feature=plcp[/video]



Why don't you go for a workstation. Much better than a desktop cause more reliable and other stuff
 
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