appreciate all posts and inputs about both CPUs
looking forward to sharing this journey with a new high-performance workstation powered by Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe
Kuphryn
Recommended High-Performance Workstation CPU (AMD - Intel) Present-2006
From what I hear, the new Mac 64-bit quad workstations are pretty damned fast. Though the video card is a bit weak for something so strong everywhere else. Upgrading should help.
As soon as Mac gets all the Boot Camp/Rosetta stuff worked out for it, you should be good to go.
Plus, two operating systems has to be better than one. And you can probably install a linux variant on it.
My 2 cents.
As soon as Mac gets all the Boot Camp/Rosetta stuff worked out for it, you should be good to go.
Plus, two operating systems has to be better than one. And you can probably install a linux variant on it.
My 2 cents.
Greetings,
Planning for a high-performance workstation (Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe).
Next, I would like to talk about graphics card (PCI Express).
As mentioned in the post about CPU, I spend much time on developing software, including compiling multiple applications, and watching DVD. Sometimes I play PC games especially RPG and simulation. Great if the graphics card could provide exceptional visual effects when playing games (RPG) and watching DVD.
What are some quality graphics cards that would match well with the new high-performance workstation?
ATI or Nvidia? What quality is the driver software especially on windows platforms (xp and vista)? Which graphics card?
Kuphryn
Planning for a high-performance workstation (Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe).
Next, I would like to talk about graphics card (PCI Express).
As mentioned in the post about CPU, I spend much time on developing software, including compiling multiple applications, and watching DVD. Sometimes I play PC games especially RPG and simulation. Great if the graphics card could provide exceptional visual effects when playing games (RPG) and watching DVD.
What are some quality graphics cards that would match well with the new high-performance workstation?
ATI or Nvidia? What quality is the driver software especially on windows platforms (xp and vista)? Which graphics card?
Kuphryn
Greetings,
Finally the last piece of a high-performance workstation (Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe).
Essential questions about Internal Peripherals
* Power Supply
Preferred power supply (500W or more) for high-performance CPU? Many brands and products (450W -> 1000W). Which ones are accurate and reliable?
* CPU Fan
Thermaltake
Zalman
* New motherboards include on-board sound card, network card, etc.
Music and network connection are extremely important. What is the performance difference between on-board (internal) and stand-alone (independent) peripherals? Better to select stand-on sound card and network card to improve motherboard efficiency? Are on-board peripherals reliable?
Kuphryn
Finally the last piece of a high-performance workstation (Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe).
Essential questions about Internal Peripherals
* Power Supply
Preferred power supply (500W or more) for high-performance CPU? Many brands and products (450W -> 1000W). Which ones are accurate and reliable?
* CPU Fan
Thermaltake
Zalman
* New motherboards include on-board sound card, network card, etc.
Music and network connection are extremely important. What is the performance difference between on-board (internal) and stand-alone (independent) peripherals? Better to select stand-on sound card and network card to improve motherboard efficiency? Are on-board peripherals reliable?
Kuphryn
From building a hell of a load of computers, I have notcied that by using even the cheapest graphics card, it improves system performance (on machines that have both a chipset based graphics and a AGP/PCI express slot, not tested on 4x or PCI standard)
I have always wondered about network and sound but never had time to test it. I am guessing as motherboards usually have their own chips for these, it is unlikly it could improve performance unlike graphics which are usually intergrated in the main computer chipset.
I have always wondered about network and sound but never had time to test it. I am guessing as motherboards usually have their own chips for these, it is unlikly it could improve performance unlike graphics which are usually intergrated in the main computer chipset.
Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6600 (2.4ghz) CPU is fast
New system compiles multiple software projects while processing media (DVD, divx, and audio, etc.) at the speed of light. (500% improvement) Multiple cores CPU significantly improves performance of multithreaded software architectures.
Kuphryn
New system compiles multiple software projects while processing media (DVD, divx, and audio, etc.) at the speed of light. (500% improvement) Multiple cores CPU significantly improves performance of multithreaded software architectures.
Kuphryn
Quote:Original post by kuphryn
Greetings,
Planning for a high-performance workstation (Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe).
Next, I would like to talk about graphics card (PCI Express).
As mentioned in the post about CPU, I spend much time on developing software, including compiling multiple applications, and watching DVD. Sometimes I play PC games especially RPG and simulation. Great if the graphics card could provide exceptional visual effects when playing games (RPG) and watching DVD.
What are some quality graphics cards that would match well with the new high-performance workstation?
ATI or Nvidia? What quality is the driver software especially on windows platforms (xp and vista)? Which graphics card?
Kuphryn
If you're going to be gaming, get a GeForce 7000 series or Radeon X1000. I'd recommend GeForce 7600GT or Radeon X1600Pro or higher. If you're spending so much on a CPU, you might consider a GeForce 7900 or 7900GT.
There are workstation cards available, namely the Geforce Quadro series and (IIRC) the ATI FireGL. These are workstation cards, however, and won't give you very good gaming performance.
From what I hear, Nvidia has better driver support for Linux, but I haven't had any problems with my ATI card. You shouldn't have problems with Windows drivers if you install current versions.
Quote:Original post by kuphryn
Greetings,
Finally the last piece of a high-performance workstation (Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe).
Essential questions about Internal Peripherals
* Power Supply
Preferred power supply (500W or more) for high-performance CPU? Many brands and products (450W -> 1000W). Which ones are accurate and reliable?
* CPU Fan
Thermaltake
Zalman
* New motherboards include on-board sound card, network card, etc.
Music and network connection are extremely important. What is the performance difference between on-board (internal) and stand-alone (independent) peripherals? Better to select stand-on sound card and network card to improve motherboard efficiency? Are on-board peripherals reliable?
Kuphryn
Don't skimp on the PSU. If you get a cheap one, it could fry and total your system. I like my Thermaltake 430-Watt, but you probably want something more for your computer. In general, if it seems to good to be true, it probably is. (i.e. 550 watt for $20 is a no-no) Also, read reviews. Some customers are just stupid, others have genuine complaints about a product.
If you get a Conroe, I think that the stock cooler will be more than adequate.
For onboard peripherals, I have had no problems with my onboard gigabit ethernet and soundcard. If you're an audiophile, you might want an external soundcard, but I don't notice a difference between having and not having a separate soundcard. In my opinion, onboard audio and networking doesn't seem to visibly alter performance. They also seem to be just as reliable as add-in cards if you get a good motherboard. I recommend Asus as a quality manufacturer.
Quote:Original post by Don QuioxteI've had no problem with onboard hardware, but software to drive it can be mindblowingly bad. Realtek's audio drivers install a crappy control panel and some other useless software that I don't want, but the only uninstall option I have is to remove the drivers which kills sound completely. Really, though, nvidia isn't too much better - their control panel is horrible (compared to ATI's control panel which uses default windows controls instead of custom crap) and won't listen to me when I say I don't want the tray icon to sit there and waste space. I hate custom controls that were invented solely to make applications more difficult to use, but hardware vendors seem to love that kind of thing =-/
[...]For onboard peripherals, I have had no problems with my onboard gigabit ethernet and soundcard. If you're an audiophile, you might want an external soundcard, but I don't notice a difference between having and not having a separate soundcard. In my opinion, onboard audio and networking doesn't seem to visibly alter performance. They also seem to be just as reliable as add-in cards if you get a good motherboard. I recommend Asus as a quality manufacturer.
system specs (with cpu fan and power supply):
Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6600 (2.4ghz) CPU
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe Intel 975X Chipset
THERMALTAKE CL-P0114 BIG TYPHOON (impressively quiet)
OCZ 2GB (1GB x 2) PC2-7200 900MHZ
Western Digital 74GB SATA150 10,000RPM 16MB
eVGA GEFORCE 7600GT KO 256MB DDR3
ANTEC SP500 SMART POWER 2.0 ATX 12V v2.0 500W (well-equipped set of accessories)
WinXP SP2
Kuphryn
Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6600 (2.4ghz) CPU
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe Intel 975X Chipset
THERMALTAKE CL-P0114 BIG TYPHOON (impressively quiet)
OCZ 2GB (1GB x 2) PC2-7200 900MHZ
Western Digital 74GB SATA150 10,000RPM 16MB
eVGA GEFORCE 7600GT KO 256MB DDR3
ANTEC SP500 SMART POWER 2.0 ATX 12V v2.0 500W (well-equipped set of accessories)
WinXP SP2
Kuphryn
Looks like a pretty solid system. I just built an E6600 machine and it's outright divine for performance.
Good luck finding stock on Conroe CPUs right now, though; they're moving pretty fast. The E6400 is pretty widely available (and not really a noticeable drop from the E6600) but the E6600 and faster models are downright scarce.
Good luck finding stock on Conroe CPUs right now, though; they're moving pretty fast. The E6400 is pretty widely available (and not really a noticeable drop from the E6600) but the E6600 and faster models are downright scarce.
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