Hello,
I am trying to justify hardware upgrades for our CAD department, which is not easily done in my company. I'm trying to decide whether I want to shoot for new video cards, which may be easier to get,or for all new systems. Currently, we're using old ATI FireGL V3100 cards, (128 MB), and we have 32 bit Windows XP with the 4 GB max memory. We're using Wildfire 3.
I'm wondering, if I upgrade video cards, how much of a difference does that make? Has anyone upgraded similar hardware who can provide an approximate time savings?
Also, how much of a difference does upgrading to a 64-bit system with more memory make? How much memory can Pro/E utilize?
Any informationyou may have would begreatly appreciated. Thanks.
I am trying to justify hardware upgrades for our CAD department, which is not easily done in my company. I'm trying to decide whether I want to shoot for new video cards, which may be easier to get,or for all new systems. Currently, we're using old ATI FireGL V3100 cards, (128 MB), and we have 32 bit Windows XP with the 4 GB max memory. We're using Wildfire 3.
I'm wondering, if I upgrade video cards, how much of a difference does that make? Has anyone upgraded similar hardware who can provide an approximate time savings?
Also, how much of a difference does upgrading to a 64-bit system with more memory make? How much memory can Pro/E utilize?
Any informationyou may have would begreatly appreciated. Thanks.