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07-11-2009, 09:50 PM
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i've been using it exclusively for months...
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07-11-2009, 10:25 PM
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autocadd programs can be ram and CPU intensive depending on what your are doing. And would tend to make a laptop run very hot. I personally hate laptops. I dont ever find myself needing to move my computer either so no need for me to have one. You can build a decent PC with all brand new parts for 500 bucks or less if you shop around, one that will let you run and render whatever cadd software you want. and do anything else. Ive never had a problem with windows xp and im going to keep it for a long time just because its what i know already. I would still like to run win 2000 if it didnt have such bad stability issues. Super low memory and cpu usage tho
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07-11-2009, 10:31 PM
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English?
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07-11-2009, 10:37 PM
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You can build a decent PC with all brand new parts for 500 bucks or less if you shop around, one that will let you run and render whatever cadd software you want. and do anything else
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there ya go
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07-11-2009, 10:56 PM
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I saw on Dell's website that you can still order with Windows XP when I was ordering mine
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07-12-2009, 02:02 PM
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So I think my sound card died and was causing my problems...
I had been leaving my iPod unplugged after the first mishap out of fear of losing my music on it... so I played music off youtube etc.. never connected the two... whenever I started to play music through the card, after like 10 minutes the laptop slows down and eventually freezes....
Does that make any sense?
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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07-12-2009, 02:55 PM
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AutoCAD uses a lot of resources and in order to work properly I don't think that you should combine it with a PC or laptop filled with other software. If cash isn't much of an issue try buying a laptop for whatever use you desire and a PC crammed with memory and a decent processor for CAD.
A decent graphics card with a dual monitor setting is also a great idea for CAD. You could have one monitor devoted to tools viewers and whatever and the other your data view.
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07-12-2009, 03:06 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Well I am a PC newb, if you have not caught on yet...
If you had to build a PC for under 600, what would you use?
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Originally Posted by KirkEvil
repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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07-12-2009, 03:14 PM
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Windows 7 is a free upgrade on many computers now so yes you'd need to suffer through vista for a year or so but then would be able to upgrade to a similar version of 7 once available & it really is alot better AND faster than vista.
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07-12-2009, 03:16 PM
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Well, if I were to build a PC, what are some specs I should be looking for?
Nothing crazy, maybe a sound card and video card to run two monitors but no intense gaming etc.
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07-12-2009, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jims69camaro
i've been using it exclusively for months...
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Google Chrome Web Browser, sure.....but not their OS.
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07-12-2009, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by foff667
Windows 7 is a free upgrade on many computers now so yes you'd need to suffer through vista for a year or so but then would be able to upgrade to a similar version of 7 once available & it really is alot better AND faster than vista.
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what? where? free?
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07-12-2009, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Knipps
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They did the same thing with XP / Vista before Vista officially launched. They sold new systems with XP installed, and a promise of a free upgrade to the comparable version of Vista when it was released.
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07-12-2009, 04:58 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Originally Posted by Knipps
what? where? free?
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Yea, talk to your schools tech guys.. I know I can get it for free.
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Originally Posted by KirkEvil
repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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07-13-2009, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Shownomercy
Well I am a PC newb, if you have not caught on yet...
If you had to build a PC for under 600, what would you use?
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talking tower and all accesories?
If you need everything from the ground up, your not gonna get a whole lot but its very possible to build a decent system for that much
pick up a generic tower and power supply - 100 bucks
make sure it has a atx12v plug on it.
Pick up a decent socket am3(amd) or intel board that can handle quad cores <100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813153149
something like a core 2 e8500 or q6600. Or for amd something like this (i have one) $100-200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103680
any pci-e video card will do fine...you get what you pay for. $<50-350
I have a radeon 4870, its extreme overkill for what im doing right now
Most have support for 2 monitors, just make sure first.
generic sound card, SATA hard drive, wireless network card if need be, etc ~100 depending on capacity.
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07-15-2009, 08:42 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Ok so I decided to get a laptop.
However... I really don't know whats "good" and whats a scam
Heres the question for ya guys.
If you had to get a lap top for 900 bucks, what would it be and if you could, why?
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07-16-2009, 01:27 AM
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I showed you the MSI one, I'd probably get something similar/better
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