Goldskis45
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Well with monitors - still going through the decision process - but basically I've been looking at maybe some of the IPS instead of TFT ones.
(If you care to suggest monitors too)
Big factor still need... budget....
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Big factor still need... budget....
Maximum would be around $1000 (or just over) per display.
Unless of course there was something super-great thats above this margin.
Goldskis45
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#1 if you pay over $400 for a monitor for engineering, not professional (like going to be published) photo editing you are ripping off yourself.
#2 I meant budget for the whole computer minus things like monitor, keyboard, mouse ect. just the internals
AND UK or USA or what? makes a difference on availability
- This is PROFESSIONAL CAD and graphic based work - not a hobby (and i did say maximum $1000 - I'm yet to deeply look into monitors - one stage at a time)
- The budget is flexiable based on what I am getting (get our bang for our buck - as we say in Australia).
Goldskis45
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hmmmm... Australia can make figuring pricing and availability difficult for me... If I'm going to endeavor on this, even if you don't want exact pricing in your area, I would like some form of evidence of its actual possibility of implementation, as I give free advice on this site to anyone who asks, but in my personal life It is how I have made my living the last few years... I would love to help you but if I am going to commit the time to help you for free I don't want this to be some kid with hypotheticals if he wins the lottery... no disrespect but it has happened alot on here lately.
My current PC is kinda dying - so this is all going to happen - and I do have a nice chunk of $$$ put aside to start spending once I start finalising parts - which is the process I am trying to go through now
Goldskis45
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Well, In all reality If you really can put up the cash I would recommend one Quadro 6000 because it has 6GB of vram on it and thats 1.5GB per monitor and is more than enough for what you need and basically future proofs your computer... In place of using multiple graphics cards I would recomed adding one of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227722 if you can find one in AUS... It will take your data transfer speed to a level you would have never dreamed of...
One Quadro 6000 = Two Displays? So i'd need two.
I can get those in AUS - just been thinking if they are worth it/cost effective.
Issue is if I do go ahead with the Teslas and Quadros one wont fit.
So not its will the Tesla give me better advantages or the OCZ?
Goldskis45
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100% I would go with the OCZ if it was mine, It costs the same if not less than the tesla and moves your data faster than you can imagine...
I would say always go with a insanely fast boot and program drive with separate data HDD over a dedicated computational GPU any day
I was thinking of a fast SSD for boot anyways - so maybe do it as an OCZ instaed then - or I could use Tesla for one of the Quadro (main two) and OCZ drive as well.
Goldskis45
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EDIT: If you are really dead set on using a tesla then one Quadro and a tesla would be ok... but If you really can put out for the OCZ I would recomend the OCZ over the tesla if it is the option of one or the other
Goldskis45
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well if you wanted 2 quadros and a tesla (super overkill for what you're doing btw) on just about any motherboard out there you would only be able to use 1 OCZ and that is all you need. (as 7 pci-e 16x (at 8x connection if using all those cards) slots is the max on most consumer workstations... and make sure that the last slot is 8x if you are using that specific ocz not 4x... if it is 4x you can get one of the consumer models instead...
2 Quadros would be required because one only does 2 outputs - according to the specs. So I presume you mean adding the Tesla is the overkill part.
Two MBs I am looking at are 8 at 8 speed and 16 and 16 or 8 speed (all PCIe 3).
Goldskis45
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a 6000 has two display port and one DVI... (wich I'm pretty sure can be split to run dual monitors... but anyway not gona argue that two 6000s is still overkill and that 3 monitors would be best anyway)
Of the SR-x and the ASUS-WS I would recommend the asus... the SR-x is more meant for overclockers and gamers while the asus is built to be a workstation... (Im a bit of an ASUS fanboy too)
Goldskis45
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well there ya go, never had to run more than 2 off a card
Yeah so while 2 may be a slight overkill - not much choice :/
Anyways - can I raid OCZ? How would I do that?
Cheers so much for all your help so far - goven me so much to reconsider
Goldskis45
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Yeah so while 2 may be a slight overkill - not much choice :/
Anyways - can I raid OCZ? How would I do that?
Cheers so much for all your help so far - goven me so much to reconsider
Yes you can raid them, but there is no need nor would it help your boot times at all as I have discussed this with OCZ over email and could show you if you wanted. but they said that they can be put in raid 1 but during the boot process only one would be accessed.
So basically use the OCZ just for the OS?
How are you thinking I should configure/use the OCZ?
