I've already done a bunch of research here on the forums and everywhere else on the interwebs, but I still have a few questions.
I was going to go with a BOXX 3970 XTREME system, but I have decided to just have Dell build something close because I don't think the overclocked processor will be worth the reliability risk. I know a bunch of people here on the forum have BOXX systems, but I'm still not sure how reliable the overclocked version is. For some strange reason, I have FAR more computer problems than anyone else in my company. I have no idea why, and the IT guys are also completely stumped why my computer never seems to work right.
Here are the specs for what I'm ordering from Dell:
224-8671 | 1 | Dell Precision T3500,CMT,Standard Power Supply,C2 |
317-8067 | 1 | Six Core Intel Xeon Processor W3670, 3.20GHz,12M L3, 4.8GT/s,FPWS T3500 |
317-2670 | 1 | 12GB, DDR3 ECC SDRAM Memory, 1333MHz, 6X2GB Dell Precision T3500 |
331-1965 | 1 | Dell USB Entry Keyboard,No Hot Keys,English,Precision Desktop |
320-3316 | 1 | Monitor Option-None |
320-1843 | 1 | 1GB nVIDIA Quadro 2000,Dual Monitor,2DP and 1DVI,Dell Precision |
342-1290 | 1 | 256GB Solid State Drive,2.5,Fixed Precision TX500 |
One thing I'm concerned about is that some solidworks users have experienced quirkyness from SSD. I'm thinking I may want to change to a 15K RPM drive instead. I also may change the CPU to a faster quad core instead of the 3.2 six core.
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