Hello all,
The time has finally come for a new workstation. I know where I'mgoing with the hardware, but I have a dilemma on the OS. What Iwould like to do is build on Vista 64 with 6 GB of memory. Here'sthe problem: We are stuck on SW07 for the foreseeable futurebecause of our largest customer. There's nothing that can be doneabout that. SW 07 is not supported on Vista, so if I want 64-bit,it will have to be XP.
Now then, do the benefits of XP64 outweigh the headaches? I'vealready verified that I can get drivers for the peripherals, so Ianticipate minimal problems there. The benefit I hope to get is nothaving to worry about running out of memory in SW. I currently runXP32 without /3GB. (I ran into stability problems with it. Perhapsthe new machine will be stable with /3GB.) I do find that I have toactively manage how much memory I am using, especially whileworking on assembly drawings.
If I install XP64 with 6GB, it will probably be for the life of themachine. The other option is XP32 with 3GB (and maybe /3GB), andhope to convince the boss I need Win 7 with 6GB when we finally getoff of SW07. I'm leaning toward the XP32 option, because XP64 is adead-end.
What do you think? I expect this machine to be around for 3-5years.SolidworksAdministration
The time has finally come for a new workstation. I know where I'mgoing with the hardware, but I have a dilemma on the OS. What Iwould like to do is build on Vista 64 with 6 GB of memory. Here'sthe problem: We are stuck on SW07 for the foreseeable futurebecause of our largest customer. There's nothing that can be doneabout that. SW 07 is not supported on Vista, so if I want 64-bit,it will have to be XP.
Now then, do the benefits of XP64 outweigh the headaches? I'vealready verified that I can get drivers for the peripherals, so Ianticipate minimal problems there. The benefit I hope to get is nothaving to worry about running out of memory in SW. I currently runXP32 without /3GB. (I ran into stability problems with it. Perhapsthe new machine will be stable with /3GB.) I do find that I have toactively manage how much memory I am using, especially whileworking on assembly drawings.
If I install XP64 with 6GB, it will probably be for the life of themachine. The other option is XP32 with 3GB (and maybe /3GB), andhope to convince the boss I need Win 7 with 6GB when we finally getoff of SW07. I'm leaning toward the XP32 option, because XP64 is adead-end.
What do you think? I expect this machine to be around for 3-5years.SolidworksAdministration
