A new computer,

[Isaac]

I was thinking of going to a new system soon. I do a lot of 3d graphic work so i was looking into high end systems. What do you think of these two?

Intel Xeon Processors
Intel® E7525 Chipset
EM64T processor support
Dual Channel DDR2-400 (8) DIMMs Reg ECC
(2) Serial ATA ports (RAID 0, 1)
(2) Parallel ATA IDE interface (4 devices)
(2) Gigabit Ethernet ports
6 channel audio (Front Panel Microphone + Audio Out)
(3) IEEE1394 Ports: (1) Front, (2) Rear
(6) USB 2.0 Ports: (2) Front, (4) Rear
(1) Serial port
(1) Parallel port
Floppy Drive
600W Power Supply
4U: 7"w x 17"h x 18"d


Expansion options:
Dual Channel U320 SCSI
(1) PCI Express x16
(1) PCI Express x4 using x16
(1) PCI-X 64/133
(2) PCI-X 64/100

Dell Precision 470
Date 2/19/2006 3:21:48 AM Central Standard Time
Catalog Number 5 Retail 555
Catalog Number / Description Product Code SKU Id
Dell Precision Workstation 470:
Dual-Core Intel® Xeon™ Processor 2.80GHz, 2x2MB L2 cache 4D28D [222-0378] 1
2nd Processor (Must match speed selection above):
Dual-Core Intel® Xeon™ Processor 2.80GHz, 2x2MB L2 cache PR28D [311-5439] 2
Operating System:
Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2 with Media XPP2E [420-4860] 11
File System:
NTFS File System NTFS [420-3699] 13
Memory:
4GB, DDR2 SDRAM Memory, 400MHz, ECC (4 DIMMS) 4GE4 [310-4971] 3
Hard Drive Configuration:
C1- All SATA drives, Non-RAID, 1 drive total configuration SATA12 [341-1189] 9
Boot Hard Drive:
80GB SATA, 7200 RPM Hard Drive with DataBurst Cache™ without RAID 80SAT [341-1138] 8
CD-ROM, DVD, and Read-Write Devices:
48X CD-ROM CD48 [313-1304] 16
Graphic Cards:
64MB PCIe x16 nVidia Quadro NVS 280, Dual VGA Capable NV64V [320-3961] 6
Monitors:
Dell 17 inch M783 (16 inch viewable) Flat CRT M783S [320-3748] 5
Mouse:
Dell USB 2-Button Mechanical Mouse with Scroll ELD [310-5203] 12
Speakers:
Internal Chassis Speaker,Dell INTSPK [313-2666] 18
Keyboard:
Entry Level, USB, No Hot Keys U [320-3811] 4
Floppy Drive Options:
3.5 inch 1.44MB Floppy Drive FD [341-0497] 10
Energy Star:
Energy Star™ ES [310-4821] 50
Resource CD:
No Resource CD NORCD [313-3673] 21
Hardware Support Services:
3 Year Business Standard Plan PAD3YR [981-8388][983-2207][983-2217][900-6212][900-7370][902-4902] 29
Installation Services:
No Onsite System Setup NOINSTL [900-9987] 32
dual-channel DDR2 400MHz SDRAM memory

[Krom]

If I were going for a performance computer right now, I would only get Intel CPUs if there was absolutely no other choice. Serously think about finding someone who will make you a system using AMD X2 processors.

[Lehm]

Ditto. Or if you have the money spring for Opteron even.

[Isaac]

Ditto. Or if you have the money spring for Opteron even.

No kidding. I was thinking of getting a loan for this.

[Immortal Lobster]

Actually, you could pick up a 939 Opteron for less then an X2, its what I did, they OC incredibly well too.
I bought this 165 for 320, its OCed to a little over an X2 4800(800 at the time when i bought this one) the only thing stopping me from going further is this blasted motherboard.

and to my understanding, EMT64 will not be compatable with 64bit Vistas, its being built for AMD64.

[Krom]

Intel licensed AMD64, 64bit vista will work on Intel chips.

[Mobius]

You need a 600 watt PSU like you need another hole in your head.

Another Vote for AMD.

[Immortal Lobster]

Intel didnt license AMD64, and EMT64 isnt straight compatable with AMD64

[VonVulcan]

Let the flaming begin!

[Immortal Lobster]

now now, you gotta love a good AMD-Intel war