tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post3285717887981635639..comments2024-03-18T12:04:13.830-07:00Comments on Revit OpEd: Computer Specification RequestStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14230364057800484763noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-36843324401163493562010-11-23T19:01:23.556-08:002010-11-23T19:01:23.556-08:0064GB iPad... still trying to figure out where the ...64GB iPad... still trying to figure out where the DVD goes. ;)<br /><br />Seriously though, SSD and the right amount of RAM 8-16GB depending on project size seem to easily out-perform the best i7 for most tasks. Now, if only the MacBook Air had slightly more oomph.seandburkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095536174530142200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-70164461832808289302010-11-21T18:14:36.490-08:002010-11-21T18:14:36.490-08:00Machine 1
Brand: Custom Build
Operating System: Wi...Machine 1<br />Brand: Custom Build<br />Operating System: Win 7 Pro 64 Bit<br />CPU: Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.07 GHz<br />RAM: 8 GB<br />Video Card: Nvidia geforce9400GT Hard Drive Configuration: Raid 0, 500GB @ 7200 RPM<br />Monitors: 2 22" SAMSUNG<br />Software: Revit Structure, Revit MEP<br />Comments: Custom build after not being happy with off the shelf offerings. Did benchmark testing on inhouse projects with up to 12gb of ram and decided 8gb was enough for our projects. Nice stable fast machine<br /><br />Cons- Open times would be better with SSD harddisk<br /><br />Machine 2<br />Brand: HP<br />Model: Z400<br />Operating System: Win 7 Pro 64 Bit<br />CPU: Intel Xeon @3.33ghz<br />RAM: 8 GB<br />Video Card: ATI Firepro V4800<br />Hard Drive Configuration: Raid 0, 500GB @ 7200 RPM<br />Monitors: 2 22" SAMSUNG<br />Software: Revit Structure, Revit MEP<br />Comments: Off the shelf Z400 with upspecced Xeon processor after benchmarking showed better performance<br />Again testing showed 8GB ram was enough for our Super stable machine, churns through most things, but will really perform when more multithreading is enabaled in Revit<br />Cons- Open times would be better with SSD harddisk<br /><br />Cons- Open times would be better with SSD harddiskBen Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320697929817688619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-26964654280484896382010-11-19T13:59:22.678-08:002010-11-19T13:59:22.678-08:00Thanks for the specs! Anyone else have a computer ...Thanks for the specs! Anyone else have a computer they like?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230364057800484763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-37928786017560684282010-11-18T14:45:38.390-08:002010-11-18T14:45:38.390-08:00Processor:Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition Proces...Processor:Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition Processor, 3.33 GHz<br />Ram: 6 gigs<br />OS: Win 7 Pro 64 Bit.<br />Video Card: Dual nVidia Geforce 9800 SLi.<br />Hard Drive: 128 gig Solid State<br />Monitors: Dual<br />Software: Revit MEP <br /><br />Comments: Between the ram, processor, hard drives, the gigabit network is the bottleneck. Always running multiple sessions of Revit models at 100+ megs each. When they get around 150 megs I try to cut it back to one session.Digital Design Revolutionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999610985204950656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-32743842721997033852010-11-18T10:43:11.916-08:002010-11-18T10:43:11.916-08:00Brand: Dell
Type: Studio XPS 9100
Operating System...Brand: Dell<br />Type: Studio XPS 9100<br />Operating System: Win 7 Pro 64 Bit<br />CPU: Intel Core i7 930 @ 2.80 GHz<br />RAM: 12 GB<br />Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5800<br />Hard Drive Configuration: Raid 0, 1 TB @ 7200 RPM<br />Monitors: 1 24"<br />Software: Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator, 3d Studio, Starcraft 2 ;)<br />Comments: Bought it for the games, loving it for the production work. Nothing like turning on the task manager while rendering and watching 8 cores humming away.<br />Cons- I never thought that the hard drive speed would become my bottle neck. I will go for a smaller hd @ 10k with possibly a Solid State drive for the os.Joshuahttp://www.dwellsol.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-66151120665499982952010-11-18T05:10:15.289-08:002010-11-18T05:10:15.289-08:00Brand: HP
Type: Desktop HPE-180t
Operating System...Brand: HP <br />Type: Desktop HPE-180t<br />Operating System: Window 7 64-bit<br />CPU: i7, 3.07GHz<br />RAM: 12GB<br />Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 4850<br />Hard Drive Configuration: 1TB SATA<br />Monitors: Twin HP2709m - 27" LCD<br />Software: Tons but main uses are Revit (all flavors), AutoCAD, Navisworks Manage & Freedom, and of course MS Office.<br /><br />Comments: <br />Pros: The nicest and fastest machine I have used. Can support running multiple files in Revit along side Navisworks Manage. I love having two 27" monitors for Navis; one screen with open tools the other for just model viewing. Super fast processing and more than enough memory.<br /><br />Cons: Which I could shrink it all down into a Laptop to take to site coordination meetings. <br /><br />My old Dell M6500 was also a very capable machine for Revit and Navisworks.tbarrettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-58940341941770373192010-11-18T05:09:04.456-08:002010-11-18T05:09:04.456-08:00Work laptop:-
Dell Precision m4400
Intek Core i7 ...Work laptop:-<br /><br />Dell Precision m4400<br />Intek Core i7 Q720 @ 1.60ghz<br />8 gigs of RAM<br />Windows 7 64bit<br />Nvidia Quadro FX 880M 1 Gig<br />232gb hard drive<br /><br />Revit, AutoCAD, Max, Vasari<br />(overall heavy, but fast)<br /><br /><br />Home laptop:-<br />Apple Macbook Pro 13"<br />2 gigs of RAM<br /><br />Revit , Vasari<br />(overall slower, but better looking)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609028351574557112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-70740508300418729122010-11-18T00:09:55.750-08:002010-11-18T00:09:55.750-08:00HP EliteBook 8540w
Mobile Intel® QM57 Express
Int...HP EliteBook 8540w<br /><br />Mobile Intel® QM57 Express<br />Intel Core i7 M620@2,67GHz<br />DDR3 SDRAM 8 ГБ 1333 МГц <br />nVidia Quadro FX 880M<br />SATA II 500Gb, 7200RPM<br />Windows 7 x64<br /><br />Revit, AutoCAD, 3DS Max Design, Showcase, Alias Sketch, VaultAleksandr Kanivetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02322455904537906743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-42033211271589542402010-11-17T23:24:50.882-08:002010-11-17T23:24:50.882-08:00Custom Workhorse
Antec 300 case
Windows 7 X64
i7 8...Custom Workhorse<br />Antec 300 case<br />Windows 7 X64<br />i7 860 @3Ghz<br />8GB RAM<br />nVidia Geforce GTX260<br />1+ TB SATA Storage<br />2 Monitors<br />Revit, AutoCAD, Openoffice(Opensource), PDFCreator(Opensource), GIMP(Opensource), Foobar2000, Chrome.<br /><br />Buttersmooth , multiple Reit instances running most of the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-3207955819110615482010-11-17T17:01:52.119-08:002010-11-17T17:01:52.119-08:00Dell
Notebook: Precision M6500
Windows 7 x74- Ente...Dell<br />Notebook: Precision M6500<br />Windows 7 x74- Enterprise<br />CPU: i7 M620, 2.67 GHZ<br />RAM: 8GB<br />...Video Card: ATI FirePro M7740. Driver 8.681.0.0<br />HD: SSD 250 GB<br />Monitors: 17 inch 1920X1280 plus secondary 27 inch<br />Software: I run everything under the sun on this thing, including all flavors of Revit and Navisworks, Adobe, Synchro, Innovaya, ACA, etc.<br /><br />Comments: The computer itself is amazing. The Dell Docking stations are major POS's, and i have trouble with it constantly, and im not the only one. But everything else about it has been solid.Aaron Mallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146075275463175361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-87402912893260628922010-11-17T16:31:17.591-08:002010-11-17T16:31:17.591-08:00Gigabyte X58
Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition Pr...Gigabyte X58<br /><br />Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition Processor, 3.33 GHz<br /><br />12GB (6 X2GB) Corsair DDR3 (1600MHZ) 9,9,9,24 Matched Triple Kit, 1.65V, TR3X6G1600C9<br /><br />Quadro FX-580, PCI-E 2.0, OEM, 512Mb, GDDR3, 128-Bit<br /><br />WD Caviar Black 1000GB / 1TB SATA-II, 7200RPM, 32Mb<br /><br />Genuine Microsoft Windows VISTA BUSINESS 64-Bit DVD OEM SP1<br /><br />I am also running dual monitors, one being a Samsung 740B 17 inch monitor, and the other a beautiful Samsung 2443BW 24 inch HD monitor.<br /><br />I posted about this <a href="http://revitoped.blogspot.com/2010/11/computer-specification-request.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057955734322127661noreply@blogger.com