We're buying new machines for Cosmosworks. They will be
running Win XP 64bit. What's the best bang for the buck? Our
machines must stay UNDER $1500 each. I'm looking for the best
performance for the buck basically. Which processor and memory
would recommend at this price point?
(The machines will never be "upgraded" once purchased. Engineering gets new computers every three years and the rest are handed down to lowly accountants.)
(The machines will never be "upgraded" once purchased. Engineering gets new computers every three years and the rest are handed down to lowly accountants.)
That being said COSMOSWorks will make use of multicore processing so if you are seeing heavy processor usage when running your test then quad core would be beneficial to you. It does really all depend on that work you are doing.
Al