Hello,
We are upgrading our Software to Solidworks Premium 2012 w/ Simulation Professional. Our product assemblies will be no more than a few hundred parts, and we will be running most of the simulations that Sim Pro is capable of. These are:
Assembly Simulation | ||||
Mechanism Analysis | ||||
Event-Based Motion | ||||
Compare and Optimize Design | ||||
Simulate Natural Frequencies | ||||
Predict Buckling or Collapse | ||||
Simulate Heating or Cooling | ||||
Simulate Drop Test | ||||
Simulate Fatigue |
I am pricing out a computer system to run this efficiently, and I believe I am going to build the system to save money.
Is it recommended to go with a Xeon processor with ECC memory? Or will this configuration do the job?
Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor
ASRock X79 Extreme9 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
PNY VCQ4000-PB Quadro 4000 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
2X Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 = 32GB
Kingston HyperX SH100S3B/240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
With Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit
Including the case, monitor, and other hardware, I have this priced at $3000.
I would like to stay around this price point if possible.
Any input is greatly appreciated!
Thank You!
Keith -
you might check out this thread https://forum.solidworks.com/message/293549#293549 it's been ongoing for a while so it could take some time to read through it all, but Charles i pretty good at staying on top of new hardware capabilities and suggests some pretty powerful stuff for an affordable budget.