Hi all, I'm thinking of getting a new comp, and I'm looking for help deciding between two processors. I'm going to use it partly for CAD (both modeling and some simulation), and for some gaming as well. Obviously, I don't expect a home computer to run large-scale engineering simulations, but it would be nice if it could do basic FEA stuff in a reasonable time frame.
The two comps I'm looking at are an Uberclok Ion and an AVADirect xeon-based setup. Each is a similar price, with the main difference aside from the processor being the single vid-card mobo on the AVA. I was wondering if it's worth getting the xeon, or if I should just go with a C2Q instead. It seems the chips are similar, and the new 1333 FSB core 2 quad might work just as well? And it seems the ability to add another video card later on might be useful, as I can't afford a Quadro/FireGL.
As a separate thought, I've also been looking at the core 2 (8500) Falcon NW Fragbox, but figured it would probably be better to go quad for the simulation stuff?
Any thoughts much appreciated, thanks!
The two comps I'm looking at are an Uberclok Ion and an AVADirect xeon-based setup. Each is a similar price, with the main difference aside from the processor being the single vid-card mobo on the AVA. I was wondering if it's worth getting the xeon, or if I should just go with a C2Q instead. It seems the chips are similar, and the new 1333 FSB core 2 quad might work just as well? And it seems the ability to add another video card later on might be useful, as I can't afford a Quadro/FireGL.
As a separate thought, I've also been looking at the core 2 (8500) Falcon NW Fragbox, but figured it would probably be better to go quad for the simulation stuff?
Any thoughts much appreciated, thanks!
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