Andrew 4296 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I'm going to be using it on my course this year and may well end up needing a new computer to handle it just wondering if any of you have any experience with the program and what could run it well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooner 243 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 never used that one but I use AutoCAD lite on my company computer and since I loaded the latest version it chugs along......I'd say if you can upgrade, might be less frustrating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4296 Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Well I hope I can maya is a 3d modeling suite so it's really graphic intensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 who cares? its not a "real" degree anyway. ©Kid Dynamite 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6139 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Havent you got some sting operation you should be setting up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cid_MCDP 0 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 (edited) Haven't used Maya, but I've used ACAD off and on since around 2000. Good video card and lots of RAM will make you happy. With those requirements, a desktop will be cheaper than a laptop. It also really, really sucks trying to do CAD work on a laptop with their (relatively) small screens. Do you know what OS you'll be using? XP 32-bit will only let you use about 2.5 gigs of RAM regardless of what you have installed. If you wait for Windows 7, this won't be an issue. Any decent gaming video card will run other graphics intensive applications swimmingly. Video cards are like cars- just figure out what you want to spend then start reading reviews for products in your price range. Me personally, I'd pay on the video card and skimp on the processor if it comes down to one or the other. Big CAD files take up a lot of hard drive space and I'm sure Maya is the same way, but you can always add externals down the road if you find a deal on a nice system for a great price with a smallish hard drive. My wife bought me a 22" widescreen Acer monitor back around Valentine's Day. I think it was around $225. They might be even cheaper now. Get a good monitor though or you'll go blind. Edited September 16, 2009 by Cid_MCDP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Havent you got some sting operation you should be setting up? That did get a lot of attention like. Jealous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4296 Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Thanks CID for the os I was thinking 64 bit vista for the extra ram and going the desktopxroute sounds like the right idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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