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Hello, I am new to this site and in the need for a new computer to run revit2011. I understand it is best to get a computer with a video card from the autodesk supported graphic hardware list. My problem is that I can never match a video card from a specific laptop or desktop to the supported list. Here is a system I had quoted from Dell for just over $1,000. Dell Studio 1558 laptop Intel® Core™ i5-460M 2.53GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 3M cache 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz 500GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4570, 512MB Any comments on these specs? Can anyone help me find either a laptop or desktop within a $1,000 budget that will work best? I guess my biggest concern is finding the right video card that will be supported. Glad I found this site. Its just what I have been looking for! Thanks! Nick
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Check out Dells new machine, XPS 8100, I'm planning to get that machine but still debating if i should get Dells workstation instead but idk. My classmate just bought the XPS 8100 with i7 and 8GB of RAM and he said it took 15 mins to render at best setting. He purchased his at Bestbuy.
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You need a video card that has a decent amount of memory to play games at high-resolution with quality graphics settings enabled. Good video cards usually have lots of memory because all of that GPU horsepower will go to waste if you don't have enough memory space. _______________________ Flv Player
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**Update** These are the final two laptops which I will select one to purchase in the next week. Please let me know which one you think will be the best choice for an Architecture student that will be using Revit heavily for the next several years. Dell XPS 15 $1,354.99 i7-740QM (1.73GHz, 8 threads, turbo boost up to 2.93GHz, 6M cache) 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 435M 2GB graphics 15.6" FHD (1080p) B+RGLED Display with Facial Recognition 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive (JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3) Sony EB Series $1,259.99 i5-580M processor (2.66GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 3.33GHz 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3-SDRAM-1066 ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 GPU (1GB VRAM) 15.5" Full HD VAIO Premium Display (1920x1080) 500GB Hard Disk Drive (7200rpm) (includes a numeric 10key on keyboard)
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The screen size will be a problem if youre going to use Revit "heavily" I'm having a hard time looing at my 15.6" Dell Latitude.
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I'm using a 24" monitor and I can't imagine using anything less. There are many times where I need to look at the plan view and a section view at the same time.
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your really having a hard time deciding between a 4core/8thread machine and a 2core/4thread machine? horsepower. stat.
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Can someone tell what's better....the i7 quad core or the Xeon quad core assuming they both have the same processor speed?
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I don't know about the i7(see link below), but I have dual quad core Xeon's and i have no performance issues at all. Revit runs great, and rendering is fast. I also suggest getting a large screen if possible. I use a 32" flat LCD TV w/ HD for my monitor. I think I would go even larger next time I upgrade my monitor. Xeon and i7 benchmarks http://www.elnexus.com/articles/Nehalem-2P-Benchmarks.aspx
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Thanks a lot for the info. With my current system, I can't even pan around without having to wait. 
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Jterrel, What processor speed are they? Dual quad core??...what does that mean exactly? Is that 8-way processing?
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Jterrell, What video card do you have and what size is it? Also, how much RAM does your system have? Are you using Revit MEP or Revit Architecture? Are you using this for school of work?
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I have 8 GB ram and an ATI FireGL v5600 video card. I use RAC daily, and I have used the student version of RME for a school project.
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The processors I run are Intel Xeon E5405 2GHz, and there are two of them, and each processor is quad core, so I guess that adds up to eight cores.
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