Brian, my bit to you is:
1. Use dual digital interface video card with LCD monitors. You will be able to work longer ours. Apparently you will need that. You don't need many colours, so colour processing speed is not an issue. You want stable image and no flicker. 2. M/B with 266MHz or higher memory bus speed. QDR is a relatively new thing and therefore insufficiently tested. It's up to you. If it works, then you are one up. 3. ATA166 hard disk. Work localy, save on the network. Buy the time you get to SCSI through the PCI there are no speed benefits. SCSI on board would help, but with the 166 MHz speed on you IDE bus, do you need SCSI? Latest IDE drives are sufficiently reliable. 4. Protel needs number machine, so I say use dual AMD. They need lot of cooling, make sure you have additional fans or, if you want to go fancy, you could install solid state coolers or liquid cooling. They NEED more cooling. 5. Logitech optical cordless wheel ergonomic mouse. Taste the freedom. BTW, I am right handed, so push mouse around with my right hand. Therefoere need Home, Page up and other keys on the left side of the K/B. Anyone seen something like that? Igor -----Original Message----- From: Brian Guralnick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 24 July 2002 12:36 PM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: [PEDA] Fastest possible Protel system (LATEST) Here is what I gathered so far: #1. Use only a consumer grade NVIDIA based GF3, or GF4. With Protel's auto-pan problem, which differs from video card to video card, I can't even be sure that the work station grade NVIDIA cards will not create any unforeseen auto-pan problems. #2. Use 'only' Win2K Professional. The earlier M$ os's are useless & WinXP has been demonstrated to have some minor questionable issues with P99SE. #3. Dual processors seem to run fine with Protel, and may help the system run with a better consistent pace. #4. Avoid using Postscript printers, or, if have a postscript printer which can be used in a HP emulated laser printer mode, it will probably be to your advantage to run it in this mode with Protel. #5. Use Win2K's generic mouse driver instead of the fancy ones which come with most Logitech mice. #6. More ram, the better. 2GB with a 3GB swapfile should make the system run as smooth as possible. Remember, my PCB has around 10K nets. Any corrections? Any additions, clear obvious items which I may have missed? So far, I have yet to hear any real Protel speed issues comparing "dual AMD" VS "dual Intel". Also, if I were to go with Intel, should I go DDR, or QDR. Remember, I did say "fastest possible Protel system". Also, it should have the least possible problems. ____________ Brian Guralnick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice (514) 624-4003 Fax (514) 624-3631 ************************************************************************ * Tracking #: 8F1F3B6020E4674CBC9997FA43BC35230D5669AA * ************************************************************************ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
