> Hi All, > I would like some opinions regarding RBase performance on AMD vs Intel > computers. As I replace some aging computers, what would you say are the > most relevant specs? AMD vs Intel? Clock speed vs number of cores? RAM speed > vs total amount of RAM? Integrated video card vs stand alone video card? Are > there any guidelines? > Mike
Mike, you didn't mention if you're building these yourself, or how they are being used beyond R:Base. If you are buying off the shelf, Intel Core-i5 and i7 processors seem to hit the sweet spot in terms of performance and cost. There actually are a few versions of each. I'm not a big fan of having the video imbedded on the motherboard, but one version of the i5/i7 series has the video right on the CPU (must be supported by the MB). It performs well enough to handle Autocad nicely. I only mention it because that video performed significantly better than cheap video cards I compared it to, and the cost savings were worthwhile even when compared to those cheap cards. I'm not sure how you would identify this on a boxed machine, now that I think about it <g> ... I've also been installing SSDs on all the Win7 machines I've built lately as drive C: . This is where Windows and programs are installed. Since SSDs tend to be a little small, a second SATA drive (D:) is for data. Combined with the video on an i5 chip you get into the 7.6 range as measured by the "Windows Experience" (Max=7.9) If you're building your machine I'd be glad to pass on some specs if you'd like. Ben
