Well, upgrading my graphics card was something I've been thinking about doing anyways, so maybe I'll see how that helps. I never could get the "All-In-Wonder" part of it to work anyways.
Well, upgrading my graphics card was something I've been thinking about doing anyways, so maybe I'll see how that helps. I never could get the "All-In-Wonder" part of it to work anyways.
-Daniel2000 4Runner Sport | V6 | 5spd | 4x4 | Leather | 265/75-16 BFG AT/KO | OBA | BudBuilt front skid
1990 4Runner SR5 | V6 | Auto | 2wd | 3.90 rear | Cobra CB | 265/65r17 Bridgestone Duelers H/Ts | '08 Tacoma 5 spoke rims | Has an 11:1 crawl ratio! SOLD
X2Originally Posted by mastacox
With a good GPU and decent video RAM, you need relatively little CPU or regular RAM for rendering or 3D work. We used to use Nvidia Quadro cards in most of the professional machines running CAD but they can be quite expensive though. There are also the ATI FireGL series of cards which are also decent performers. If you are only going to do occasional CAD work, then look for a used high end gaming card (like the Nvidia GF 9800GT) off eBay because many of the same requirements for 3D shooter games are similar for 3D CAD rendering too. The gaming cards can usually be tweaked with software (ie kill the problem with raw GPU horsepower) to provide similar performance at a fraction of the price of a professional 3D video card. If you will only use the machine for CAD then don't cheat and just get the Quadro (again can be had for a significant discount if you buy used).
- Jamie<br /><br />1996 SR5 4Runner 4X4 Auto, Deckplate Mod, Hayden Tranny Cooler, Amsoil Air Filter, OME 881/906 N86C/N91SC Lift - SOLD, but still miss it!<br /><br />2005 Silverado 2500HD Duramax Diesel 4WD
This is a good thread and is actually helping me to not over purchase RAM for the machines I'm upgrading. Both are 32bit Win XP. I have my laptop maxed at 2GB and feel it's a good performer for it's age.
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Go to microsoft's site and search on 3gb switch. Enabling this will allow XP (or 32 bit vista) to allocate up to 3GB for one program and use the other gig to run windows and other stuff. I have to have this enabled to even open UG NX (CAD program) files with which I work.
Frank
1985 FJ-60, 3FE, Hell Creek lift, 2009 H3 sold
So, from Lance's link again:
This is probably a dumb question, but where exactly do I type this in to turn this switch on at? Command prompt?[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="????" /3GB
Note: "????" in the previous example can be the programmatic name of any of the following operating system versions:
Also anybody know what the programmatic name for XP pro is?
-Daniel2000 4Runner Sport | V6 | 5spd | 4x4 | Leather | 265/75-16 BFG AT/KO | OBA | BudBuilt front skid
1990 4Runner SR5 | V6 | Auto | 2wd | 3.90 rear | Cobra CB | 265/65r17 Bridgestone Duelers H/Ts | '08 Tacoma 5 spoke rims | Has an 11:1 crawl ratio! SOLD
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /3GB
Lance
TLCA Member
2003 4Runner SR5 4x4 Chaos Edition
2000 Toyota Landcruiser
19xx M416 Trailer
Chaos Edition Profile
Operation Rebuilding Chaos Edition
01001001001001110110110100100000011000010010000001 11011101100101011000100111011101101000011001010110 010101101100011001010111001000100001
I'm also assuming that you only have winxp on your box.
Lance
TLCA Member
2003 4Runner SR5 4x4 Chaos Edition
2000 Toyota Landcruiser
19xx M416 Trailer
Chaos Edition Profile
Operation Rebuilding Chaos Edition
01001001001001110110110100100000011000010010000001 11011101100101011000100111011101101000011001010110 010101101100011001010111001000100001
Yep, XP is the only os on my pc.
-Daniel2000 4Runner Sport | V6 | 5spd | 4x4 | Leather | 265/75-16 BFG AT/KO | OBA | BudBuilt front skid
1990 4Runner SR5 | V6 | Auto | 2wd | 3.90 rear | Cobra CB | 265/65r17 Bridgestone Duelers H/Ts | '08 Tacoma 5 spoke rims | Has an 11:1 crawl ratio! SOLD
It's the boot.ini file.
Frank
1985 FJ-60, 3FE, Hell Creek lift, 2009 H3 sold
X2Originally Posted by elripster
You can go to run, then type in "msconfig" and enter to see what's in the boot.ini file.
- Jamie<br /><br />1996 SR5 4Runner 4X4 Auto, Deckplate Mod, Hayden Tranny Cooler, Amsoil Air Filter, OME 881/906 N86C/N91SC Lift - SOLD, but still miss it!<br /><br />2005 Silverado 2500HD Duramax Diesel 4WD