f700es Posted September 21, 2012 Posted September 21, 2012 OK, tell him you want an i7 based Precision. They offer those at Dell. Look at the Precision T1650. I think your IT guy is full of sh*t myself on the benchmark comment. Sure the precision will have some better components that is a given but I don't think that makes the other junk. Good luck friend. Quote
gbelous Posted September 21, 2012 Author Posted September 21, 2012 I agree, and will look into the T1650. thanks for the feedback and the luck lol Quote
gbelous Posted September 25, 2012 Author Posted September 25, 2012 Got another system that's $1000 cheaper than the first one i posted. I just have to research the graphics card because it's not on the "certified" list from Autodesk. Any feedback on this set up and how it compares to the first one? XPS 8500 3rd Gen Intel Core i7-3770 processor 3.40 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.90 GHz 32GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz 4 DIMMS Dell KB213 Wired Multimedia Keyboard, US-English No Monitor AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB DDR5 Dell SRV Software 1703 256GB SSD SRT enhancement +2TB SATA Hard Drive 7200 RPM XPS 8500, White Chassis w/19:1 media card reader Windows 7 Professional 64 bit, English, No Media Dell USB 6-Button Laser Mouse Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet Adobe Acrobat Reader 16X DVD+/-RW Integrated 7.1 with WAVE MAXXAudio 4 No Speaker Requested Dell Wireless 1703 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0+LE US Power Cord Localization parts-English/French XPS localiztaoin parts (power cord, documents, ship material) SHIP,XPS,L10,FXCN,8500,DAO McAfee 11, 15 Month Dell Resource DVD with Application Backup Additional Software No PDVD Microsoft Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word and Excel w/ ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook Dell Limited Hardware Warranty, Initial Year ProSupport: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response Initial Year No Warranty beyond 1 year ProSupport: 7x24 Technical Support, Initial Year Quote
f700es Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 I like the CPU on this one better than the other. You can always ask to have the Fire Pro in this one instead of the Radeon HD. I would get a bit more warranty though but you should be OK with this for a while Quote
gbelous Posted September 25, 2012 Author Posted September 25, 2012 yeah i will look to see what other options there are for the graphics card. but the 1 year warranty is the only one that comes with the xps from what he said. not sure why or if a better one could be purchased Quote
f700es Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 He can call a Dell rep and get what ever card he wants. As for the warranty I am able to select a 3 year warranty on their site, why can't he? Quote
gbelous Posted September 25, 2012 Author Posted September 25, 2012 not sure at all why he says he can only get one year but i'll ask. and if he can pick any graphics card, any suggestions? or is any that is on the certified list a good option, as long as it doesn't increase the price too much. Quote
f700es Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 I think an nVidia card would be best. I can't tell the difference between my GF GT430 at home and my Quadro FX 580 here at work. The benchmark test I linked too at the start of this thread gave my home card better scores than my work card. Quote
gbelous Posted September 25, 2012 Author Posted September 25, 2012 ok, i will ask him what other cards are available, i'm not sure if he has a direct contact he goes through or if he uses the website and just customizes the machines on there. i tried that but couldn't get the exact specs, but only the 7870 and another radeon were choices. Quote
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