New Workstation for AutoCAD 2007 and Raster Design 2007

[silverthreads6]

I am upgrading from AutoCADLT 2005 to AutoCAD 2007 and Raster Design 2007. I am currently running AutoCAD LT on an HP Pavillion dv4000 and I am looking to upgrade my hardware to a standalone HP graphics workstation. If you have any recommendations concerning hardware and/or vendors I would greatly appreciate it.
John McCullough
I-Mag Video/AV Inc.

[Ogre]

I am upgrading from AutoCADLT 2005 to AutoCAD 2007 and Raster Design 2007. I am currently running AutoCAD LT on an HP Pavillion dv4000 and I am looking to upgrade my hardware to a standalone HP graphics workstation. If you have any recommendations concerning hardware and/or vendors I would greatly appreciate it.
John McCullough
I-Mag Video/AV Inc.
That all depends on your budget...IMHO the best way to go is to build it yourself...That way you can easily upgrade the processor and other components without the hassle of going to Dell or somewhere else to get the correct parts and overpay for those components...Plus I am a computer geek and I love to build them...

But if you prefer to get them built by someone else, then I like Boxx (www.boxxtech.com) and Polywell (www.polywell.com)...Dell makes decent machines and so does Alienware...Velocity Micro (www.velocitymicro.com) also makes good machines...There are a few brands mentioned in the older threads...Check them out as well...I am sure that you can find something...

[Railrose]

I've been having pretty good luck witht the Dell in the office. I'm running a Pentium 4 CPU @ 2.66GHz with a Gig of RAM. This machine has Windows 2000, but my laptop (not technical info with me) is running it on Windows XP. They both run pretty smooth.

[Ogre]

I've been having pretty good luck witht the Dell in the office. I'm running a Pentium 4 CPU @ 2.66GHz with a Gig of RAM. This machine has Windows 2000, but my laptop (not technical info with me) is running it on Windows XP. They both run pretty smooth.
Really Jane??? I would have thought that you would need more horsepower for Raster design work...

[Railrose]

Really Jane??? I would have thought that you would need more horsepower for Raster design work...
Sometimes, I could use a little more RAM, but not enough to be a problem. The only time it's a problem is if I select a lot of areas of an image, or a really large part of an image to manipulate. I have also learned about commands like Despeckle being a memory hog, so if an image is really bad, I either work it in sections (good idea for maintaining image control), or start with the smallest pixels & not try to do them all at once. Also, I save very often to help keep the memory clear out. Every time I do an edit that I don't want to repeat, I save.