For work, I’d like to build a robust system for a $10,000 dollar budget revolving every 24 months. The work I’ll do is 20% 3DsMax, 20% Revit, and 60% Autocad Architecture all 2011. Your thoughts would be appreciated on the following system?
-Configurable- HP Z800 Workstation Microsoft® Windows®
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HP Z800 Workstation
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit
HP Z800 1110W 89% Efficient Chassis
1 - Intel Xeon X5680 3.33 12MB/1333 6C CPU-1 HIGHPWR (Only supported with 1110 W chassis. )
HP Air Cooling Solution (When choosing this option, a Technical AV - Heatsink MUST be selected)
HP 1x High Perf Heatsink Thermal Kit (This module is required if AIRCOOL is selected. 1st Processor must be high power, greater than 95W. Not supported with two processors. ESTAR=SP)
NVIDIA Quadro 5000 2.5GB Graphics (Vista OS not supported)
NVIDIA Quadro 5000 2.5GB Graphics 2nd (Second graphics must match first graphics. Only supported with 1110 W chassis.)
NVIDIA SLI Graphics connector (Supported only with Dual FX4800 or Dual FX5800. ESTAR=H)
HP 16GB (8x2GB) DDR3-1333 ECC RAM (Supported only with Dual Processor. ESTAR=DP)
HP 160GB SATA X25-M 1st SSD
HP 160GB SATA 7200 2nd HDD (Primary drive must be SATA)
HP 16X DVD+-RW SuperMulti SATA 1st Drive
HP RAID 1 (Mirrored Array) Configuration (All HDDs must be the same size/speed/type. Must have 2 HDDs)
3 years parts, labor and onsite service (3/3/3) standard warranty. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply.
HP Promo LP2475w 24-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor
LSI 3041E 4-Port SAS 3Gb RAID Card