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Re: Is a Quadro worth the moolah?

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Re: Is a Quadro worth the moolah?
by Scott Keck on Jan 16, 2008 at 8:18:34 pm

Wow, some of you guys/gals are made out of $$ ! LOL.

32-Bit Windows can NOT use over 4 gb. I'd be surprised if you get 32Bit XP to boot stable with 4 gb installed, regardless of the "switch". If anyone is running XP 32 bit stable at 4 gb of Ram, please post your setup/BIOS/tweaking routine, I can't get my machine to boot with 4 gb installed.

For an XP 64 machine, you'll need a $300 MOBO that can support 8GB of RAM, or you'll have to wander into the server architecture field. And, you'll need the new 2GB Ram sticks, which are pricey. With the Q6600 quad-core Intel, a current steal at $279, and Nucleo Pro, you'll have 4 cores at 2GB per core. I parted out a Q6600 8GB XP 64 machine, on NewEgg, at about $1,400 with modest drive space. Add about another $400 for a 750GB Raid 0 array. Very reasonable assuming you build it yourself. *Note: this is without a vid card, as I have an 8800 card I plan to use. So, maybe $2200 all up.

I will say that I spoke on the phone with Adobe Tech Support, and 2 different people did say Adobe does NOT recommend XP-64. However, much of the posting in this forum seems to indicate it's not a big deal.



Improviz in SF


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