Thanks... don't know if I can get management to agree to purchase a new machine, but I think I'm going to push for it, unless I hear something that changes my mind in the next couple days. :-)
From: Matt Cross [mailto:mrforkl...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 3:06 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Upgrade O/S or GPU? I think you need to do all 3 -- while the cost is not desirable, how much $ is being lost on productivity? You are trying to make 5-6 year old technology still work, yet industry standard for new machines in business is 3 years. 64-bit os will only unlock ability to leverage more ram and to optimize some things -- it will not, by itself, solve your original problem... -- Matt Cross mailto:mrforkl...@gmail.com On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 3:01 PM, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote: Ok.... so you guys think upgrading to 64-bit O/S is more likely to solve the problem? From: Matt Cross [mailto:mrforkl...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 2:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Upgrade O/S or GPU? and the os -- move to win 7 64-bit -- Matt Cross mailto:mrforkl...@gmail.com On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Matt Cross <mrforkl...@gmail.com> wrote: upgrade the cpu and ram -- a newer gpu would require newer power supply, newer cpu, and new ram anyway -- always start with most economical upgrades first because they will often be requirements for other upgrades.... -- Matt Cross mailto:mrforkl...@gmail.com On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Webster <carlwebs...@gmail.com> wrote: An upgraded video card may require an upgraded power supply as well. Webster From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Subject: Upgrade O/S or GPU? Our marketing guy is having problems with his PC. He says it works fine until he fires up Photoshop to do some 3D rendering and then it goes for awhile but crashes before its done with an out of memory error. The PC in question has a Pentium D CPU, and CPUZ says that its a 64-bit capable processor, so theoretically it could upgrade to a 64-bit OS (currently running XP Pro 32-bit) but Im wondering if a better, higher-end graphics card might be of more use? The current graphics card is a GeForce 7300LE with 512 Mb RAM on-board. The PC has 3 Gigs of RAM, which is pretty much all that can be addressed by a 32-bit O/S. Im guessing that the video card would be the least expensive option, but Id rather fix the problem the first time, and I dont know what the real solution is . ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
