2000i2 specs for NT

[jelenko]

I switched to ver 2000i2 from 20. I am finding the upgrade is seriously taxing my CPU. My task manager is showing the graph for CPU reaching over 100 very often. Speed is slow for retrieving and regenerating and rotating barely works.

My NT specs are CPU (PII, 350MHz), Diamond Viper 16MG, RAM 384MG.

What upgrade, if any, would give me the biggest bang - CPU or Graphics Card or both?

I have a need - for speed!

 

[almagic]

My advice to you is Athlon Thunderbird 700 (or higher) and GeForce2 MX 400 - the cost of both devices is not so much..

 

[ipin]

if you can afford to buy faster HDD, that will help also.

 

[jelenko]

Question: Is it possible that I have my config file set incorrectly?

I ask this only because running v.20 was fast and error free. Is v.2000i2 different enough to warrant beefier hardware?

Thank you for the advice. I will investigate these products.

 

[jelenko]

Used Recneps solution from thread 554-14425:

config.pro file was revised to:
GRAPHICS WIN32_GDI

And, it works! I've got speed.
Thanks.

 

[almagic]

Modifying config.pro won't help you to pick up the speed of your harware, actually (nothing more than some percents). They say, that 2000i2 is an intervening ver between 20 and 2001 versions. And ProE 2001 is really much more stable and error free.

 

[Recneps]

Jelenko,
I'm glad that the GRAPHICS config setting worked, but it underscores the fact that a faster video card is needed. With the GRAPHICS set to WIN32_GDI, you are running in 'software-compatibility mode', and not taking advantage of higher-level graphics capability. I would also venture to guess that if you are licensed for Photorender, you most likely will not be able to access it.

My Nvidia Quadro2 Pro card works flawlessly, and not a huge chunk of money. An eventual processor upgrade may benefit you as well, but ProE typically benefits from large amounts of fast RAM (I have 512Mb of 800MHz RAMBUS), and a good video card (see PTC's compatible hardware list).

Recneps