Mac Pro for Pro/E & Mechanica WF3.0
Hi Guys/Gals,
We are looking to purchase a workstation to perform Pro/Engineer modelling and Mechanica simulations. We'll also be running AutoCAD 2008 Mechanical. Our intent is to install Windows XP x64 via boot camp and get the same stability that could be expected running on non-Apple harware (ie not from boot camp) Configuration is planned as follows:
(2) 3.0GHz QCore Xeon
8GB System RAM
Mac Pro RAID Card
(3) 500GB 7200 rpm SATA in RAID 5 w/parity
NVIDIA Quadro FX-4500
- various other "seemingly" inconsequential bits include:
Superdrive
Bluetooth
While all answers are welcomed and appreciated, theoreticals will not suffice as this MUST work. So, if there is anyone out there running this config, or experience with it, I'm really looking forward to hearing about.
I would be interested in hearing any success/failure stories running Wildfire 3.0 under a 64-bit Linux OS on this rig as well. I want to keep as many avenues available as possible. If so, please indicate which Package management system/distro you were using.
Thanks in Advance,
Rich
I'll start off by pointing to the Leopard / BootCamp page that specifies "32-bit only" for starters.
There are forums for Ubuntu and SuSE though my experience with both was weak support for 64-bit (haven't tried the latest posted this month).
I would save yourself $2K on the Mac Pro RAID and go 3rd party. Read the reviews on http://www.amug.com on RAID6 and other controllers for starters. You have to buy Apple drives to use with their RAID card, but the card isn't supported under Windows.
Also, there were problems with heat and power load with ATTO SAS controller (which had to go in the top slot to get 8x). I mention because having Mac Pro today, you don't have PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth or power that "tomorrow's" workstation designed by Intel etc promise. And are needed.
I'd wait for mid-November before ordering anything in Mac Pro line.
Vista x64 keeps getting better, I think it will be an excellent fit on Mac Pro, but even there I'd say early 2008 when SP1 is ready.
Not sure why you want Apple hardware.
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