Oct 11, 2011 3:05:43 PM
We're talking about remote graphics in this series. We've outlined the potential benefits for CAD users, the reduced hardware costs and the security advantages. This post will wrap up this discussion with some details about sustainability as well as some final comments.
Topics: Workstations, Hardware, Graphics Card, Remote Graphics, GPU, Graphics Cards, AMD, Connectivity, Upgrade, CAD
Oct 4, 2011 3:17:31 PM
We're talking about remote graphics in this series. We've outlined the potential benefits for CAD users and the reduced hardware costs, and now we're going talk about the benefits for the heavy-duty 3D users.
Topics: Workstations, Hardware, Graphics Card, Remote Graphics, GPU, Graphics Cards, AMD, Connectivity, Upgrade, CAD
Sep 29, 2011 1:07:54 PM
We're talking about remote graphics in this series. We've outlined the potential benefits for CAD users, and now we're going to get more specific.
Topics: Workstations, Hardware, Graphics Card, Remote Graphics, GPU, Graphics Cards, AMD, Connectivity, Upgrade, CAD
Sep 27, 2011 3:55:34 PM
There is a growing demand for portability, energy conversation and cost savings in the CAD world — hence the movement to small form factor devices use of the cloud for review and commenting. But there still remains the need for complex 3D graphics, security and high performance computation. Hence killer workstations and professional graphics cards like the FirePro or Quadro.
Topics: Workstations, Hardware, Graphics Card, Remote Graphics, GPU, Graphics Cards, AMD, Connectivity, Upgrade, CAD
Sep 8, 2011 1:07:10 PM
So far, we've covered the advantages of upgrading a 64-bit operating system for Civil 3D and other CAD applications as well as the benefits in non-CAD tasks also.
Topics: Workstations, RAM, Hardware, Processors, Operating Systems, Memory, Upgrade, Operating System, Windows, CAD
Sep 6, 2011 11:14:49 PM
We’ve been discussing Civil 3D and other CAD applications up to this point. But the average CAD workstation has to do so much more than CAD. Well if you are running a 64-bit operating system you are going to see benefits in these non-CAD tasks also.
Topics: Workstations, RAM, Hardware, Processors, Operating Systems, Memory, Upgrade, Operating System, Windows, CAD
Sep 1, 2011 2:33:13 PM
I am going to make this THE shortest and easiest tech blog post you’ve ever read: Go install Windows 7 64-bit on your Civil 3D workstation. Now!
Topics: Workstations, RAM, Hardware, Processors, Operating Systems, Memory, Upgrade, Operating System, Windows, CAD
Aug 11, 2011 2:17:03 PM
In this series, we've talked about why it's so hard to keep your graphics card driver updated and what to do about it. In this post, I'll give you my rules of thumb for updating.
Topics: Workstations, Hardware, Graphics Card, GPU, Graphics Cards, AMD, Upgrade, CAD
Aug 9, 2011 2:01:16 PM
My last post talked about why it is so hard to keep graphics card drivers updated. This post will help you figure out what you should do about it.
Topics: Workstations, Hardware, Graphics Card, GPU, Graphics Cards, AMD, Upgrade, CAD
Aug 3, 2011 6:48:38 PM
I am always excited when AMD releases a new driver update. I've got a FirePro V8800 and with each update I typically I experience a hefty performance boost along with any bug fixes. My one frustration is that I only find out about this new release by reading about it on CAD news sites. That can often be weeks or months after the release. I kept wishing for some kind of automatic solution.
Topics: Workstations, Hardware, Graphics Card, GPU, Graphics Cards, AMD, Upgrade, CAD
