corsasport.co.uk
  Not logged in [Login - Register]  
You Are Not Registered Or Not Logged In  

Corsa Sport » Message Board » Off Day » Geek Day » what do people think of this?


New Topic
New Poll 		  <<  1    2  >> Subscribe | Add to Favourites

You are not logged in and may not post or reply to messages. Please log in or create a new account or mail us about fixing an existing one - register@corsasport.co.uk

There are also many more features available when you are logged in such as private messages, buddy list, location services, post search and more.


Author what do people think of this?
IvIarkgraham
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 12:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is it any good?

http://www.ebuyer.com/344483-acer-aspire-revo-rl70-nettop-dt-sjeek-007

web browsing simple games and possibly solid works?

suitable?

[Edited on 15-11-2012 by IvIarkgraham]
Sam
Moderator
Premium Member

Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 12:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can get better and cheaper deals elsewhere, take eBuyer for example:

http://www.ebuyer.com/store/Computer/cat/Nettop

Edit - same system but more RAM, bigger HDD and 99p cheaper from there too!

[Edited on 15-11-2012 by Sam]
IvIarkgraham
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 12:34   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I had only used that as an example tbh

the one I had seen is the same spec and the one you have posted but with 1tb hdd
Sam
Moderator
Premium Member

Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 12:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Oh right.

Not sure how well a nettop would work with SolidWorks though:

http://www.solidworks.co.uk/sw/support/SystemRequirements.html
IvIarkgraham
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 12:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks as if it would cope.

hmmm tempting
IvIarkgraham
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 14:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The one posted
1.65ghz
4gb
750gb
Linux
£299

Costco
1.65ghz
4gb
640gb
Windows 7
£360
IvIarkgraham
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 14:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_Revo_RL70_Windows_7_Blu-Ray_Nettop_PC__DT.SJEEK.009/version.asp
Balling
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 7th Apr 04
Location: Denmark
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 14:48   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Will the processor not be a bottle neck for SolidWorks?
LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 14:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I want a better processor for solidworks
IvIarkgraham
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 14:52   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_Revo_RL70_Windows_7_Blu-Ray_Nettop_PC__DT.SJEEK.009/version.asp
IvIarkgraham
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 14:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its probably unlikely i'll get solid works. So is this not suitable for it?
Balling
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 7th Apr 04
Location: Denmark
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 14:55   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
Its probably unlikely i'll get solid works. So is this not suitable for it?
Yes, it's very suitable for not getting SolidWorks.
Dom
Member
Registered: 13th Sep 03
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 15:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Balling
quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
Its probably unlikely i'll get solid works. So is this not suitable for it?
Yes, it's very suitable for not getting SolidWorks.




For basic tasks the Revo will be alright but it'll be painful for anything remotely intensive.
IvIarkgraham
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 15:20   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Shame wanted something small
Dom
Member
Registered: 13th Sep 03
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 15:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
Shame wanted something small


Easily doable to get a decent processor in a small box, just look at m-ITX/shuttle based systems. Few examples - here, here, here and here.
IvIarkgraham
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 15:55   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So if i was to buy the revo could that be upgraded if i needed to?
Dom
Member
Registered: 13th Sep 03
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 16:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
So if i was to buy the revo could that be upgraded if i needed to?


Only the ram and drive (requires stripping the whole system down to replace the drive), rest is as-is.
IvIarkgraham
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 16:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do you know of anything suitable that i could buy?
Dom
Member
Registered: 13th Sep 03
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 16:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Depends how much you want to spend but have a look on eBuyer and Overclockers, both sell pre-built (or barebones) m-ITX/shuttle systems.
IvIarkgraham
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
User status: Offline
15th Nov 12 at 16:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what spec would you recommend please dom

£350ish depends what i see tbh
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
17th Nov 12 at 11:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
SolidWorks will only run on Windows 7. Windows XP is supported but it runs pretty poorly on there these days and is no longer supported from 2013 onwards. You need at least 4GB of RAM for it, 8 is a better starting point - so you definitely need an x64 machine. You should use a certified graphics card too, an nVidia Quadro or ATI Fire Pro. Incorrect graphics cards and drivers make SolidWorks very sad.
Dom
Member
Registered: 13th Sep 03
User status: Offline
17th Nov 12 at 12:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ed
SolidWorks will only run on Windows 7. Windows XP is supported but it runs pretty poorly on there these days and is no longer supported from 2013 onwards. You need at least 4GB of RAM for it, 8 is a better starting point - so you definitely need an x64 machine. You should use a certified graphics card too, an nVidia Quadro or ATI Fire Pro. Incorrect graphics cards and drivers make SolidWorks very sad.


Will the bottom end NVS series work with Solidworks? Sounds like £350 budget is extremely tight for a decent Solidworks system.
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
17th Nov 12 at 14:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes and no. It will work in OpenGL mode, but the performance is poor - low frame rate when moving your design around and no shadows or proper material texture rendering. Probably not an issue, but the flow simulation package uses the graphics card for calculations. It's not ideal to use onboard or gaming graphics, but it does run as I've got installed on my MacBook Air (not done anything serious with it though as I have a workstation).
IvIarkgraham
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
User status: Offline
17th Nov 12 at 15:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
basically what you are saying is i need to stop being a minge bag and get a better machine?
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
17th Nov 12 at 15:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Are you buying SolidWorks? Is this going to be used for work? Sounds like you're just wanting to play with it - if this is the case save you're money, if its for work get a Dell Precision workstation.

  <<  1    2  >>
New Topic
New Poll

  Related Threads Author Forum Replies Views Last Post
mates sri corsa (1.6 gte astra conversion) luke gsi16v Cars Offered 19 1518
7th Apr 07 at 11:06
by luke gsi16v		  
recommend me some rear shockers Nic Barnes General Chat 52 2244
3rd Aug 12 at 14:12
by deadliner		  

Corsa Sport » Message Board » Off Day » Geek Day » what do people think of this? 29 database queries in 0.0159500 seconds