Will this hardware run AutoCad 2007 Arch

[dniemeye]

We're getting a new computer lab for our students. We're currently using old computers, P3's believe it or not, running winXP pro and AutoCad 2007, just AutoCad, not Arch or Mech desktop currently. Well, not really running. More like crawling.......

We're getting new machines, described below. My question is, do you folks out there that are in the know think we can successfully run ACAD07 Arch desktop on these machines, esp. with the given video card? Where can I find out if a certain card is supported by Autodesk or get a list of certified cards as such?
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Video Card: ATI x1300 Ultra Video Card with 128MB Dual DVI & TV-Out
And I believe it already had an integrated video card on the motherboard but I chose to upgrade from it to this ATI.
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Thanks in advace for your help.

Dave



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Rest of the machine specs, not that most of this matters:
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Gateway® E-4610D
Operating System: Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Edition
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor E4500 (2.20GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB cache, non-HT)
Memory: 2048MB 667MHz Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2-1024MB modules)
Motherboard: Systemboard w/ Intel® Q965 Chipset and Integrated Intel® 10/100/1000 Twisted Pair Ethernet
Hard Drive: 80GB 7200rpm Serial ATA II hard drive w/ 8MB cache
Floppy Drive: No Floppy Drive selected
Floppy Drive: 9-in-1 Memory Card Reader
Optical Drive: 16x Super Multi-Format Double Layer DVD Writer DVD±/R±RW/CD-R/RW SATA
Chassis: 6-Bay Micro-BTX Case
I/O Ports: No Parallel/Serial Port
Power Supply: 400-Watt Power Supply
Monitor: Gateway® FPD1985 19" Black Performance LCD Flat Panel Display w/ USB Stand
Monitor Speakerbar: Gateway DTSS2210 Speaker Bar for HD2200/E Monitors - TDE
Video: ATI x1300 Ultra Video Card with 128MB Dual DVI & TV-Out
Keyboard: Gateway® Basic 104+ Keyboard (PS/2) (Windows Vista® Certified)
Mouse: Soft-touch USB Optical Wheel Mouse
Speakers: No Speakers Selected
Management Software: Gateway System Manager Client V.3.2 DWL
Additional Software: RTY TFT Display EZ Tune Install CD
Cables: Belkin Dual Link DVI Right Angle Cable
Controller Card: Integrated Ultra ATA100 and Serial ATA II/300 controllers
Expansion Slots: 1 PCI-E x 16, 1 PCI-E x 1, and 2 Full Height, Full Length PCI Slots
External Ports: (8) USB 2.0 (2 Front and 6 Rear), (2) PS/2, (1) RJ-45 Integrated LAN, (1) Microphone, (1) Headphone, (3) Rear Audio, (1) VGA, (1) DVI
Sound: Integrated Sound Blaster compatible audio
Network: Integrated Intel® 10/100/1000 Twisted Pair Ethernet

[Cad64]

Where can I find out if a certain card is supported by Autodesk or get a list of certified cards as such?

Graphics Hardware List: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/hc?siteID=123112&id=6711853&linkID=9240618

The system you spec'd should be good enough, unless you're going to be doing 3D work. Then I would suggest beefing up the system with a faster processor, more RAM and a 256mb video card.

[SLW210]

AutoCAD Architecture


Recommended System Requirements
Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ processor, 3 GHz or greater
Microsoft® Windows® XP (SP2 or later) or 32-bit versions of Vista™ operating system
3 GB RAM
3.1 GB free disk space
1280x1024 monitor and display adapter capable of 32-bit color
128 MB or greater, OpenGL®-capable workstation-class graphics card
MS Mouse—compliant pointing device
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (SP1 or later)

[SLW210]

Sorry wrong specs.

Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2007 system requirements



Operating System: Windows® XP Professional SP2 or later (recommended), Windows® XP Home SP2 or later, Windows® XP Tablet PC SP2 or later, or Windows® 2000 SP4 or later
Web Browser: Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later
Processor: Pentium® 4 1.4 GHz or AMD K7™ 1.4 Ghz (minimum), or Pentium® 4 3.4 GHz (recommended)
RAM: 1 GB (minimum), or 2 GB (recommended)
Video: 1024 x 768 with True Color (minimum)
Hard Disk: 1.9 GB for full installation
Pointing Device: MS compatible mouse, trackball, or other pointing device
DVD-ROM or CD-ROM: Any speed (required for installation only)

[SLW210]

AutoCAD Mechanical 2007

Recommended System Requirements

This configuration is suggested primarily for detail-drafting activities, moderate use of the standard parts, and 2D assemblies fewer than 100 parts.

Intel® Pentium® 4 or later, with 2.2 Ghz or faster processor, or compatible
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4
Windows® XP Professional or Home Edition SP2
Windows Vista™ Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, Premium, and Basic
512 MB RAM
1.5 GB of free disk space
32 MB or more Open GL® graphics card or DirectX® 9 support
1280x1024x32-bit true color or better (Minimum is 1024x768 VGA with true color)
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6 SP1 or higher
MS-Mouse compliant pointing device
CD-ROM or DVD
Preferred System Requirements

The following increases from the recommended requirements are suggested for production-level 2D assembly modeling (hundreds of parts or more) with heavy use of standard parts, associative 2D hide, or Autodesk Inventor® associativity.

Intel Pentium 4 or later, with 2.8 GHz or faster processor (e.g., Intel Pentium M 1.8GHz for Laptop) and with at least 1MB total Cache
1.5 GB or more RAM
2.5 GB of free disk space
128 MB or more Open GL work-station class graphics card or DirectX 9 support

Note: Less-capable machines can run AutoCAD Mechanical 2007, but the results may be less than ideal. The use of additional memory and faster processors directly improves performance and capacity and is strongly recommended for design work entailing the use of the software’s design and engineering functionality, such as 2D structure, associative 2D hide, standard parts, calculations, machinery system generators (shaft, belt/chain drive systems, and so on), and Autodesk® Inventor™ associativity functionality.