AutoCad Civil3d 2009

Hi,

Im not a user of AutoCad, but I need to put a system together for someone. I tried asking Autocad this info, but they were not very helpful. They just kept mentioning there website. Anyways, Does anyone know if a Core 2 Quad will work with Civil 3d? If it will, does it make a difference? Can you actually make use of the extra 2 cores and help speed up what your doing compared to a Core 2 Duo? Also Video card wise The 3 cards we are looking at are a HD 350 512MB, Geforce 9800 GT 512MB, and a Quadro FX570 256MB. They are all single cards. We will not be using SLI, or Crossfire. From what I can tell benchmark wise the 9800 GT is faster than the HD 3850 but couldn't find any comparison for the Quadro. I wasn't sure if they will make a difference with Civil 3D either compared to a say... "gaming"

Any and all info would be greatlly appreciated. We need to make a purchase asap. If you have a difference card that you think may work please mention it also. We won't be able to buy a $250 card but something below $200(if it will really help) would be great.

Thanks for everyones help in advance,

Nick

WYCO NY

Autodesk's Certified Graphics Hardware List

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

A dual-core system would work just as well if you are on a tight budget. You want to invest your money in getting the most physical memory (RAM) and the best graphics card (see hardware list) you possibly can.

Thanks to both of you for the info/help

I found a card that was in our list also and the Graphics card list. We did end up ordering a quad core processor when I was out. Has anyone had a problem with this or noticed the performance increase using a Quardcore?

Thanks again,

Nick