JWLEACH Posted February 17, 2009 Posted February 17, 2009 I'm resurrecting my 2005 version and was wondering what the minimum hardware I should get. I'm buying a PC just for this and my budget is very small for this. I was hoping to spend a few hunderd dollars one be on just the PC, I have the operating system and monitor. Would any be able to give me some help in this matter? Quote
uddfl Posted February 17, 2009 Posted February 17, 2009 The minimum system requirements for AutoCAD® 2005 (stand-alone and networked) are as follows: Operating System: Microsoft® Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows XP Home Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Microsoft Windows 2000 Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 Processor : Pentium® III 800 Mhz RAM: 256 MB Video: 1024x768 with True Color Hard Disk : Installation 300 MB Pointing Device: MS-Mouse compliant Installation Media: CD-ROM (any speed) http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=4349740&linkID=9240617 Quote
ReMark Posted February 17, 2009 Posted February 17, 2009 What operating system will you be using? Quote
ReMark Posted February 17, 2009 Posted February 17, 2009 See page 4 for recommended minimum system requirements. http://www.cadpointdirect.co.uk/pdf/autodesk/2005/acad/AutoCAD_2005_FAQ.pdf Will you be doing all 2D work, a mix of 2D and 3D, or mainly 3D? Quote
Tankman Posted February 17, 2009 Posted February 17, 2009 AutoCAD '05 runs great on most PC's, including Pentium III's with 512 mb memory. Used it for several years without any problems. Quote
ReMark Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 I'd max out the RAM to whatever the mobo allows and put in a good graphics card. Will your system be using a PCIe based graphics card? Have you considered what card you may be going with? Quote
JWLEACH Posted February 20, 2009 Author Posted February 20, 2009 I don't know which one it is. I'm assuming the 64 will be better, right?ou? Can you tell me why?? Quote
JWLEACH Posted February 20, 2009 Author Posted February 20, 2009 Thanks for the info. I haven't had a chance to firie it up yet. I don't remember what it has in it but its a fairly old system. I appreciate all the help and hope once I find out, I can bug everyone for more info. Quote
Cad64 Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 I don't know which one it is. I'm assuming the 64 will be better, right?ou? Can you tell me why?? I was asking because you may run into problems trying to run 2005 on a 64 bit operating system. Quote
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