Help with PC spec
01 February 2006, 07:24 PM
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Help with PC spec
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My bro in law wants to build a PC. It will be used for demoing some products he sells that nightclubs and bars use so that punters can text a number and the messages appear on their video walls. I think the software is Arkaos with a module added on. His only "must have" is a ATI or Radeon dual-head video card.
Can someone help me come up with a spec for a reasonable PC for this ? I was going to suggest one of the small cube PCs with an AMD or Intel 3.xGHz chip, 1gb of memory and an 80gb IDE disk. Maybe a DVD writer aswell as they are so cheap. This way the cost will be minimal and he will get a machine that does what he wants it to do.
Dave
My bro in law wants to build a PC. It will be used for demoing some products he sells that nightclubs and bars use so that punters can text a number and the messages appear on their video walls. I think the software is Arkaos with a module added on. His only "must have" is a ATI or Radeon dual-head video card.
Can someone help me come up with a spec for a reasonable PC for this ? I was going to suggest one of the small cube PCs with an AMD or Intel 3.xGHz chip, 1gb of memory and an 80gb IDE disk. Maybe a DVD writer aswell as they are so cheap. This way the cost will be minimal and he will get a machine that does what he wants it to do.
Dave
01 February 2006, 07:30 PM
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I think Arkaos is quite CPU and memory hungry, so I am not sure a laptop will be man enough at the same price as a small cube. Doesnt need to be as portable as a laptop, will be mainly used for trade shows.
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01 February 2006, 07:45 PM
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02 February 2006, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by jpor
Shuttle PC's are good for this task. www.shuttle.com
Look at AMD X2 4400 or 4800 (I assume hes not an overclocker, so wants the best performance out of the box).
No idea why he insists on ATi - Nvidia support dual screens on pretty much all their cards over 50 quid.
You need to set a budget - this will dictate the spec - so what is it?
02 February 2006, 01:35 PM
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By the looks of the system requirements it doesnt need that much at all.
Im sure something from P4 2Ghz, 512Mb Ram would be fine. Graphics wise - depends on what the software supports, software upgrades etc. Agree on the Matrox theyre good for 2d graphics & dedicated packages, also i dont believe they have the heat problem(so also quieter)
Im sure something from P4 2Ghz, 512Mb Ram would be fine. Graphics wise - depends on what the software supports, software upgrades etc. Agree on the Matrox theyre good for 2d graphics & dedicated packages, also i dont believe they have the heat problem(so also quieter)
02 February 2006, 01:39 PM
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yeah just looked at the site (might be the wrong program but)
ArKaos VJ 3.5.1 MIDI / DMX for PC
OS: Windows 98 SE / Me / 2000 or XP
Processor: Pentium III 500 Mhz; Pentium IV 1.2 Ghz recommended
RAM: 256MB; 512MB recommended
Requires a graphic card supporting the Pixel Shaders II technology.
The most frequent supported cards are:
ArKaos VJ 3.5.1 MIDI / DMX for PC
OS: Windows 98 SE / Me / 2000 or XP
Processor: Pentium III 500 Mhz; Pentium IV 1.2 Ghz recommended
RAM: 256MB; 512MB recommended
Requires a graphic card supporting the Pixel Shaders II technology.
The most frequent supported cards are:
- nVidia GeForce starting from the model 5200 SE/XT
- ATI Radeon starting from the model 9550 SE
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02 February 2006, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by druddle
Hi guys
IM - yep thats the program.
Will have a look at the models that Alex said about and go from there. Thanks for the help guys.
Dave
IM - yep thats the program.
Will have a look at the models that Alex said about and go from there. Thanks for the help guys.
Dave
Another thing to consider is does he want to play games and use other apps on there? You could even drop to the X2 3800 (2x2Ghz cores).
Cheers, Alex
02 February 2006, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by InvisibleMan
yeah just looked at the site (might be the wrong program but)
02 February 2006, 07:23 PM
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If its a demo machine & purely a demo machine for one purpose only then you want to keep it simple & to the point. The more things you have the more things go wrong. Its a bit embarassing when showing customers your product & your hardware/software goes **** up.
A games machine & demo machine are two completely different products, you need to know which is it. Also consider if demoing at customer sites or kept local.
A games machine & demo machine are two completely different products, you need to know which is it. Also consider if demoing at customer sites or kept local.
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