Opinion on this machine

Diceicle

Can I get your opinion on this machine:

It needs to be a bit of a workhorse. Would be used for alot of in-house photoshop / illustrator work as well as rendering.


HP Workstation Z240 - MT - 1 x Core i7 6700 / 3.4 GHz -
RAM 16 GB -
SSD 256 GB - HP Turbo Drive G2,
HDD 1 TB -
DVD SuperMulti - Quadro M2000 - GigE -
Win 7 Pro 64-bit (includes Win 10 Pro 64-bit Licence) -
monitor: none - keyboard: UK (T4K65ET#ABU)

https://www.elara.ie/productdetail.aspx?manufacturer=HP&mancode=T4K65ET%23ABU

Xterminator

overpriced?

have a look at this dell

https://www.dell.com/en-ie/work/shop/desktop-and-all-in-one-pcs/precision-t3620/spd/precision-t3x20-series-workstation/s007p3620mtwer
looking at its top configuration, its a lot cheaper, double the ram, add a 4gb graphic card to match the HP, and a 1 TB drive, and you still have approx €250-300 saving.

Gerrymandering reborn

This looks good https://www.dell.com/en-ie/shop/desktops-and-all-in-ones/xps-tower/spd/xps-8930-desktop/cdx89309

Not sure how GTX compares with Quadro fir workstation applications but should be very similar.

This has i7 8700 - 6 Core 12 Thread,


OP, What's your budget.

Diceicle

Much apprecaited for the replies.
Around 2k could be the budget though I want to get the most bang for my buck.

ED E

rendering

Don't make us pull teeth. Whats your workload, will it benefit from a workstation card?

Diceicle

ED E wrote: »

Don't make us pull teeth. Whats your workload, will it benefit from a workstation card?

Sorry, that's beyond my knowledge level tbh - we would be rendering 3d models. Not animation movies or anything of that nature.
Bit of 3d Studio Max and Sketchup 3d.

Attifowler

Not only graphic editors, for games it's required)