Hello @ all,
I would like to know the best configuration for CATIA V5?
This is for the purpose of a future purchase.
BONE:?
Material:?
Screen:?
Device:?
Keyboard:?
Mouse:?
Thank you in advance
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Here you can see the minimum hardware needed and the supported graphics cards:
http://www.3ds.com/products-services/catia/capabilities/design/advanced-surface-modeling/icem-surf/resource-center/supported-hardware/
And here are the recommended stations:
http://www.3ds.com/support/certified-hardware/
Regarding the OS, I would turn to Windows 7 64 Bits, with at least 8 or even 16 GB of RAM memory and an SSD hard drive or at least a 15,000 rpm.
Regarding keyboards, screens, mice and preriphrics, I think it's a function of habits and tastes!
A 24-inch 1920 x1080 pixel LCD screen or full HD is a minimum for me, with a fairly low latency (<8 ms for example, even if this criterion is not decisive).
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Hello
Not much better than Lucas.
For the OS, it's still Widows or Linux "pro" version, you might as well type in Windows to have a greater richness of software later (especially in !! CAD). Seven pro also seems to me to be the best for the moment (64 bits, of course).
Stay on a supported graphics card, it can only be better the day a driver crashes.
They recommend mini 8GB of Ram, as Lucas says, go for 16.
It's quite "vague" as an answer but I don't think there is a "type" configuration, the main thing is that this configuration suits you perfectly.
Good luck
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according to your needs and what you want to do
catia is less greedy than solidworks so a good SW station is suitable for Catia
send a PM to MadMax he works on catia with now a superb config
I think he will be able to advise you always according to your expectations and needs
He has an NVIDEA Quado 6000 card in other
but this is a big budget
@+ ;-))
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For Catia, an important thing to take into account is the fact that it does not use multi core. There's no point in breaking the bank on a high-frequency E5 xeon if you don't use a renderer that takes advantage of it.
So you have to prioritize the frequency, a quad core is enough. The cache memory is important too, the higher you go in the range, the more there are.
The choice of socket is important, the chipset too for some cases. The LGA 2011 platform is the best alternative. be careful there are the v1, v2 and v3 versions; This one has just been released and is not compatible with version 1 and 2.
A Core i7-4820K on a 2011 LGA v1 or 2 motherboard would cost around 400/450 E and it's a top PC. The interesting thing about the 4820 is that it doesn't have a built-in graphics driver, all its power is exploited.
You need 8 to 16 gigabytes of RAM to not be annoyed, it wouldn't be enough I have 32, and it's often useful! An SSD for the system is a good thing too. For the folders, a hybrid SSD/disk disk is fine (hybrid momentus).
I haven't studied the case of a 2011 v3 platform yet...
For the graphics card, the AMD FirePro have a good value for money. A V3800 will suffice on medium sets, for heavy a V7800 will follow better. For my GSXR it crashed the renderings, but hey, the renders under catia... lol!
The screen if you have a good PC you shouldn't deprive yourself of the 2560/1400, it's a real plus! The prices have gone down and it has become quite affordable.
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