best machine setup for ISE ??

[Matthew E Rosenthal]

Hi all,
My boss has authorized me to purchase a new machine(dell) to be used for
synthesis, translate, map and P&R. I'm looking for some suggestions on
which processor P3 vs P4 vs AMD
how much memory 1gig or more
bus speed
which brand
server vs end user machine

Thanks for your help. I need to order the machine ASAP.

Thanks

Matt

 

[Tim]

Nicholas C. Weaver wrote:

HT P4s are all the 400 MHz DDR bus, which is what you want.

Is that 200MHz?

 

[Matthew E Rosenthal]

I will be using a V2pro XC2VP50

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, Matthew E Rosenthal wrote:

Hi all,
My boss has authorized me to purchase a new machine(dell) to be used for
synthesis, translate, map and P&R. I'm looking for some suggestions on
which processor P3 vs P4 vs AMD
how much memory 1gig or more
bus speed
which brand
server vs end user machine

Thanks for your help. I need to order the machine ASAP.

Thanks

Matt

 

[Nicholas C. Weaver]

In article <Pine.LNX.4.58-035.0404291458250.11736@unix48.andrew.cmu.edu>,
Matthew E Rosenthal <mer2@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:

Hi all,
My boss has authorized me to purchase a new machine(dell) to be used for
synthesis, translate, map and P&R. I'm looking for some suggestions on
which processor P3 vs P4 vs AMD

P4, hyperthreaded turned on. Allows you to do some low-intensity work
while the tools are grinding away, without paying the extra cost for a
multiprocessor system.

how much memory 1gig or more.

As Much As Possible (tm). ECC definatly preferred (Soft Errors Happen
(tm)).

bus speed

HT P4s are all the 400 MHz DDR bus, which is what you want.

which brand
server vs end user machine

High end workstation.

Disk is less important, you want reasonably fast but reliability
counts for more.
--
Nicholas C. Weaver nweaver@cs.berkeley.edu

 

[Nicholas C. Weaver]

In article <c6s6k1$hbu$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
Tim <tim@rockylogic.com.nooospam.com> wrote:

Nicholas C. Weaver wrote:
HT P4s are all the 400 MHz DDR bus, which is what you want.

Is that 200MHz?

400 MHz DDR, IIRC. Data transfer rate is 800 MHz.



--
Nicholas C. Weaver nweaver@cs.berkeley.edu