Hi
does it make sense to upgrade an i5 to i7 with almost same GHz?
i have a Thinkcentre M93p with i5-4570 3,2GHz
and could upgrade to a Intel Core i7 (i7-4770) 3.4 GHz
but i doubt that make sense, or am i wrong?
regards
reinhard
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Hi
does it make sense to upgrade an i5 to i7 with almost same GHz?
i have a Thinkcentre M93p with i5-4570 3,2GHz
and could upgrade to a Intel Core i7 (i7-4770) 3.4 GHz
but i doubt that make sense, or am i wrong?
regards
reinhard
Reinhard, if it is just for your Xara Desktop application, I would say no.
Invest in an SSD and more memory first off.
Acorn
Definitely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Acorn
oh i have already two ssd, one with OS second for swap, temp, xara autobackup, and so on.
thx for feedback.
Is Xara slow?Quote:
Originally Posted by rsrsrs
is salt toxic?
It depends on the number of quantity.
But sometimes i have to import files from Autocad with a mega lot of objects, impossible to work with.
or i have artworks with a lot of ungrouped objects, than it is slow.
but i tried other programms, no alternative at all !!!
Xara is very fast!
The CPU won't make too much difference in this your case. You want a lot of RAM, 16GB as a minimum and a graphics card with as many CUDA cores (nVidia) as your pocket will allow. Quadro cards are where the smart money is.
Will Xara even notice?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris M
rsrsrs said he sometimes has to import a lot of content from AutoCad and ungrouped objects. There's a fair bit of graphical grunt taken up by the GPU, freeing the CPU. AutoCad (if used on the same machine) will perform better with a Quadro as well, they're even recommended in the specs from AutoDesk.
Graphics software typically like an abundance of RAM and GPU grunt, I presume Xara would be no different if you're pushing a lot of objects in one document.
I'm not sure if rsrsrs actually runs autocad at all. He/she may just be given the models.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris M
I'm just pointing out that Xara could care less about fancy GPUs so spending money on them specifically for Xara would be a waste.
i dont run Autocad at all, but "DWG trueview 2019", to export the files to PDF which i import to Xara.
I do have Quadro K2000 on two S32D850 screens.
The PC runs with 12GB RAM, maybe i should upgrade ...
In the attachment you will a bomb, open it only if you can restart xara without losing data, or you will need some minutes.
just ungroup the objects. you will get an error with xara --> restart or wait.
... just wait.
The Task Manager tells you ~ 30% CPU power, no GPU.Attachment 124419Attachment 124418
I don't see attachment ?
if your i7 has more cores and an enhanced avx implementation you should notice the difference with corel painter, maybe harmony... but as far as know xara does not support avx any more than it does GPU, and whilst it has 'multicore support' I have never seen it use more than one core though to be fair I don't look that often
ok thanks - that loaded fine with no delay - and took less than 30 seconds to ungroup - 12414 objects - in designer pro 15.1
AMD 6300 [which does not have avx] running at about 3.5 GHz 3 core [6 thread]
32GB DDR3
GTX 1070 GPU
edit - just reran to check and get 12422 objects - there appears to be more than one group ? - 4 in total by the looks of it
cpu usage went briefly up to 21% and GPU 3% - memory steady at 14%
is the error you get the blue text on white windows message that tells you the program is not responding and to wait or close? - that is normal if the operation is taking a while...
ungroup goes quite fast.
but just click on the side to deselect all. this takes time.
btw way i count 15905 objects.
an i do have bigger artworks with same pattern.
i had to do this to sect the four groups for different outline thickness.
15905 objects yes - there are nested group[s]
deselecting takes no longer than ungrouping for me about 25 seconds
Removing all groups and selecting all takes mine 2 seconds.
Deselecting the same is around 12 seconds.
Acorn
FWIW - I exported it as ai file and opened it in illustrator CS2 - opened in 2 secs ungrouped in 3 secs
For tweaking AutoCAD files you might like to try Draftsight :-
https://www.3ds.com/products-service...ad-draftsight/
It used to be free but has gone to paid for in the 2019 version although there is a 30 day free trial.
Not all Nvidia 'Quadro' cards are created equal.
I have an M2000 @ work for CAD/CAD/Graphics, and a GTX 1050-Ti @ home to do the same and play my favourite game Elite Dangerous. Solidworks complains about my 1050, but does work.
i am now in the process upgrading my personal desktop from 6 year old amd fx 6300 to amd ryzen 7 2700x plus memory 64 gb dd4
i don't expect it to affect xara that much, but i am doing it to take full advantage of painter 2020, Photoshop cc which i will very soon no longer be able to do without, and just as importantly reduce animation render times
i went for the amd rather than intel i7 because the ryzen out performs on genuinely multicore tasks, as opposed to single core where the intel has the edge - plus the amd is cheaper and comes with a meaningful thermal solution (heatsink/fan)
if it does boost xara designer i'll report back
great!Quote:
Originally Posted by handrawn
but also report if it does not !