Xara pro, i5 vs i7 or Hyperthreading vs non Hyperthreading ?

**pauland** · 24 June 2019, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by rsrsrs

oh i have already two ssd, one with OS second for swap, temp, xara autobackup, and so on.

thx for feedback.

Is Xara slow?

**rsrsrs** · 25 June 2019, 07:41 AM

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!

**Chris M** · 25 June 2019, 10:59 AM

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.

**pauland** · 25 June 2019, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by Chris M

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?

**Chris M** · 25 June 2019, 01:31 PM

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.

**pauland** · 25 June 2019, 01:48 PM

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.

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.

**rsrsrs** · 26 June 2019, 06:35 AM

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.