[gis_info] GIS Computer

[Tom Ponte]

A local nonprofit enviro firm says they are trying to get a grant for a new
GIS computer for as much as 5k but need some pretty specific recommendations
for the grant. 5k would buy one nice machine and monitor. Any hardware geeks
out there willing to make recommendations on a machine that nice for GIS?
Probably a windows 7 machine capable of running xp in virtualization mode
for legacy software they use. Lots of ram and a big hard drive no doubt but
what processor and video card? Also any good discount generic vendors out
there online that do not add a lot of unwanted software? 3k buys a heck of a
machine and monitor unless you're going for the latest 6 core processor
which is probably totally unnecessary right? They do not do anything more
processor intensive than say running occasional viewsheds etc. They do not
do any interactive 3d that I am aware of other than say Google Earth. Their
network is very loose and there  are no IT guys with any requirements or any
kind of plan for a hardware life cycle. They just run them until they get so
mucked up and or the software is to new and improved for the machine and
then they buy new ones as needed usually not less than 5 years - more like
10.

 

Any recommendations especially on the processor and video card?

 

Tom Ponte

GIS Analyst 

(541) 419-2113

TGIS at BendBroadBand.com

 

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