Been thinking lately my work PC is slower than molasses. My benchmark times compared to others on the Mastercam forum are so embarrassing I don't even want to post the numbers on there.
Anyways, I'm running a Dell T7600 - with dual Intel Xeon E5-2620, that clock in at a whopping 2.00GHz. Motherboard has 2 sockets so right now I'm running 12 cores. I've also got 32GB RAM and outfitted with a 4GB Quadro K5000. Unfortunately I'm running an old fashioned HD and not a SSD.
Dell's website lists the Xeon E5-2643 as an available processor. These have 4 cores a piece and clock in a 3.3GHz. Not fast by any stretch of the imagination but I'm thinking it'll work wonders for me.
Basically, am I on the right track here? At 3.3GHz do I need to worry about thermal overhead or additional cooling features? I haven't looked too hard to find these new, but if possible to buy them refurbished is that generally a safe route to take? It doesn't seem difficult to open up the tower and do this myself either, but wouldn't mind someone telling me whether that's a foolish thought or not.
Anyways, I'm running a Dell T7600 - with dual Intel Xeon E5-2620, that clock in at a whopping 2.00GHz. Motherboard has 2 sockets so right now I'm running 12 cores. I've also got 32GB RAM and outfitted with a 4GB Quadro K5000. Unfortunately I'm running an old fashioned HD and not a SSD.
Dell's website lists the Xeon E5-2643 as an available processor. These have 4 cores a piece and clock in a 3.3GHz. Not fast by any stretch of the imagination but I'm thinking it'll work wonders for me.
Basically, am I on the right track here? At 3.3GHz do I need to worry about thermal overhead or additional cooling features? I haven't looked too hard to find these new, but if possible to buy them refurbished is that generally a safe route to take? It doesn't seem difficult to open up the tower and do this myself either, but wouldn't mind someone telling me whether that's a foolish thought or not.