Who uses a Xeon as a Workstation?

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  • nastyking
    • Nov 2002
    • 2174
    #1

    Who uses a Xeon as a Workstation?

    I'm thinking about buying a Dell Precision 670 with a 3.2 Ghz Dual Xeon to use it as a Workstation.

    Normally, Xeons are only used in Servers. Is anybody on GFY using it as a workstation as well? Are you happy with it (long-term experience)? Do you think it's worth the extra money?

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    • psili
      Confirmed User
      • Apr 2003
      • 5526
      #2
      Work has me on a dual pentium 2ghz xeon (500 megs ram) for the past couple of years as my workstation - it's pretty fast and stable. However, my single pentium HT machine (1 gig ram) at home seems to work just as well. In my opinion, I don't think it would be worth the money.

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        • Machete_
          WINNING!
          • Oct 2002
          • 14579
          #3
          I got a IBM Mpro with dual Xeon 2.4 gig and 2 gigs of ram.. The 15k rpm scsi makes a little noise, but its FAST. IT's one of the vidoeediting station that one of my customers dident pay for :-(

          But that is not connectet to the network, its only for work.. NO play.

          It got 2 software installed
          Discreet edit, and adome premier = all the codes... but NOHING else
          Last edited by Machete_; 06-06-2005, 08:21 AM.

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            • wallst
              Confirmed User
              • Aug 2004
              • 1621
              #4
              Originally posted by ebus_dk
              I got a IBM Mpro with dual Xeon 2.4 gig and 2 gigs of ram.. The 15k rpm scsi makes a little noise, but its FAST. IT's one of the vidoeediting station that one of my customers dident pay for :-(

              But that is not connectet to the network, its only for work.. NO play.

              It got 2 software installed
              Discreet edit, and adome premier = all the codes... but NOHING else

              thats one helluva number cruncher for that. those mpeg's can take a good long time to batch
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                • SinisterStudios
                  Confirmed User
                  • Nov 2003
                  • 3087
                  #5
                  I have 3 Dual Xeon Workstations, 2 compaq w8000's and 1 hp xw8000 We use them for running avid editing suites on them. If your running video editing work you need the xeon's they just make life easier and render much faster
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                    • chri$tian
                      Confirmed User
                      • Aug 2003
                      • 2468
                      #6
                      Running a Dual Xeon 3.2 (HP)... Smoking fast, had it for a few months now and I would recomend...
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                        • Decadawn
                          Confirmed User
                          • Feb 2002
                          • 1286
                          #7
                          Can't wait for the Athlon 64 X2 to come out..

                          it's a P4 killer

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                            • tony299
                              lurker
                              • Aug 2002
                              • 57021
                              #8
                              i was a adobe seminar and they were running dual xeon dells , they would something in after effects and it would render so quickly.

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                                • mackey
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Feb 2004
                                  • 622
                                  #9
                                  We recently picked up a Dual Xeon. Waiting to render out some stuff on it, seems to be pretty quick and stable...

                                  More use of it will tell.... But I think it all depends on how many apps you plan on running... couldn't hurt if you can afford it.

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