Winner - System requirements
Workstation requirements (for laptops and desktops running Winner)
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Hardware |
Minimum requirements |
Recommended |
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RAM
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256
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1024
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DVD/CD-Rom
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4x
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DVD-Rom 48x
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Hard disk
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40GB
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At least 40GB
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Free hard disk cap.
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200MB
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5GB
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Graphic card
(see more info below)
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nVidia GeForce...
ATI Radeon Xxxx
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Monitor
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17" (15" laptops)
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19" (desktops)
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Colour depth
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16 bits
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24 bits
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Screen resolution
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1024x768
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1280x1024 or higher
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Printers
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-
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Colour inkjet or Colour laser
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CPU
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Pentium 3
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Intel® Core® 2 Duo® E6400 (2.13GHz)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
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Operating System
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Windows 2000 SP3
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Windows XP Professional
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Issues that should also be discussed with your hardware supplier when considering the purchase of new workstations are:
- how to make backup copies of data (e.g. dedicated drive, network/server, CD-Roms, memory stick etc.)
- dual video output if two monitors are required
Graphic cards (for laptops and desktops running Winner)
Like most CAD systems Winner works best with good graphics hardware. The right kind of graphics card can save you a lot of trouble and will certainly produce the best results. Good 3D graphics cards will make the perspective drawings in Winner much faster and dramatically improve the visual quality of the drawings.
Compusoft has tested many graphics cards and recommends the following:
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Recommended graphic cards |
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nVidia GeForce
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nVidia Quadro
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ATI Radeon 9xxx
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ATI Radeon Xxxx
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ATI Radeon HD xxxx
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nVidia and ATI make graphics chips that are used by many graphics card manufacturers (Asus, AOpen, Creative Labs, Elsa, Sapphire, LeadTek etc.). Graphics cards based on the ATI or the nVidia graphics chip can come under many different names.
The important thing is that the card should be based on the recommended chip from nVidia or ATI. GeForce comes in a lot of varieties like GeForce, GeForce6, GeForce FX, GeForce MX etc. All these count as GeForce cards.
Software drivers for some graphic cards installed with Microsoft Vista have not yet been fully tested or released. This can cause problems for graphically demanding applications such as Winner. Please check this with your hardware supplier before installing Winner on the Microsoft Vista operating system.
For usage with Winner, the following graphics cards are not recommended:
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NOT recommended |
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Matrox cards (all types)
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ATI Rage Pro, All In Wonder Pro, Expert@Play98, Expert98
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S3 GammaChrome
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SIS cards (ordinary SIS cards and cards integrated on mother board)
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XGI Volari
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We urge you to follow this advice to save yourself a lot of trouble. Even if a hardware salesperson tells you that some other graphics card is "just as good", demand to get a GeForce or Radeon based card.