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Computer Specs

Below are basic computer component spec recommendations when looking into getting a machine for yourself for school use.

Platform- MAC

Minimum Configuration-iMac

Power House- MacPro

CPU / processor

3.06GHz

Two 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon "Nehalem" processors

RAM

4 gig

6 gig

Video Card

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics

NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB

Monitor

21.5"

24" x 2 monitors if you can afford it.

Hard drive Storage

500MB

1 TB

Extra Drive

8x double-layer SuperDrive

18x double-layer SuperDrive

 

Platform- PC
Recommended brand- HP

Minimum Configuration-
HP Pavilion Elite HPE-310t series

Power House-
HP Pavilion Elite HPE-390t series

CPU / processor

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-750 quad-core processor [2.66GHz, 1MB L2 + 8MB shared L3 cache]

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-980X six-core Extreme Edition [3.33GHz, 1.5MB L2 + 12MB shared L3 cache]

OS

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

RAM

4GB

8GB

Video Card

512MB NVIDIA GeForce 315 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter]

Nvidia Quadro FX 3700

Monitor

20” wide screen

24” wide screen

Hard drive Storage

7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s

1TB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s

Extra Drive

DVD burner

DVD Blu Ray burner

 
 
   
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