need help about etabs system requirements

[mohamed khalifa]

i have hp 7800 tower with core 2 duo E8500 is this can run etabs smoothly i'll use it for structural analysis ? and if it can't will i3 3220 be better than my core 2 duo ? 

[Batteries Included]

RAM?

[mohamed khalifa]

20 minutes ago, Batteries Included said:

RAM?

4 but i can change it to 8 gb

[Batteries Included]

26 minutes ago, mohamed khalifa said:

4 but i can change it to 8 gb

Use 8GB. I would personally get a new CPU since both are really old. A Ryzen 1200 or 7th Gen Pentium should be faster than those.However, I would use the i3.

[mohamed khalifa]

3 minutes ago, Batteries Included said:

Use 8GB. I would personally get a new CPU since both are really old. A Ryzen 1200 or 7th Gen Pentium should be faster than those.However, I would use the i3.

but core 2 duo can run it or it will be laggy ??

[Batteries Included]

1 minute ago, mohamed khalifa said:

but core 2 duo can run it or it will be laggy ??

I am not sure since it is old, but you would be better off with the i3's 4 cores. Also, what GPU are you using?

[mohamed khalifa]

5 minutes ago, Batteries Included said:

I am not sure since it is old, but you would be better off with the i3's 4 cores. Also, what GPU are you using?

nividia 210

[Batteries Included]

Your card does not support DirectX11. You NEED to get a new card. Gt710 would be a cheap option, or rx 550.

[mohamed khalifa]

Just now, Batteries Included said:

Your card does not support DirectX11. You NEED to get a new card. Gt710 would be a cheap option, or rx 550.

so i think i'll go for i3 3220 and gt710 thx for helping buddy ^^

[Batteries Included]

1 minute ago, mohamed khalifa said:

so i think i'll go for i3 3220 and gt710 thx for helping buddy ^^

An rx 550 should be better and yw

both cost about the same

[brob]

1 hour ago, mohamed khalifa said:

i have hp 7800 tower with core 2 duo E8500 is this can run etabs smoothly i'll use it for structural analysis ? and if it can't will i3 3220 be better than my core 2 duo ? 

Really depends on your problem sizes and how fast you need solutions. Minimum requirements are listed at https://www.csiamerica.com/products/etabs/system-requirements.

 

The i3-3220 would definitely be better as it has two hyperthreaded cores. But if you can get a new system, consider a Ryzen cpu. Perhaps the R3-1300X or R5-1400.

[mohamed khalifa]

3 minutes ago, Batteries Included said:

An rx 550 should be better and yw

both cost about the same

hmmmmmmm 

[mohamed khalifa]

8 minutes ago, brob said:

Really depends on your problem sizes and how fast you need solutions. Minimum requirements are listed at https://www.csiamerica.com/products/etabs/system-requirements.

 

The i3-3220 would definitely be better as it has two hyperthreaded cores. But if you can get a new system, consider a Ryzen cpu. Perhaps the R3-1300X or R5-1400.

i saw that it needs E8400 but i dun know if this will make program work smoothly btw i'll use it for analysing of high rise building actually i can just afford the i3

[Batteries Included]

1 minute ago, mohamed khalifa said:

i saw that it needs E8400 but i dun know if this will make program work smoothly btw i'll use it for analysing of high rise building 

That is the minimum, meaning this is the lowest end chip that will run it. As he said, a ryzen 3 or 5 will work much faster.

[mohamed khalifa]

1 minute ago, Batteries Included said:

That is the minimum, meaning this is the lowest end chip that will run it. As he said, a ryzen 3 or 5 will work much faster.

yea i got it i'll try to get the ryzen then 

[Batteries Included]

3 minutes ago, mohamed khalifa said:

yea i got it i'll try to get the ryzen then 

Get a 1 stick of 8GB ram, not 2 sticks of 4GB. This allows you to add another 8GB if needed. Stock cooler should be fine, and get a cheap B350 motherboard. They are about the same cost as an A320 motherboard.