Finally got a Computer Upgrade

[champshire]

Well after 4 years, I finally had enough of my old PC and was able to talk the powers that be into buying me a new desktop. Both are Dells, I.T. loves them for some reason.

Here is what I had:
Intel i7-8700
64 GB Ram
500 GB SSD
Nvidia Quadro P2000

Here is what I got:
Intel i9-13900
64 GB Ram
500 GB SSD
Nvidia RTX A2000

The new one seems quite happier and quite faster. Old Benchmark time was 3:58, New time is 2:10. How did I do for a upgrade? The only thing I think I could have pushed harder for was a better video card.

I am doing multi-axis work but so far this processor seems to eat the tool paths for lunch. What I used to have to wait to generate is there as soon as I click ok.

My question is, should I look at disabling the on board video card, and how do I do so? It seems to use the Nvidia most of the time, but the intel on board does pick up some of the slack I think. Should I leave it alone? What would you all do?

[JParis]

First off, get the orifical driver for the card from NVIDIA...the Dell drivers are bastardized..

I leave it, the on-board running to handle other things but I go into the Nvidia manager and force that card onto all the programs that I want to use it..

[gcode]

That's a nice machine
I'd have gone with an ATX 4000 video card but what you're running is a big
upgrade from what you had.
John is right about Dell's Nvidia drivers
They are garbage.
Download the latest from Nvidia and do a clean install, not the express install.

[Here's Johnny!]

My question is, should I look at disabling the on board video card, and how do I do so

You can turn off the switchable graphics in the BIOS.

[Jeff]

Dells, I.T. loves them for some reason.

Because they are a safe bet for people who don't want to put in the time to research better options. Not saying that your new pc is bad.

What brand is the power supply? Is it certified Gold or better? Is it juuust enough wattage for the components in the pc?
How fast is the RAM? What brand is the RAM?
What motherboard does it have?
etc...
These are things that Dell used to never specify (not sure if they still don't) but are super important for longevity.

I've had a few Dell computers back in the day. Never again.

[JParis]

I've had a few Dell computers back in the day. Never again.

In a company like where I work....custom built systems aren't really an option....we literally have hundreds of computers around our ever expanding building...3 IT persons can't worry about it....

In a smaller shop there is the luxury of doing that kind of thing.

[champshire]

First off, get the orifical driver for the card from NVIDIA...the Dell drivers are bastardized..

Downloaded them after you recommended them.

I'd have gone with an ATX 4000 video card but what you're running is a big upgrade from what you had.

What's the difference between the two? I see the one I have is 12 GB and the 4000 is 16GB. That's pretty much my knowledge of video cards 

You can turn off the switchable graphics in the BIOS.

Thanks, I will look into this.

Because they are a safe bet for people who don't want to put in the time to research better options.

I agree with this, I found a custom built unit for cheaper price than they were looking at from Dell and I ended up with a Dell.