D900F is GPU necessary

I am inclined towards D900F. The scenario is I need a powerful machine but will not play games or video editing or play movies etc. In such a case is a GPU necessary in this.Will i7 and MB work without a GPU.

To be more precise will a i7 based PC or laptop run windows vista without a GPU. Please guide in this.

 

A $399 Dell will fit your needs just fine. Yes you can run vista without a GPU, just make sure you have 2GB+ RAM.
edit: oops, why you need a powerful machine then? CAD?

 

The D900F has the X58 chipset, which does not have an integrated GPU. The i7 and MB won't work without a GPU.

 

You are wanting of a budget laptop from the best buys. You are wanting of a budget Toshiba. Very good for your needs yes?

 

This makes no sense to me. Powerful machine. Yet not used for gaming or video editing. Please at least say you're at least going to be using CAD. If not, I have no idea why you want the D900F in the first place.

Also, D900F does not have an integrated GPU, so it's useless getting it without any of the available GPUs it will be supplied with.

 

Yep CAD and several process(Several backups and Scripts)
running all the time causes slow down of any core 2 duo computer laptop I use.

 

*phew* That settles it then. You should just get it with the 280M GTX then, or if there's a newer Quadro on it's release. You'll definitely need the proper GPU for CAD. I don't think an integrated card can do the job properly.

 

Yea I agree with Hirohata, you do need a Quadro (be notice not the GTX280M).

 

I am pretty sure you can get the D900F to work with a lower end card, like:
- 8600M GT (MXM-II)
- 9600M GT (MXM-II)
- 8700M GT (MXM-III)

these cards are supported in the current Clevo's as well.

 

You dont need a powerful gpu for cad.
You know alot of people think that you need a super card to do CAD, well you dont. If your doing basic Rhino, or Autocad you can run 1920x1200 on a 16mb Matrox or 3dfx card. I have used cards dated back from 1994 to run cad and they can run the screen fine.
However if you are doing MAYA, or gpu rendering you will want a Quadro or FireGl card.
Standard gaming cards suck at gpu rendering. My 3870X2 is a gaming card and it performs worse in cad rendering than my 256mb Quadro. That is why I am selling my 3870X2.

its nice to have a fellow architect on here

on another note, get a Dell precision or an ASUS with a mobile quad, the clevo I bought was the absolute worst made system I have ever had.

K-TRON

 

I do stand on the side that a more powerful GPU is necessary for CAD rendering. You can get a lower end GPU, and it will work. And you can also get a Chevette and take it to the race track, and it will race. But your not going to get to where your going too fast and will lead to frustration.

If you're looking for a system now I know of people using the D900C Extreme with Quardo FX3700M with 1GB RAM for CAD and love it.

I haven't seen any D900F's on the market yet but I know the d900F Extreme is coming out soon, just don't know when.

 

I agree with K-TRON, it depends on what the OP means as CAD. If he's using Solidworks, 3Dstudio or Alias (or whatever the Autodesk one is called now) then he'll need a Quadro, 8x00, 9x00 of some sort.

Your run-of-the-mill Autocad will run on practically anything that pulses electricity.

I think some additional information is needed by the OP to help decide, but in response to his original question. No it will not work without a GPU.

 

What you could do is to ask the reseller when you buy the laptop to put a cheaper video card, liks a 9600M or aven a 9400M depends what he can put in. I am sure they will try to fulfil your needs.