BillyJack Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 Anybody familiar with Ecabinets. I look on Marketplace for a laptop, but I get confused. I see i5 works , but i7 is better. I see gaming computers, I guess they can handle the graphics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 No idea what Marketolaxe is, but just i5 or just i7 is not enough info. In general i7 will be more powerful than i5 processors, but poorly spec’d motherboard, ram, hard drive, gpu can negate the processor benefit. There are also some lemon processors out there, and in some cases an i5 might be just as good as the i7 in practical terms. ecabinets does not use multiple cores, so you might see less benefit from a high end processor if that is your main use for the computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted February 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 http://www.ecabinetsystems.com/menu/awmdata/dot.gif http://www.ecabinetsystems.com/images/banner_images/ecabinet_systems_home_button.jpg http://www.ecabinetsystems.com/images/banner_images/ecabinet_systems_recommended_system2.jpg http://www.ecabinetsystems.com/images/banner_images/join_gray_bar.jpg The eCabinet Systems software requires both a robust computer system and a fast, compatible graphics card. The Recommended System below details the current recommended system, balancing cost & performance. We may, from time to time, make changes in the system recommended as both the computer offerings and our software requirements change. Recommended Desktop Systems (April 2021): Intel® Core™ i5, Core™ i7, Core™ i9 or Xeon E5 Processor at 3.0Ghz (or faster) Windows® 10 Professional 64-bit 16GB DDR3 or DDR4 RAM 512GB SSD Hard Drive 5GB nVidia Quadro P2200 Graphics Card 19" (or bigger) Monitor Integrated Ethernet Two-button mouse w/Scroll Broadband Internet Access Microsoft Office Home and Business Minimum Requirements: 3.0GHz Intel or AMD Processor 1GB nVidia GeForce or ATI Radeon series dedicated video card Windows 7 32-bit (eCabinet Systems recommends Windows 10 Professional 64-bit) Note: Windows 2000, Windows 95, 98, Me, and NT 4 are NOT supported. 2GB with Windows 7 32-bit, 4GB with Windows 7 64-bit XGA (1024X768) 17" Monitor Internet Connection (either modem or broadband) Two-button mouse w/Scroll Note I ran Ecabinets before, but after awhile you have to upgrade.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted February 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 When I ran my shop I used Ecabinets, but when I went to furniture I stopped updating.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 Is there another question in there or are you just copy/pasting from their website? Most current gaming computers will likely handle it fine. Cheap clearance laptops might run it slowly, if you’re not in a hurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted February 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 No hurry. I’m on the machine 10 hours a night and looking to better use my time… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 So what are you trying to get from this thread? Are you wanting for someone to tell you which computer/specs to buy? Something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted February 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 I called a Ecabinets to find about a computer. Tech said it’s all about the graphics card., I was looking for computer suggestions I guess..A used gaming computer would work as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted February 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 Brother is shipping me his work laptop. Think he said it’s two years old. If needed I’ll look into a NVIDIA card.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 Few laptops allow for graphics cards to be added after the fact if they didn’t have one to start. If it is using integrated graphics, there probably isn’t space or a port to install a dedicated gpu. There are some external gpus but require high speed ports. The mentioned laptop may have a thunderbolt port, but may not. It might run the software well enough for your purposes as-is, depending on its specs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted February 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 My brother thinks it will run a little slower, but I’m slow anyway., He said it did not have a CD player, but everything from the military is download., When I ran it under XP it ran great, but if too many applications were open it was a problem.. Think he said it would be here Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted February 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2023 Got it up and running. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted March 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 Starting to get the setting where I need them. Been awhile..Still have things reset. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BillyJack Posted March 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2023 Good thing about this will be the ability to lay out shops with cut lists.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted March 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 It’s got me stuck on the toe board on the wall end it needs to extend with the favored frame. I’ve yelled at it, but it doesn’t hear me… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 hour ago, BillyJack said: It’s got me stuck on the toe board on the wall end it needs to extend with the favored frame. I’ve yelled at it, but it doesn’t hear me… Sounds like my wife 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted March 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 Finally had to log back on ECabinets. Two days of this was enough., cabinet knowledge is pretty simple till a computer guru gets ahold of it and starts calling it names us hillbillies don’t understand… Keep it simple.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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