Thread: Computers for SolidWorks
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Re: Computers for SolidWorks
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Originally Posted by O'Sancheski View Post
Any OS runs it fine.
Careful with that word "any." I could mention quite a few that would not run it just fine. Additionally, a 64-bit OS is very-much preferred in order to utilize more than 2 Gigabytes of RAM, which is necessary for large assemblies. A FIRST Robot would qualify as a large assembly. The world is moving on from XP (and also 64-bit XP lacks a lot of driver support) and with 7, there's no reason for Vista. Go with some flavor of 64-bit Windows 7.
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