OpenGL black screen.

Does this work with version 7.03?? It doesn't seem so on my laptop.

Does Dietrichs 7.03 actually use more than one core, if the processor is a multicore processor?? See my previous post.

We use a second core if this makes sence and there is a technical possibility.

What you mean? Is the program, programmed to use more than one core or not - and then if the program needs more processor power it uses more than one core??

I am just interested in the subject. So the program (also version 7.03) does use more than one core, if it is possible (and needed) for the program?

Ok - no one seems to answer my last post - but maybe I also got it right now. But I am still investigating what hardware should be inside a computer if / when I someday decide to buy a new computer - to get best performance from Dietrichs. Both when it comes to the speed of the program and when it comes to the OpenGL performance - even with large projects.

Processor: I understand that Dietrichs have more need for memory than for processor. It can use multicores, but it can not take great advantage of quad core processors. So a fast dual core processor might give better performance and here, why not go for the fastest: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500, with 45 nm technology, 6 Mb level 2 cache, 1333 MHz front side bus and a clock speed of 3,16 GHz, and with Intel VT and Intel TXT technologies.

Ram: You are talking about that Ram is important. I think maybe this is both for system memory and for the amount of Ram in the graphic card. For system memory I would go for 8 GB Ram. Of course the faster Ram, the better, but t.ex. Kingston HyperX Ram as KHX:DDR2 or KHX:DDR3 would be perfect for Dietrichs??

Graphic card: I guess I could go for a NVidia graphic card with as much memory as possible. A possibility could be GeForce 8800GTX - 768MB - PCI E / Lownoise (SLI). I have been offered a computer configuration with 2 of these graphic cards on board. Would 2 graphic cards give better Dietrichs performance? Can Dietrichs use 2 graphic cards? Another possibility is the quadro graphic cards, that are developed to give excellent performance with AutoCad. What about Dietrichs - would a quadro graphic card give excellent performance or only as good as a Geforce 8800's???

About ram: It seems like there would be no use to go for 8 GB ram. Dietrichs uses around 1-1,5 GB, so it would be better to go for 4 GB ram. With 8 GB ram one also have to use a 64 bit version of Windows.

About Graphic card: Can Dietrichs take advantage of 2 graphic cards in the computer? Would a quadro graphic card give excellent performance of Dietrichs, even with big models - or only as good as a 8800 geforce with as much ram as possible?