Can I Find These Specs In A Laptop?
Hello Experts!
One of my clients is an oil exploration company. They use an application made by Halliburton called GeoGraphix. Within GeoGraphix is a component called Discovery™ 3D which evidently allows them to view and interpret seismic data in a 3D “world”.
The client wants me to install this software on a laptop, and I am wondering if the hardware requirements listed below can be found in a laptop:
Hardware (Recommended)
Multi-Core 2.4 GHz or greater processor, 8 GB RAM or greater,
Graphics Card that is DirectX 11 compatible, 2GB video RAM
1 GB VRAM
Graphics Card that is DirectX 11 compatible, 2GB video RAM
1 GB VRAM
Operating System(s)
Microsoft® Windows® Vista x64 SP3
Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit (recommended)
Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit (recommended)
Controller
Genuine Xbox 360 controller for Windows (recommended)
I know I can certainly find a Multi-Core 2.4 GHz or greater processor with 8 GB RAM or greater, but the Xbox controller confuses me. Do I somehow need to “link” the PC to an Xbox system or just an Xbox hand controller to be used to control\manipulate the application? I know these are questions I need to ask of the GeoGraphix support folks, but I’m wondering if I can even find a laptop with a Graphics Card that is DirectX 11 compatible, 2GB video RAM, 1 GB VRAM. This all “smells” like a desktop workstation to me.
The workstation OS will be Win7 Pro x64 and the GeoGraphix host app runs on a MS Server 2003R2. DC is a MS 2003SBS.
THANKS in advance!
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Thanks for the quick reply. The laptop will be located im a conference room so battery life is not an issue as the unit will be plugged into AC all the time.
Oh yeah..another wrinkle...the client wants to project the display on a SmartBoard system which I am pretty sure only displays 800 X 600!!!
The reason they want a laptop is that want everything low profile on the conference table. They don't want all the "mucky-muck" of a monitor, keyboard and mouse sitting on the table.
Thanks for the quick reply. The laptop will be located im a conference room so battery life is not an issue as the unit will be plugged into AC all the time.
Oh yeah..another wrinkle...the client wants to project the display on a SmartBoard system which I am pretty sure only displays 800 X 600!!!
The reason they want a laptop is that want everything low profile on the conference table. They don't want all the "mucky-muck" of a monitor, keyboard and mouse sitting on the table.
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Thanks! I'm sure I'll be back for additional info after I talk to GeoGraphix support. Didn't want this question to go abandoned...
The Dell XPS 15 is one example
Downside of pretty much all of these is poor battery life
The xbox controller is simply a USB gamepad with downloadable drivers for windows.