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Revision as of 22:46, 18 July 2007
Contents
General Software Info
Most of the software that we use in the IAM department is cross platform so the whole Mac PC thing really doesn't matter. Of course there are exceptions.
Platform Specific software
Apple
- Final Cut Pro
- DVD Studio Pro
PC
- 3DStudio Max (Game Animation Major)
- Sound Forge (IAM Major Sound for Interaction MTD2)
- Acid(IAM Major Sound for Interaction)
- Adobe Premier Pro (IAM MTD2)
- XNA Game Studio Express (Game Design Major)
- TorqueX (Game Design Major)
- Visual Studio 2005 (IAM Major/Game Design Major Intro to Programming)
- MS MSQL Managment Studio (IAM Major Data Design)
Software
You can see a list of all the software currently installed in the labs on the IAM Computer Labs page.
Students and Faculty get harware discounts from Apple and Dell.
Students and Faculty also get discounts on software. http://www.colum.edu/Discounts/index.php
The IAM department is a member of Microsoft's MSDN Academic Alliance program so students and faculty can get free Microsoft products. See the MSDNAA Page for more details.
IAM Major
Apple Laptop
MacBook Pro 15 inch
- 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
- 16GB 1600MHz memory
- 512GB PCIe-based flash storage
- AMD Radeon R9 M370X with 2GB GDDR5 memory
- 15-inch Retina display
PC Laptop
Dell Inspiron 15 inch
- 2nd Generation Intel Core i5-2410M processor 2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz
- 15.6" High Definition (720p) LED
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M 1GB graphics with Optimus
- 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
- Up to 750GB SATA hard drive (7200RPM)
Apple Desktop
iMac
- 4.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
- AMD Radeon R9 M390 with 2GB video memory
- 16GB (two 8GB) memory
- 1TB Flash Storage
- 27-inch with Retina 5k
Mac Pro Quad-Core
- One 3.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5 processor
- 12GB 1866MHz DDR3 ECC memory
- 1TB PCIe-based flash storage
- Dual AMD FirePro D500 with 3GB GDDR5 VRAM each
PC Desktop
Dell Studio XPS 7100 Quad Core
- AMD Phenom™ II X6 1055T processor
- ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB graphics card
- 6GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM
- 1TB - 7200RPM, SATA hard drive
Game Design Major
Apple Laptop
MacBook Pro 15 inch
- 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
- 16GB 1600MHz memory
- 512GB PCIe-based flash storage
- AMD Radeon R9 M370X with 2GB GDDR5 memory
- 15-inch Retina display
PC Laptop
Dell Inspiron 15 inch
- 2nd Generation Intel Core i5-2410M processor 2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz
- 15.6" High Definition (720p) LED
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M 1GB graphics with Optimus
- 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
- Up to 750GB SATA hard drive (7200RPM)
Apple Desktop
iMac
- 4.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
- AMD Radeon R9 M390 with 2GB video memory
- 16GB (two 8GB) memory
- 1TB Flash Storage
- 27-inch with Retina 5k
Mac Pro Quad-Core
- One 3.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5 processor
- 12GB 1866MHz DDR3 ECC memory
- 1TB PCIe-based flash storage
- Dual AMD FirePro D500 with 3GB GDDR5 VRAM each
PC Desktop
Dell Studio XPS 7100 Quad Core
- AMD Phenom™ II X6 1055T processor
- ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB graphics card
- 6GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM
- 1TB - 7200RPM, SATA hard drive
Game Design Major Animation
Game Animation is graphics intensive so it helps to get a computer with powerful graphics card.
We recommend a Desktop with either an ATI FireGL™ 3D and FireMV™ or NVidia Quadro video card.
PC Laptop
ThinkPad W520 Mobile Workstation 15 inch
- Intel Core i7-2620M Processor
- NVIDIA Quadro 1000M Graphics with 2GB DDR3 Memory
- 4 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
- 320 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
- 15.6" (1366 x 768)
Dell Precision T5500 64bit Dual Processor
- Dual Quad Core Intel Xeon Processors 2.13GHz (64bit)
- 6GB, DDR3 RDIMM Memory
- 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s,7200 RPM Hard Drive
- 2.5GB NVIDIA Quadro 5000