IAM Recommended Computers
Contents
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 recomend 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