Hardware Guide for X3

[u2jimbo]

Doug:
Thanks for the information on recommended hardware. I am planning on upgrading my Win XPsp3 Professional OS running under Boot Camp.

My MacPro is a 3 GH Quad Core w/ 8GB of memory (though I can access less than 1/2 of that with XP - a primary reason for my wanting to upgrade to Win7).

I have run Chief Architect v10; X1; and X2 on Win XP on my Mac for two years and have never had a technical software issue - they all ran faster and with more stability than when they were on a dedicated Windows machine.

Do you know of anything 'special' about X3 that may make running it under Boot Camp more risky/less stable? Does CA have an official recommendation based upon any testing that either supports or denies using X3 under Boot Camp? If I installed Win7 64 bit today, would you imagine I could run CA X2 on it till X3 comes out?

Any other insights you care to share would be appreciated.

Thanks
Jim

PS: it is my perception that X2 takes substantially longer to load and to render than it's predessessors. I have imagined a couple of explanations for this: 1. X2 seems hard linked to the internet so when you load it has to go out to search for my serial number, and I guess other elements may be stored remotely and downloaded as needed, etc.; and 2. The evolution of the software and its need for memory exacerbates the memory limit under Win XP.

Any foundation for these perceptions? Will X3 share these attributes?