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12300 components - 6.5 minutes to open<br>
Intel Pentium 4, 3.4 GHz<br>
2 GB Ram<br>
120 GB hard drive<br>
Radeon X700 video card<br><br>
I suspect equest would open the file faster if you could turn off the
progress bar. All that GUI reporting likely doubles the time to
open.<br><br>
At 03:41 PM 2/3/2010, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Fellow eQuest users,<br>
<br>
I am brand new to equest and I am attempting to model a baseline ASHRAE
building per the 2004 90.1 standard and am curious if there is any
specific wall, roof or window constructions that other users are entering
as their baseline constructions. I have noticed several
things:<br>
<br>
1. Simply entering a resistance (such as an R-value of 11.9) I get
a “WALL has no heat capacity. U-VALUE used” error (see attached)<br>
2. Defining a layer-by-layer construction does not allow any
improvement through EEMs. In other words the options to increase
the amount of insulation are grayed out.<br>
3. It is impossible to determine the actual total U-value of one of
the “cookie-cutter” constructions provided by eQuest.<br>
<br>
As a side note, I’d be curious to know what computer specs others have to
run eQuest, as I have developed a model with over 3,000 components and it
takes about 6 minutes just to open the file on a computer with the
following specifications:<br>
<br>
· Intel Pentium D 2.99
GHz<br>
· 1 GB RAM<br>
· ATI Radeon X600 – Video
card<br>
· 29 GB HDD<br>
<br>
The specs on this computer are terrible in my eyes, and it really shows
when I try to run eQuest but I’d like to see what other PCs run this
program effectively.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
<b>Paul Skelton<br>
Integrated Design Solutions<br>
</b>Architecture, Engineering, Interiors & Technology<br>
888 West Big Beaver, Suite 200<br>
Troy, Michigan 48084<br>
tel: 248.823.2171<br>
fax: 248.823.2200<br>
<a href="http://www.ids-troy.com/">www.ids-troy.com</a><br><br>
<b>Celebrating 10 Years. Expect the Exceptional. <br>
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