DK wrote:
> Hi,
>
> could somebody suggest hi-performance workstation I can use to compile my
> designs in a fastest possible way?
>
> I use Altera Quartus III and EP1C12Q240 device. It 90% full with most of the
> memory used. My Athlon XP 1800+ on ASUS A7V266-C motherboard with 512M of
> RAM takes 8/23 minutes to compile/fit. I did try dual Xeon 2200 on TYAN MB
> and it did only 5% faster..

Your machine is fine. 23 minutes is not bad.
Consider using more simuation before synthesis.
A sim is 10x faster than a synth.
Consider loading suse or redhat linux and running Quartus/linux
(can dual boot win/linux if you like)

--Mike Treseler