Speccybaldydave
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Hi All,
This is my first post on this forum and i'm hoping that some of you out there are more experienced than I am with suitable hardware choices for CAD workstations. I am in desperate need of an upgrade as I am using a vastly outdated machine with sub standard components.
I undertake CAD work as a side line to my main employment so I do need to be conservative with my cash, however I do want to make sure that I have a machine that is not going to crash/hang/struggle to display entities etc etc which is what I am currently dealing with. Consequently I don't really have a budget as such, but am hoping not to exceed £1k.
My main CAD package that I will use is Autocad MEP 2015. This will mostly be used to create 3D ventilation and plant layouts to high end residential homes, consisting of on average 3 to 4 floor levels, with a virtual model of the building and floor levels also. My current thoughts on what to purchase are as follows:
Processor - Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3 Quad Core 3.5GHz - £242.99
Heatsink - Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo - £29.99
RAM - Corsair Vengeance LPX 2133MHz (4x8GB) DDR4 2133 - £174.99
Graphics Card - AMD Firepro W4100 2Gb GDDR5 - £134.99
Motherboard - Asus X99-A (Intel X99) - £200.00
Power Supply - Corsair RM 650X - £82.99
Primary HDD - Solid State 120gb - Already Owned
Secondary Hard drives - 2x Sata 500gb WD Seagate - Already Owned
Ive looked at the minimum recommended system requirements on the AutoCAD website for MEP 2015 and tried to base this on that, but also to overspec a bit so it lasts a fair while. Any comments that you can offer as to where I can either save money or where I would perhaps need to invest more that whats specced would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance
Dave
This is my first post on this forum and i'm hoping that some of you out there are more experienced than I am with suitable hardware choices for CAD workstations. I am in desperate need of an upgrade as I am using a vastly outdated machine with sub standard components.
I undertake CAD work as a side line to my main employment so I do need to be conservative with my cash, however I do want to make sure that I have a machine that is not going to crash/hang/struggle to display entities etc etc which is what I am currently dealing with. Consequently I don't really have a budget as such, but am hoping not to exceed £1k.
My main CAD package that I will use is Autocad MEP 2015. This will mostly be used to create 3D ventilation and plant layouts to high end residential homes, consisting of on average 3 to 4 floor levels, with a virtual model of the building and floor levels also. My current thoughts on what to purchase are as follows:
Processor - Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3 Quad Core 3.5GHz - £242.99
Heatsink - Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo - £29.99
RAM - Corsair Vengeance LPX 2133MHz (4x8GB) DDR4 2133 - £174.99
Graphics Card - AMD Firepro W4100 2Gb GDDR5 - £134.99
Motherboard - Asus X99-A (Intel X99) - £200.00
Power Supply - Corsair RM 650X - £82.99
Primary HDD - Solid State 120gb - Already Owned
Secondary Hard drives - 2x Sata 500gb WD Seagate - Already Owned
Ive looked at the minimum recommended system requirements on the AutoCAD website for MEP 2015 and tried to base this on that, but also to overspec a bit so it lasts a fair while. Any comments that you can offer as to where I can either save money or where I would perhaps need to invest more that whats specced would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance
Dave