Revit/Adobe Architecture Build

AndeeG

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I'm putting together a build for a friend who wants a budget PC that can handle her architectural work, which will mainly consist of revit and adobe suite, but also some rhino and possibly autocad. I was initially considering an Intel build but it seems that her use might benefit from an 8-core AMD chip. This is what I'm considering now:

CPU: AMD FX-8150 (cooled with a CM Hyper TX3)
MOBO: Cheap microATX AM3+
PSU: Corsair CX500M
RAM: 2x8GB DDR3 1600
GPU: My old XFX 512MB HD4850
HDD: WD Blue 1TB

Does this seem about right? Should I reconsider going Intel? Will she benefit from 16GB over 8GB RAM?