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Hi,
I am looking to build a cad workstation to run either Solid Works or Solid Edge, I haven't decided which way to go yet.
I need a workstation to comfortably run this software. I do 3D modelling, 2D CAD and 3D CAM programs.
I already have a Nvidia quadro K2000 and I want to run a pair of Dell U2711 (I already have those as well)
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
 
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Thanks for the reply.
I am looking at about £1000, I figured with the GPU already sorted and the monitors I should be able to get a good system?
In answer to your question about the RAM I am not sure if there is a preference. I will have a look on the vendors websites and see if they specify anything in particular.
 
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Assuming non-ecc ram is okay, here are two options, one AMD, and one Intel. Performance should be near alike slanted just a tad in the Intel build's favor. I did not choose a case since that is a personal preference kind of thing but both of these options feature full ATX size boards and you have £170-200 left for that (and other goodies). The builds are alike except for CPU and motherboard - some of the items were kept for both simply because of value, feel free to change anything or ask for clarifications. I have two data HDD's to allow for RAID 1 (data mirroring), the SSD is for your OS, I chose Win8 Pro but Win7 Pro would work (I used Pro in case you decide 16GB of ram isn't enough)

AMD Build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£124.90 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£119.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£125.56 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.42 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.42 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£75.06 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.15 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) (£98.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £794.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-16 16:04 GMT+0000)
This build is overclockable but I'm thinking stability is more a concern for your needs (the option is there)

Intel Build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£233.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus B85-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.42 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£119.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£125.56 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.42 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.42 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£75.06 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.15 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) (£98.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £829.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-16 16:20 GMT+0000)
Which features an unlocked (overclockable) CPU but the motherboard I chose does not allow for overclocking (again, stability). If considering overclocking at all, an aftermarket CPU cooler would be needed and (in the case of the Intel build) a motherboard featuring the Z87 chipset

It's a start I'd say. If you do find there are specific hardware requirements, let me know, I can try again
 
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Wow, thank you very much for the time and effort!
Just to throw a couple more things in the mix. My current PC has a OCZ Vector 256 SATA III that I use for software and a WD 500GB that I use for storage. I then have a Netgear NAS with mirrored drives as a backup. I could utilize these if you feel they will work in OK.
If so it would then free up more money.
I do favour the Intel build, I want stability so overclocking would not be needed, plus I don't really know what I am doing! I quite like Windows 7 Pro so I think I would stick with that, unless there are real benefits with W8 pro.
The question regarding type of RAM, apparently it is not important.
Many thanks,
 
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Wow, thank you very much for the time and effort!
Just to throw a couple more things in the mix. My current PC has a OCZ Vector 256 SATA III that I use for software and a WD 500GB that I use for storage. I then have a Netgear NAS with mirrored drives as a backup. I could utilize these if you feel they will work in OK.
If so it would then free up more money.
I do favour the Intel build, I want stability so overclocking would not be needed, plus I don't really know what I am doing! I quite like Windows 7 Pro so I think I would stick with that, unless there are real benefits with W8 pro.
The question regarding type of RAM, apparently it is not important.
Many thanks,

 
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