I am looking to build a computer (£1000 max)
The use will primarilly for Finite element programs that can use multiple cores
After spending many hours researching, I'm yet to take the plunge,
Below are a list of specs which i would appreciate comments on
One thing to note is that it is unlikely that i will upgrade this in the next few years and as such have no need for the latest 1150 socket processors unless of course hardware is cheaper and/or the price increase is actually worth it
cheapest i7 processor (i understand hyper threading actually works and isnt just a gimmic especially when resolving models and that they are generally better for this purpose) Though there is the i5 if the above statement is incorrect
AS rock extreme 4 Z87 mobo (cheap with good features?? wifi would have been nice )
4 x 4 GB RAM (1333Mhz) or does the higher speeds significantly improve performance
650W psu (corsair?)
Case - dont care as long as its robust and functional
GX card, the models themselves shouldnt be amazingly complicated however i wouldnt mind to be able to play some games (Not on top settings or anything) and i do not want to suffer lag moving models after spending so much money on it. I understand that noraml gx cards are appaling at CAD programs. But Proffesional cards are increadbly expensive (2 budget normal cards linked??)
SSD approx 100GB - Read/Write speeds good for resolving models, and generally are much better (I do have a mechanical one for storage)
I think that is everything.
I would appreciate your thoughts and recomendations on the above,
Cheers
Dave
The use will primarilly for Finite element programs that can use multiple cores
After spending many hours researching, I'm yet to take the plunge,
Below are a list of specs which i would appreciate comments on
One thing to note is that it is unlikely that i will upgrade this in the next few years and as such have no need for the latest 1150 socket processors unless of course hardware is cheaper and/or the price increase is actually worth it
cheapest i7 processor (i understand hyper threading actually works and isnt just a gimmic especially when resolving models and that they are generally better for this purpose) Though there is the i5 if the above statement is incorrect
AS rock extreme 4 Z87 mobo (cheap with good features?? wifi would have been nice )
4 x 4 GB RAM (1333Mhz) or does the higher speeds significantly improve performance
650W psu (corsair?)
Case - dont care as long as its robust and functional
GX card, the models themselves shouldnt be amazingly complicated however i wouldnt mind to be able to play some games (Not on top settings or anything) and i do not want to suffer lag moving models after spending so much money on it. I understand that noraml gx cards are appaling at CAD programs. But Proffesional cards are increadbly expensive (2 budget normal cards linked??)
SSD approx 100GB - Read/Write speeds good for resolving models, and generally are much better (I do have a mechanical one for storage)
I think that is everything.
I would appreciate your thoughts and recomendations on the above,
Cheers
Dave
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