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January 25, 2014 1:16:35 AM

I am wanting to build a workstation for Autocad, 3D Max use for my small architectural practice. I am also interested in engineering and would like it to be capable of running Catia, SolidWorks & Nastran.

I have more or less narrowed the motherboard selection to either the Asus Z87 WS or the Asus P9D-WS but need some advice.

I was leaning towards the Z87 because of it over-clock ability but this board has been criticised as a workstation board because it doesn't support ECC memory.

Realistically, how important is ECC memory? My work isn't particularly time or financially critical so a 'once in a blue moon' issue - if that is the likely frequency [?] - isn't really going to be a problem.

If ECC memory is important, the P9D-WS support this when used with a i3/Xeon E3-1200/12x5 v3 but is the Xeon a better or worse option when compared to say an over-clocked i7-4770K for Catia?

The Xeon's and i7's both have 4 cores and 8 threads.

At the end of the day isn't processor speed going to be the most significant factor and therefore the Z87 the better option?

Thankyou

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January 25, 2014 9:35:21 AM

Realistically, ECC memory isn't needed until servers, which are handling MUCH more data than a workstation. Just use an i7-4930k with the Asus X79 WS-E motherboard if you're needing a lot of power. Get Corsair Dominator Platinums, as they have ECC RAM (I recommend 32 GB by 4x8Gb DDR3-2133 MHz CAS 9.
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