My partner and I are both studying degrees in mechanical design engineering and interior architecture respectively and are wanting to build a complete system with the best overall performance for our budget. It's also going to be my first build and so I've spent some time looking over what seems to be a good balance of components but I'd really like any suggestions or confirmation if possible.
Our current HP Pavilion dv6 laptops (8gb of ram, AMD A8-3530MX 1.9GHz, Quad core and radeon dual graphics) have been good enough to get us by, however when it comes to the more intensive CAD/Rendering programs we've definitely noticed an average performance, with programs crashing and overall slow render times...
Approximate Purchase Date: This week or as soon as possible.
Budget Range: Overall $2000-2500 AUD. (Including OS and Monitor)
Programs intended:
Solidworks
Autodesk 3ds Max
Adobe CS6
Revit
Sketchup
We've got no intention of using it for gaming at all, hence wanting to use the Leadtek Quadro K2000 graphics card. I haven't had any experience with overclocking before, but definitely would consider it if the price and performance was there. We're also not intending to immediately be earning an income from it, but I'm open to investing in components that will allow for upgrading in the future. So far I'm thinking;
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3eifW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3eifW/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3eifW/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($355.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($245.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: BitFenix Raider Window (Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) ($165.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Monitor: Asus MX279H 27.0" Monitor ($369.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($45.00 @ CPL Online)
Other: Leadtek PCIE Quadro K2000 2GB ($519.00)
Total: $2411.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 00:28 EST+1100)
Additional Comments:
Given that we're both studying, is the system overkill or no?
How long in the CAD/Rendering world is a built like this expected to be rather current?
Am I going to need a PCU cooler if I'm not intending to overclock the CPU?
Are there any trade offs that are going to get the total price below $2000 AUD but still have a high performance?
Our current HP Pavilion dv6 laptops (8gb of ram, AMD A8-3530MX 1.9GHz, Quad core and radeon dual graphics) have been good enough to get us by, however when it comes to the more intensive CAD/Rendering programs we've definitely noticed an average performance, with programs crashing and overall slow render times...
Approximate Purchase Date: This week or as soon as possible.
Budget Range: Overall $2000-2500 AUD. (Including OS and Monitor)
Programs intended:
Solidworks
Autodesk 3ds Max
Adobe CS6
Revit
Sketchup
We've got no intention of using it for gaming at all, hence wanting to use the Leadtek Quadro K2000 graphics card. I haven't had any experience with overclocking before, but definitely would consider it if the price and performance was there. We're also not intending to immediately be earning an income from it, but I'm open to investing in components that will allow for upgrading in the future. So far I'm thinking;
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3eifW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3eifW/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3eifW/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($355.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($245.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: BitFenix Raider Window (Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) ($165.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Monitor: Asus MX279H 27.0" Monitor ($369.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($45.00 @ CPL Online)
Other: Leadtek PCIE Quadro K2000 2GB ($519.00)
Total: $2411.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 00:28 EST+1100)
Additional Comments:
Given that we're both studying, is the system overkill or no?
How long in the CAD/Rendering world is a built like this expected to be rather current?
Am I going to need a PCU cooler if I'm not intending to overclock the CPU?
Are there any trade offs that are going to get the total price below $2000 AUD but still have a high performance?
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