AMD A10 vs. i7 for Autocad

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Prettycat

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Hi,

I'm trying to decide between buying the HP Pavilion H119 All-In-One Pc and any other Desktop with a core i7, mainly for Autocad and Sketch-up purposes. I am a student, and the all-in-one appeals to me because it doesn't have the ugly, separate and boxy CPU. But, will an all-in-one meet my student needs?

Thanks,
Jen

 
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I would disagree. AutoCad is demanding. Have you read the system requirements for the software?
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-AutoCAD-2015.html

They recommend Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron CPUs which are server CPUs. So cores, hyperthreading and processor instruction sets are important. The college I graduated from had iMacs with i7s and 8GB RAM in each one. AutoCad is a no joke software. If AutoCad is used for hobby, it may not be necessary for a stout PC. If used for school or work, it's required.
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I would disagree. AutoCad is demanding. Have you read the system requirements for the software?
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-AutoCAD-2015.html

They recommend Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron CPUs which are server CPUs. So cores, hyperthreading and processor instruction sets are important. The college I graduated from had iMacs with i7s and 8GB RAM in each one. AutoCad is a no joke software. If AutoCad is used for hobby, it may not be necessary for a stout PC. If used for school or work, it's required.
 
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I ran autocad for a semester class on a 600 dollar laptop...
i5 3210m
7670m

If you read the requirements, you will see a pentium 4 in the same box as the xeon etc. Its stating the needed instruction set for the CPU, a toaster can run autocad.

Anyways, as long as you have enough ram, it wont matter.
 
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