Budget System configuration for smoother pformance of Autodesk Inventer and solidworks 3D modeling softwares....

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Dhwanankapadia

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Hello, I am planing to assemble my system with below configuration.
1 orr - AMD FX 4300 4Ghz
2. Motherbord - ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 or ASUS M5A97 R2.0
3. Graphic card- Forse NVIDIA GeForce with CUDA GT620 2GB DDR3 64-BIT
4. 8GB RAM
5. 1TD HDD
I want to use this system for 3D modeling on AutoDesk Inventor and solidworks software for 2 to 3 hours daily. I thought this system can perform smoothly with both the softwares.
But, A guy who is a designer and works on these softwares told me not to go with any AMD processor because they overheat very fast and softwares performs very slow with AMD. He recommends Intel i3 4th gen with 4 GB ram and graphics card.
I want to know if my AMD system can run AutoDesk Inventor and solidworks smoothly atlest for 7 to 8 months or I have to go for I3 system?
 
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For a cabinet it is largely personal choice. I tend to like more professional and quiet designs as made by companies like Fractal Design, but there is no end of good cases on the market. I would suggest getting a case with bottom-mount PSU mounting capabilities, and enough space for all of your equipment. As a general rule of thumb you get what you pay for, but even at the $40 level there are some decent cases on the market.

For a PSU be sure to pick up something that is 80+Bronze or better. Seasonic is what I suggest people get these days, but there are a few good brands out there. search for a PC power use calculator online and enter in the parts you intend to buy. This will let you know what wattage of a PSU to get.

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Personally I would go with an Intel chip (upper end i3 or low end i5) as well, but for 3D work the core count is (generally) more important than chip speed, so if you can find a cheap AMD 6 core then that would be a good option.
Your coworker has some dumb logic about overheating. If you are having heat issues then just pick up a better CPU cooler to solve your problem.
4GB of ram is really not enough today for a production machine. 8GB is certainly overkill, but as 6GB is not a real option then 8GB is the way to go.

I would highly suggest getting at least a small (120-256GB) SSD for your OS, programs, and cache. It will make loading your programs much faster. It may seem silly, but it really makes your computer feel as snappy and fast as it really is. Keep the HDD for any bulk files (save files)
 
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Dhwanankapadia

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caedenv Thank you for your suggestion. i have decided to use 6 core 3.5GHz AMD FX 6300 Processor with Asus M5A97 R2.0 Motherboard, corsair 8GB DDR3 Ram and forsa NVIDIA Geforce GT620 @GB DDR3 64 BIT graphic card. I hope this configuration are enough to use Autodesk Inventer and solidworks smoothly for 3D modeling and graphics design.

Even i am bit confuse selecting PSU And Cabinet for my system. Is there any criteria to choose PSU and Cabinet according to Motherboard, Processor or graphics card ?
if you can suggest any Budget PSu and Cabinet required for my system.
Thnx
 
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For a cabinet it is largely personal choice. I tend to like more professional and quiet designs as made by companies like Fractal Design, but there is no end of good cases on the market. I would suggest getting a case with bottom-mount PSU mounting capabilities, and enough space for all of your equipment. As a general rule of thumb you get what you pay for, but even at the $40 level there are some decent cases on the market.

For a PSU be sure to pick up something that is 80+Bronze or better. Seasonic is what I suggest people get these days, but there are a few good brands out there. search for a PC power use calculator online and enter in the parts you intend to buy. This will let you know what wattage of a PSU to get.

Also, check the Autodesk website for their hardware acceleration capabilities. That will let you know what GPU to pick up. Some software works better with AMD, while others are better with nVidia, so just be sure to get a card on the officially supported list for best results.
 
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