workstation build for cad ,revit and low 3d max usage

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So I've never done a build from the ground up . my manger give me task to give him specification for 6 PC for the office so i want a good build maybe he will give me increment . I have no idea to go for AMD or skylake build. It needs to be within an acceptable budget around 1,000.0$ to 1,200.0 for each. we are consultant engineers company we usually using autocad , revit and 3d max medium usage not heavy .



Any help would be greatly appreciated .


 
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Mohammed Kayed,

In the list of programmes you're using, 3ds (needs very good CPU and GPU) and Revit (needs very good GPU and disk) are the most demanding and the system should be geared to work well on those programme. AutoCad actually is designed to run quite well on modest systems.

I would be pleased to make suggestions, but could you post a link to the place you are likely to buy the parts? This will ensure that the parts would be available and total price reflects the local prices. Do you use Autodesk Infrastructure? How much rendering does your firm do?

My first thought will be to use a Xeon E3, 16GB of RAM, a Quadro K620, 120GB SSD, and 1TB mechanical drive, but if you are doing a lot of rendering, and my second idea that would provide much better performance for the same cost. Would the firm accept purchases of used parts- from Ebay U.S?

As an example of the second idea, here is a my rendering system, which cost about $1,100:

Dell Precision T5500 (2011) (Revised) > 2X Xeon X5680 (6 -core @ 3.33 / 3.6GHz), 48GB DDR3 1333 ECC Reg. > Quadro K2200 (4GB ) > PERC H310 / Samsung 840 250GB / WD RE4 Enterprise 1TB > M-Audio 192 sound card > Logitech z313 > 875W PSU > Windows 7 Professional 64> HP 2711x (27", 1920 X 1080)
[ Passmark system rating = 3844 / CPU = 15047 / 2D= 662 / 3D= 3500 / Mem= 1785 / Disk= 2649] (12.30.15)

And that has 12-cores /24 threads at up to 3.73GHz, 48GB of RAM and so on so you could run AutoDesk Structural Robot and do large, high resolution rendering out of 3Ds in a reasonable time as compared to a 4-core /8 thread system. I have had four systems done in the same way with perfect reliability.

Cheers.

BambiBoom
 
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http://www.dubaigamers.net/

I have this quotation from them I cand choose firepro w4100 or NVidia gtx 950 same price both


INTEL CORE-I7-6700 PROCESSOR
MOTHERBOARD H170-D3H
RAM DDR4 8GB 2400MHZ *2=16GB DDR4
WD BLACK HDD 1TB SATA 7200RPM
DVD R/W 24X SATA
VGA CARD GTX 950 2GB DDR5 OR AMD firepro w4100 2gb
POWER SUPPLY 500WATS 80 PLUS
CASE ATX DESKTOP CASING
WINDOWS 10 PROFESSIONAL 64 BIT OEM

total price 1184.33 US Dollar

 
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Mohammed Kayed,

My preference would be to have a basis as a workstation. I suggest using a Xeon proccessor and a Quadro graphics card. For Autodesk software a Quadro is best.

Here is a system that also has the benefit of being a proprietary brand- Lenovo. I think this is better than a system that is made from parts. All 6 systems will be identical and have a good warranty. It will be quieter and more reliable.

P300 Tower Intel Xeon Processor E3-1246 v3 | 30AH0025AX + K620 > 4450 AED ($1213 US)

This store is dtcae in Dubai:

http://uae.dtcae.com/product/p300-tower-intel-xeon-processor-e3-1246-v3---30ah0025ax---k620

Inte Xeon Processor E3-1246 v3 (4-core at 3.5 /3.9GHz)
http://ark.intel.com/products/80916/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1246-v3-8M-Cache-3_50-GHz

8GB (2 x 4GB) Non-ECC UDIMM
1TB 7200 RPM
DVD Recordable
SD Card Reader
Win 7 Pro 64 preload with Win 8.1 Pro 64 R-DVD & License
Nvidia Quadro K620 Graphics Card 2GB
3 Year On-site

E3-1246-v3 is very good with a speed up to 3.9GHz with a Passmark score of 9865. The Quadro K620 (2GB) is a very good card for the cost. The Firepro W4100 average Passmark score is 1581. The Quadro K620 score is 2264. If there is a choice between Windows 7 ,Windows 8.1, or Windows 10, please consider using only Windows 7.

When you have the opportunity, the system would be improved by adding another 8GB of RAM. A total of 16GB of RAM is important for computational work and also to run several programmes at the same time.

Cheers

BambiBoom
 
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I like this pc , I have already called the company asking for quotation for 4 pcs. but I want you to choose from same website a brand desktop $600 US in addition to a good monitor around $100 or less for Xeon pcs
 
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Mohammed Kayed,

I think this looks very good, based on the Intel Core i3 3240 3.5GHz and using integrated graphics:

HP Pro 400 G2 Desktop (i3, 4GB, 500GB, Win7/8.1Pro - K8K72EA > $556

http://uae.dtcae.com/product/hp-pro-400-g2-j4b41ea-desktop--i3--4gb--500gb--win7-8-1pro-/

That should be a good, reliable system for general business use.

Monitor: LG Monitor M37 22 inch LED 22M37A (VGA, 1920 X 1080 ) | 22M37A > $109

http://uae.dtcae.com/monitors/?page=2

LG is quite good and all the other monitors for this price are 18.5 to 19.5 inches. I suggest that one or two of the CAD systems have two monitors. Actually, if all the CAD systems had two monitors it is very convenient. I use two 27" monitors and sometimes think of adding a third! This saves a lot of time switching between programs ,to copy and paste, find files, see the browser and etc. When I work on CAD, I often have 4 or 5 programmes running at the same time and in some cases, I like to have the working window- the drawing on one monitor and all the menus and file list on the other monitor, so the drawing is not covered.

Also:

1. If I might suggest, especially the systems for 3D CAD use would benefit greatly from adding an SSD for Windows and the programs. That way, the SSD can read and write the OS and programs files and the mechanical hard drive can access the project files separately- the hard drive does not have to keep switching between program files and the work file - competing for the access. For this, I suggest the Samsung 850 Evo 120GB as these are very fast and reliable.

2. Consider adding a : Netgear GS108-400NAS or other 8-port network switch. You can plug all the systems together using CAT 5 Ethernet cable on a network and share the files between all the systems. Also, one system adds a couple of larger capacity drives in a RAID 1 and acts as the office server. One of the RAID 1 drives is mounted in the spare 5.25" drive bay on the front as a "hot swap" drive. Then, all the files could be be backed up at the end of the day to the server system. Someone at the firm takes the hot swap drive home everyday- it unplugs- and all the office files are kept safe by not being all in one place.

I think you will have a very good system at an economical cost.

Cheers,

BambiBoom






 
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