Advice for PC Build for autocad 3D & light gaming from Steam

mavericks89 · May 8, 2016

Good day Experts,

I am planning to build a PC for autocad 3D learning & some gaming from Steam like NBA, etc....
I expect it would be a stable PC with long lifetime. I have about $800 for my budget & am not in USA. Below is my plan config:

Main Asus H110M-D $ 82
CPU : i5 6500 3.2 GHz 229
Ram Gskill DDR4 43
graphic Asus GTX 750 TI 140
SSD Plextor 256 M6V 94
Power corsair 450 VS 37
Case in win GT 1 54
DVD VD 18
Windows 109
Total 806

May I have your advice for the above config? I am not familiar with PSU Corsair, is 450 VS a reliable PSU ? Is it a good time to build PC or should I wait for a price drop for CPU & VGA Card ?
Thank you in advance !
Have a nice day

StormBrew · May 8, 2016

I did some light research on Autocad 3D, and it is a single threaded application. Since it is single threaded, you won't benefit from a multi core i5, as much as you would from a cheaper, higher clocked i3. I would not recommend 460 VS power supply, as it is a tier 4 power supply, according to the PSU tier list. I swapped for a tier 3, cheaper EVGA power supply. In terms of graphics cards, I bumped your 750Ti up to a 950. I know you are not in the U.S., but hopefully this system will work. If I may ask, what country are you in? It would help so that I can better work around your $800 budget. Best of luck!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: PNY CS1111 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $578.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-08 01:18 EDT-0400
EDIT:
I would also wait to build your system. Nvidia just revealed their new Pascal line of graphics cards, which will bring the price down of the 950 and other cards ect. I think for your needs, now is a great time to build a PC.

References as to where I found my information:
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-civil-3d/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-AutoCAD-Civil-3D.html
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Support-for-multi-core-processors-with-AutoCAD.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

mavericks89 · May 8, 2016

StormBrew :

I did some light research on Autocad 3D, and it is a single threaded application. Since it is single threaded, you won't benefit from a multi core i5, as much as you would from a cheaper, higher clocked i3. I would not recommend 460 VS power supply, as it is a tier 4 power supply, according to the PSU tier list. I swapped for a tier 3, cheaper EVGA power supply. In terms of graphics cards, I bumped your 750Ti up to a 950. I know you are not in the U.S., but hopefully this system will work. If I may ask, what country are you in? It would help so that I can better work around your $800 budget. Best of luck!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: PNY CS1111 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $578.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-08 01:18 EDT-0400
EDIT:
I would also wait to build your system. Nvidia just revealed their new Pascal line of graphics cards, which will bring the price down of the 950 and other cards ect. I think for your needs, now is a great time to build a PC.

References as to where I found my information:
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-civil-3d/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-AutoCAD-Civil-3D.html
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Support-for-multi-core-processors-with-AutoCAD.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Hi StormBrew,
Thanks for your reply, I am in Vietnam at the moment so the parts are hard to get & they are pricey, Asus GTX 950 cost ~ $200 at my place.
* I will switch to Seasonic S12II 520 - 80 Plus Bronze PSU ( Tier II Bronze) based on your reference link, appreciate your help for that !

* I would like to stick with i5 6500 for the performance, some program may be installed in the future.

* EVGA is not popular here, only Asus / GIGABYTE Graphic cards, I will wait for the price to drop.

Thanks again & have a nice day!

jmsellars1 · May 8, 2016

The Corsair VS are OK but not great, at this budget you could get something much better like a Seasonic or something. The S12II 520 sounds great.

For CAD I think almost any Skylake CPU should be great because as mentioned it is pretty single threaded. I'd go for i3/16GB/GTX 750Ti and a 430W PSU.

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