Going to build a pc for work, school, gaming need some help

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Matthew_95

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I am going to build a PC that can handle AutoCAD, School work and Gaming. My budget is between the $1500 and the $1800. Do you have any recommendations for specs please?
 
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Barty1884
With that budget, you'll have zero problems.

I'm not 100% sure how many cores AutoCAD can utilize or whether it's got a preference for AMD/nVidia, so I've got two options for you - a 6700K & a 5820K w/ R9 390x or GTX 980ti - or a combination of both.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.38 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid...
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With that budget, you'll have zero problems.

I'm not 100% sure how many cores AutoCAD can utilize or whether it's got a preference for AMD/nVidia, so I've got two options for you - a 6700K & a 5820K w/ R9 390x or GTX 980ti - or a combination of both.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.38 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($147.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($339.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1545.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-09 12:06 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($343.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.38 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($127.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($147.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($529.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1677.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-09 12:09 EDT-0400


Not sure whether you needed peripherals etc too, so I didn't include. Might have to scale back a couple of points if you need a good monitor/keyboard/mouse/headphones etc.

Either build, or a combination of them will game perfectly - as far as AutoCAD, I'm assuming both would be overkill but the added cores/threads in the 5820K may be of benefit, they might not. I'm sure somebody with good AutoCAD knowledge will be able to shed some light.
 
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