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Hi!

I'm building a powerful Desktop for Office working (no gaming no anyhing else). It must handle Autocad, multiple chrome tabs, office. The most important think is performance so I was thinking about getting a powerful processor, a good MB and decent ram.

This is te build I've been thinking on (im not a computer expert so please tell me if its good or somethig is not compatible)

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
GIGABYTE GA-A320M-HD2 AMD Ryzen AM4
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (1x16GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz
Silicon Power 60GB S60 MLC High Endurance 2.5" 7mm SATA III 6 Gb/s Internal Solid State Drive (JUST FOR THE WINDOWS AND PROGRAMS)
VelociRaptor WD1000CHTZ 1 TB 2.5" Internal Hard Drive (is this good?)
MSI AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB DDR3 (won't play a single game)
EVGA 430 W1, 80+ WHITE 430W

for peripherals I'm buing a razer chroma keyboard for typing comfort and a wireless logitech mouse. Already have a 27" asus screen and the case would be cheaper getting it locally (I live outsde the US).


Thanks for your review or advice in advance!
 
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pretty much overkill.

a 60GB SSD is too small. Windows alone takes up this much after some service packs
Velociraptor for office? no, regular HDD will be fine.
a 1500X serves little purpose for an office build, I don't know about autocad, but apart from that I'd take an i5 instead and use the integrated graphics
personally I'd like a better quality PSU, but this will ultimately do
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not much of a builder but i'd say that intel might be the better, and if you wont play a game a graphics card is not much in need,
but dont count on what im saying im not a pro in this.
 
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Your answer is appreciated. I don't know much either but I read that ryzen processors don't have integrated grapics that's why I put a graphic cards in there. And we're trying to build the most powerful and affordable pc out there.
 
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The GPU is actually somewhat useful when using cad software. I use sketchup from time to time and once you start loading larger high polygon files it can get really sluggish. I'd ditch the velociraptop. Either get a larger drive for storage or a bigger better SSD. Since this is a work desktop quality and reliability matters. In that regard spending a little more on a reliable SSD from intel or samsung is much more desirable. I'd also consider using a raid 1 to cover yourself in case of drive failure. And run daily backups to an external drive.

I think the rest is okay.
 
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we don't design, we only use AUTOCAD for reading blueprints. that's the only program we use besides excel, word and powerpoint.
 
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Thanks for your advice! I have a couple questions. Since we don't need much storage (we're using currently 200 GB since 1992 (hehe)) wouldn't it be better to just have a velociraptor with high RPM for faster data transfer? And I thought about that 60GB SSD for windows, office and autocad loading. What do you think about it?
 
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If you are only using cad for reading then the GPU isn't as critical. You are really only looking for a video output capable of driving your asus monitor. You probably only need a moderately sized SSD. I assume you are using a NAS for long term bulk storage. Raid 1 is still a good idea for "oh sh*t" days but not terribly critical.
 
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I'm pretty amateurregarding this CPU build stuff, what is NAS and Raid 1?
 
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A 60GB drive is not big enough for the OS and programs.
Junk power supply.
Buy the memory in a 2X8GB set not a single stick.
Raid 1 is not needed you should have external backup.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.21 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($106.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $609.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-15 09:09 EDT-0400
 
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pretty much overkill.

a 60GB SSD is too small. Windows alone takes up this much after some service packs
Velociraptor for office? no, regular HDD will be fine.
a 1500X serves little purpose for an office build, I don't know about autocad, but apart from that I'd take an i5 instead and use the integrated graphics
personally I'd like a better quality PSU, but this will ultimately do
 
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If you want it for Autocad, specially for 3D modeling and model simulation you need more cores and a lot of memory depending how serious work you have to do. R5 1500x has only 4 real cores and Autocad is not very good at using threads. That MB is not very good one either. 60GB disk is barely enough for windows only, I wouldn't even think of anything under 240GB.
 
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Thanks for your answer Night, I chose that cpu because of this page https://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html, it says the ryzen has a lot more performance than all i5s, isn't it true?
 
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Countmike, I already removed the HDD and the SSD and added a Samsung 800 EVO 500 GB SSD instead.
 
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Good move. I'm using AutoCAD 2013 on 1600x and if I had to do more serious work (I'm retired) I'd go for 1800x. I also have a 240 SSD with windows and AC on it only and it's barely enough so I have to use a HDD for finished work or would have to use another SSD for scratch files for uncompleted projects.
 
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