Building workstation around Quadro

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I'm building a workstation computer to run CAD auto inventor, and another to run FEMAP. The workstation graphics cards are limited: I want to go with Nvidia Quadro P2000 5GB GDDR5 128-bit PCI Express 3.0 x16. It's a large upgrade over the FX1500, and I want to build around the P2000.

I'm curious as to which type of processor I need to go for 3D visualization, loading large assemblies, general CAD tasks without stuttering or lag.

Do I need more cores, do I need less cores with higher frequency? Do I need more than 16 gigs of ram, any advice based on experience would be great.
 
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I'm not really an expert, but in my company, when workstations are bought/used, one thing is always clear:
- much more cores than average
- much more memory that average
- CPU frequency is not necessarily higher
- good GPU-drivers are more important than a fast GPU

If i'm not completely mistaken, choose a solution with as much cores as you can afford, and if to choose because of budget between more cores and higher frequency, choose more cores.
16GB is optimum for games, but even old workstations in my company *start* with 64 GB, many having 128GB, and quite some having 256GB.
All have fast RAID 10 data storage, and a medium-sized SSD (~500GB) for booting.

But there is a catch: In my company, the persons using these machines don't...
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I'm not really an expert, but in my company, when workstations are bought/used, one thing is always clear:
- much more cores than average
- much more memory that average
- CPU frequency is not necessarily higher
- good GPU-drivers are more important than a fast GPU

If i'm not completely mistaken, choose a solution with as much cores as you can afford, and if to choose because of budget between more cores and higher frequency, choose more cores.
16GB is optimum for games, but even old workstations in my company *start* with 64 GB, many having 128GB, and quite some having 256GB.
All have fast RAID 10 data storage, and a medium-sized SSD (~500GB) for booting.

But there is a catch: In my company, the persons using these machines don't have to pay them, but the company does.
If you do this "for fun", and don't earn money with it, 32GB and an AMD Threadripper are nice to have, but really, really expensive.
 
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