Advice component selection

[Imp-erator]

Hi Folks


I'm trying to configure a multifunctional computer. I use i in my daily work, which involves a fair bit of multitasking.
Software frequently used at the same time is: AutoCAD, MS Office applications (usually 2 at the time) and Matlab on occasion.

In addition to this I may use it for a game or two.
Last criteria it has to be very quiet. Don't like any fan buzzz while I work.

If someone have any advice or other recommendation if would be appreciated.


Component selection.

INTEL CORE I7-920 2.66G 8M LGA1366 BOX (BX80601920)

OCZ TECH Platinum 6GB Kit 3x2GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (OCZ3P1600LV6GK)

POWERCOLOR HD5750 PCI-E/1GB GDDR5/ HDMI/ 2DVI/ SiPi (AX5750 1GBD5-S3DH)

ASUS MK P6T SE Intel X58 Socket 1366, ATX (P6T SE)

NOCTUA NT-H1 Pro-grade Thermal Grease (NT-H1)

NOCTUA CPU-Kühler NH-U12DX 1366 (NH-U12DX 1366)

 

[enzo matrix]

looks fine. what is your budget? Which games? What is your monitor resolution?

 

[Imp-erator]

BUDGET RANGE: No more than 1200, but I may include a screen in this budget.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050

MONITOR: SAMSUNG's Digital World - LCD Monitors | 226BW


Games, I'm an oldie
Civ IV
Hearths of Iron I to III
Locomotion
Sim City 4000
Railroad Tycoon 2

I aren't playing any first persons games.


Thanks for you comment.

 

[tortnotes]

Nice parts there. You shouldn't have any problems at all running those games, and the 920 will handle your work apps with ease.
As far as improving it... if you find yourself wanting a bit more room in Autocad, a higher resolution monitor would be a good upgrade. Besides that, there's not much that's going to increase performance in those applications right now.