Build a computer for solidworks 2010
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Budget: $1300-1600
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Monitor
Keyboard
Mouse
DVD Drive
I am planning to build a new system for solidworks 2010 within the next 2 months. I have never built a computer from scratch but have been inside enough towers to know that I can.
I do not have a very good idea of the best combination of components. I have looked around on Newegg and I think that building will work out much better than buying a pre-built system.
I am running large assemblies and will be doing plenty of renderings.
Thanks very much!
Wes
Do not need:
Monitor
Keyboard
Mouse
DVD Drive
I am planning to build a new system for solidworks 2010 within the next 2 months. I have never built a computer from scratch but have been inside enough towers to know that I can.
I do not have a very good idea of the best combination of components. I have looked around on Newegg and I think that building will work out much better than buying a pre-built system.
I am running large assemblies and will be doing plenty of renderings.
Thanks very much!
Wes
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Yes custom system is usualy better and cheaper then prebuild systems.
As for recomended parts you should go for I7 and x58 board and 6/12GB ram as solidworks can eat up memory and CPU. I am not sure if current version of solidworks support or plan support GPU computing but if it do, 5870 could help with performance.
As for recomended parts you should go for I7 and x58 board and 6/12GB ram as solidworks can eat up memory and CPU. I am not sure if current version of solidworks support or plan support GPU computing but if it do, 5870 could help with performance.
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As an SolidWorks/Inventor user this is the best $1200-1300 system I can recommend right now:
CPU: Core i7 920
* The HT really helps here
Motherboard: P6T SE
* Solid motherboard for the price
RAM: Any quality 3*2GB DDR3 1600 kit will do
* SolidWorks can benefit from 12GB depending on what you do.
HDD: 2x Samsung F3s 500GB
* One of the fastest HDDs out right now
GPU: ATI 4670 or or 5750 (or higher if gaming)
****Very important: I'm assuming you are just a student and will not be doing any serious pro level designs. If you are a pro (as in this is your job), I highly recommend you looking in to a workstation card.
Case: HAF 922, Antec 900 or any other case with good airflow and space
PSU: Corsair 650TX or other quality PSU
* NEVER skimp on the PSU. Always get a PSU from Corsair, OCZ, Antec, PC Power & Cooling, or SeaSonic.
CPU Cooling: Core Contact Freezer with LGA1366 bracket
*I'm assuming you will overclock now or down the road.
@xrodney: SolidWorks dosen't use OpenCL or CUDA type accelerations currently. HOWEVER, you CAN benefit from a workstation GPU. The 5870 won't benefit when it comes to CAD work most of the time.
CPU: Core i7 920
* The HT really helps here
Motherboard: P6T SE
* Solid motherboard for the price
RAM: Any quality 3*2GB DDR3 1600 kit will do
* SolidWorks can benefit from 12GB depending on what you do.
HDD: 2x Samsung F3s 500GB
* One of the fastest HDDs out right now
GPU: ATI 4670 or or 5750 (or higher if gaming)
****Very important: I'm assuming you are just a student and will not be doing any serious pro level designs. If you are a pro (as in this is your job), I highly recommend you looking in to a workstation card.
Case: HAF 922, Antec 900 or any other case with good airflow and space
PSU: Corsair 650TX or other quality PSU
* NEVER skimp on the PSU. Always get a PSU from Corsair, OCZ, Antec, PC Power & Cooling, or SeaSonic.
CPU Cooling: Core Contact Freezer with LGA1366 bracket
*I'm assuming you will overclock now or down the road.
@xrodney: SolidWorks dosen't use OpenCL or CUDA type accelerations currently. HOWEVER, you CAN benefit from a workstation GPU. The 5870 won't benefit when it comes to CAD work most of the time.
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Best card under $200 is this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Quadro FX 580 512MB
Also, would you be interested in modding? The reason for this is you can find a old 8800GTX/GTS for cheap and can easily mod it to a Quadro.
See: http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=539&pgno=...
The old 8800GTS can now be found for <$100.
Quadro FX 580 512MB
Also, would you be interested in modding? The reason for this is you can find a old 8800GTX/GTS for cheap and can easily mod it to a Quadro.
See: http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=539&pgno=...
The old 8800GTS can now be found for <$100.
Hey Shadow,
Thanks for the recommendation. I was looking at this card earlier this morning:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
I am not sure if it is worth the cost difference though- what do you think? my budget is 1300-1600 so I could afford a card in this range if it made a meaningful difference. I am running assemblies with around 200 parts.
Thanks!
Thanks for the recommendation. I was looking at this card earlier this morning:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
I am not sure if it is worth the cost difference though- what do you think? my budget is 1300-1600 so I could afford a card in this range if it made a meaningful difference. I am running assemblies with around 200 parts.
Thanks!
^Actually, it's a worse card than what I recommended (for SolidWorks at least):
See benchmarks here: http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/workstation-graphics...
See benchmarks here: http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/workstation-graphics...
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