Hey everyone, thanks in advance. This is my first post, so let me know if I screwed up something.
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Approximate Purchase Date: Next month or two
Budget Range: <$1500 w/OS
System Usage from Most to Least Important: primarily Autodesk Inventor (3d machine design software), Autodesk Revit (3d architectural modeling), lots of 2d autocad, various engineering analysis apps
Parts Not Required: monitors, mouse, keyboard
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: Intel, generally have liked like ASUS but am open to others
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: Dual monitors @ 1920x1200, currently using DVI
Additional Comments:
From Autodesk's own blog, here are the importance/effectiveness of the components for running Inventor 2011, from most important to least:
1. 64 bit OS
2. System RAM
3. Hard Disk speed and size
4. CPU power
5. Graphics HW
Traditionally, Autodesk 3d products have required certified workstation graphics cards, but they are now settled on DirectX and standard 3d gaming cards should work great.
Inventor is very RAM intensive, and we're going to be doing pretty large assemblies, so 16GB is my minimum. I'd actually prefer more if the price of 8Gb sticks was lower.
I've built systems before, but don't live and breathe this stuff so I'd appreciate any comments/suggestions. My eyes kind of glaze over trying to figure out the best video cards and SSD for my use.
The list below puts it at around $1480 shipped, then about $100 in rebates, with current specials/rebates. I might go with a lower capacity SSD to save some bucks, and if I could get decent performance with a less expensive graphics card (~$125-150), that'd be good. Also, is 750W overkill on the PSU since I'm not overclocking or running dual graphics cards? I'll probably be putting two of these together, and we have a lot more software to buy, so any cost saving suggestions would be great if it looks like I'm buying more than I need.
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Here's what I've put together on my own:
Intel Core i7-2600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115071
ASUS P8P67 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131681
Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (Qty 2 for 16Gb total ram)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220558
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Primary drive)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148348
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (secondary drive)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
EVGA 01G-P3-1465-AR GeForce GTX 465 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130555
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
LG DVD±RW SuperMulti Drive Black SATA Model GH22NS50B - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136216
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116758
_______________________________________
Approximate Purchase Date: Next month or two
Budget Range: <$1500 w/OS
System Usage from Most to Least Important: primarily Autodesk Inventor (3d machine design software), Autodesk Revit (3d architectural modeling), lots of 2d autocad, various engineering analysis apps
Parts Not Required: monitors, mouse, keyboard
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: Intel, generally have liked like ASUS but am open to others
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: Dual monitors @ 1920x1200, currently using DVI
Additional Comments:
From Autodesk's own blog, here are the importance/effectiveness of the components for running Inventor 2011, from most important to least:
1. 64 bit OS
2. System RAM
3. Hard Disk speed and size
4. CPU power
5. Graphics HW
Traditionally, Autodesk 3d products have required certified workstation graphics cards, but they are now settled on DirectX and standard 3d gaming cards should work great.
Inventor is very RAM intensive, and we're going to be doing pretty large assemblies, so 16GB is my minimum. I'd actually prefer more if the price of 8Gb sticks was lower.
I've built systems before, but don't live and breathe this stuff so I'd appreciate any comments/suggestions. My eyes kind of glaze over trying to figure out the best video cards and SSD for my use.
The list below puts it at around $1480 shipped, then about $100 in rebates, with current specials/rebates. I might go with a lower capacity SSD to save some bucks, and if I could get decent performance with a less expensive graphics card (~$125-150), that'd be good. Also, is 750W overkill on the PSU since I'm not overclocking or running dual graphics cards? I'll probably be putting two of these together, and we have a lot more software to buy, so any cost saving suggestions would be great if it looks like I'm buying more than I need.
_________________________________
Here's what I've put together on my own:
Intel Core i7-2600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115071
ASUS P8P67 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131681
Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (Qty 2 for 16Gb total ram)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220558
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Primary drive)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148348
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (secondary drive)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
EVGA 01G-P3-1465-AR GeForce GTX 465 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130555
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
LG DVD±RW SuperMulti Drive Black SATA Model GH22NS50B - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136216
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116758