Architecture Design Computer

[slane043]

Hey,

My friend is an Architecture student and they need to do a lot of work in 3D design and modelling. They have to do quite a bit of rendering of the model for the final design.

He has $600 to spend getting a PC made. I'm going to help him out as he doesn't know how to make one.

I've recently made myself a $1100 gaming PC. But I don't know what components are important for the type of work he does.

Whats more important? RAM, CPU, Graphics Card?

Could you potentially suggest what would be the best balance of these 3 things for this PC.

 

[batuchka]

Items off Egg $253

1090T + Gigabyte 880G mATX $235
http://www.microcenter.com/specials/promotions/AMDbundlePROMO.html

$488 in total

If software does not leverage on GPU acceleration then above is good to go else

$69AR HD 4850 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150482

 

[WR2]

Hello slane043;
More details needed on the software he's going to be using would be helpful.
For example; Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2011 & Quicksilver rendering

 

[slane043]

Hey,

Here are the applications he has told me:
Artantis
Revit
Archcad
Photshop