Architecture Student

[surge1589]

I am a student in Architecture and am looking to buy a desktop that would be able to handle the type of work I will be doing well. I mainly use AutoCad, Rhino, Vray as well as the Adobe Suite. I've put together a list of parts to build my own computer.

I would like to get some opinions on these parts before I make my final decision. Thanks


Case:
Antec Eleven Hundred Case

Mobo:
Asrock x79 Extreme6

Video Card:
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870

PSU:
Intel i7 3930k (220.00)

Power Supply:
Corsair TX650

Ram:
G. Skills Ripjaws 16gb 4x4

HDD: WD Caviar 1TB

SSD: Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128gb

DVD Drive:
Asus 24x DVD Burner

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo

Cooloer Master Case Fan 4 in 1

 

[maestro0428]

Go with an Nvidia card. They are faster in Adobe apps (looking into CAD performance). A 460GTX is a cheaper, fast CUDA card. I am testing the 570GTX just for Adobe suite and its very fast and affordable (little more than 200 bucks on sale). The rest looks good.

 

[maestro0428]

As for CUDA support, there is an Nvidia AutoCad specific driver for Quadro cards. I recommend a Quadro 4000. Yeah, it costs more, but with special drivers, these cards are much faster than standard gaming cards.