Hi,
I am building a new system for myself to be used at CFD (computational fluid dynamics), lightweight CAD (solidworks) and I also often run games (like Flight Simulators...).
CFD is really demanding on processing capabilities but this is not what I do for a living...(otherwise I'd need a high end workstation). For CAD i just deal with small assemblies that doesn't require huge rendering or anything like that. The games I play requires good video cards (I have a GTX 660m on my laptop that do just fine but sometimes I feel I could have more..).
Anyways, here is the configuration I thought could work and be "updated" for the next few years. This is the first time I'm doing it so feel free to change it as needed if I made any rookie mistake! (feel free to laugh too if it's the case...)
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($569.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($206.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N180UBE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($103.98 @ Newegg)
Other: CPU Cooler ($39.99)
Total: $1367.42
PS: I'm not thinking about overclocking unless it is worth it or easy to do.
PS2: CAD video cards and Gaming video cards are completely different, but as I said, I don't really need a high-end CAD workstation, otherwise I'd go with a FirePro or Quadro.
PS3: As right now I have a Lenovo Y580 (i7 3630QM, 8Gb, GTX 660m).
I am building a new system for myself to be used at CFD (computational fluid dynamics), lightweight CAD (solidworks) and I also often run games (like Flight Simulators...).
CFD is really demanding on processing capabilities but this is not what I do for a living...(otherwise I'd need a high end workstation). For CAD i just deal with small assemblies that doesn't require huge rendering or anything like that. The games I play requires good video cards (I have a GTX 660m on my laptop that do just fine but sometimes I feel I could have more..).
Anyways, here is the configuration I thought could work and be "updated" for the next few years. This is the first time I'm doing it so feel free to change it as needed if I made any rookie mistake! (feel free to laugh too if it's the case...)
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($569.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($206.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N180UBE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($103.98 @ Newegg)
Other: CPU Cooler ($39.99)
Total: $1367.42
PS: I'm not thinking about overclocking unless it is worth it or easy to do.
PS2: CAD video cards and Gaming video cards are completely different, but as I said, I don't really need a high-end CAD workstation, otherwise I'd go with a FirePro or Quadro.
PS3: As right now I have a Lenovo Y580 (i7 3630QM, 8Gb, GTX 660m).
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