CAD Workstation build suggestions?

[dellvarson13]

This will be the first computer I have built completely. I am looking for a workstation to use for CAD modeling and similar software and maybe some gaming on the side (nothing extreme). This will mainly be used for Solidworks CAD modeling; some other programs I plan to use are Blender, Unity, 3D printing slicing software and similar programs.

I have done a little research but not enough to be super confident in my decisions. My budget is to keep it below $2000. Below is my preliminary PC build but I am looking for suggestions for what would be the best choices to make.

Note: my current go to sites are Newegg and Amazon if possible

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RhhwNG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RhhwNG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1270 V5 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte MW21-SE0 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($191.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: AMD FirePro W5100 4GB Video Card ($324.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1788.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-03 22:46 EST-0500

 

[logainofhades]

Solidworks doesn't officially support cards other than Quadros. 128gb is not much storage, so I hope you have some HDD lying around, to use. I would do 250gb, minimum, for Windows, and those programs. I would do something more like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($384.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3P (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($173.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY Quadro K2200 4GB Video Card ($427.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1936.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-04 01:47 EST-0500