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Hi, I want to build a system primarily used for CAD work. I am currently at University and I need a computer that can handle Rhino, Sketchup and Keyshot with ease. There is a chance I will need it to run programs like 3ds Max and Autodesk Alias in the future so It would be good if it was well suited to those as well. My budget is £900. I don't want to overclock. I want the computer to be compact so I want it to be a mini ATX or ITX build. The build as it stands- CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£198.71 @ Amazon UK) Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.99 @ Amazon UK) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£51.72 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£74.09 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: PNY Quadro K620 2GB Video Card (£144.54 @ CCL Computers) Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£64.99 @ Novatech) Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.79 @ Aria PC) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.55 @ CCL Computers) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£9.79 @ CCL Computers) Monitor: Dell U2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor (£179.70 @ CCL Computers) Total: £851.87 (operating system extra £50) I am looking for particular advice regarding the graphics card. Should I get the K620 or the GTX 760 or something completely else? I would also appreciate advice on whether the psu is a good choice and would much appreciate any other suggestions and opinions or experience regarding the other parts as I am still a little unsure on some of them. Many Thanks.

I am actually asking a different question in this thread about the w5000 vs the gtx 770 with does follow on from my last thread I was just hoping to get more opinion on the matter by posting a new thread if you feel this is not okay I will delete the thread

Hi, I want to build a machine for CAD, video editing and rendering programs such as- Autodesk Alias, Autodesk 3ds max Solidworks Rhino Keyshot Maxwell Octane Blender Maya Adobe After effects Adobe Photoshop Adobe Premier Pro Google Sketchup I am split between the Firepro w5000 and the GTX 770 for my GPU so would much appreciate any opinions as to which one i should get, or any suggestions for another GPU in the £300-£350 price range. This is the rest of my build- CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN851ND 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer Operating System: Windows 8 Professional Student Any opinions on the build would also be much appreciated. Cheers

Cheers for the answer man. I will definitely look into getting the 760 then. Have you had experience using this card? Cheers

What about the difference in price? The 780 is more expensive than a w5000. I doesn't seem worth it if im not really going to be gaining much. If you were saying a GTX 770 would offer me better performance in apps like Alias, Rhino, Keyshot, 3DS than a W5000 then i would definitely get at 770 due to the fact it cost less and im going to get better performance in apps that im most likely to use. I dont really understand what you are advising me to do to be honest. What graphics card would you recommend in my £300-£350 range? Cheers

Cheers for the answer its very helpful. I must apologize, i didn't mean Revit i meant Rhino, because as you rightly pointed out, they are completely different and i wont be needing to use Revit for my sort of work. Yes i don't think that we will be require to create that sort of intricacy at University. I realize from what you are saying that i basically cant get a GPU in my budget that will perform well in any CAD program that I throw at it. But that still leaves me with the question of what GPU do i get based on the uncertainty of the which CAD programs i will be using in the future. What would be your advice from you knowledge of working with CAD and rendering programs? Cheers

No i wont be using both solidworks and revit for my university major, i will be using whichever program one i am most comfortable with once i have learnt them properly. If i were to go the consumer graphics card route i would defiantly get a Nvidia card due to CUDA acceleration. I think i would get a GTX 780, but do you think it is really worth that extra £50 over the W5000? If we exclude solidworks, would a GTX 780 outperform a w5000 in most commonly used CAD and rendering programs? What about a GTX 770 4GB? Cheers again

Thanks for the in-depth response it is much appreciated! I am building this machine for university next year so its hard to say exactly what software i will be using most. I know i will be using solidworks alot, but also programs such as rhino and revit, which i have no knowledge about yet. At the moment i am mainly using autodesk alias and then take my files into autodesk showcase to render the files. I prefer Keyshot to render my files but computer isn't good enough to download it, but i plan to get it on my new machine. I wanted to get a video card that would perform well in most cad applications due to the uncertainty of what programs i will be using in the future. I felt the w5000 did just this, judged by benchmarks, has the added bonus of certification by a lot of cad programs, and doesn't break the bank! Would you agree? I would say that i want my GPU to perform best in the following applications- Alias Solidworks Keyshot 3DS max Maya The video editing is just a side hobby so i am not to fussed about its performance, i would just be useful it rendering video clips was speedy! What do you think would be the best GPU for me? (Budget £300-£350) Other than the GPU and ram which i do hope to upgrade to 32 gb in the future, do you think the rest of the build will perform well? Cheers again

Hi, I am wanting to build a PC for use with the following applications- Autodesk Alias, Autodesk 3ds max Solidworks Keyshot Maxwell Octane Maya Adobe after effect Adobe Photoshop Adobe Premier Pro Google Sketchup I have pretty much decided on the parts that i want to use and would much appreciate advice, suggestions and opinions on the final build to make sure i have everything right and it will be a good machine for the applications i am looking to use. This is the build- CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£188.40 @ Aria PC) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.90 @ Ebuyer) Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£60.00 @ Amazon UK) Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£96.59 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£118.79 @ Amazon UK) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN851ND 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter (£13.14 @ Aria PC) Video Card: Sapphire Technology AMD FirePro W5000 2GB GDDR5 DVI DP PCI-E Professional 3D Graphics Card (£339.91 @ Dabs) Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£64.98 @ Novatech) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£57.67 @ Dabs) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.18 @ Scan.co.uk) Operating System: Windows 8 Professional Student (£49.99 @ Microsoft) Total: £1026.55 The one thing i am still a little inconclusive about is my monitor. I would love to get the Dell U2713HM but it is over my budget which is £200-£300. I am just not sure if it worth spending that extra money to get a 1440p monitor. My other, more realistic option, is to get the Dell U2414h or P2414h. But i am still unsure so would appreciate any help deciding on a monitor. Cheers

Hi, I am planning to build a PC intended for use with Adobe Premier Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Autodesk Autocad, 3Ds max, Maya, Keyshot, Solidworks and the like. I'm not a professional but do video editing, animation and 3D design mostly as a hobby at the moment, but I am looking to study 3D design at university next year so will need a good computer to cope with the stresses of the various CAD softwares. The is the Build so far- CPU Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM Motherboard Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Memory Patriot Viper 3 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Storage Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" SSD Case Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Power Supply Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Optical Drive Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) I am stuck on the GPU front, I have basically narrowed it down to the K2000 or a W5000 or a GTX 780 or a R9 290 but i am just unsure about which one would be the best for what i am wanting to do, could you give me any suggestions/advice on these cards? I am also thinking about going with x79 platform with the 4930k processor (if i can make my budget stretch that far!) how much do you think i would benefit from this over the z87 platform? Is it worth the extra money? Also if i could make my budget stretch to getting a K4000 which of the following options do you think would be the best 1. Get a K4000 but stick with the z87 platform or 2. Go a with the 4930k processor but get a GPU which isn't as good such as the ones above? Also any advice on any of the components in the build as it stands would be very much appreciated as well. Many Thanks

Hi, I'm looking to build a PC used for applications such Adobe Premier Pro and After Effects, Autodesk Autocad, Maya and Showcase. I'm not a professional but do video editing, animation and 3D design mostly as a hobby at the moment but am looking to study 3D design at university next year so will need a good computer to cope with the stresses of the various CAD software. I also edit videos as a hobby and may use those skill at university next year. So I need a computer which wont let me down in these areas of work. This is the components i am thinking of puting into my PC and i was wondering if you could give me your opinion or any suggestions/advice on the build as a whole for the applications i am going to be using. CPU- intel i7 4770K CPU cooler- Noctua NH-D14 Motherboard- ASUS Z87 pro ATX Memory- Patriot Viper 3 16GB DDR3-1866 Storage- Kinston hyperX 3K 240 GB SSD and 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black 7200rpm Power supply- Corsair 550W ATX12v Case- NZXT Phantom You'll notice that I have left out the GPU that because this is were Im still unsure, I'v been looking at the Nvidia quadro K4000 or the AMD Firepro W7000 or maybe a SLI GTX 680 or the GTX 780 but i would much appreciate an opinion on any of the cards or even a alternative which I haven't listed and whether the cards are overkill for what I looking to do and I don't need to spend so much money! I am planning on overclocking my system to about 4.5 GHz using ASUS 4-way optimization process. The last thing I was wondering was how well a top spec Imac would deal with the applications I want to use? Many thanks