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hargi

hargi

hargi

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Looking to spec a computer for a mate.
He just wants it for normal office stuff, watching a few dvds. But also to run CAD on it.
Quick look at the autoCad specs

http://www.autodesk.co.uk/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=452932&id=14844126

This looks the important bit
Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
1 GB RAM
1.4 GB free disk space for installation

Whats SSE2 Technology?

I want something that will keep him going for a while.

Would something like this be about right http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-040-OP&groupid=43&catid=1798&subcat=

or would a build be better?

TIA
 
hi there mate, i am a civil engineer and currently use autocad as well - almost daily

i used to have the e8400 and running autocad was a bit... troublesome

I have now upgraded to the 2500k and ill report when i get autocad set up :)

the main problem is when you want to render or change the view to conceptual the panning is VERY slow and highly fustrating!

i wouldnt take any notice of those minimum specs as yes, you COULD run autocad - but it would be painful to acutally USE it like that!
 
surely for 3d cad stuff the graphics card would be more important to a point?
wouldnt any decent quadcore be more than enough? with lots of ram?

i dont know only ever used cad stuff in secondary school engineering class's.. lol
 
DJ_Hughesy said:
surely for 3d cad stuff the graphics card would be more important to a point?
wouldnt any decent quadcore be more than enough? with lots of ram?

i dont know only ever used cad stuff in secondary school engineering class's.. lol
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Yeah but AutoCAD LT is only 2D so no need for OTT spec. Better going with a bog standard PC and a really fast HDD.
 
Includes quad core phenom II, 8Gb DDR3, 1 Tb disk, Windows Professional, Graphics card as placeholder, you could get a quadro or similar to replace.

Note, I run LT2004 and LT2011, the latter uses as much ram and processor as possible.

Gigabyte GeForce GTS 450 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Mouse Pad £109.99
(£91.66) £109.99
(£91.66)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Professional 64 Bit £99.60
(£83.00) £99.60
(£83.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache WD10EALX - OEM £50.99
(£42.49) £50.99
(£42.49)
GeIL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP38GB1600C9DC) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 840 "95W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
(£12.49) £14.99
(£12.49)
Logitech UltraX Premium Keyboard - OEM (920-000189) £14.99
(£12.49) £14.99
(£12.49)
Sub Total : £512.07
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
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VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £104.91
Total : £629.48
 
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