First time build

[dhilan93]

Hello,

Looking to build a PC from scratch which will mainly be used for architectural programs e.g. AutoCad, CadCam, Rhino, VectorWorks etc loads of image rendering to be done. This is my first build PC therefore was wondering where to start looking and if someone give a rough list to go by.
ideally an i5 processor not an AMD. Want it to be powerful and able to future proof it. Budget is £500-600.
Can anyone help?

 

[stulid]

Hi,

What parts do you need..tower/OS/keyboard etc.

 

[dhilan93]

Everything for the PC build is required - as mentioned first build PC from scratch. No peripherals (mouse, keyboard, monitor)

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £146.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/16) £95.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £74.99
1 x Gigabyte B85M-D3H Intel B85 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £37.99
1 x Antec VPF450 450W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £36.95
1 x Xigmatek Echo Midi-Tower - Black £23.99
Total : £568.37 (includes shipping : £11.25).




Can use the CPUs built-in gfx core, the board has DVI/HDMI/Dsub connectors.

Or add a cheap GFX card
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-424-MS

Or 2TB HDD etc.

Maybe add a DVD drive.

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Or maybe add a cooler and place it all inside a "silenced" case,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £146.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/16) £95.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £74.99
1 x Gigabyte B85M-D3H Intel B85 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £37.99
1 x Antec VPF450 450W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £36.95
1 x Antec VSP5000 Silenced Tower Case - Black £34.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
Total : £599.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 

[dhilan93]

thank you very much will look into it further and advise how it goes. please can you review the below and advise if it could work?
RAM - Corsair 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz
CPU - i5-4690K
Motherboard - Asus B85M-E Socket 1150 DVI HDMI 8-Channel HD Audio mATX Motherboard
SSD - 120GB for boot drive
HDD - Seagate 2TB Barracuda Internal Hard Drive
GPU - Radeon R7 290x / Radeon R9 280
PSU - Antec VP Series 500w
Case - Still deciding

 

[stulid]

That will work (apart from the PSU may not be a quality match for a 290X)

Not sure you need a R9 290/280X for this as they are strong cards mainly aimed for gaming, but you do get OpenCL support in many applications with AMD cards to accelerate productivity.

There are some Bgrade cards,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-370-MS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-740-AS