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darreny

darreny

darreny

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Hi im a little out of the loop now so could some kind souls spec a base unit for running google sketch up and 3D autocad that is only used for 2D drawings. could have 3 instances of sketch up running alongside autocad, office and numerous browser windows open. budget around £700 - £1000 for complete base unit. its for work so onboard sound is fine.

many thanks
Darren
 
Need an OS?


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1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£20 Saving** £388.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/16) £139.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011024-WW) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Noctua NH-U12S Ultra-Quiet Slim CPU Cooler with NF-F12 Fan £52.99
Total : £958.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).




Tried to come up with something super quiet.

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Is it justgoing to be for drawings and modelling? No high-end renderings or anything like that?

If so, those applications are single threaded, which means an i5 would perform just as well a an i7 would (as the i7 brings extra 'logical' cores with hyperthreading).

Single threaded applications also respond well to high cores speeds, so if you want to OC, it will have a good effect.

Id take stulids build but replace the mobo and CPU set with these:

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1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
Total : £257.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Will make it £140 cheaper.. So nearer the £800 mark.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/16) £139.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011024-WW) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x **B Grade** MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.99
1 x Noctua NH-U12S Ultra-Quiet Slim CPU Cooler with NF-F12 Fan £52.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
Total : £777.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).



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That could work also, as none of of those programs are CUDA biased, open GL will work just as well, meaning an AMD cardisa good option. That is a stunning price for a 7770 too..

Good job stu..
 
Thanks for the specs you've listed, I will ask tomorrow about os as its for a guy in a workshop next to me. It's just for modelling kitchens so will give them the i5 and i7 options.
 
Just to add a little fuel to the i7 fire.

Gigabyte 2 for 1 offer - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18631511

Get £32.50 cashback - http://www.gigabytenordic.com/uk/intel_z97-x99_promotion/index.html

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But,

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1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £264.58
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD316G2133HC11ADC01) £129.95
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011024-WW) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1 x **B Grade** MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.99
1 x Noctua NH-U12S Ultra-Quiet Slim CPU Cooler with NF-F12 Fan £52.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
Total : £784.43 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Get £22.50 cashback.
 
darreny said:
Thanks for the specs you've listed, I will ask tomorrow about os as its for a guy in a workshop next to me. It's just for modelling kitchens so will give them the i5 and i7 options.
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Yeah, for that an i5 should be fine...

EDIT: was just about to point outthe 4690k z97XSLI offer.. Beaten..
 
And it will provide some over clocking head room. If he won't be into overclocking you can save even more money by dropping to a H81/B85 motherboard and i5 4430/4440 CPU.
 
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