spec me a cad pc

Jonnybmac · 23 Jan 2015 at 19:33

well my out of date pc has been on its last legs for some time.. stick of ram died and now i believe either the motherboard or graphics card has died so its time for a long overdue upgrade

currently only use inventor so direct3D card prefered rather than the expensive workstation quadros

need a motherboard, ram, cpu and card

dont really want to be spending no more than £500 if possible but want it to last a few years

help greatly appreciated as i'm clueless at what to look for in a pc nowadays

stulid · 23 Jan 2015 at 19:34

Hi,

What case, PSU and drives do you have?

Jonnybmac · 23 Jan 2015 at 19:44

OCZ500SXS 500W psu
ATX12V / EPS12V
100 - 240 V 50/60 Hz
+3.3V@30A, +5V@30A, +12V1@18A, +12V2@18A, [email protected], [email protected]

crucial mx100
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-036-CR

atx case
http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/merc-alpha/

stulid · 23 Jan 2015 at 19:51

YOUR BASKET
1 x **b grade** gigabyte geforce gtx 770 windforce 3x oc 2048mb gddr5 pci-express graphics card (gv-n770oc-2gd) £169.99
1 x amd piledriver fx-8 eight core 8320e black edition 3.20ghz (socket am3+) processor - retail £109.99
1 x teamgroup elite black 16gb (2x8gb) ddr3 pc3-12800c11 1600mhz dual channel kit (tpkd316g1600hc11dc01) £109.99
1 x antec truepower classic 550w '80 plus gold' power supply £55.99
1 x gigabyte 970a-ds3p amd 970a (socket am3+) ddr3 motherboard £52.99
total : £508.56 (includes shipping : £8.00).

eight core+16gb+nvidia card for cuda support etc.

new psu as yours is really old and doesn't even have the right number of connectors for this gfx card.

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your basket
1 x **b grade** msi radeon r9 280x gaming edition oc 3072mb gddr5 pci-express g (gx-225-ms) £139.99
1 x antec truepower classic 550w '80 plus gold' power supply £55.99
1 x "xenon h81m" configurable intel pentium / core i3 / i5 micro atx home pc bundle £44.00
- 1 x teamgroup elite black 16gb (2x8gb) ddr3 pc3-12800c11 1600mhz dual channel kit (tpkd316g1600hc11dc01) £109.99
- 1 x no upgrade - intel stock cooler (none overclocked systems) £0.00
- 1 x intel core i5-4440 3.10ghz (haswell) socket lga1150 processor - retail £142.99
- 1 x standard build laptops - approximately 3 to 5 working days £0.00
total : £502.57 (includes shipping : £8.00).

i5+16gb plus 280x so you get opencl/gl acceleration.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-r9-280x-r9-270x-r7-260x,review-32796-16.html

Jonnybmac · 23 Jan 2015 at 23:48

went for the nvidea thanks