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barnestah

barnestah

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Hi guys,
Could you point me in the right direction. I need to build my work a new pc. Tower and internals only. Will be running on a nec 1920 x1200 24"
We are kitchen designer's / builders. Using fusion 2020.
So require a good pc with fast rendering. Will require OS also.
Relatively small for factor and quite if possible.

Price essentially is unlimited but would be better if we can get the best for the money. And not be overkill at all.

Hope you can help
 
someone will be along and likely come up with better, but heres my mock up...

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £979.44
(includes shipping: £11.70)
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for what you doing the i7 should be perfect, 16gb should be enough, but can go up if you compromise elsewhere, cube case like this is probably smallest you could go that fits decent stuff inside, all the pro cards are way too expensive(rounded off to £1k as the norm) so the 1060 should still be plenty and ive had these low profile fans on duals and quads ive overclocked without fault so should be suitable as new tec gets more efficient.
 
Personally, I would want more than 4 cores if doing a LOT of rendering.

Is a 2011-V3 out of the question?

Would add maybe £300 onto the build.
 
Gimpymoo said:
Personally, I would want more than 4 cores if doing a LOT of rendering.

Is a 2011-V3 out of the question?

Would add maybe £300 onto the build.
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wouldnt the hyperthreading compensate for the lack of 8 actual cores? but he could probably be better off with the V3 route.
 
buy a proper graphics workstation thats prebuilt and comes with business class warranty and support (ie 3yrs +)

cost isn't really an issue as the 'accountant' will work his magic (capex, depreciation blah blah blah).

start here
 
What we need to know before people spec CPUs is how many threads does this fusion 2020 software use?

A lot of niche CAD software won't be highly optimised to use multiple cores.
If it's only 1-2, then a overclocked i5 Skylake/Kaby Lake CPU may be the best option.

An i7 may be worth it if your storage/backup software uses hyper threading. (Most do)
 
Thanks people thats given me something to chew on and consider.
would defiantly rather build-it my self though as its miles cheaper.
 
The advantage of a Quadro card is the drivers are not caught up with games releases.

If you use a Geforce card the priority is drivers optimized for computer games. The priority on a Quadro card is professional use and stability.

I'm a software developer and I use Quadro cards, like you mention I have sourced them cheap from on-line auction site.

The issue you have is the cheap Quadro cards are not very fast - does not bother me as not doing 3D, but you'll need one of the more expensive cards, yet Quadro is the way you should be going.

Other things to mention.

1) Don't get a K processer, your kitchen designers / builders - your not going to be overclocking in the office!
2) You need a case with dust fans, don't know where the location is compared to where the workshop is but it's going to get dusty.

You can have a fancy spec but the No1 priority for any workstation / business computer is it's super reliable and you can turn it on everyday with-out issue for many years.

This is the spec of Fusion 2020 it's not that high

http://support.2020-fusion.com/Docs/SystemRequirements/Computer Specification.pdf

What I would do is email the company that makes this software, ask them to specify an i7 the software should be good with. You need to know how many threads the software uses (should you get a 4 or 6 core CPU), and if it works well with hyperthreading. I would also ask memory requirements (any benefit of 32GB over 16GB), and if they can spec some graphics cards.
 
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