Billson
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I do need a case and a power supply. Also, taxes here are 50%, so it would be around $600. Ive already done the calculations. I could get more money maybe if you had a strong recommendation on sth.
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Billson
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Gaming is. Also Im studying engineering, so heavy software is too like Inventor or Solid Works. I used to have an Intel Core 2Quad Q8200 and a GT630. Older versions of that sofware worked fine, but they get heavier, and games do too. I could stretch a little more, like to $1000. If you think of something please let me know. I really appreciate all you are doing.
Billson
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I guess I do more gaming than Cad work. I have no idea how is it different. What makes a Cad program different from a game?
Geoff
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There are workstation cards and gaming cards. Either will work for both, but the former is better for CAD and the later is better for games.
Billson
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So it depends on the model and not the brand?
Intel_man
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Kind of... as an example, let's use Nvidia's lineup of video cards as a demonstration. They have the Geforce (gaming) stuff, and the Quadro (cad/rendering workstation) stuff. On their older cards (haven't checked the newer ones to confirm), some of their cards in the Geforce and the Quadro lineup are almost identical. But, performance in gaming and cad related work is vastly different. This is more due to the drivers that they provide more than anything. Not sure if that community is still there or not, but there was a group of guys that would hack the Quadro drivers and install them on Geforce cards and they'll get increased cad performance out of it. I wouldn't recommend going that route though.
That being said, the GeForce cards in Cad aren't bad... but they're not going to be as good as the Quadro stuff.
That being said, the GeForce cards in Cad aren't bad... but they're not going to be as good as the Quadro stuff.
Billson
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Huh. And what about the Radeon line? Im thinking about a Radeon R7 360 if I remember correctly (its 2gb gddr5 256bits). How could I know or ask what are they better for? Thanks in advance.
Billson
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I have the understandig that the FX prpcessors are for gaming too right?
You're gonna pay an arm and a leg for a workstation card though.
Billson
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Yeah looked it up and they are expensive as hell. So im gonna go with an fx8350 and a radeon r7 370. I was thinking to buy a MSI 970A-G43, because I see no reason to spend more on a motherboard, since the best DDR3 ram you can buy in my counytry has 1866Mhz, and It has pcie 2.0x16 and AM3+ socket. Is there any reason I should consider I dont know about?
Intel_man
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Most likely yea. They do have entry level stuff that's more "affordable".
Geoff
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For a workstation where you'll be doing CAD work, you wouldn't want an AMD.
It's all relative, if someone is working for a major architectural or engineering company, they aren't going to be buying "gaming" cards, they'll be buying robust, reliable, and designed for the workload workstation cards. That's not saying the GeForce and Radeon lineup won't work, they will still work well.
Yes, I know that. But for someone looking to spend a total of $500, they won't be buying a FirePro or Quadro card.
For PSU and case I'd probably take what I had originally and add something like:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154118
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
for an additional $90. The case is nothing special, but it should hold stuff
There's better build thread people here that might be able to squeeze more for the budget.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154118
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
for an additional $90. The case is nothing special, but it should hold stuff
There's better build thread people here that might be able to squeeze more for the budget.
Billson
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I am going to buy a 750W supply since the processor requires 125w and the graphics card 500w. Ive been told I should havea little more, and the options are 650w or 750w. So ill stick with the 750w if you think thats allright. I could get that for around $180. The alternative is 650w for $140. (This prices are including case and supply).For PSU and case I'd probably take what I had originally and add something like:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154118
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
for an additional $90. The case is nothing special, but it should hold stuff
There's better build thread people here that might be able to squeeze more for the budget.
Here is how it looks right now
-Sapphire Radeon R7 370 2gb GD5 x$262
-AMD FX-8350 x$280
-2x8gb ram 1833Mhz x$114
-MSI 970A-G43 x$121
-Sentey case +750w supply x$178
Total:$955 (Taxes and everything included)
What do you think?