Will this older pc run these programs?

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Truckdriver

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I put this pc together 10 years back to use for Autocad. The pc went into storage but now needing a home pc for cad again and would like to use this since it was never used much to begin with. These programs run together as one . Would this still be a good fit. I would likely update to a sata 3 ssd hard drive. I guess 90% of its usage would be basic CAD and 10% would be some 3D modeling.Also using a 500gb hard drive, disc type. Also have 16GB of ram. Also using windows 10


System requirements for AutoCAD 2022 including Specialized Toolsets (Windows)
Operating System64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11 and Windows 10. See Autodesk's Product Support Lifecycle for support information.
ProcessorBasic: 2.5–2.9 GHz processor
Recommended: 3+ GHz processor
MemoryBasic: 8 GB
Recommended: 16 GB
Display ResolutionConventional Displays:
1920 x 1080 with True Color

High Resolution & 4K Displays:
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 supported on Windows 10 (with capable display card)
Display CardBasic: 1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
Recommended: 4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 12 compliant
Disk Space10.0 GB
NetworkSee Autodesk Network License Manager for Windows
Pointing DeviceMS-Mouse compliant
.NET Framework.NET Framework version 4.8 or later
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These system requirements include recommendations for Microvellum Production




Operating System (64 bit):


  1. Windows 11
  2. Windows 10

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    Windows 32-bit is not supported.

Processor:

Minimum: 2.5-2.9 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor

Preferred: 3.0+ gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor
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Memory:

Minimum: 8 GB RAM

Preferred: 16 GB RAM
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Display Resolution:

Minimum: 1920x1080 with True Color, and 125% Desktop Scaling (120 DPI) or less recommended

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Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 supported on Windows 10, 64-bit systems (with capable display card)
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Graphics Card:

Minimum: Will run on most standard Graphics Cards.
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Disk Space:

Minimum: 10+ GB SSD or HDD

Preferred: 100+ GB SSD
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Here is what I am running .


  • MOTHER BOARD
  • CPU
    - Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors
    - 6-Core CPU Ready
    - Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core)
    - V4 + 1 Power Phase Design
    - Supports CPU up to 140W
    - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
    - FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s)
    - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
    - Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology
  • Chipset
    - Northbridge: AMD 870
    - Southbridge: AMD SB850
  • Memory
    - Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
    - 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
    - Supports DDR3 2000(OC)/1866(OC)/1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
    - Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB*

    *Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
  • BIOS
    - 8Mb AMI Legal BIOS
    - Supports "Plug and Play"
    - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
    - Supports jumperfree
    - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
    - CPU VID, VCCM, NB, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment
  • Graphics
    - n/a
  • Audio
    - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)
    - Premium Blu-ray audio support
  • LAN
    - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
    - Realtek RTL8111E
    - Supports Wake-On-LAN
    - Supports LAN Cable Detection
    - Supports PXE
  • Slots
    - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (Single at x16 or dual at x8/x8 mode)
    - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
    - 2 x PCI slots
    - Supports ATI™ Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
  • Connector
    - 5 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
    - 1 x IR header
    - 1 x COM port header
    - 1 x IEEE 1394 header
    - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
    - 1 x Power LED header
    - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector
    - 24 pin ATX power connector
    - 8 pin 12V power connector
    - Front panel audio connector
    - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
    - 1 x Dr. Debug (7-Segment Debug LED)*

    *Check the Dr. Debug code list here.
  • Rear Panel I/O
    I/O Panel
    - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
    - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port
    - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
    - 6 x USB 2.0 Ports
    - 1 x eSATA3 Connector
    - 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (NEC MPD720200)
    - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
    - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port
    - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
    - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
  • Unique Feature
    - ASRock OC Tuner
    - Intelligent Energy Saver
    - Instant Boot
    - ASRock Instant Flash
    - ASRock OC DNA
    - Hybrid Booster:
    - CPU Frequency Stepless Control
    - ASRock U-COP
    - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
    - Turbo UCC
  • Smart Switch
    - 1 x Power Switch with LED
    - 1 x Reset Switch with LED
    - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
  • Support CD
    - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD OverDrive™ Utility, ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial)
  • Accessories
    - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
    - 4 x SATA Data Cables (optional)
  • Hardware Monitor
    - CPU Temperature Sensing
    - Chassis Temperature Sensing
    - CPU, Chassis, Power Fan Tachometer
    - CPU Quiet Fan
    - CPU, Chassis Fan multi-speed control
    - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
  • Form Factor
    - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
    - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
  • OS
    - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit compliant
  • Certifications
    - FCC, CE
    - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

CPU


Physical​


Socket: AMD Socket AM3
Process Size:45 nm
Transistors:758 million
Die Size:258 mm²
Package:µPGA

Performance​


Frequency:3.2 GHz
Turbo Clock:N/A
Base Clock:200 MHz
Multiplier:16.0x
Multiplier Unlocked:No
Voltage:1.4 V
TDP:95 W

Architecture​


Market:Desktop
Production Status:End-of-life
Release Date:Apr 1st, 2009
Codename:Deneb
Generation: Phenom II X4
(Deneb)
Part#:HDX955WFK4DGM
Memory Support: DDR3-1333 MHz
Dual-channel
ECC Memory: Yes
PCI-Express: Gen 2
Chipsets: AMD 700 Series, AMD 800 Series, AMD 900 Series, nForce 630a, nForce 700a, nForce 900a

Cores​


# of Cores:4
# of Threads:4
SMP # CPUs:1
Integrated Graphics:N/A

Cache​


Cache L1:128K (per core)
Cache L2:512K (per core)
Cache L3:6MB (shared)

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GRAPHICS

Graphics Processor​


GPU Name Barts GPU Variant Barts PRO
(215-0798006) Architecture TeraScale 2 Foundry TSMC Process Size 40 nm Transistors 1,700 million Die Size 255 mm²

Graphics Card​


Release Date Oct 21st, 2010
Aug 15th, 2011 Generation Northern Islands
(HD 6800) Predecessor Evergreen Successor Southern Islands Production End-of-life Bus Interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Clock Speeds​


GPU Clock 775 MHz Memory Clock 1000 MHz
4 Gbps effective

Memory​


Memory Size 1024 MB Memory Type GDDR5 Memory Bus 256 bit Bandwidth 128.0 GB/s

Render Config​


Shading Units 960 TMUs 48 ROPs 32 Compute Units 12 L1 Cache 8 KB (per CU) L2 Cache 512 KB

Theoretical Performance​


Pixel Rate 24.80 GPixel/s Texture Rate 37.20 GTexel/s FP32 (float) performance 1,488 GFLOPS

Board Design​


Slot Width Dual-slot Length 198 mm
220 mm
7.8 inches
8.7 inches TDP 127 W Suggested PSU 300 W Outputs 2x DVI
1x HDMI 1.3a
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 Power Connectors 1x 6-pin
2x 6-pin Board Number C223
 
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Those system requirements are basically useless from the manufacturer. They're incredibly general to the point of bordering on being a joke.

I wouldn't be optimistic it works great, but I know nothing about the software itself. Just that hardware, while pretty solid in 2011, is immensely out of date at this point.
 
That system's pretty old, it 'should work' but you might see some slowdowns depending on the complexity of what you're creating. Also that app should support OpenCL so you might have a bit of GPU acceleration.
 
Intel_man said:
OP... How "basic" are you talking about with AutoCAD? I wouldn't do anything 3D with that machine...
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Generally agree, but if you have to ask, then you aren't familiar enough to be a professional in that realm.
 
Well it depends on the use case for AutoCAD, if you're doing some simple single lot architectural designs or very basic mechanical drawings, that machine might be fine.

I wouldn't use that machine personally do even browse the internet by now, but it should function in that role within AutoCAD. But if you're doing some 3d models, or more sophisticated civil related engineering work, that machine will struggle.
 
Im doing basic, 2d stuff. I am using it with the other software and its a little heavier but no 3d. I will save the 3d stuff for a bigger computer I have for that .
As it stands now, I will give it a whirl . No problems with MULTI web pages , browses the net with no complaints.
I will reply with how it turned out in a few. I think the CPU can handle the load
 
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