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Hello, For next year I need a laptop for mechanical engineering and we are going to use solidworks. School recommends core quadro or firepro or a gtx 900 series. I know the gtx 900 series is a bit old so i would go with a gtx 1060. Now i have found 2 laptops to choose from: The HP Zbook 15v G5 with a qaudro p600 or HP Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0500nd which has a 1060. Which one do you think I should go with, or should I choose neither of those and do you recommend anything else? Sorry for my bad english.
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Apparently Ryzen is picky with RAM. This is for Ryzen 5 2600 ~ is the RAM compatible with the motherboard? Also, is it Samsung B-die? If not what is it? Thanks. RAM: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/vVfhP6/patriot-viper-rgb-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3000-memory-pvr416g300c5kw Motherboard: https://www.cclonline.com/product/258099/B450-GAMING-PRO-CARBON-AC/Motherboards/MSI-B450-GAMING-PRO-CARBON-AC-AMD-Socket-AM4-B450-Chipset-ATX-Motherboard/MBD2474/ Lastly, should I bother overclocking to 3200mhz? -
Hey all, My buddy is looking to build his first pc. Parameters: Budget: $500-$700 Needs to run the following Solidworks Keyshot Adobe CC Suite Game. It's been awhile since I've dug into budget building. Is Ryzen still a better value than intel? I thought I read something about Intel's newest gen perhaps being better. Any advice on specific parts? Thanks. Edit: Updated with speculative build, thoughts? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZqKnpG
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Hi! I've recently shared a post on this site to help me find laptop suggestions for my upcoming engineering study. I'm looking at workstation grade laptops, and usage areas include (though not limited to): - SolidWorks and CAD design, other programs may be used for similar purpose - Programming - Connecting external equipment, as such I also require one or preferably two USB slots and an HDMI slot (more ports are welcome) - Everyday tasks - Good build quality, preferably as little bezels and such as possible, but it does not have to carry a "Macbook" look - Good battery My options thus far include Dell Precision 5530 / 7530 and Lenovo Thinkpad P52s / upcoming P52. For these options, I also have a few questions that are still unanswered; - How does the radeon GPU in the 7530 compare to Quadro, considering my areas of use? - Do I need to wait for the P52, or will the P52s work well? Are there any key difference besides newer components and greater capacity? - Is it necessary with Coffee lake architecture, or will Kaby Lake be sufficient? - What CPU should I be aiming for? Top of range i7, or i9? - 16 or 32 GB or RAM, and what kind of expandability should I be looking for? My budget is about $3,000 (≈ 25,000 NOK. Will be purchasing in Norway). Thank you for help with this, appreciate it a lot! Erik
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I am helping a family friend who needs a new PC primary for SolidWorks 2013. I have little knowledge about a workstation/CAD type PC as the only thing I can help with is the building process and I'm more acknowledged about gaming orientated/spec type builds. Short story, they were using an old laptop and the GPU must have fried out as they were running work type/CAD programs (mainly SolidWorks 2013). I believe it had a Geforce 8000/8600 series GPU. Main requirements they wanted was a dedicated GPU, 2x display outputs (vga/hdmi or else converters could work), 64 bit preferably W7 but W10 could be fine. They don't game. They do basic web browsing/usage and MS office programs. I'm just wondering what GPU, CPU, PSU, Mobo would be suitable for this? From my POV/price wise; Geforce GT 1030 (Quadro could be better suited but idk which model suits/how demanding SW 2013 is?) 400 or 500 watt PSU DDR4 Ram W10 OS Will this be sufficient enough? I'm unfamiliar with CPU but a stock cooler i7-4790 or I7 6th gen? Or are some i5 good enough as well (eg i5 2400) or even i3? Again SolidWorks 2013 is just the main application and I’m looking for the build price to be inexpensive/fair that match the specific needs. I'm from NZ so some prices/availability may be different compared to Western countries but am open to your guys recommended build plans/specs.
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right now im trying to plan out the build and im trying to track down a power mac g5 model for solid works so i can make some custom plates. i need to plan it out first as it takes my water jet company a couple weeks to cut them out for me. so what my question is -> does anyone have a solid works or cad file of a power mac g5. im really trying not to make that model myself, its been around for years and i cant seem to find any on google the goal is to design a panel that is flush mounted and welded or bonded in so that it looks like it came that way.
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Hey, This is my first post so please forgive any mistakes. I'm part of a student run organisation based at the Uni of Glasgow (Scotland) and basically we're designing and 3D printing a working jet engine model (the website offers a far better explanation - check out https://www.jet-x.org/ ) The work dictates that we have to do A LOT of CAD and CFD, and now that we've been given licenses for ANSYS, it seems our current individual computing abilities are no longer optimum. Therefore, we are toying around with the idea of building a system purely dedicated to high level design and simulation. The design is done is Solidworks (there are some very large assemblies, full engine is 800+ components) and the CFD in ANSYS Fluent. However, with regards to hardware, I have no idea where to start in terms of picking the correct/optimum parts.I'm not sure how much RAM is required, or even what to look for in the GPU. I've heard that Solidworks works on a single core, so favours higher clock speeds (not sure if this is true), but then wouldn't simulations work best on processors with lots of cores (seeing as it's lots of iterative calculations)? If this is the case, then I'm wondering if there is a way to get the best of both via a compromise. Our budget is around £2,000, but with some reasoning and good justification, we might be able to go slightly over if it would benefit the project. Any help regarding CPU choice, GPU, amount of RAM etc would be very much appreciated. Many thanks, H
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Hii guys Longtime Linus subscriber first-time poster, to start off I would like to apologize for any grammar or bad spelling mistakes. I’d like to get some of your thoughts and expertise on Workstations especially for Autodesk Fusion 360, and SolidWorks, plus other things such as Arduino programming, running Python scripts, etc. and maybe light gaming, I’m not much of a gamer. I’m a mechanical engineer, and I recently in the past couple of years started 3D printing and trying to learn Arduino and such. Now keep in mind although I’m Arab, unfortunately not one of the rich ones, so I’m trying to keep the cost as low as possible. Without further ado, here’s what I know, Fusion 360 can utilize multicore, but many recommended I aim for a faster CPU rather than multi-core, so should I get something like i5 6600k quad core overclock-able 3.5GHz to 3.9GHz, and is it safe or recommended to do so? And for the RAM I know that 8GB isn’t enough from my experience with my laptop, I might get 16GB but don’t know what I should look for in MHz or DDR3/DDR4. Now to the sexy graphics cards, I know nothing about this sexy topic, all I know is that I’d need something like Quadra, but can I game in it if I ever wanted to? and how much VRAM would I need, or should I get one of the old GTX cards? SSD, should I get 500BG SSD or I can get away with 256GB, I’ll use HD for my data awaydays. Sorry for the long post, this is the longest post I’ve ever written in my life. I might even post this in PornHub, a lot of guys and girls are helpful there too. And thanks for listening guys, hope to hear from you soon.
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What exactly makes Solidworks work.. solidly? We test a whole bunch of hardware to give you the answer. Buy a Quadro On Amazon: http://geni.us/KP3OPR On Newegg: http://geni.us/rVEAB- 69 replies
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I have an £850 budget, and am building a PC for fluid simulation(CFD) /modelling(SOLIDWORKS) /gaming. I can go over it, but I don't really want to. I'm spending around £680-700 on this*: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/cvvbsJ *except I don't know which MSI x99S board I'm getting, or what RAM config, just that its 16gb DDR4. I am fully aware x99 is not on board graphics capable, which leaves me around £150 to spend on a GPU. Right now, I only play World of Warships (and light games like Dead by Daylight, no heavy FPS AAA games) - and I have a laptop with 960m that I am currently playing those on, perfectly fine. So questions: 1) Is there a better performance SSD I can get for a similar value? 2) Is there a case you guys recommend that supports more than 2x 3.5" drive bays and Corsair H100i V2 watercooling? 3) What would you do graphics card wise? I want to do something like a GTX 1060 6GB or higher but it's just too expensive right now (I'd be willing to break the £850 barrier to get one at a decent price e.g. £250), so would you wait for a price drop when mining has a false crash and ebay is flooded with scared miners and their GPUs, or would you go for a temporary scrubby GPU like a GT 730 for nothing more than video output - as again, I am fine playing games on my current laptop. It's not like solid works needs the graphics acceleration anyway, but idk about CFD. I am happy to wait on a system I can't use for a GPU to appear. Thanks in advance for taking the time to read and respond!
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Hi all, I'm new to building, but I've watched LTT for a while so I have a slight idea as to how I should go about getting started. I've come up with a fairly good value-for-money rig (UK): https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/zfJtm8 Preferably the price would not go much above what it is currently. I've consulted with some friends on discord, but I figured that here would be the best place for some expert advice. Alternatively, here is an i3-8350k list that I also compiled: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/zQx2KZ Any opinions on which system would be better, or any improvements I could make would be greatly appreciated. Many Thanks, Tom -
Question! So my current rig is Ryzen 1800x 4.0ghz with a gtx1080 and 16gb of 3000-speed ram, My buddy is updating his rendering rig and we were wondering would it benefit me any to have a Quadro card for 3d and video editing and my gtx1080 for gaming? And would adobe premiere pro, after effects,solidworks and autocad use both cards?
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Hey peeps, I am planning on building workstation for Solidworks. I was hoping to get some recommendations for the build from this esteemed community :D. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BPk4r7 I am primarily concerned with my motherboard choice. Is MSI a good brand as whole? Will the MSI - Z270-A PRO A be able to support a mild overclock on the i7-7700K? I based my CPU choice off of some of puget systems' testing: https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/SOLIDWORKS-2017-Coffee-Lake-CPU-Comparison-i7-8700K-i5-8600K-i3-8350K-1053/
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Hi all (again), About a week ago I came here for some advice on a i5-8600k build, and you guys rocked. I made some changes here and there, and here is my updated build: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/CjJFWX After some thinking and benchmarking comparisons, I also made a Ryzen 5 1600 build with a 1080(!) for about £140 more. Here it is: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nb7kGf Alternatively, there's a 1600x build that I don't think is worth it, but maybe I'm wrong: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/WyYVqk EDIT: Maybe not OR with a 1080: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/3PgY6X I can get a monitor from my dad's work, so that's not an issue. What I'm asking for is any advice on either of these builds, or suggestions on which I choose. Preferrably, I'd like to stay around that price range. Thanks!
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I am in need of a laptop for a fairly specific workload. I just can't seem to put all of the pieces together for what I want EVEN IF i am willing to lay down some real cash. Workload -simple to complex Solidworks CAD parts and machines. I do not have Solidworks Simulation. I will work with assemblies up to the full size cars but not production levels of detail. I do not need the laptop to do well on the large assemblies. If it can view and do simple editing at that level I would be happy. -Typing -Occasional Gaming Here is my list in order of priority. some of these are easy, some are not. CPU-- i7-8750H or better (single thread is the most important by far) GPU-- Quadro T1000 or better performance in Solidworks. I am not opposed to RTX 20xx cards SCREEN-- 4K preferred or 144Hz. 15" prefered but i could be convinced for a 17" Keyboard-- Must be excellent for long periods of typing. I prefer higher actuation force (I'm used to a Aero 15x) Ten Key Pad-- Is very important but I can get a Bluetooth one if i have to Thunderbolt 3-- If the graphics card isn't enough to handle the big assemblies I will get an EGPU Quadro RTX Storage-- NVME 1TB or larger. Dual drive of any kind would be very nice things that are not important to me Battery life RGB webcam touchpad quality IO other than Thunderbolt Fan Noise Speaker Quality
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Hello LTT forums, I have recently purchased all the hardware for my new system except for the GPU. I am currently using an i7-6700K plus 16GB of RAM, and am looking for suggestions for a powerful GPU that will last me for a couple to a few years. I can only spend up to $500 and I am located near a Micro Center as well. I will primarily be using this system for games and racing simulators, but I will also be using engineering software such as SolidWorks and MATLAB. I won't be doing a lot of rendering on any piece of software, so drawing models and fluid dynamics simulations are the top priority. I understand that Quadro or FirePro works best, but I need something that can run games at good frame rates too. I've currently been looking at either a GTX 980 Ti or an R9 390X for these reasons. My current understanding is that these programs are still mostly CPU focused, but can still take advantage of some form of GPU acceleration. Any other suggestions or advice is appreciated. Thanks, DAGGER51
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So I'm currently in the process of picking parts for my first ever PC build. Now I do robotics and I design the robots in a program called Solidworks (3d Design) I also use SketchUp and Autodesk for slightly different tasks. Now I currently have an Intel core i5 6500 in my build as it will be mostly used for gaming. But I'm wondering; will I see a major performance improvement if I upgrade to an i7 6700? Or will the i5 6500 be fine? Also does anyone know if Solidworks takes advantage of Stream Processors or CUDA cores?
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I do a lot of 3d cad stressing my 5820K overclocked to 4.1GHz. I am constantly waiting for flies to poses for 2 or 3 minutes. I was think of buying a used Dell PowerEdge R900 Server 4x Xeon X7350 QC 2.93GHz 128GB 5x 1TB PERC6i RPS http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-PowerEdge-R900-Server-4x-Xeon-X7350-QC-2-93GHz-128GB-5x-1TB-PERC6i-RPS-/172070117378?hash=item28102da002:g:6FIAAOSwP~tW1vZ5&autorefresh=true my thought was to load my cad programs on to a ram disk along with my files so loading times would be reduced. I would put a quadro in the server by a pci 16x to 8x adapter. However I do not know if this server would run windows 10 or 7. I would also like to know the performance of the CPUs. According to http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Xeon-X7350-vs-Intel-Core-i7-5820K the performance of 4 xeon x7350 would be 3.11 times faster the the 5820k. This is the speck list for the server http://www.dell.com/us/dfb/p/poweredge-r900/pd the server runs windows server 2008 can windows server 2008 run windows 10 in a virtual machine will little to know performance hits or would I be beater of not using windows server and just installing window 10 or 7. I appreciate your time and am open to suggestions
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Messing around in Solidworks, trying to bend a part with the Flex command, however, it appears my trim planes are not working. I've tried it on different parts made different ways and no matter what I do it simply bends the part around the axis ignoring the trim planes no matter where they are, it bends the areas outside the trim plane. Some pictures to illustrate the problem -
HI! So, I'm currently building a PC for use with software such as AutoCAD or Solidworks (for school), but also plan on using it for gaming at 1080p. I'm also planning on starting up a YouTube gaming channel, so eventually if all goes well I'll be doing some editing as well. I have all the other components for my build, which I will include below, but I'm having a hard time deciding between the GTX 980 and the GTX 970. What I'm looking for is a card that will be able to carry out all of these functions for at least 3 years, but preferably 5+. Of course if anything comes of the YouTube situation, I would upgrade early, but aside from that what card would you recommend? Do you think the 970 has enough juice? Thanks in advance for your help! Components Thus Far: CPU: i7-4790k Mobo: Asus Z97 Pro Gamer ATX Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB (2x8) PSU: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze1 Case: Fractal Design Define R4 SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB HDD: 'waiting until SSD reaching fullish, and for the canadian dollar to improve' GPU:?
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So I got a group presentation coming up, and I'm putting together the pieces we all did in an assembly. I thought a photo-realistic animation would be really cool for the presentation, but each still render takes a few minutes on my dated cpu, so is there any way to get the gpu to help out and speed it up? It isn't super complex, and comprises a few dozen components. All I really want is a slow pan around the whole thing, and maybe a few dolly pans of key points...
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Hello everyone. Currently I'm working on a build for one of our local graphics businesses in town. The owner is a friend of mine and he wondered what I could come up with as an affordable workstation to replace his current one that he has owned for quite a while which also crashes unexpectedly. He specifically wanted this workstation to use GPU acceleration with Adobe Illustrator CC (2015) along with Solidworks and CAD applications. Another he thing stated was that he, "wants the word 'crash' out of his workstation's vocabulary." I came up with a parts list down below and wanted to get some opinions from everyone about suggestions and comments regarding the build itself. The components are as follows: Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 3.4Ghz Quad Core Processor Asus P9D-WS LGA1150 Motherboard 16GB Crucial ECC-Unbuffered Memory (DDR3-1600) Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD AMD FirePro W5100 Graphics Card Fractal Define R4 Case EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold PSU Windows 7 Professional (Probably Changed to 10 - Not sure yet) P.S. He has mass storage taken care of already. Several 1-2TB HDD. Thanks for the help!
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Hey, In our design class, we had to disassemble an engine and model each of the parts. For the final presentation, i wanted to be all fancy and do a render of an animations where the engine is in motions (crank is rotating, etc), but a single frame took 3+ mins. tldr: Is there a way for me to render animations that wont take years on my cpu?
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Hi All, I need some help/ real-world experience in regards to RAM speed and latency. I have read a lot of random things online and not found cohesive info that I can apply to my situation. Plenty in isolation, but never voltage and CAS togather... I am building SolidWorks workstations on Z97, 4970k... The mem voltage on that cpu is 1.575V... We have been using G Skill Ripjaws Z 32GB 2400 on our 4770k, but now that I'm building the new systems, I want to avoid waste/ efficiency problems. Im confused about the different variables on mem. -How much will CAS affect performance, ie 2400 CAS 10 vs 1866 CAS 7 or 8... -Does undervolting negate the mhz advantage of 2400? I'm Trying to know more than OOOO BIGGER NUMBERS/ and this is BESTISTER!! lol (a temptation too easy for me to fall into) Thanks! /iconoclast
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SolidWorks: cpu/mobo choices, thoughts, builds?
iconoclast posted a topic in New Builds and Planning
Hello all, Beginning the process of building a few SolidWorks 2015/2016 workstations for my company. We have an established build (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Pc8JkL) that we used on our current units a few years back, but its time to add new systems. We add the best at the top and move the systems down the food chain. Basics: -We have a target budget between $2000-$3000 a system. -We use these systems for 10 years, so longevity is something important, verses high overclocking, voltages, etc. -We do mostly single core processes and some rendering (I will be building an animation and simulation machine at some point), so I'm trying to sort out if we need anything more than a high clock speed quad-core... -No need for gaming add ons I currently plan to upgrade to the 4970K on either a z87 or z97 mobo (We've had good luck with Asus thus far). Suggestions otherwise I appreciate. I guess Im looking for other peoples input and ideas to help fill in for my inexperience here. I build pcs but not for this situation. I come from film post where we need multi-core and multi-gpu:P Thanks for your time. please tell me if im missing things you need. /iconoclast
