Building cad design pc.

[Xanatos]

Hello, I have built gaming computers in the past however my job is willing to send me to college for cad design, always nice when it's paid for by someone else :). I have a general layout idea in mind on pc part picker, my budget will be 1500$ for this cad pc. I would like to learn at home before being thrown into it in a college setting as it is something I recently became fascinated about... Is there any changes any of you would recommend to this layout? Or is this a pretty solid layout for a pc for 3d printing? 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$483.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master MasterAir G100M RGB 22.63 CFM CPU Cooler	$39.94 @ Newegg
Motherboard	ASRock Z390M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard	$129.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage	Team MS30 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Video Card	Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB Mini Video Card	$344.00
Case	Inwin A1 Mini ITX Tower Case w/600 W Power Supply	$188.00 @ In Win
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1185.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-25 00:27 EDT-0400

 

[emosun]

the gpu is quite overpriced for what it is , I think my 1060 was 300$ but that was 3 years ago.

i dont know if you'll be needing that i9900k for just cad and 3d printing but if you can make use of it elsewhere then it's ok.

[VEXICUS]

10 minutes ago, Xanatos said:

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I'll recommend something like this....

Even this should be an overkill...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.97 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($140.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Mushkin Enhanced Helix-L 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($98.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 580 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Silverstone SG13 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($57.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $841.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-25 00:38 EDT-0400

[Xanatos]

Thanks, I will look into it. I had a few people say it would be overkill but mind you I am using a few programs to also try an make an android game for fun, so i may use it for more then just cad since I will have it around the house, but I haven't decided what other uses yet. As I don't game much anymore lol anyways thanks, will def look into it.

[SuperCloneRanger]

Most tasks in cad software are still single core so i would prioritise frequency over core count. i also recommend sticking with nvidia for the gpu as most cad software is validated and optimised for quadros, but because you dont have the budget for a quadro a gtx/rtx is a good alternative as they have a similar ish architecture.

 

With your budget I recommend a 9700k and a RTX 2070.