Help on Building a PC for Architect

[Juan Carlos Ts]

Hi, over there! I need some help on build a budget desktop PC mainly for architects projects. I essentially use two softwares: ArchiCAD and Lumion; I would say that 80% of the time I spend using ArchiCAD and 20% Lumion. So my hardware should be oriented to these softwares.

The problem is that ArchiCAD uses CPU for rendering (3D) while Lumion uses GPU; im not completely sure about that so you can correct me.

My budget is like no more than 800 usd (sad for me).

Im thinking on (main components):

 

option 1) Intel i5-9400F + gtx 1660 6gb ddr5 + 16 GB Ram (2666 GHz).

 

option 2) ryzen 5 3600 + RX 570 8GB + 16 gb ram (3000 or 3200 GHz)

 

option 3) ryzen 5 3600X + RX 570 4Gb or 580 4 Gb (depends on budget) + 16 gb ram (3000 or 3200 GHz)

 

Option 4) even better cpu, worst gpu?

 

Others components: "cheap" m.2 NVMe + budget MB for each cpu + 500W psu bronce certification? + stock cooler for some months (out of budget at this point i think)

 

Please help me choosing the best combination considering my restrictions!!

 

Thanks you every one, and sorry for my English. Greetings from Chile!!

 

JCTS

 

 

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, Juan Carlos Ts said:

 

Are you going to be buying it from the US?

 

Are you going to do any kind of gaming?

[Juan Carlos Ts]

44 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Are you going to be buying it from the US?

 

Are you going to do any kind of gaming?

Maybe just light gaming... Like League of Legends, Dota 2, CS:Go, Albion, TfT, etc.

 

No, im buying in my country (Chile);  its like 25% more expensive than US I think (for example a i5-9400F cost like 185 usd here)

 

Thanks for your reply!

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, Juan Carlos Ts said:

 

Then just go for an 8GB RX 470/480/570/580

and a case with a mesh front.

No idea what's avalible. Just don't buy too cheap of a power supply naturally.
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/k3TMfH

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($193.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Patriot VPN100 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 570 8 GB Phantom Gaming D Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar MX330-X ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $760.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-06 01:07 EDT-0400

[Juan Carlos Ts]

8 hours ago, Streetguru said:

Then just go for an 8GB RX 470/480/570/580

and a case with a mesh front.

No idea what's avalible. Just don't buy too cheap of a power supply naturally.
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/k3TMfH

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($193.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Patriot VPN100 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 570 8 GB Phantom Gaming D Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar MX330-X ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $760.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-06 01:07 EDT-0400

Hey man, thanks you very much for your tips! I will consider all the information for my final build. I really appreciate your help! Have a nice day.