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Building a PC which is capable of 3D design, on a budget.

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Greetings all

 

I am a student of engineering in South Africa and with the recent lockdown in our country, it is nearly impossible to obtain access to the university's PC's. Thus my studies are being impacted as most other students already have access to high-end hardware, however I lack the funds to buy any of these high-end products.

 

This is why I have turned to this forum, to help come up with a PC that is affordable, yet able to complete tasks such as 3D design and other taxing tasks.

 

We use applications such as MATLAB for scientific simulation and AutoCAD and Solidworks for our 3D modeling and rendering.

I have a standard 144Hz monitor and some fairly simple peripherals.

 

I am working with a budget of around $1000 - $1500

 

Please reply to this post with your ideas, I really need them.

I look forward to your replies.

Dirk Hugo

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This is too vague. How much can you spend? What are the exact programs your university uses? Do you already have the basics like a Keyboard, Mouse, and Monitor?

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2 hours ago, Aereldor said:

This is too vague. How much can you spend? What are the exact programs your university uses? Do you already have the basics like a Keyboard, Mouse, and Monitor?

Sorry

Adjusted the post a bit for some better information.

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1 minute ago, Dirkdonder said:

Sorry

Adjusted the post a bit for some better information.

Assuming that's around 25,000 Rand, which store do you want to use?

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1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

Assuming that's around 25,000 Rand, which store do you want to use?

I was thinking about ordering the parts online

Is that a bad choice?

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2 hours ago, Aereldor said:

Assuming that's around 25,000 Rand, which store do you want to use?

Or is buying locally generally better?

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4 hours ago, Dirkdonder said:

Or is buying locally generally better?

We don't really have any good stores with computer parts where I'm from

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