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Workstation build

 

Budget (including currency): $1500

Country: United States, TX

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: I’m a graduate mechanical engineering student and was looking for system that could be used for serious CAD workloads. Solidworks, Fusion 360 and Inventor, Ansys CFD, Thermal( mainly design analysis structural, fluid etc.) these are what I require my system mainly for but I do some gaming like COD modern warfare( the only game I play Lol)

Other details I have an old dell laptop which can not be upgraded or would be a pain to so I wanted to buy a whole new system (laptop/desktop/random custom built) while sparing some money on peripherals. 
I’m looking to make this purchase as soon as I find a system for the budget. I request y’all to kindly suggest a suitable system with a good resolution and refresh rate based on your knowledge for the above mentioned activity. 
Thanks

 

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6 minutes ago, AEB said:

Workstation build

 

Budget (including currency): $1500

Country: United States, TX

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: I’m a graduate mechanical engineering student and was looking for system that could be used for serious CAD workloads. Solidworks, Fusion 360 and Inventor, Ansys CFD, Thermal( mainly design analysis structural, fluid etc.) these are what I require my system mainly for but I do some gaming like COD modern warfare( the only game I play Lol)

Other details I have an old dell laptop which can not be upgraded or would be a pain to so I wanted to buy a whole new system (laptop/desktop/random custom built) while sparing some money on peripherals. 
I’m looking to make this purchase as soon as I find a system for the budget. I request y’all to kindly suggest a suitable system with a good resolution and refresh rate based on your knowledge for the above mentioned activity. 
Thanks

 

Those programs, do they benefit from multiple cores, or the raw speed of a single core? That will help determine if we are looking for a high core count, or a faster lower  core system.

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PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XxQNj2

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($479.00 @ Adorama) The 5900x would be better, but it is not available.
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($33.67 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($182.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory  ($323.98 @ Amazon) I figured you might need a lot of RAM. If you don’t, you can save some money here.
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO GAMING Video Card  ($300.00)  If it ever comes back in stock, the KO Has much better workstation performance because it is based on reject 2080 dies. I figured that GPU performance was not as important as CPU performance for your use case. If you need a GPU NOW, your only msrpish new option would be a 1050ti (or try to get a 3060 tomorrow). 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.40 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1628.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-24 18:41

My primary system: Core I7 10700k, 32 gb Trident Z RGB ram@3200mhz, EVGA GTX 970 SSC (will upgrade), NZXT N7 Z490 motherboard (Black), Samsung 970 Evo plus 1TB SSD, NZXT C850 PSU, Hyper 212 EVO cooler (getting new water cooler soon), NZXT H510i case. 

 

My secondary system: Core I7 4820k, 16 gb quad channel 1600mhz ram, GTX 780 reference, Asus PX79LE, SK Hynix GOLD s31 500gb SSD, some 10 yr old Cooler Master 750w psu, Hyper 212, old Cooler Master case.

 

Laptop: Lenovo l380 yoga I5 8250u, 8gb ram, 256gb ssd storage)

 

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1 minute ago, thepoorgamer said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XxQNj2

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($479.00 @ Adorama) The 5900x would be better, but it is not available.
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($33.67 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($182.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory  ($323.98 @ Amazon) I figured you might need a lot of RAM. If you don’t, you can save some money here.
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO GAMING Video Card  ($300.00)  If it ever comes back in stock, the KO Has much better workstation performance because it is based on reject 2080 dies. I figured that GPU performance was not as important as CPU performance for your use case. If you need a GPU NOW, your only msrpish new option would be a 1050ti (or try to get a 3060 tomorrow). 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.40 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1628.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-24 18:41

3900xt is useless, get a 3900x. 212 evo is also useless, use the stock coo.er. Ram is overpriced for what you get and It's LPX, Get like a p360a for the case, and get like a neoeco gold or a earthwatts. The BQ is pretty bad. 

I am NOT a professional and a lot of the time what I'm saying is based on limited knowledge and experience. I'm going to be incorrect at times. 

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Here’s what was recommended to me on pcpartpicker forums.

 

Your programs are mostly single threaded, so buying a high core cpu as posted above doesn’t help you

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i7-10700F 2.9 GHz 8-Core Processor $279.00 @ B&H
CPU Cooler Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140 Direct 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler $42.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Trident Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $136.99 @ Amazon
Storage Team MP34 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $113.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate BarraCuda 120 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $92.70 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue 5 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  
Video Card PNY Quadro P2200 5 GB Video Card $429.99 @ B&H
Case Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case $54.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Newegg
Case Fan Thermaltake Pure 40.99 CFM 120 mm Fan  
Custom ASRock B560M PRO4 LGA 1200 Intel B560 SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $100.00
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1330.64
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-24 18:56 EST-0500  

 

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4 minutes ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

3900xt is useless, get a 3900x. 212 evo is also useless, use the stock coo.er. Ram is overpriced for what you get and It's LPX, Get like a p360a for the case, and get like a neoeco gold or a earthwatts. The BQ is pretty bad. 

The xt is cheaper.

My primary system: Core I7 10700k, 32 gb Trident Z RGB ram@3200mhz, EVGA GTX 970 SSC (will upgrade), NZXT N7 Z490 motherboard (Black), Samsung 970 Evo plus 1TB SSD, NZXT C850 PSU, Hyper 212 EVO cooler (getting new water cooler soon), NZXT H510i case. 

 

My secondary system: Core I7 4820k, 16 gb quad channel 1600mhz ram, GTX 780 reference, Asus PX79LE, SK Hynix GOLD s31 500gb SSD, some 10 yr old Cooler Master 750w psu, Hyper 212, old Cooler Master case.

 

Laptop: Lenovo l380 yoga I5 8250u, 8gb ram, 256gb ssd storage)

 

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Just now, OzeanMan said:

Here’s what was recommended to me on pcpartpicker forums.

 

Your programs are mostly single threaded, so buying a high core cpu as posted above doesn’t help you

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i7-10700F 2.9 GHz 8-Core Processor $279.00 @ B&H
CPU Cooler Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140 Direct 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler $42.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Trident Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $136.99 @ Amazon
Storage Team MP34 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $113.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate BarraCuda 120 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $92.70 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue 5 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  
Video Card PNY Quadro P2200 5 GB Video Card $429.99 @ B&H
Case Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case $54.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Newegg
Case Fan Thermaltake Pure 40.99 CFM 120 mm Fan  
Custom ASRock B560M PRO4 LGA 1200 Intel B560 SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $100.00
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1330.64
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-24 18:56 EST-0500  

 

Do you really think a Quadro is necessary?

My primary system: Core I7 10700k, 32 gb Trident Z RGB ram@3200mhz, EVGA GTX 970 SSC (will upgrade), NZXT N7 Z490 motherboard (Black), Samsung 970 Evo plus 1TB SSD, NZXT C850 PSU, Hyper 212 EVO cooler (getting new water cooler soon), NZXT H510i case. 

 

My secondary system: Core I7 4820k, 16 gb quad channel 1600mhz ram, GTX 780 reference, Asus PX79LE, SK Hynix GOLD s31 500gb SSD, some 10 yr old Cooler Master 750w psu, Hyper 212, old Cooler Master case.

 

Laptop: Lenovo l380 yoga I5 8250u, 8gb ram, 256gb ssd storage)

 

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3 minutes ago, thepoorgamer said:

Do you really think a Quadro is necessary?

Maybe, I was just linking what was recommended to me, as I posted in same country with same budget.

 

and it’s completely different from what you had posted, gives him something to think about I guess.

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2 hours ago, thepoorgamer said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XxQNj2

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($479.00 @ Adorama) The 5900x would be better, but it is not available.
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($33.67 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($182.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory  ($323.98 @ Amazon) I figured you might need a lot of RAM. If you don’t, you can save some money here.
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO GAMING Video Card  ($300.00)  If it ever comes back in stock, the KO Has much better workstation performance because it is based on reject 2080 dies. I figured that GPU performance was not as important as CPU performance for your use case. If you need a GPU NOW, your only msrpish new option would be a 1050ti (or try to get a 3060 tomorrow). 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.40 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1628.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-24 18:41

This looks good... thanks

 

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3 hours ago, thepoorgamer said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XxQNj2

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($479.00 @ Adorama) The 5900x would be better, but it is not available.
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($33.67 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($182.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory  ($323.98 @ Amazon) I figured you might need a lot of RAM. If you don’t, you can save some money here.
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO GAMING Video Card  ($300.00)  If it ever comes back in stock, the KO Has much better workstation performance because it is based on reject 2080 dies. I figured that GPU performance was not as important as CPU performance for your use case. If you need a GPU NOW, your only msrpish new option would be a 1050ti (or try to get a 3060 tomorrow). 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.40 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1628.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-24 18:41

This is the best build so far I guess. Thanks

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2 hours ago, AEB said:

This is the best build so far I guess. Thanks

The psu is a tier C on https://linustechtips.com/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/.

 

Quadro would be good except for gaming.

 

I haven not included a gpu in the build below because ~$400 is not going to buy more than a new GTX 1060 3GB these days. Best to shop local deals for the gpu.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Walmart) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.63 @ B&H) 
Total: $1059.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-24 23:53 EST-0500

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($479.00 @ Adorama) 
Motherboard: ASRock B550M/ac Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($247.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: MyDigitalSSD BPX Pro 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PNY Quadro P2200 5 GB Video Card  ($429.99 @ B&H) look around for deals on a GPU if you can.
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR400 (w/ODD) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1476.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-25 02:16 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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