Budget Solidworks/CAD build

[KnightElm]

Budget (including currency): $500-1000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Solidworks primarily with only reading drawings and occasionally opening models. No editing. Light office work.

Other details: 

I have a Quadro 2000 V2 1GB GDDR5 and a PNY Quadro P1000 but I will consider a better card if it fits under $1000 budget. Also pre-built's are also accepted assuming they're in stock and can be shipped immediately.

I also have a monitor, mouse, and keyboard.

 

[Dr0idGh0sT]

19 minutes ago, KnightElm said:

PNY Quadro P1000

This should be okey card,  Quadro 2000 is crap

Yo can't buy better card than P1000 in this price range, So get good system up and running and if need be, Get good GPU down the line.

 

You won't find any normal prebuilt, So build it by yourself.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700F 2.9 GHz 8-Core Processor ($279.99 @ B&H) 

CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock B560 Steel Legend ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($114.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial P5 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Adorama) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.49 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.49 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.49 @ Amazon) 

Total: $921.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[brob]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i3-10105 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($133.49 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B560-PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($52.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Mushkin Enhanced Helix-L 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PNY Quadro P1000 4 GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $539.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[Dr0idGh0sT]

10 hours ago, brob said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i3-10105 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($133.49 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B560-PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($52.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Mushkin Enhanced Helix-L 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PNY Quadro P1000 4 GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $539.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Are you joking? This I3 for solidworks? WTF? 

[KnightElm]

15 hours ago, Dr0idGh0sT said:

This should be okey card,  Quadro 2000 is crap

Yo can't buy better card than P1000 in this price range, So get good system up and running and if need be, Get good GPU down the line.

 

You won't find any normal prebuilt, So build it by yourself.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700F 2.9 GHz 8-Core Processor ($279.99 @ B&H) 

CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock B560 Steel Legend ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($114.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial P5 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Adorama) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.49 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.49 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.49 @ Amazon) 

Total: $921.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I like this one since it seems it'll also keep being useful for future upgrades.

[Dr0idGh0sT]

14 minutes ago, KnightElm said:

I like this one since it seems it'll also keep being useful for future upgrades.

Yeah, It will allow upgrade to I9 11900 without any problem, Also will allow RAM upgrade to 64GB easily and 750W power supply will allow good GPU upgrade

But anyways, 10700F is 8 core CPU with good speeds, So it won't struggle against any task you'll throw at it. 

[KnightElm]

23 minutes ago, Dr0idGh0sT said:

Yeah, It will allow upgrade to I9 11900 without any problem, Also will allow RAM upgrade to 64GB easily and 750W power supply will allow good GPU upgrade

But anyways, 10700F is 8 core CPU with good speeds, So it won't struggle against any task you'll throw at it. 

Can I ask why you didn't choose the AMD route?

[Somerandomtechyboi]

7 minutes ago, KnightElm said:

Can I ask why you didn't choose the AMD route?

Intel is usually cheaper than amd, thats why

[KnightElm]

4 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Intel is usually cheaper than amd, thats why

So looking at some benchmarks it looks like the 5600X has slight faster clock speeds at the cost of 2 cores. As far I know Solidworks generally likes higher clock speeds than cores, right? Do you think it makes more sense to get the 5600X since it's the same price?

[Dr0idGh0sT]

1 hour ago, KnightElm said:

So looking at some benchmarks it looks like the 5600X has slight faster clock speeds at the cost of 2 cores. As far I know Solidworks generally likes higher clock speeds than cores, right? Do you think it makes more sense to get the 5600X since it's the same price?

When I made a list, 10700F was cheaper It was below 250 USD yesterday.

It price claimed up, So get 5600X and MSI B550-A Pro if u want. Most likely it won't give you any difference.

[KnightElm]

So I ended up with this build. It's slightly more than $1000 but worth it to for future upgrades.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-11700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($413.39 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($63.59 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B560 Steel Legend ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($137.79 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($127.19 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($58.29 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PNY Quadro P1000 4 GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  ($95.39 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($91.59 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($148.27 @ Other World Computing) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans 5-Pack  ($41.33 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1176.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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