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I am fairly new to the computer building world. I am looking to build a computer and was wondering what components should I look for with my rig. I already know what I will be doing with my desktop. Being an Engineering student, I am looking to build a computer that will be able to run Autodesk Inventor very well without any lag. I will be mainly using this rig for gaming and writing documents for my classes. I am looking to have an AMD FX 8350 Processor for the CPU, but as for the other components, I don't know what to look for. If anyone could recommend some components for the other things that I need, I would greatly appreciate it.

 

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Kokomo Joe

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Right now, not much. So I guess, I am looking to build something fairly cheap, but able to run Inventor without lag. That is one thing that will be a must have. I am not so concerned with what games I will be able to play. Probably around the $600 to $800 range, if that is possible. I am not looking to overclock anything.

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Right now, not much. So I guess, I am looking to build something fairly cheap, but able to run Inventor without lag. That is one thing that will be a must have. I am not so concerned with what games I will be able to play. Probably around the $600 to $800 range, if that is possible. I am not looking to overclock anything.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rEfs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rEfs/by_merchant/
 
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($69.99 @ TigerDirect) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($96.98 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $819.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-14 13:54 EDT-0400)
 
 
19$ over the budget tho. Also you must oc your GPU. It does not woid the warranty and it's free POWA.  
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rEfs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rEfs/by_merchant/
 
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($69.99 @ TigerDirect) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($96.98 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $819.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-14 13:54 EDT-0400)
 
 
19$ over the budget tho. Also you must oc your GPU. It does not woid the warranty and it's free POWA.  

 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rEfs

Psu is pretty darn overkill. It's enough for sli yet the motherboard is not sli ready. 

Edits to better fit the budget: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rFr2

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I like my PSU's to be atleast 80+ Gold. I'm a PSU snob. 

He could go with a capstone-450 if gold was a requirement.. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-capstone450

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What would you guys recommend putting on the SSD drive other than the operating system?

 

What would I gain from overclocking the gpu?

Why is it necessary?

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What would you guys recommend putting on the SSD drive other than the operating system?

 

What would I gain from overclocking the gpu?

Why is it necessary?

Put your programs onto it.

Oc'ing gives you more performance.

You should do it because more performance.

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So, I should I put on Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Inventor, etc.?  Those kind of programs.

 

Do I have to worry about any compatibility issues with having an Nvidia GPU with an AMD CPU?

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So, I should I put on Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Inventor, etc.?  Those kind of programs.

 

Do I have to worry about any compatibility issues with having an Nvidia GPU with an AMD CPU?

Yep, put all your programs onto the ssd. 

There are no compatibility issues. Brands don't really matter.

 

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Yep, put all your programs onto the ssd. 

There are no compatibility issues. Brands don't really matter.

 

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Thanks!

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Yep, put all your programs onto the ssd. 

There are no compatibility issues. Brands don't really matter.

 

You need to quote a post or tag a member or else they won't get a notification you replied to them.

I found this gpu. 

Sapphire Dual-X R9 280 Graphics Card - 3GB GDDR5, 384-bit, PCIe 3.0 - 11230-00-20G

  Would it be able to operate Autodesk Inventor and be able to render 3d objects quickly?

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