Office PC for AutoCAD, Ideally with Thunderbolt 4

[TheAudioNut]

Budget: $1000-$1500 USD, but willing to go higher if I must.

 

Location: Utah, USA

 

Software:

• AutoCAD --- I mainly work in 2D for editing large floor plans, rack elevations, and wiring diagrams, but my web-based theater design software (The Cinema Designer) occasionally requires me to open up and work with 3D files using AutoCAD.
• Microsoft Visio (desktop)
• D-Tools System Integrator (desktop)
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Premiere Pro (on rare occasions)
• Adobe Audition (on rare occasions)
• Modus VR *

* I don't plan on running Modus VR for at least a year or two. It's residential and commercial 3D rendering focused on AV systems. All they recommend on their website is to get a good "gaming" computer and a VR headset. Probably high CPU clock, single-threaded, with a decent GPU, but for now I'm fine keeping the GPU as minimal as required for AutoCAD.

 

Pre-Built or Custom: I don't necessarily care whether it's a pre-built or a custom build I assemble myself, but I'd like to get this thing up and running within 15-24 days at most. I've never built a PC before, but if the overall price and shipping time is drastically better, and if warranties on the most important parts are excellent, I'll totally do it.

 

Other Hardware: I have two LG UltraFine 4K displays and a Thunderbolt 4 NAS hooked up via my Anker Thunderbolt 4 dock. I tried the online configurator from XoticPC, but the only Thunderbolt 4 option required the Asus ProArt Creator motherboard which seemed really expensive. I've read online that a Thunderbolt 4 card is much cheaper, but I've also read that those cards don't always work reliably, and the set up documentation leaves a lot to be desired. I figured I'd see what people here recommended. Maybe I'll have to skip Thunderbolt 4 altogether and downgrade to USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 which means replacing my dock, lol. I don't care if it's AMD or Intel.

[Why_Me]

https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-z790-h-gaming-wifi-model/  

1 x Thunderbolt header

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($364.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *Asus ROG STRIX Z790-H GAMING WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL40 Memory  ($145.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *PNY VERTO GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Video Card  ($449.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: *Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($8.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1510.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-12-19 02:31 EST-0500

[SorryBella]

Cost shaved version of @Why_Me's build.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600KF 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($255.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($33.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus ProArt B760-CREATOR WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($235.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-5600 CL30 Memory  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card  ($289.39 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1269.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-12-19 08:03 EST-0500

[brob]

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-14700K 3.4 GHz 20-Core Processor ($401.55 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Deepcool LT720 85.85 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($111.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z790 PRO RS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($229.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($94.97 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ B&H) 

Video Card: MSI RTX 3060 Ventus 3X 12G OC GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Custom: ASRock THUNDERBOLT 4 AIC Add-On Card ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1508.45

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-12-19 12:01 EST-0500