PC build for 1.CAD and 2. 1440p/4K 60fps gaming

[Eigneachan_OSuileabhain]

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Hi im looking to build new PC but would like to get some advice. My budget is 1200-1400 euro and I live in Ireland.

Main use would be 3D CAD (SOLIDWORKS, FUSION 360, BLENDER)

Secondly I would like to use same PC for moderate gaming like CyberPunk 2077, RDR2, Indiana Jones and upcoming GTA 6.

 

I do own 32" 4K BenQ 60Mhz monitor and side 24" 1080p 100Mhz. However would like to play games at least 1440p or 4K at 60fps on bigger screen.

 

Would appreciate your suggestions for List of parts to build PC.

*Any advantages to use Intel or AMD CPU for CAD SOFTWARE?

*Any advantages to use Nvidia, Radeon, Intel Arc GPUs?

*Also RAM size.

 

Thanks in advance.

[fabians_life]

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/PX9y3w

If you want rtx, you have to change the GPU to nvidia, but I choose the one with the biggest vram for solid works. 

[Pan_TorchaYT]

Seems like PC Parts alot more expensive in ireland, compared to the German PCPP List of @fabians_life so I tried squeezing in as much performance as possible

https://ie.pcpartpicker.com/list/MfMmJn

Ryzen 7 7700, DDR5 32GB, RX 7700XT

Best I could do for this

[Conza]

Yeah I've min-maxed this HARD. I went AM4, included CPU cooler on the 5600, and I tried to get it all from Paradigit so hopefully to save on postage/shipping.

 

Managed to get a RX 9070XT in it though, I'd be happy with this build, can upgrade to a 5700X3D later too. Honestly, I'd be considering Aliexpress for some CPUs, see how far you can go, maybe a 7500F (AM5).

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ie.pcpartpicker.com/list/dtt42x

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€136.94 @ Paradigit)
Motherboard: MSI A520M-A PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€68.94 @ Paradigit)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (€66.94 @ Paradigit)
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€121.95 @ Paradigit)
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card  (€849.95 @ Paradigit)
Case: Deepcool CC360 ARGB MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (€64.94 @ Paradigit)
Power Supply: Corsair RM650e (2025) 650 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€120.94 @ Paradigit)
Total: €1430.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-28 12:10 IST+0100

 

EDIT: Couldn't help myself, I put them all into the cart, €1,373.90, so I am JUST within budget.

 

Only thing I'd swap instead with the extra budget, go for the 750e PSU as it's in stock now, the other one is expected in 7 days, but I'm an impatient man.

 

Let us know what you go with

 

Edited April 28 by Conza
Confirming within budget.

[TatamiMatt]

3 hours ago, Eigneachan_OSuileabhain said:

Budget (including currency): 

Country: 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

Hi im looking to build new PC but would like to get some advice. My budget is 1200-1400 euro and I live in Ireland.

Main use would be 3D CAD (SOLIDWORKS, FUSION 360, BLENDER)

Secondly I would like to use same PC for moderate gaming like CyberPunk 2077, RDR2, Indiana Jones and upcoming GTA 6.

 

I do own 32" 4K BenQ 60Mhz monitor and side 24" 1080p 100Mhz. However would like to play games at least 1440p or 4K at 60fps on bigger screen.

 

Would appreciate your suggestions for List of parts to build PC.

*Any advantages to use Intel or AMD CPU for CAD SOFTWARE?

*Any advantages to use Nvidia, Radeon, Intel Arc GPUs?

*Also RAM size.

 

Thanks in advance.

Might i ask, roughly where in Ireland are you based?

 

Also just a few comments.

 

I use solidworks professionally and while it does require enough processing power and VRAM, my company is cheap and my work PC has a 4 core non hyperthreaded Xeon CPU running at 3.5GHz and a Quadro K2000 with 2GB of GDDR5 VRAM and its clock speed in measured in MHz, not GHz.

 

Now, its not a great PC, ans struggles sometimes with some things in solidworks, but for, even low 4 digit part count assemblies, anything better than the above specs should be perfectly fine (obviously the better they are the better theyll work though).

 

Solidworks runs better with single core performance over a ton of cores and also doesnt hound the GPU too much

 

Blender on the other hand, im pretty sure anyway, is the opposite, higher core counts and a good GPU is wanted, so youll want a good balance of CPU ad GPU instead of going whole hog on one or the other

[Eigneachan_OSuileabhain]

Thanks to all replies.

Another question I have is about GPU. Is nvidia's cuda cores have impact on 3D CAD design? Or this is totally irrelevant? 

Also I have played with pc picker and made this https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tVF3v4

Not sure is any good, let me know. Price for this config is 1200 euro on Amazon in Ireland.

 

@TatamiMatt I'm based in Dublin. Can I ask you more specifically what are you doing in your career?

[Conza]

33 minutes ago, Eigneachan_OSuileabhain said:

Thanks to all replies.

Another question I have is about GPU. Is nvidia's cuda cores have impact on 3D CAD design? Or this is totally irrelevant? 

Also I have played with pc picker and made this https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tVF3v4

Not sure is any good, let me know. Price for this config is 1200 euro on Amazon in Ireland.

 

@TatamiMatt I'm based in Dublin. Can I ask you more specifically what are you doing in your career?

Some observations

Firstly, unfortunately Amazon on PCP isn’t plugged in for Ireland it looks like, so I’ll just use all sellers.

 

For AMD CPUs, going for the “X” version when a non-X version exists, especially on a budget, never really makes sense. There’s less than a 5% performance difference and the non-X comes with an included CPU cooler.

 

Your motherboard choice is mini ITX, which are much more expensive versus a mATX or ATX options, so are usually if you only want a specifically smaller build.

 

Juggled some parts, better GPU, double storage, faster ram.

 

Still think at your budget if it can stretch another 150 euro to go for mine above :)

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ie.pcpartpicker.com/list/nHbrnp

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€218.94 @ Paradigit) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO A620M-E Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  (€94.94 @ Paradigit) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (€110.79 @ Paradigit) 
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€192.95 @ Paradigit) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7600 XT 16 GB Video Card  (€417.06 @ Computer Orbit - OOS) 
Case: Deepcool CC360 ARGB MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (€64.94 @ Paradigit) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (€103.94 @ Paradigit) 
Total: €1203.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-28 22:58 IST+0100

[Eigneachan_OSuileabhain]

@Conza thanks for suggestions. 7600 and 7600x going for the same price. Do you think is worth going for x? I'm not worring about storage as I have couple 1tb m.2 laying around. I would rather get motherboard with 2x m.2 slots.

Added all to Amazon basket and got under 1100. 1000+ if not counting 1tb m.2 in a basket.

[TatamiMatt]

9 hours ago, Eigneachan_OSuileabhain said:

@TatamiMatt I'm based in Dublin. Can I ask you more specifically what are you doing in your career?

Im a mechanical design and manufacturing engineer based in northern ireland!

[Conza]

8 hours ago, Eigneachan_OSuileabhain said:

@Conza thanks for suggestions. 7600 and 7600x going for the same price. Do you think is worth going for x? I'm not worring about storage as I have couple 1tb m.2 laying around. I would rather get motherboard with 2x m.2 slots.

Added all to Amazon basket and got under 1100. 1000+ if not counting 1tb m.2 in a basket.

Cool Amazon prices ok, hope prime works ok, we get a diet version in Australia (1-2 days).

 

Even at the same price, a non-X still includes a CPU cooler, a good one imo, was really pleased with the one I received for my 7700.

 

My personal rule of thumb for a Gaming system is ~50-65% of my budget on the GPU, so 1200-1400, it’s probably a 650-700 budget. A 9070XT is exceeding that at 850, while a 7600XT or even 7700XT falls short (350-450). The other factor is price to performance, check HUB reviews for the 9070 I think was done last for they do it is great, then adjust to use the best pricing for each part in your region.

 

I’m going to give Amazon Ireland a go and come back… so no need to budget for an SSD then?

[Conza]

Links

 

Gigabyte B550M DS3H Motherboard - Supports AMD Ryzen 5000 Series AM4 CPUs, 5+3 Phases Pure Digital VRM, up to 4733MHz DDR4 (OC), 2xPCIe 3.0 M.2, GbE LAN, USB 3.2 Gen1 https://www.amazon.ie/dp/B089TNX9YT?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ct_ZNVDJFKCA4N3G9BWMTBP&language=en-US

iONZ PC Case M/ATX Mid Tower with 3 ARGB PWM Fans, High Airflow - KZ19 Spin - Mesh | White https://www.amazon.ie/dp/B0DSBY683P?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ct_DMYM8VW0YHMQR91WMNTD&language=en-US

CORSAIR RM650e (2025) Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply with 12V-2x6 Cable – ATX 3.1 & PCIe 5.1 Compliant, Cybenetics Gold Efficiency, 105°C-Rated Capacitors, Modern Standby Mode – Black https://www.amazon.ie/dp/B0DMTPFW3J?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ct_66NJ6XWGBX0G248X6N04&language=en-US

Crucial Pro DDR4 RAM 32GB Kit (2x16GB) 3200MHz, Intel XMP 2.0, Computer Memory (PC) - CP2K16G4DFRA32A https://www.amazon.ie/dp/B0C29R9LNL?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ct_S7N4SEWQ36STHP017AS6&language=en-US

 

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 with Wraith Stealth Fan - (Socket AM4/6 Cores -12 Threads/Min Frequency 3.5GHZ- Boost Frequency 4.4GHz/35MB/65W) - 100-100000927BOX Multicolor https://www.amazon.ie/dp/B09VCHR1VH?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ct_356TPQK7TJVSQVNX4EWS&language=en-US

POWERCOLOR Radeon RX 9070 XT Reaper (16GB GDDR6/PCI Express 5.0/2970MHz/20000MHz) https://www.amazon.ie/dp/B0DSWJJRQX?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ct_SEBAT5RAJ3HYWYTGA88P&language=en-US

 

AM5 options,

Lexar ARES RGB DDR5 RAM 32GB Kit (16GB x 2) 6000MHz, CL30-36-36-68 DRAM 288-Pin UDIMM Desktop Speicher, PC Gaming Arbeitsspeicher unterstutzt XMP 3.0/AMD EXPO, 1.35V (LD5BU016G-R6000GDLA) https://www.amazon.ie/dp/B0CTJF2L8H?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ct_B12V0PNTSGT8AJ8MBQ37&language=en-US

 

Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX Motherboard - Supports AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs, 12+2+2 Phases Digital VRM, up to 7600MHz DDR5 (OC), 1xPCIe 5.0 + 2xPCIe 4.0 M.2, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax, GbE LAN, USB 3.2 Gen2 https://www.amazon.ie/dp/B0CSKH1NJF?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ct_RZ4XV8WSY2W8N7P8ADQN&language=en-US

 

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 38MB cache, up to 5.1 GHz max boost) with AMD Wraith Stealth Cooler https://www.amazon.ie/dp/B0BMQJWBDM?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ct_GJWQ51TV1QX41PS02WG6&language=en-US

 

 

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