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Hey everyone,

 

 

 

My friend from university needs a list of parts for his own build. I'm just helping him along the process and decided to take it to the forums since many of the members are smarter than me and can help with this :D. 

 

Budget: $1000-$1100 max (Prices in Canadian dollars please). Living in the GTA (Ontario, Canada). 

 

My friend wants the computer to be able to play AAA games as well as some autocad work for school. He needs a single monitor to go with it (I honestly do not know which monitor to choose) and make sure to keep it in the price range. Peripherals are not needed in the build. Also, an OS is not needed as well. The smaller the form factor the better, just so he can move it easier but this is optional. 

 

Thanks for the input/help!!!

 

 

 

My build: i5 3570k , Sabertooth Z77, Be quiet Dark Rock 2, Corsair vengeance 16 gb ram, Corsair RM 750, WD Black 1TB , ADATA 256 GB SSD, Asus 660ti DCUII, NZXT H440, Noctua NF-F12 & NF-A14.

 

I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code.

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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Canada Computers) 


Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($84.99 @ NCIX) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($92.45 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($234.99 @ NCIX) 


Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor  ($149.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $1104.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 23:14 EDT-0400

 

I don't have too much experience choosing parts for low budget builds, so hopefully someone else on the forum can tweak this build a little to cut down some costs :)

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AutoCAD benefits from CUDA, right?

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($284.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II  Video Card  ($339.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($58.02 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX) 
Monitor: LG 23EA53V-P 23.0" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1090.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 23:14 EDT-0400
 
If not, then try this. Er... 16GB of RAM would be beneficial in AutoCAD, right?
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($284.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($264.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($58.02 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX) 
Monitor: LG 23EA53V-P 23.0" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1085.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 23:16 EDT-0400

 

Edit: Xeons are useful with AutoCAD, right? Yeah, that's my problem there: I don't know what would be beneficial for AutoCAD.

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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($84.99 @ NCIX) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($92.45 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($234.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor  ($149.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1104.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 23:14 EDT-0400
 
I don't have too much experience choosing parts for low budget builds, so hopefully someone else on the forum can tweak this build a little to cut down some costs :)

 

Hey thanks for the build, yeah its pretty low budget but at least you tried :P

 

 

 

Thanks Enderman!!

My build: i5 3570k , Sabertooth Z77, Be quiet Dark Rock 2, Corsair vengeance 16 gb ram, Corsair RM 750, WD Black 1TB , ADATA 256 GB SSD, Asus 660ti DCUII, NZXT H440, Noctua NF-F12 & NF-A14.

 

I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code.

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Hey thanks for the build, yeah its pretty low budget but at least you tried :P

 

 

 

Thanks Enderman!!

Thank you :)

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AutoCAD benefits from CUDA, right?

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($284.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II  Video Card  ($339.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($58.02 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX) 
Monitor: LG 23EA53V-P 23.0" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1090.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 23:14 EDT-0400
 
If not, then try this. Er... 16GB of RAM would be beneficial in AutoCAD, right?

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($284.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($264.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($58.02 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX) 
Monitor: LG 23EA53V-P 23.0" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1085.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 23:16 EDT-0400

 

Edit: Xeons are useful with AutoCAD, right? Yeah, that's my problem there: I don't know what would be beneficial for AutoCAD.

Yeah I am also confused which parts benefit AutoCad. This is the reason why I took this to the forums. :P 

Im still figuring this stuff out for myself so yeah.

 

 

Thanks for the build Orange!!!! :D

My build: i5 3570k , Sabertooth Z77, Be quiet Dark Rock 2, Corsair vengeance 16 gb ram, Corsair RM 750, WD Black 1TB , ADATA 256 GB SSD, Asus 660ti DCUII, NZXT H440, Noctua NF-F12 & NF-A14.

 

I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code.

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Yeah I am also confused which parts benefit AutoCad. This is the reason why I took this to the forums. :P

Im still figuring this stuff out for myself so yeah.

 

 

Thanks for the build Orange!!!! :D

No problem. I remember a thread talking about AutoCAD, but I think it was mainly on Nvidia vs AMD since Nvidia has CUDA which in theory if AutoCAD benefits from CUDA would be the main advantage, however, if it's just a slight advantage like 2 to 10 secs being faster, then I don't think it's worth it.

| CPU: An abacus | Motherboard: Tin foil | RAM: 2 Popsicle sticks | GPU: Virtual Boy | Case: Cardboard box | Storage: Cardboard | PSU: 3... Er... Make that 2 hamsters | Display(s): Broken glass | Cooling: Brawndo | Keyboard: More cardboard | Mouse: Jerry | Sound: 2 Cans of SpaghettiO's |

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