Need help building a new computer rig

[DGeneral101]

Hi i'm new to building custom computer rigs. I have a budget of about $850 I was going to spend on a laptop but I decided a custom computer rig would work better for my budget and need. I've read a bunch of articles and I have a degree in Engineering so the assembly part and the technical all make sense to me. The problem I have is picking the right components for my budget. It would be awesome if any of you guys who knows a lot about this to help me out. I will mostly be using the computer for 3D modelling and running Engineering software like Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor, Maya, 3dx Max, Simulation flow mechanical, Ansys, Matlab, Visual C++,  and a couple more. I will also plan to use this for some gaming but not on a regular basis. Thanks in advance for any help that could be provided.

[LolSalad]

for 850 i would suggest i5 4690k and a gtx 970 depending on the games you are going to play and for sure a 512gb SSD for those programs

[Rebelattack]

for 850 i would suggest i5 4690k and a gtx 970 depending on the games you are going to play and for sure a 512gb SSD for those programs

 

For 850 he can't get a 4690k a GTX970 and a 512 Gb SSD.

[kamokevin]

Hi i'm new to building custom computer rigs. I have a budget of about $850 I was going to spend on a laptop but I decided a custom computer rig would work better for my budget and need. I've read a bunch of articles and I have a degree in Engineering so the assembly part and the technical all make sense to me. The problem I have is picking the right components for my budget. It would be awesome if any of you guys who knows a lot about this to help me out. I will mostly be using the computer for 3D modelling and running Engineering software like Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor, Maya, 3dx Max, Simulation flow mechanical, Ansys, Matlab, Visual C++,  and a couple more. I will also plan to use this for some gaming but not on a regular basis. Thanks in advance for any help that could be provided.

 

I'm getting my AA in electro-mechanical design specializing in SolidWorks and AutoCAD so I've got a good bit of knowledge when it comes to CAD programs. I've scarcely used Inventor, but it's almost identical to SW and requires the same hardware to run smoothly. 

 

You're gonna want a CPU with as many cores as you can get, preferably hyperthreaded, but on an $850 budget, an i7-4790K will probably be as good as it gets. An i5-4690K would probably be a better fit. Another important factor is memory. I would recommend at least 16GB of RAM because both SW and Inventor are memory hogs especially when working on complex models or part heavy assemblies as well as part rendering and complex flow simulation.

 

Which brings me to my next point: video cards. If you want to do any photoview rendering you'll need an approved video card, typically an Nvidia Quadro or AMD FirePro card for their OpenCL capabilities. You'll have to do some research as to which you need based on how you'll be using the software you listed. 

 

Get an SSD for your core programs and OS, a no frills case and PSU. If this build isn't intended to be a hardcore gaming build, look for a cheaper motherboard without any unnecessary features that still has a decent build quality (I would recommend ASUS personally) and at least 2 PCI-E x16 slots so you can add a GeForce card for gaming.