PC for number crunchin

[JewishBacon]

Im building a PC for using some software called MATLAB and Solidworks. Long story short, I dont need more than a few cores and I want to know if this build needs a GPU. The graphics solution needs to be slightly better than the latest version of Intel's onboard stuff.   http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PdC3kL

[Nonco]

If trying to keep it cheaper you could go for a Xeon processor for an Intel CPU

[Chasem121]

Whats your budget?

[JewishBacon]

Whats your budget?

pretty tight. like, sub 500 tight.

[Chasem121]

pretty tight. like, sub 500 tight.

 

Edit: I was wrong, seems the 7700K is more powerful that I thought. Your rig would be best for something like that.

[79 Potatoes]

 

Im building a PC for using some software called MATLAB and Solidworks. Long story short, I dont need more than a few cores and I want to know if this build needs a GPU. The graphics solution needs to be slightly better than the latest version of Intel's onboard stuff.   http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PdC3kL

 

If you're about getting an APU, the A10 7850K is about the same price: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad785kxbjabox

Why I suggest it? Well, you said it's GPU bound, they are supposed to be the same architecture so read this:

The A10 7700K has 384 Shader cores and the A10 7850K has 512, 33 % more at the same clock

 

The list with your parts but with the 7850K

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($51.77 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Rosewill R363-M-BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case w/400W Power Supply  ($49.74 @ Mwave) 

Total: $353.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-04 23:19 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.99 @ Directron) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $498.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-04 23:25 EDT-0400