CAD PC build

[mintminum]

Hi guys,

 

So am planning to build a rig for some beginner to intermediate CAD work, ill be using autocad and revit a lot.

No plans on gaming.

I was wondering if seasonic 650W S12G ( A/80+ ) is a right PSU for these parts, if not could you guys give some suggestions.

 

CPU - Intel core i7 6700k

Mobo - Asus Z170M-E D3

Cooling - Corsair H80i GT hydro cooling

Graphics card - AMD FirePro w5100

RAM - kingston hyperx 16gb DDR3

[Streetguru]

Just now, mintminum said:

Hi guys,

What budget what country? The xeon 1231v3 is pretty much always a better option, and that would let you get a better firepro card

[mintminum]

My budget is under $2000.

I already got a monitor included in it and a UPS. So its kinda tight. ill be getting the stuff from Malaysia.

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, mintminum said:

My budget is under $2000.

I already got a monitor included in it and a UPS. So its kinda tight. ill be getting the stuff from Malaysia.

Well, I got no idea on part availability then, but look for a Xeon 1231v3 with an H97 board it should be a lot cheaper and is a really good value, otherwise buy a 5820K it doesn't cost much more than the 6700K in most places and is going to be a better choice

 

the skylake processors right now like aren't a good pick in most places I think it's only like Australia where the pricing is so close it doesn't matter 

[mintminum]

Alright, will look into it. Got any suggestions for PSU for the parts posted?

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, mintminum said:

Alright, will look into it. Got any suggestions for PSU for the parts posted?

anything like 500W or above that's decent reviewed on a site called Jonnyguru

 

or Seasonic, Super Flower, and XFX are usually decent brands

[mintminum]

I did use the corsair PSU calculator, am getting around 300W to 360W.(I know these results aint so accurate).

Do you think a 650W or a 750W PSU would be an overkill?

 

[Moonzy]

3 hours ago, mintminum said:

I did use the corsair PSU calculator, am getting around 300W to 360W.(I know these results aint so accurate).

Do you think a 650W or a 750W PSU would be an overkill?

 

for a single card rig that isnt going to overclock, i'd say 450W is sufficient but getting a 500~550W is better, provided u get a reliable tier 1 or tier 2 power supply that have a good review on jonnyguru.com

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
http://www.jonnyguru.com/

[mintminum]

23 hours ago, Streetguru said:

Well, I got no idea on part availability then, but look for a Xeon 1231v3 with an H97 board it should be a lot cheaper and is a really good value, otherwise buy a 5820K it doesn't cost much more than the 6700K in most places and is going to be a better choice

 

the skylake processors right now like aren't a good pick in most places I think it's only like Australia where the pricing is so close it doesn't matter 

Oh, so 6700k is not worth the money compared to the performance and price of a xeon 1231v3?

5820k is great, but again ill have to get a 2011v3 motherboard which adds cost. 

As for the PSU i have decided to got with a seasonic x series gold 650W, from my research i think this would do fine.

[mintminum]

20 hours ago, Moonzy said:

for a single card rig that isnt going to overclock, i'd say 450W is sufficient but getting a 500~550W is better, provided u get a reliable tier 1 or tier 2 power supply that have a good review on jonnyguru.com

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
http://www.jonnyguru.com/

Thanks for the help man, decided to go with a seasonic x series gold 650W.

[Streetguru]

1 hour ago, mintminum said:

Oh, so 6700k is not worth the money compared to the performance and price of a xeon 1231v3?

5820k is great, but again ill have to get a 2011v3 motherboard which adds cost. 

As for the PSU i have decided to got with a seasonic x series gold 650W, from my research i think this would do fine.

The extra cost on the motherboard will easily be worth it, that way you have more CPU overhead, 2 more cores/4 more threads

[Moonzy]

6 hours ago, mintminum said:

Oh, so 6700k is not worth the money compared to the performance and price of a xeon 1231v3?

5820k is great, but again ill have to get a 2011v3 motherboard which adds cost. 

As for the PSU i have decided to got with a seasonic x series gold 650W, from my research i think this would do fine.

if you're professionally doing CAD, the extra cores are worth it
if its just a hobby then its fine

 

basically
if you're into gaming AND CAD, go for the 6700K,
if you're just into CAD as a hobby, then Xeon (ECC support as bonus, provided u get a motherboard that supports it)
if you're going to use it a lot for CAD, a 5820k will be worth it as it will save u quite some time in the long run (unless rendering time is not an issue for you then Xeon is fine too)

[mintminum]

Asus x99-a is the mobo i have decided to go with, seems like its pretty worth for the money.

Could you guys suggest some good GPU for CAD work.

and yeah one more thing, should i invest more on GPU or CPU?

Xeon E5 2620v3 is the one am currently doing my research on.