An Architects Rig

[Teggles7888]

I am an architecture student that also builds computers. I'm thinking of doing some major upgrades to my system but need a bit of guidance as i haven't been able to find any guides specifically for builds for things like AutoCad, Revit, Lumion, and Adobe Suites (What in my system sucks, what i should keep, etc.). right now my system is as such.

 

CPU: AMD FX-9590

MB: Gigabyte 990fxa-ud5

RAM: 24gb corsair vengeance 1866mhz

GPU: 2x Asus strix R9 380x 4gb (Crossfired)

PSU: Corsair RM1000x 

Cooling: Thermaltake Water 3.0 extreme 240mm

              8 case fans (120mm corsair)

HDD: 1tb Toshiba

SSD: 120gb Kingston (OS)

         240gb Sandisk (Programs/games)

Case: Corsair c70

 

I use this with 3 ASUS VX238H-W White 23" monitors

[Aytex]

You might want to go dual 960's for the cuda?

[Amazingasian]

1 minute ago, Teggles7888 said:

I am an architecture student that also builds computers. I'm thinking of doing some major upgrades to my system but need a bit of guidance as i haven't been able to find any guides specifically for builds for things like AutoCad, Revit, Lumion, and Adobe Suites (What in my system sucks, what i should keep, etc.). right now my system is as such.

 

CPU: AMD FX-9590

MB: Gigabyte 990fxa-ud5

RAM: 24gb corsair vengeance 1866mhz

GPU: 2x Asus strix R9 380x 4gb (Crossfired)

PSU: Corsair RM1000x 

Cooling: Thermaltake Water 3.0 extreme 240mm

 

HDD: 1tb Toshiba

SSD: 120gb Kingston (OS) + 240gb Sandisk (Programs/games)

Case: Corsair c70

What's your location and budget?

 

[HKZeroFive]

Your most limiting factor at the moment is the CPU. How can I put this lightly...it's not the best.

 

Since you already have DDR3 RAM, I'd say you could go for a i7 4790K or a Xeon 1231 v3 for the hyperthreading. Or if you really have the cash to spare, go for a 5820K with a X99 motherboard.

 

After that, you should look to getting a NVIDIA card for CUDA/GPU acceleration which should help in those specific applications.

[Teggles7888]

2 minutes ago, Amazingasian said:

What's your location and budget?

Im in southern Illinois and i have a budget of about 1500

[Troyathy]

Correct me if I am wrong, but I feel like that system should be pushing those programs just fine. It may make sense to leave things the way they are and wait for the summer to come around and the next generation of GPU's or a little bit longer for the next CPU's. At the very least, current gen hardware could see a price drop when those launch. 

[Teggles7888]

8 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Your most limiting factor at the moment is the CPU.

So essentially, move over to intel CPU and nvidia GPU? 

[Teggles7888]

1 minute ago, Troyathy said:

but I feel like that system should be pushing those programs just fine.

I have a slight hiccup with Lumion , a very intense 3d rendering software. The program crashes with larger files.

[Codyman125]

3 minutes ago, Teggles7888 said:

So essentially, move over to intel CPU and nvidia GPU? 

Eh, the GPUs I wouldn't bother with for now. Open CL should do just fine. I would bump for a better processor though.

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, Teggles7888 said:

So essentially, move over to intel CPU and nvidia GPU? 

Basically. As far as I'm aware, you've pretty much already got the flagship AMD CPU - which isn't good to be perfectly honest. The i7 5820K should probably be your next upgrade.

 

AFAIK, Adobe likes to utilise CUDA better than OpenGL for GPU accelerated tasks, so that's my reasoning for NVIDIA.

[cortexcortex]

I'd go for this instead:

 

EDIT:Sorry, I'm tired, didn't read full thread

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($351.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($135.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99M-GAMING 5 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($133.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.53 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($598.50 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1536.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[Teggles7888]

1 minute ago, cortexcortex said:

I'd go for this instead:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($351.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($135.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99M-GAMING 5 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($133.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.53 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($598.50 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1536.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-20 23:08 EDT-0400

There are a few things i wont worry about personally (PSU and storage) but why move over to 16gb of DDR4 when i am curently using 24gb DDR3?

[cortexcortex]

Just now, Teggles7888 said:

There are a few things i wont worry about personally (PSU and storage) but why move over to 16gb of DDR4 when i am curently using 24gb DDR3?

Yeah, I know, just ignore the storage, and PSU.

But, X99 doesn't really support DDR3, so I had to go for DDR4 memory. You could select 32 GB if you want, though (if you need it).

[Troyathy]

1 minute ago, Teggles7888 said:

I have a slight hiccup with Lumion , a very intense 3d rendering software. The program crashes with larger files.

Oh alright, if I were you would look into upgrading the CPU before the GPU's. As far as what to upgrade to, it would depend on how much you are looking at spending. You could reuse the RAM you have if you opted for a 4790k, but you would get a more powerful CPU if you made the jump to DDR4 and get a 5820k or potentially a 5930k if you are looking for those extra PCI lanes. 

[brob]

1. Get a single, more powerful gpu.
2. Faster and more ssd storage.
3. More memory.

 

[Teggles7888]

6 minutes ago, brob said:

Get a single, more powerful gpu.

wouldn't it be better to have 2 higher end GPU's to reduce stress?

[brob]

3 minutes ago, Teggles7888 said:

wouldn't it be better to have 2 higher end GPU's to reduce stress?

I don't see how multiple gpu would reduce stress. Two cards means a higher electrical and cooling load. I would only contemplate more than 1 gpu if the processing power was needed.

 

Most of the design/editing software can only use a single gpu for accelerating editing tasks, others are typically only used when rendering/encoding.

[g4m3cr34tor]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/W4C9hM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/W4C9hM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($321.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($140.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($490.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1501.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 03:21 EDT-0400

 

No RAM as I gather you already have the 24gb DDR3.

You can easily upgrade with a second 980 in the future as the PSU will easily support 2 of them.

Plus, red/black colour scheme because it hasn't been used enough yet