AUTOCAD user

[MechDesign]

I am interested in this CAD pc by Dell z2 mini i believe is its name, i am looking to replace my 2011 Dell precision laptop with a desktop, and this has caught my interset, my main focus is 3d and 2d modeling and your average other stuff videos and what not, anybody know much about this machine? Linus?

[Daveeede]

Do you mean the HP Z2 mini? It's just a small form factor pc. I don't even see what makes it a CAD pc.

 

What is your budget, you might be better off building on on your own.

[TOSaunders]

I think the Z2 Mini is HP. It's a smaller device put I think that's where a lot of your money goes, into the form factor. I am an architecture student, I run these programs and I suggest something else honestly. You'll want at least an I5 and a dedicated graphics card. The mini doesn't have a dedicated GPU until you pay much more. 

 

May I also recommend not HP. I've had their pcs in the past and it has probably the most bloatware added on I've experienced. I know dell has some nice stuff for "Professionals" as well. If I buy prebuilt that's the company I go with. 

[MechDesign]

2 hours ago, Daveeede said:

Do you mean the HP Z2 mini? It's just a small form factor pc. I don't even see what makes it a CAD pc.

 

What is your budget, you might be better off building on on your own.

I have thought of building my own, my budget would be about $700, just never built my own. What would make a pc great for autocad, i asume the same thing that would be good for video making??

[Jredmond]

For cad software i recommend an i7 chip / Ryzen 7 chip you would be better off with the Ryzen chip it will run circles around the 7700k in this type of workload not to mention its a good chip for everything. As for the prebuilt you mentioned i dont see anything that makes this a CAD ready machine realtivity low powered i think your paying for the forum factor but for what your doing i think a DIY solution would treat you much better with a Ryzen 7 chip . Just wanted to make a PC part picker list incase you decide to do a DIY rig- https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4jQrCy his also a Micro ATX chassis a little bit bigger then the HP z2 but its over triple the power and will render anything in CAD about 3x to 5x faster depending on render. 

[genexis_x]

5 hours ago, MechDesign said:

I have thought of building my own, my budget would be about $700, just never built my own. What would make a pc great for autocad, i asume the same thing that would be good for video making??

Here's a solid one:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($218.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($111.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($122.76 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.49 @ Amazon) 
Total: $697.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-13 01:28 EDT-0400

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[MechDesign]

On 5/12/2017 at 7:56 PM, Jredmond said:

For cad software i recommend an i7 chip / Ryzen 7 chip you would be better off with the Ryzen chip it will run circles around the 7700k in this type of workload not to mention its a good chip for everything. As for the prebuilt you mentioned i dont see anything that makes this a CAD ready machine realtivity low powered i think your paying for the forum factor but for what your doing i think a DIY solution would treat you much better with a Ryzen 7 chip . Just wanted to make a PC part picker list incase you decide to do a DIY rig- https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4jQrCy his also a Micro ATX chassis a little bit bigger then the HP z2 but its over triple the power and will render anything in CAD about 3x to 5x faster depending on render. 

Thank you very much