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I've put together a system, but I am curious if it will work.

 

I saw Linus put in both a Quadro ánd a GTX in a single case, does this require something special or will it work right away?

 

this is my system, any flaws you can help me find would be greatly appericiated:

 

Intel Core i7 4770K Boxed

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming

AMD AMD FirePro V5900

Sapphire R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 TOXIC

Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST1000DM003, 1TB

Fractal Design Arc Midi R2

BenQ GW2450HM Zwart

Scythe Mugen 4 PCGH Edition

Corsair Vengeance CMZ16GX3M2A1866C9

Corsair RM750

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB

 

As you can see, there's both a FirePro, and a AMD R9 card in there, will this work?

I work with CAD and game in my spare time, so I would like to be able to do both well, on 1 system.

 

Any help is appericiated!

 

 

Thomas.

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What is your budget? The 8350 is usually better in editing and CAD, due to its extra cores. Quadro's and GeForce cards usually work better if your programs use CUDA, and it goes the other way around with FirePro and Radeon cards, if they use OpenGL/OpenCL. Do you need an OS or peripherals? 

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my budget is around 2000 euro's which this setup would cost (I think the prices in europe are higher so I would really know my dollar-budget, but somewhere allong the price-range of this system)

 

The Program I use is Solidworks, I believe Solidworks uses mostly CPU, but also has some GPU Features. mainly openGL I believe.

 

I already have an OS (windows 8.1) and peripherals ready. :)

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my budget is around 2000 euro's which this setup would cost (I think the prices in europe are higher so I would really know my dollar-budget, but somewhere allong the price-range of this system)

The Program I use is Solidworks, I believe Solidworks uses mostly CPU, but also has some GPU Features. mainly openGL I believe.

I already have an OS (windows 8.1) and peripherals ready. :)

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What is your budget? The 8350 is usually better in editing and CAD, due to its extra cores. Quadro's and GeForce cards usually work better if your programs use CUDA, and it goes the other way around with FirePro and Radeon cards, if they use OpenGL/OpenCL. Do you need an OS or peripherals? 

 

The 8350 has 8 threads, the 4770 has 8 threads. The i7-4770k out performs the FX-8350. http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/451/AMD_FX-Series_FX-8350_vs_Intel_Core_i7_i7-4770K.html, http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=836, http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-charts-2013/compare,3142.html?prod%5B6234%5D=on∏%5B5877%5D=on, and http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-4770k_7.html#sect0 are just a few benchmarks that show this.

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These are irrelevant benchmarks so they must be taken with a grain of salt. If you want a relevant comparison, use CAD render times. 

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8 threads, 4 cores != 8 threads, 8 cores, which can make a difference when using certain types of software.

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These are irrelevant benchmarks so they must be taken with a grain of salt. If you want a relevant comparison, use CAD render times. 

 

Most cad rendering is handled by gpu, but if you have some cpu cad benchmarks I'd be interested in seeing them.

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Most cad rendering is handled by gpu, but if you have some cpu cad benchmarks I'd be interested in seeing them.

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Most cad rendering?

Do you have any experience with cad at all? For any actual final renders, the cpu is used 99% of the time. 

The gpu is just for viewport, rough renders, or specific occasions like with iray. 

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8 threads, 4 cores != 8 threads, 8 cores, which can make a difference when using certain types of software.

 

I'd be very happy to consider benchmarks that support your contention that the FX-8350 is generally better at editing and CAD than an i7-4770K.

 

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Most cad rendering?

Do you have any experience with cad at all? For any actual final renders, the cpu is used 99% of the time. 

The gpu is just for viewport, rough renders, or specific occasions like with iray. 

 

Sorry, I typed too quick. I was thinking video rendering.

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I'd be very happy to consider benchmarks that support your contention that the FX-8350 is generally better at editing and CAD than an i7-4770K.

 

And I'd be very happy to consider benchmarks in which an 8-core processor loses to a 8-thread, 4-core processor at a compute heavy task :). I never made a single claim that the 8350 is better at anything than anything else.

 

You were the one that came into this thread making an absurd claim that a processor can be compared to another based upon simply the number of threads and some random *SYNTHETIC* benchmarks that very likely do not necessarily correspond to real performance, particularly in a compute heavy task. (Note that synthetic is very important here, as Intel, along with many others, are known for "cheating" at these.)

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And I'd be very happy to consider benchmarks in which an 8-core processor loses to a 8-thread, 4-core processor at a compute heavy task :). I never made a single claim that the 8350 is better at anything than anything else.

 

You were the one that came into this thread making an absurd claim that a processor can be compared to another based upon simply the number of threads and some random *SYNTHETIC* benchmarks that very likely do not necessarily correspond to real performance, particularly in a compute heavy task. (Note that synthetic is very important here, as Intel, along with many others, are known for "cheating" at these.)

 

Apparently you missed the fact that my original post quoted another post. I'm not the one making claims about the superiority of one architecture over another. I was responding to a post that suggested an 8350 was "better at editing and CAD, due to its extra cores." I simply pointed out that absent substantiating data it was a ridiculous suggestion. If one wants to claim superiority of a particular architecture at a particular task, data that supports the claim is helpful.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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What is your budget? The 8350 is usually better in editing and CAD, due to its extra cores. Quadro's and GeForce cards usually work better if your programs use CUDA, and it goes the other way around with FirePro and Radeon cards, if they use OpenGL/OpenCL. Do you need an OS or peripherals? 

 

 

The 8350 has 8 threads, the 4770 has 8 threads. The i7-4770k out performs the FX-8350. http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/451/AMD_FX-Series_FX-8350_vs_Intel_Core_i7_i7-4770K.html, http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=836, http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-charts-2013/compare,3142.html?prod%5B6234%5D=on∏%5B5877%5D=on, and http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-4770k_7.html#sect0 are just a few benchmarks that show this.

 

 

Sorry to derail the thread OP, I'm done here now myself.

 

Quote with context.

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