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Solidworks Workstation Build

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Hey peeps, I am planning on building workstation for Solidworks. I was hoping to get some recommendations for the build from this esteemed community :D.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BPk4r7

 

I am primarily concerned with my motherboard choice. Is MSI a good brand as whole? Will the MSI - Z270-A PRO A be able to support a mild overclock on the i7-7700K?

 

I based my CPU choice off of some of puget systems' testing: https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/SOLIDWORKS-2017-Coffee-Lake-CPU-Comparison-i7-8700K-i5-8600K-i3-8350K-1053/

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Why not 8700K instead of 7700K?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($414.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid 240 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($144.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba - X300 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($132.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba - X300 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($132.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card  ($514.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($188.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Whisper M 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2021.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-11 17:58 EST-0500

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You might want to get a quadro if you want to use realview.

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