refurbished cad build, what to look for

[Gnomo]

Hello

 

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/G8PNNQ

I need some advice on what parts to look for for my girlfriend for her first pc.
The "purchased" parts are the ones I have lying around as spare parts from other builds, but I don't know how to complete the build. Also I wanted to ask if a Win7 Pro is still fine today for a CAD only machine.
No gaming whatsoever, but her teacher told her she needs a pc to work at home so we try to get her a cheap system.
The leftover budget is ~200€ so we will use refurbished parts again.
We still need an OS (if Win7 Pro isn't worth anymore, there I have mutiple codes lying around)
A Case
A CPU
Go for SSD? (around 40€ for 120gb)

I know a loot, but I somehow skipped haswell completly working a lot with ivy/sandy bridge and then form skylake onwards, so I don't know what cpu works best for her.

Thanks

[Ordinarily_Greater]

GPU, if you can find the RX 480/580 on sale around that price (200euro) get it (i think it is impossible...)

if not a P1000 maybe

[Gnomo]

3 minutes ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

GPU, if you can find the RX 480/580 on sale around that price (200euro) get it (i think it is impossible...)

if not a P1000 maybe

Is the 770 not enough for a start?

The parts still left to fill first are a cpu, a case and maybe a ssd, without the any rx40 would be useless

[finnbo11]

I would highly suggest buying the CPU second hand.

[Gnomo]

1 hour ago, finnbo11 said:

I would highly suggest buying the CPU second hand.

Yea. Even said that in starting post. The question is which cpu I should look for

[finnbo11]

53 minutes ago, Gnomo said:

Yea. Even said that in starting post. The question is which cpu I should look for

Oh sorry, I didn't read it properly. If you can get the i7-4790K. Get that over the Xeon. They are identical chips except the Xeon can use ECC memory which would be basically useless in a CAD build and the i7-4790K is unlocked and probably better binned. So get the i7-4790K over the Xeon. An SSD is a nice to have but will only very marginally affect performance in a CAD build. Yet if the OS is on the SSD it is really a nice to have for quick boot times and a more snappy general system.

[Nicnac]

the 770 is definitely good enough for basic cad. focus your budget on the cpu and get whatever case you can score locally (maybe even for free). win 7 should be ok if everything runs on it for now. Double check what programs she uses. I'd go for an ssd if you have money left afterwards

[Gnomo]

21 minutes ago, Nicnac said:

the 770 is definitely good enough for basic cad. focus your budget on the cpu and get whatever case you can score locally (maybe even for free). win 7 should be ok if everything runs on it for now. Double check what programs she uses. I'd go for an ssd if you have money left afterwards

I found a Sharkoon M25-W for 50€. I think it sounds like a good deal.

She only uses CAD, gimp and IE and only wants to do the homework with the pc.

The 4790k won't sell here under 250-300€.

[Nicnac]

1 hour ago, Gnomo said:

I found a Sharkoon M25-W for 50€. I think it sounds like a good deal.

She only uses CAD, gimp and IE and only wants to do the homework with the pc.

The 4790k won't sell here under 250-300€.

get a non k i5 should be good enough. I'd look for a free case honestly. maybe check a local scrapyard. you will definitely find something there. probably not as nice looking though 

[Ordinarily_Greater]

On 17/3/2018 at 7:52 PM, Gnomo said:

Is the 770 not enough for a start?

The parts still left to fill first are a cpu, a case and maybe a ssd, without the any rx40 would be useless

this is your guide to that thing