workstation Workstation upgrade

[shriram]

Hello,

I am  Mechanical Design Engineer working on Softwares like Solidworks,Catia and Ansys.

 

My current pc specification is not suitable for CAD.S o iam planning to upgrade to workstation grade.

 

Planned minimum specification:

1.cpu - ryzen 5 1600x

2.gpu - quadro p620 or p600.

 

1.I am in doubt that the above configuration will be enough for CAD use or not?

 

2.Also should i give preference to GPU and RAM more than CPU?

 

3.If added Will SSD be meaningful for my workstation?

 

Best regards,

Shriram

[ZeouLs]

What is your budget and where are you located

[shriram]

1 hour ago, ZeouLs said:

What is your budget and where are you located

I am from India.No budget idea as i am giving my required specifications to the company which I work in.But i know the usage it will range from Mid - High resolution graphics.

 

I have to give them such a specification that also serves my purpose and doesn't burn hole in their pocket (which they expect).

 

Kindly give me an idea on Budget range for (Medium - high graphics) and Specifications for Workstation

 

  which involves

1.lot of curves,points and CAD features.(Catia).

2.discretization and analysis work(ansys etc).

[ZeouLs]

To be honest the 2700/X is pretty solid choice. It's not very expensive considering it's power

[brob]

Some of the answers depend on your particular workflow. If most of your time is spent in general modeling work, a few more powerful cores is preferred. On the other hand, if more time is spent in rendering and simulations, more cores is preferred.

 

Quadro P1000 or P2000 would be much better gpu choices.

 

The amount of memory required depends on the typical size of the assemblies being worked on. 16GB would be a minimum.

 

[shriram]

17 hours ago, ZeouLs said:

To be honest the 2700/X is pretty solid choice. It's not very expensive considering it's power

Can i consider 2600X as minmum requirement of CPU

 

 

[shriram]

13 hours ago, brob said:

Some of the answers depend on your particular workflow. If most of your time is spent in general modeling work, a few more powerful cores is preferred. On the other hand, if more time is spent in rendering and simulations, more cores is preferred.

 

Quadro P1000 or P2000 would be much better gpu choices.

 

The amount of memory required depends on the typical size of the assemblies being worked on. 16GB would be a minimum.

 

What is your call on Quadro P620.(can i consider as a minimum requirement)

 

also suggest me which to go for AMD or INTEL

[shriram]

Hello all,

Finally my company came up with price they can afford  max $720. 

[brob]

With that budget you will likely have to settle for something like a Quadro P600 and an i3-8100.

[shriram]

15 hours ago, brob said:

With that budget you will likely have to settle for something like a Quadro P600 and an i3-8100.

What about Ryzen 5 1600x can i go for it by cutting some cost on  accessories?

 

Also SSD will be needed for my purpose?

[brob]

If you can fit a Ryzen 5 1600X into your budget that would probably be a good idea.

 

An ssd, particularly one large enough for a few projects along with the system, would be a very good idea.