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Suggestions for AutoCAD/Inventor Usage

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How's this look? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2vk7V

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I've been asked to help a friend of mine build a computer for him for school.  He's going into Mechanical Engineering and he primarily uses AutoCAD and Inventor(?).  I've never really done much 3D modeling (outside of school) and I was wondering how I can optimize the build for him.  He doesn't do much demanding gaming (League of Legends, Starcraft 2, etc).  The budget is about $1000 (USD).  He needs everything including a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and he also wants Windows 8.1.  I can very easily create a parts list for the build but I just need to know how I should optimize the build for his needs.  Do his needs justify more cores, more GPU horsepower, Cuda vs OpenGL, etc.  Any tips would be much appreciated!

 

Any thoughts @WoodenMarker ?

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I've been asked to help a friend of mine build a computer for him for school.  He's going into Mechanical Engineering and he primarily uses AutoCAD and Inventor(?).  I've never really done much 3D modeling (outside of school) and I was wondering how I can optimize the build for him.  He doesn't do much demanding gaming (League of Legends, Starcraft 2, etc).  The budget is about $1000 (USD).  He needs everything including a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and he also wants Windows 8.1.  I can very easily create a parts list for the build but I just need to know how I should optimize the build for his needs.  Do his needs justify more cores, more GPU horsepower, Cuda vs OpenGL, etc.  Any tips would be much appreciated!

 

Any thoughts @WoodenMarker ?

 

Have you read http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=15412189&linkID=9240617?

 

And http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=16470588?

 

Both AMD and nVidia support OpenGL.

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How's this look? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2vk7V

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Awesome thanks!

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