$1000 CAD build advice

drdeathx · Jan 26, 2013

de.das.dude said:
meh. where on earth would you need PCIe 3.0? and yes i AMDs memory controller is horrible.

intel is wanted but not needed

can i buy a plot on the moon? yes its legal now, but wtf.

Just sayin. :cool:

Cotton_Cup · Feb 3, 2013

well just wondering did op got his system up and running? wanted to see >.<

drdeathx · Feb 3, 2013

Cotton_Cup said:
well just wondering did op got his system up and running? wanted to see >.<

3770K is OTW from Chicago

Cotton_Cup · Feb 3, 2013

that's great and you're the one who shipped it to him right death? yer a great guy ^_^. can't wait for op to show (hopefully) to us the parts before building it and when he's building it. This should be awesome.

THE_EGG · Feb 3, 2013

odameyer said:
>anyone over the age of 13 with an NZXT case

Anyway.

I recommend the Bitfenix Prodigy
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IwOkN6dWRbA/TXWaeagBeGI/AAAAAAAAAsw/Qg1XgrdZ4Hw/s1600/bitfenix-shinobi.jpg

Cheap, good build quality, and tasteful.

Prodigy? or Shinobi? Shinobi is the one in the picture :confused:

drdeathx · Feb 3, 2013

Cotton_Cup said:
that's great and you're the one who shipped it to him right death? yer a great guy ^_^. can't wait for op to show (hopefully) to us the parts before building it and when he's building it. This should be awesome.

I did get it and ship it to him for no profit. I have a Tiger Direct 2 blcks from me and they price guarantee Microcenter stuff for me. The good thing is, I got a good 3770K for myself that overclocks 4.8GHz at 1.34 volts and hopefully he gets the same batch.

david2 · Feb 6, 2013

Still waiting on some of the components. I'll post pre and post build pics of it all and some performance data. One thing I'm still holding out on is the video card. I've heard of people modifying GeForce cards to run Quadro drivers with pretty good results. Any options on this?

david2 · Feb 21, 2013

Finally got everything together! Wanted to thank everyone for their advice, especially drdeathx who not only gave me some great advice but also got me a great deal on a i7-3770K!

I've got everything except the graphics card. So far even with the built in graphics things are looking good. I'm still on the fence as to whether to get a entry level Nividia Quadro or spend the same money on a nicer GeForce and modify it to run Quadro drivers. Does anyone here have any advice on that?

So here are what I finally built;
CPU($265): Intel i7-3770K
mother board($125): Asus P8Z77-V LX
PSU($60): Seasonic S12II 430
DVD($24): Asus DRW-24B1ST
HD($190): Crucial m4 256GM
RAM($98): 2x Corsair Vengeance 8GB
case($100): Lian Li PC-7H
Keyboard(had): Leopold FC500RT/AB
mouse(had): Kensington k64325
monitor(had): Samsung P2570HD

total of $862

So I've got ~$140 to spend on a graphics card if I want to stay under $1000. I'm thinking I'll probably end up spending somewhere in the $150-$200 range though.

Anyway thanks again for all the help, I'm really happy with the system so far!

punisher186 · Feb 21, 2013

Is CAD a serious hobby for you or a job? Nice build regardless.

brandonwh64 · Feb 21, 2013

DDD, that was the wrong bench you posted. This is more what CAD production would need in this bench.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/30

de.das.dude · Feb 21, 2013

brandonwh64 said:
DDD, that was the wrong bench you posted. This is more what CAD production would need in this bench.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/30

doesnt matter now, he got the better 3770 for cheap.

david2 said:
Finally got everything together! Wanted to thank everyone for their advice, especially drdeathx who not only gave me some great advice but also got me a
I've got everything except the graphics card. So far even with the built in graphics things are looking good. I'm still on the fence as to whether to get a entry level Nividia Quadro or spend the same money on a nicer GeForce and modify it to run Quadro drivers. Does anyone here have any advice on that?

So I've got ~$140 to spend on a graphics card if I want to stay under $1000. I'm thinking I'll probably end up spending somewhere in the $150-$200 range though. ar!

you can do that? first time im hearing that. but i guess if the architecture is same it should be possible.

what software would you use mainly? you can always check the supported graphics cards for that software. a lot of newer software versions are supporting normal commercial graphics cards. so its worth having a look at the charts.

brandonwh64 · Feb 21, 2013

de.das.dude said:
you can do that? first time im hearing that. but i guess if the architecture is same it should be possible.

what software would you use mainly? you can always check the supported graphics cards for that software. a lot of newer software versions are supporting normal commercial graphics cards. so its worth having a look at the charts.

I remember a couple of years back the cards that shared the same arch as quadro cards could be flashed to represent a quadro.

https://www.google.com/webhp?source....r_qf.&bvm=bv.42661473,d.dmg&biw=1680&bih=894

THE_EGG · Feb 22, 2013

brandonwh64 said:
I remember a couple of years back the cards that shared the same arch as quadro cards could be flashed to represent a quadro.

https://www.google.com/webhp?source....r_qf.&bvm=bv.42661473,d.dmg&biw=1680&bih=894

Precisely, I remember seeing about that a few years back. But I think today's video cards a bit harder to do that which wouldn't surprise me with all this boost crap and power saving nonsense. Unfortunately I haven't seen many articles or posts on sites explaining how to do that on modern cards.

Asylum · Feb 22, 2013

If your doing a build for CAD you should be building the system around the graphics card.

The graphics card is the most important thing for your build.

System Name	Halloween Boo!
Processor	Intel Core i7 3770K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z77-Up7
Cooling	Custom Water/ Thermalchill TA 120.3/ Swiftech Apogeee XT/ MCP655/ Swiftech M icrores/ XSPC RX 240
Memory	16G G.Skill trident 2400MHz
Video Card(s)	3 x Radeon 7970
Storage	OCZ Revo Drive 240G
Display(s)	24 inch Viewsonic
Case	Phobia WayCoolIt Test Bench
Power Supply	Nexus 1100 watt

System Name	Poor Man's Build
Processor	Intel i7 3960X 4.9Ghz Sandy Bridge E
Motherboard	MSi X79A-GD65 8D
Cooling	XSPC 240mm and 360MM (External) Rad
Memory	64Gb Corsair Dominator Platinum
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX770 SC ACX SLI (non water cooled yet)
Storage	Intel 520 240GB SSD x2 /x2 WD Caviar Black 3TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache
Display(s)	ASUS 27" 2560X1440 x3
Case	Corsair 900D (upgraded from my lvl 10 gt and 600T)
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar Essence STX
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200i 80PLUS Platinum
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate (FPP)

System Name	Halloween Boo!
Processor	Intel Core i7 3770K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z77-Up7
Cooling	Custom Water/ Thermalchill TA 120.3/ Swiftech Apogeee XT/ MCP655/ Swiftech M icrores/ XSPC RX 240
Memory	16G G.Skill trident 2400MHz
Video Card(s)	3 x Radeon 7970
Storage	OCZ Revo Drive 240G
Display(s)	24 inch Viewsonic
Case	Phobia WayCoolIt Test Bench
Power Supply	Nexus 1100 watt

System Name	Poor Man's Build
Processor	Intel i7 3960X 4.9Ghz Sandy Bridge E
Motherboard	MSi X79A-GD65 8D
Cooling	XSPC 240mm and 360MM (External) Rad
Memory	64Gb Corsair Dominator Platinum
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX770 SC ACX SLI (non water cooled yet)
Storage	Intel 520 240GB SSD x2 /x2 WD Caviar Black 3TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache
Display(s)	ASUS 27" 2560X1440 x3
Case	Corsair 900D (upgraded from my lvl 10 gt and 600T)
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar Essence STX
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200i 80PLUS Platinum
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate (FPP)

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D \| AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Motherboard	ASRock B650E PG-ITX WiFi \| Razer thing
Cooling	NZXT Kraken 240 RGB w/ Lian Li P28 + Corsair AF120 Slim \| Double fan vapour chamber
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB 6000MHz CL32 DDR5 \| 16GB 3200MHz DDR4
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB
Storage	Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB + Lexar NM790 4TB \| 1TB NVMe SSD + 2TB NVMe external SSD
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DW & Sony A90K 42" \| 14" QHD IPS 165Hz & Sony X90J 65" 4K TV
Case	FormD T1 - v2.1 - Titanium colourway w Aluminium mesh \| Razer Blade 14
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Hel 2E (Focal Clear & HiFiMAN HE-4XX & DROP PC38X) \| Samsung Q950A
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum \| Razer 230W brick
Mouse	Razer Viper Ultimate Mercury \| Roccat Kain 202
Keyboard	DIY Geek 64 PCB (Kailh Box Deep Sea - Matcha XDA Keycaps) \| Corsair K63
VR HMD	Oculus Quest
Software	Windows 11 Home \| Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	2022 MINI Countryman SE PHEV Hybrid ALL4 \| British Racing Green\| Malt Brown Interior\| YOURS Trim

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Processor	Intel i7-3770k
Motherboard	ASRock Z77 Extreme 4
Cooling	Hyper 212 Evo
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 770
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB
Display(s)	Acer G264HL
Case	Cooler Master CM 690 III
Power Supply	Corsair CX600M
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Storage	SSD Samsung 500GB
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Power Supply	Antec 1200 Watt Modular
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