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I'm building a new SolidWorks workstation. According to the folks at Puget Systems, it's kind of a toss-up between the high end Intel and AMD chips: https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/SOLIDWORKS-2020-SP1-CPU-Performance-1681/ I realize that availability is terrible right now, but I'm looking to upgrade from my old 4790k system. It's been solid for 5 years, but I'm just about full on my 500GB SSD, the fans are getting noisy from 24/7/365 use, and I should probably swap out the power supply. Plus, it's running Win 8.1, and I need to move to Windows 10 for SolidWorks 2020. It's also got a ton of outdated software, and I'd like a fresh start from both a hardware and software perspective. I do a little bit of video editing, mostly 1080 GoPro stuff, and the occasional 4k clip. Current machine struggles on these tasks pretty badly. I'm thinking Ryzen 7 3700X, which seems to be the best price-performance balance. 32GB of RAM is mandatory, likely heading to 64GB. DDR4 will certainly be quicker than my current DDR3. I'd like a 1TB M.2 NVME main drive, and I'll likely move over a 4TB WD Red from my current system or shuck a 10TB white label. Likely going with the Samsung 870 Evo+, but the motherboard needs to support the higher bandwidth M.2 speed. I'll pick up a Quadro M4000 or P1000 card from eBay, they're usually Dell or HP workstation pulls and don't break the bank. I don't need a $500+ graphics card for the SolidWorks stuff I do, as my K620 has been doing OK. PCIE 4.0 not required for the graphics card, but might be nice for future graphics upgrades. I'm clueless on motherboards these days, and I'd welcome any input on individual parts. Definitely don't need/want WiFi, and only Intel Gig-E. No need for RGB or anything fancy like that. To be honest, I'd be inclined to look at server hardware, but it's such a crapshoot.
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sean10mm posted:Depending on how many storage devices you hope to eventually plug in at once you *might* actually want an x570 motherboard instead of a B450. For instance they often start disabling SATA ports as you add M.2 devices to a B450. Cool. Thanks for the info... good to know about disabling SATA as you add M.2. Chances are, I'll be on 1x M.2 and 2-3x SATA maximum. What's a decent X570 board? MicroATX or ATX, doesn't' matter, as I've got a big full-tower P280 case. Intel Gig-E is apparently an issue, because half the boards have Realtek LAN 
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May 27, 2020 23:22
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Klyith posted:The Gigabyte X570 Gaming X is frequently put forth as the best low-cost X570, in that it has a great VRM for the price and all the essentials. But it's got a realtek lan. If intel lan is required the Aorus Elite is the next step higher and has that. I'm regularly pushing gigabit speeds to my NAS or other local machines. Thanks for the recommendations.
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May 28, 2020 02:48
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How's this look for my workstation? I'll keep my current case, 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD, and likely the 4TB Red HDD. I can't find a motherboard in stock, so this'll wait until something shows up. Any chances of memory incompatibility with this? PCPartPicker Part List CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($274.49 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($129.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($129.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($179.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Team T-Force VULCAN 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon) Total: $959.43 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-29 12:38 EDT-0400 Probably buying a Asus Prime X570-P once it's in stock. 2x M.2, decent VRM from what I read, and a COM header (yes, I know). sharkytm fucked around with this message at 17:47 on May 29, 2020 |
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May 29, 2020 17:40
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The Wonder Weapon posted:You seem to be missing a GPU. Quadro M4000 or P1000 off eBay. Sorry, I didn't mention that. This is for Solidworks, CAD, and video editing, so no gamer cards.
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