[SOLVED] Budget CPU-GPU for CAD-Gaming programs.

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Asking for build advice according to How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice forum.

Approximate Purchase Date: This week

Budget Range: Max 350

System Usage from Most to Least Important: CAD & Gaming

Do you need to buy OS: Yes I already have it.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I buy my parts from stores in the Netherlands

Location: City, State/Region, Country - The Netherlands.
Parts Preferences: AMD CPU and GPU

Overclocking: NO

SLI or Crossfire: NO?
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: What I want to know is if an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU and Radeon RX 580 8 GB GPU Can take the mentioned CAD and Gaming programs. I can play games at a normal setting and I use CAD for medium-large projects.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I am not. I am building one.
 
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Sure but what im saying is that I expect it to run at a decent performance.
Again, don't know what you classify as "medium-large CAD projects". But yes, for your budget, I'd say you're maximizing your performance. It should be good. I do "fairly large" 2D CAD files on a mobile Intel CPU IGP.

I was doing this as an exercise to figure out what ~700 euros buys in the Netherlands, so I figured I'd dump it here just in case it was helpful.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (€173.95 @ Azerty)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M AORUS PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (€124.90 @ CD-ROM-LAND)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16...
"medium-large CAD projects" is pretty subjective. But that combo is good. Your stated budget is seemingly ONLY made to include the cost of the Ryzen 3600 + RX580, so there's not much to talk about there. If we were to talk about the entire system build budget, we might be able to get you up into a RX5600XT or something, but...
 
Aug 4, 2020
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"medium-large CAD projects" is pretty subjective. But that combo is good. Your stated budget is seemingly ONLY made to include the cost of the Ryzen 3600 + RX580, so there's not much to talk about there. If we were to talk about the entire system build budget, we might be able to get you up into a RX5600XT or something, but...

The rest includes:
  • B550 Motherboard
  • 16GB DDR4 RAM
  • SSD M.2 nvme
And then you have a PSU and case.

All of this cost around 700 euros including the GPU and CPU. I dont plan on spending more than that though.
 
Sure but what im saying is that I expect it to run at a decent performance.
Again, don't know what you classify as "medium-large CAD projects". But yes, for your budget, I'd say you're maximizing your performance. It should be good. I do "fairly large" 2D CAD files on a mobile Intel CPU IGP.

I was doing this as an exercise to figure out what ~700 euros buys in the Netherlands, so I figured I'd dump it here just in case it was helpful.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (€173.95 @ Azerty)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M AORUS PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (€124.90 @ CD-ROM-LAND)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (€66.85 @ Azerty)
Storage: Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (€72.99 @ Azerty)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5500 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card (€209.00 @ Azerty)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€44.95 @ Megekko)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€59.90 @ Azerty)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan (€15.20 @ Megekko)
Total: €767.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-10 23:41 CEST+0200


Or something closer to the 700 mark.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (€173.95 @ Azerty)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (€99.00 @ Azerty)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (€61.85 @ Megekko)
Storage: Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (€72.99 @ Azerty)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5500 XT 4 GB OC Video Card (€183.00 @ Azerty)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€44.95 @ Megekko)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€54.90 @ Azerty)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan (€15.20 @ Megekko)
Total: €705.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-10 23:45 CEST+0200
 
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