Build recommendation for Autodesk Fusion 360

[merrittgene]

In the forums, the latest build recommendations for Autodesk Fusion 360 are nearly 2 years old (March 2017), so I'm looking for a current recommendation.

The minimum system requirements are easy to find, but what I really want is to find the sweet spot between performance and cost.

Minimum requirements (not helpful)
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-Autodesk-Fusion-360.html

Thanks!

 

[Supahos]

More cam and rendering or cad?

 

[Supahos]

Also do you have a budget in mind? Save from waiting on 2 responses

 

[faalin]

I just installed Fusion 360 to do some hobby modeling for a 3d printer.

System specs I'm using
i7 980x
Asus rampage 3 extreme
12GB mushkin 1600mhz CL6
3 GTX 780 Ti
windows 7 64bit

While most of my drawings are small in nature due to the 200x200x250mm print bed size, i have loaded one of our CAD drawings of a car seat mold from work and it has handled it just as well as the small parts i make.

I also plan to put Fusion on my laptop that has a newer CPU i7 4700MQ single gtx 780m and 16GB of ram to see how it will handle the program.

 

[merrittgene]

More cam and rendering or cad?

Mostly CAD, some CAM, not much rendering.

 

[merrittgene]

Also do you have a budget in mind? Save from waiting on 2 responses

I'd like to build a system in the $700 range, but I could increase the budget if there's a significant advantage to going higher.

I'd like to learn the benefits/impact of each component choice so I can understand what I'm paying for.

 

[Supahos]

Gimme like 30ins and I'll put something together

 

[Supahos]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600 3.1 GHz 6-Core Processor ($250.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($103.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX850 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GT 1030 2 GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($35.70 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $702.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-10 10:22 EST-0500


Cad likes few fast cores and on this budget that's about the best that fits.

Cam/rendering likes more cores but this still has enough to do some heavy lifting

16gb faster ram will help with both cad/cam work

SSD so you can pull up and manulipulate files quicker.. if you need a platter drive for more space add one

Video performance isn't critical just wanted a gpu to take the load off the cpu where it could

Decent case and solid power supply

Z series board not required but I'd you ever wanted to make it a monster rig you can add a 8700k and overclock it later

 

[merrittgene]

Thank you!