Is this build good for mastercam and autocad programs?

[Daniel Sudakov]

Hey everyone, my brothers old computer from 2003 finally gave up, and after talking with my brother, we have decided to build a computer. Since I built my first gaming computer, it was easy to do, so I took over and wanted to know if this build will do all the things he needs.

He still wants to stay with windows XP, so I built this computer from PCpartpicker, and here's the list.

I7 4770 (no K):http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74770
Stock cooler, or a h80i : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h80i
ASUS h87m : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h87me
Corsair 16gb memory : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz16gx3m2a1600c10
A OCZ vertex 4 : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-internal-hard-drive-vtx425sat3128g
WD Black HDD 1TB: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1002faex
MSI gtx 760: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n760tf2gd5oc
Corsair 350D case : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011028ww
Corsair CX600M PSU: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m

So in total, it's coming to a 1400$ build http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2lMP5

The i7 CPU is good for work purposes, mastercam can take advantage of those 4 cores, + the hyperthreading. And I have seen some other forums saying any autocad programs will eat a lot of ram, so 16gb and a i7 cpu will be pretty future proof. He has the SSD and WD black HDD.

Will windows xp run on all these new hardware? I know XP support will be gone in April, but we're still talking about the idea to have windows 7 instead.

If anyone has a better suggestion, and works in the AUTOcad field, some advice will help out

 

[Transmaniacon]

I made a few changes to trim it down and upgrade to a GTX770. Since you are buying the non-k version, the Intel stock cooler will work fine. This computer should well for his needs.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($318.00 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($97.10 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.79 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($100.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($359.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($88.45 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.47 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1286.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-17 13:03 EST-0500)

 

[Daniel Sudakov]

I made a few changes to trim it down and upgrade to a GTX770. Since you are buying the non-k version, the Intel stock cooler will work fine. This computer should well for his needs.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($318.00 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($97.10 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.79 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($100.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($359.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($88.45 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.47 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1286.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-17 13:03 EST-0500)

Oh wow, around 200 bucks cheap! This will do a lot of good things. My question is, will XP run on these hardware?

 

[Transmaniacon]

Yeah there shouldn't be any problems, but Windows 7 is so much better, I would at least make that upgrade.

 

[Daniel Sudakov]

Yeah there shouldn't be any problems, but Windows 7 is so much better, I would at least make that upgrade.

Yeah, I tell him that windows 7 is better, and similar in every way. He loves xp, what can I do lol. I guess sooner or later he might want to upgrade.