PC build primary for SolidWorks 2013?

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I am helping a family friend who needs a new PC primary for SolidWorks 2013.
I have little knowledge about a workstation/CAD type PC as the only thing I can help with is the building process and I'm more acknowledged about gaming orientated/spec type builds. Short story, they were using an old laptop and the GPU must have fried out as they were running work type/CAD programs (mainly SolidWorks 2013). I believe it had a Geforce 8000/8600 series GPU.

Main requirements they wanted was a dedicated GPU, 2x display outputs (vga/hdmi or else converters could work), 64 bit preferably W7 but W10 could be fine. They don't game. They do basic web browsing/usage and MS office programs.

I'm just wondering what GPU, CPU, PSU, Mobo would be suitable for this?
From my POV/price wise;
Geforce GT 1030 (Quadro could be better suited but idk which model suits/how demanding SW 2013 is?)
400 or 500 watt PSU
DDR4 Ram
W10 OS
Will this be sufficient enough? I'm unfamiliar with CPU but a stock cooler i7-4790 or I7 6th gen? Or are some i5 good enough as well (eg i5 2400) or even i3?

Again SolidWorks 2013 is just the main application and I’m looking for the build price to be inexpensive/fair that match the specific needs. I'm from NZ so some prices/availability may be different compared to Western countries but am open to your guys recommended build plans/specs.
 
Looks like your on a budget

is it possible to get a i3 8100 or i5 8400 if possible
b360 motherboard ( asrock asus msi gigabyte)
2x8gb ram
500gb ssd( 850 860 evo)
Nvidia Quadro P600 (p1000 if possible )
seasonic poweruspply 450w/550w or corsair cx 550w/450w( not 400 or 500w!, these are old , xfx ts, superflower )
case any to your liking.

edit, dont get a windows 10 lisense , its ridiculous expensive . and you dont need it, just some tuning for your background that you will miss out on.
 
FYI it sounds like solidworks 2013 and such are CPU bound programs.. SO it is much better to get the fastest CPU and NOT overspend on a GPU..

I would really think about spending more on an intel i7 fast cpu and skimp on the graphics card. I would try and get the i7-8700 as that one looks like a good spot for performance with solidworks (though I am not 100% sure but you may have to use windows 10 as some of newer CPUs are not fully supported in windows 7.. I think its 7gen and up are not supported and fyi I use windows 10 and love it for the most part).
 
Just an also fyi on older intel CPUS if you get an older version and the system is patched against the specter/meldown bugs (depending on who you ask) In this cast referring to netflix people its like almost 30% performance hit.. I am not sure what gen that was but reading stuff about it the older gens the worse the hit so if you can I would get a newer generation as they don't loose as much when you do get system updates for security. SO it may be worth spending the extra 100$ to keep the performance.
 


I'm 90% sure someone on youtube did a video specifically on solidworks and the performance you get with different hardware I'll look around for it.

EDIT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-90qEJAVkU

Best Price to performance without spending a bucketload. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7Z7DcY
 
Here is one for the new 2018 one.. where I base my info on the i7 cpu https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/SOLIDWORKS-2018-CPU-Comparison-Coffee-Lake-vs-Skylake-X-vs-Threadripper-1105/
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($116.02 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - H310M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot - 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Mushkin - Triactor 3D 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($205.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Phoenix Video Card ($184.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $757.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-07 11:58 EDT-0400

this will require Windows 10. Windows 7 cannot be loaded on any CPU designed and launched after July 26, 2016.
 


yes it can
 



no it cant, there are no motherboard drivers.

Win 10 must be installed on any chip introduced after Skylake
 


Yes it can because I've seen it done it's just not supported.
 


Yeah it takes a Removed of debugging but it still works. Some would disagree with you W10 has a lot of issues.
 


Depends on what OS is better for the programs. And it's not obsolete W7 still has a the same market share as 10.
 
Cheers for the suggestions and discussion guys! I learnt a bit more from this. I have a general idea of what components and build to go for now + my friend's needs.

Only thing to consider now is either W7 or W10? I've never used SW but will there be any compatibility/support issues? I thought W10 could be good since it's the latest and still supported updates OS but SW2013 was meant to run in W7 correct?
 
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