Setup for Solidworks

dicemorris

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Dec 26, 2013
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I was looking for a good setup for a rig to run solidworks well.

It needs to have:
CPU with sse2 support (intel xeon etc)
a beefy fireGL(pro)/quadro graphics card
at least 8gb of ram
liquid cooling if possible
regular beefy motherboard
ssd/wd black hdd
~800w psu

Thanks.
The budget is 1000-1500
 
Solution
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qRz5
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qRz5/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qRz5/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($293.33 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-WS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($280.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($157.40 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($145.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ATI FirePro V7900 2GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($630.98 @ Newegg)...
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qRz5
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qRz5/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qRz5/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($293.33 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-WS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($280.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($157.40 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($145.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ATI FirePro V7900 2GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($630.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: ATI FirePro V7900 2GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($630.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Lian-Li PC-A75WX ATX Full Tower Case ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($132.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2843.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-27 04:43 EST-0500)
 
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