Hiberus Posted January 5, 2013 Posted January 5, 2013 Hi, a friend of mine recommended me this computer but I want to know if Autocad can work correctly in it It is an Asus K55VJ-SX005H Processor: Intel ® Core ™ i5-3210M Dual Core Processor Frequency: 2.5 GHz Turbo Boost: 3.1 GHz Processor Cache: 3 MB RAM: 6 GB Memory RAM Type: DDR3-1600 Hard Drive: 500 GB Graphics Card: NVIDIA ® GeForce ™ GT 635m Graphics Memory: 2GB GDDR3 dedicated Optical Drive: DVD ± RW Double Layer Card Reader: SD Card Operating System: Windows ® 8 (P.S. Sorry if my English is not the best but it isn't my first language) Quote
ReMark Posted January 5, 2013 Posted January 5, 2013 Looks OK to me. What version of AutoCAD? 2013? Will your work mostly be 2D or 3D or a combination of the two? Quote
Hiberus Posted January 5, 2013 Author Posted January 5, 2013 Looks OK to me. What version of AutoCAD? 2013? Will your work mostly be 2D or 3D or a combination of the two? Probably 2013, and I it will be a combination of 2D and 3D Quote
ReMark Posted January 5, 2013 Posted January 5, 2013 Well when the time comes if the system seems a bit sluggish you could always bump up the RAM. What is the max amount of RAM that can be installed on your computer? This is a 64-bit system is it not? Quote
pendean Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Windows 8 is not yet supported and a good percentage of the problems are installation of AutoCAD in the OS. Quote
ReMark Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 If you want to know what AutoDesk products are supported under Windows 8 then check out this link (dated Nov. 2012). Note that no version of AutoCAD is currently listed. http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=19048377&linkID=9240617 Bottom line. You load AutoCAD on your new Win8 computer and have a problem you are basically on your own. There are one or two people here at CADTutor who claim to have already tested AutoCAD (2013?) on Win8 and reported no problems...yet. Time will tell. Quote
rkent Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 So far I have not had a single problem with w8 and autocad2012. And you won't be on your own as they say they will help you. Autodesk intends to support many of our key products on Windows 8 and will add additional products to the list of products supported on Windows 8 as updates and future versions are released. Product Support will provide its best effort to assist customers who have issues with products that are not currently supported. Quote
ReMark Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Is that support limited to users who are on Subscription only? Quote
rkent Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 That quote is from the link your provided and it appears to be for everyone. Quote
ReMark Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Have you contacted AutoDesk and shared any insights with them regarding Win8 and AutoCAD? Just curious. Quote
Hiberus Posted January 12, 2013 Author Posted January 12, 2013 Unfortunately I couldn't find the laptop I wanted anywhere, so a store recommended me another one, Asus R505Cm-XX084H, Intel ® Core ™ i5-3317U Dual Core Frequency: 1.7 GHz Processor Turbo Boost: 2.6 GHz Processor Cache: 3 MB 4 GB RAM Type DDR3-1600 RAM Hard Drive: 500 GB Screen size: 15.6 " Screen Type HD LED Glare 1366x768 px Graphics Card NVIDIA ® GeForce ™ GT 635m Graphics Memory 2GB GDDR3 dedicated Audio System Altec Lansing ® speakers and integrated microphone Optical Drive DVD ± RW Double Layer Operating System Windows ® 8 Do you think I can work with the Autocad in this laptop without problems? Quote
Hiberus Posted January 12, 2013 Author Posted January 12, 2013 Or do you think Autocad will work better in one of these: Toshiba Satellite L850-1JH Intel ® Core ™ i5-3210 Frequency 2.5 GHz Processor Turbo Boost 3.1 GHz Processor Cache 3 MB 4 GB RAM Type DDR3-1600 RAM Hard Drive 500 GB Screen size 15.6 " Display Type LED TruBrite HD 1366x768 px Graphics Card AMD Radeon ™ HD 7670M Graphics Memory 2 GB Operating System Windows ® 8 Samsung 300E5C-S08PT Intel ® Core ™ i3-3110M Dual Core Frequency 2.4 GHz Processor Processor Cache 3 MB 4 GB RAM Type DDR3-1600 RAM Hard Drive 500 GB Screen size 15.6 " Screen Type LED HD 1366 x 768 pixels Graphics Card NVIDIA ® GeForce ™ 620M + Intel ® HD Graphics 4000 Graphics Memory 1024MB Operating System Windows ® 8 Of the three which one do you think is the best buy? Thank you Quote
ibach Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 processor Choice is faster processor in GHz not the number of cores (but make it 2 at least). If you will do renderings and 3D use more cores. graphic Autocad certified on if possible. One with faster RAM. If you will do renderings and 3D use one with more RAM. RAM As much and as fast as possible. Highly recommend 2133 DDR3. It all depends on the drawing complexity. If models are simpler, autocad 2013 will work ok on anything that uses 4GB DDR2 or better, has at least 2400GHz proc and medium quality graphic. If you get 20mb dwg or bigger you will have nightmare with anything. Quote
Hiberus Posted January 12, 2013 Author Posted January 12, 2013 After researching during this afternoon I found one which, in my understanding, will run autocad without any problems, It's Asus K55VJ-SX015H Intel® Core™ i7-3630QM Quad Core 2,4 Ghz with turbo boost of 3,4 Ghz Processor: 6MB Cache 6GB RAM Type DDR3-1600 RAM Graphics Card NVIDIA ® GeForce ™ GT 635m Graphics Memory 2GB GDDR3 dedicated I am right? Is this a good buy or should I continue researching to find a better laptop? Quote
NEXTMARCUS Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 I think you wont have any problem with the computers you've discribed until now. but if you want to work with big .dwg files i recomend the last one.. sorry about my very bad english Quote
ibach Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 Right, Autocad is fairly good software and does wonderful job, it's the size of a file that is the problem if you are doing big projects like project of a big building. There is a solution to divide the project in a few DWG and it is allso solved well in Autocad. So with slower, smaller, cheaper computer you will just have to have a little bit slower way of data input or must think more of the workflow. Truth is that Autocad grew with development of hardware and always was one or two steps in front of it, but was adjustable to low end hardware too. I was making big building projects with version 12 and 384 PC just as I'm doing today, but the workflow was a lot different. When pentium 1 133 came around and version 13, it was a sunshine. It is simply easier to keep track if your PC can handle more in one file. If you are making a decision between money and hardware, you are doing a wrong calculation. Make a decision between money and time spent to make input for life has only that much milliseconds, and each of them count. There is an other tip. Learn Autocad as good as you can. Each command and each shortcut you learn is saving TIME. It is very, very important HOW you use CAD. A good WORKFLOW is the most important thing in CAD. Go, take some classes if need be, it will help a lot. Read and learn, and you'll work faster even on crap of the PC. Why I cann say CRAP, but not SH*T?! ****! As it is not the same. Quote
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