Help a newbie select a PC

[f700es]

No, it was on the Dell site.

[ACnewbie]

No, it was on the Dell site.

 

 

I looked at the Dell site 1st and couldn't find it. Sold out?

But this one (I believe) had the same specs as you listed.

[f700es]

Probably, it was on their Outlet site with a 48% coupon. Yesterday only

[addysmith97]

First of all, here you not clearly describe the specifications you required but anyway I think Lenovo H50 desktop is the best computer for AutoCAD . It has the following configuration:

Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM And intel graphic Card.

[f700es]

2 hours ago, addysmith97 said:

......but anyway I think Lenovo H50 desktop is the best computer for AutoCAD . It has the following configuration:

Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM And intel graphic Card.

Uh nope. 

[Cad64]

5 hours ago, addysmith97 said:

I think Lenovo H50 desktop is the best computer for AutoCAD .

 

Yeah, I would have to agree with f700es. That's a nope for me too. One of the other computers mentioned previously in this thread would be a better choice.

[addysmith97]

I would not recommend buying anything below 8 GB for any type of laptop for a professional and i5 or i7 processors are the best pick for AutoCAD in $1000, And you should go for at least Nvidia GeForce 1060 graphics card. Some good laptops for Autocad beginner are : 

• MSI WE72 Workstation Laptop.
• DELL PRECISION M5510. 
• Microsoft Surface Book. 
• Dell Inspiron 7000.
• HP Spectre x360 Mobile Workstation

 

[f700es]

Just remember that a Xeon and Quadro based unit is a waste of money for AutoCAD. An i5 and gtx if no rendering is involved and an i7 and gtx for rendering. All the ram you can afford and a nvme m.2 ssd.

[ACnewbie]

Guys, I purchased the suggested computer

 

For home use this is what I would get...

Dell Inspiron Gaming (bear with me) for $799.99

Intel Core i5 8400 6-core @ 4 GHz

8 GB DDR4 2400 (get 8 more later, $70)

1 TB SATA HDD (it has an M.2 PCIe slot for another drive, 256 GB M.2 $120)

Nvidia GTX 1060 (just fine)

 

6 months ago. :)

[tzframpton]

That's a good setup. I recently bought a home computer with similar specs. 

 

I bought an HP ProBook 450 G5:

https://www.microcenter.com/product/504300/probook-450-g5-156-laptop-computer---silver

 

Upgraded it to 32GB RAM. I installed Revit and Navisworks and already jumped into a few heavily modeled projects at home over the weekend and I must say, for this computer, it handled it amazingly well. I went 32GB just because I wanted to, but 16GB would have been just fine. This i5 with the NVME drive and 900 series GeForce, and a license of Win10 Pro for connecting to domains, for only $700 retail, then add a little more cash for the RAM upgrade, is about as good as you can get for the price. What's nice is it's a 15" form factor and still has a 10 key on the keyboard, and it's backlit. My projects and Revit/Navisworks models will seriously buckle a computer and this unit stepped up to the plate and is batting away with ease. 

 

Best specs for under $1,000 for a laptop IMHO. 

[f700es]

39 minutes ago, ACnewbie said:

Guys, I purchased the suggested computer

 

For home use this is what I would get...

Dell Inspiron Gaming (bear with me) for $799.99

Intel Core i5 8400 6-core @ 4 GHz

8 GB DDR4 2400 (get 8 more later, $70)

1 TB SATA HDD (it has an M.2 PCIe slot for another drive, 256 GB M.2 $120)

Nvidia GTX 1060 (just fine)

 

6 months ago.

Nothing wrong with those specs at all.