Is Asus G75VW-BBK5 Acceptable Computer to Run AutoCAD Civil 3D

[Sherm77]

I am considering purchasing an Asus G75VW-BBK5 from Best Buy to run AutoCAD Civil 3D.  Can anyone tell me if it will satisfactorily handle AutoCAD Civil 3D?  It will have: Windows 7 Home Premium installed; 3rd Gen Intel Core i7-3610QM processor; 2.3GHz (with Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz) processor speed; 16GB RAM; NVIDIA GTX 660M graphics; and 17 inch screen.  I will appreciate your help. 

[antoniovinci]

If that Win7 is 64 bit, you can easily run C3D 2013, if not... forget it, sir.

Moreover, begin to spare a couple of dollars, in order to buy an SSD drive for system and progs, boosting dramatically your performances.

[Fantoon]

Win 7 and an SSD is a must have!

[Sherm77]

Thank you all for your help!  I noticed the Autodesk Recommended Hardware site but did not see AutoCAD Civil 3D listed as one of the products or suites.  Can anyone tell me which product(s) or suite should be used to find the recommended hardware for AutoCAD Civil 3D?  Thanks again for your help.

[antoniovinci]

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Fantoon wrote:

8 GB RAM
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 Bit

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Mister, since your Win 32bit can only address 2^32 = 4 GB Ram, be aware that you are wasting (8 - 4) = 4 GB Ram... 

[Sherm77]

Thanks for the heads up!  Computer will have Windows 7 Home Premium with 64Bit operating system and 16 GB RAM.  Thanks again for the help.

[Fantoon]

Thank you for the heads up! 

My company is onto a 64 bit solution, we should be getting it rather soon!

[Fantoon]

Does it come with an SSD? a 128 GB provides a great performance improvement.

[neilyj666]

Be aware that Home Premium isn't one of the "officially" supported operating systems although I have this on my laptop and haven't had any issues so far