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    Revit Architecture 2013 System Requirements

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    08-27-2012 08:27 AM

    I am looking to upgrade or buy a new Desktop PC that is capable of running Revit Architecture 2013 with ease particularly with regards to performing the highest quality renders possible. I have read the system requirements and looked at two off the shelf options however I would be grateful for some feedback on which is the better option particularly with regards to rendering and the graphics cards.

    Many Thanks.

     

    Option 1

    Processor

    Intel® Core™ i7-3770 (3.4   GHz to 3.9 GHz with Turbo Boost, 5 GT/s, 8 MB L3 cache)

    Operating System

    Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium   64-bit

    RAM

    12 GB (2 x 2 GB, 2 x 4 GB)
      - DDR3
      - 1333/1600 MHz
      - Supports up to 16 GB DDR3 memory

    Graphics card

    NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 with   PureVideo® HD technology
      - 3 GB dedicated memory

    Hard drive

    3 TB
      - 7200 rpm
      - SATA 6G

    Optical disk drive

    Blu-ray player; SuperMulti   DVD burner
      Read speed: BDROM: 4x / CD: 48x / DVD: 8x
      Write speed: CDR: 52x / CDRW: 12x / DVD+/-R: 8x / DVD+/-RW: 4x

    Memory card reader

    15-in-1 memory card reader

    USB

    4 USB 3.0
      6 USB 2.0

    Modem/Ethernet

    Integrated 10/100/1000   Gigabit Ethernet LAN

    WiFi

    Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n

    Video interface

    1 x DVI (VGA via adapter); 1   x HDMI

    Audio interface

    1 audio-in, 1 audio-out, 2   analog audio-in, 4 analog audio-out, 1 digital audio-out

    Expansion card slot

    3 PCIe-Express x1; 1   PCIe-Express x16; 1 MiniCard

    Sound

    Onboard - Beats Audio™   Console; HD audio 7.1

    Keyboard & Mouse

    Wireless keyboard and mouse

    Additional features

    Landing pad for USB 3.0

     

     

    Option 2

    Processor

    Intel® Core™ i7-3770   processor (3.40 GHz, 3.90 GHz Max Turbo Frequency, 8 MB cache memory)

    Operating System

    Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium   64bit

    RAM

    16 GB (4 GB+4 GB+4 GB+4 GB)
      DDR3
      1333 MHz
      32 GB (4 x 8 GB) maximum expandable memory

    Graphics card

    AMD HD7750
      1 GB GDDR5
      850 MHz

    Hard drive

    3 TB (1 TB OS and data + 2   TB additional internal HDD)
      7200 rpm
      SATA

    Optical disk drive

    Multi DVD-RW
      Read speed: 16x DVD, 48x CDR, 24x RW
      Write speed: 24x DVD -/+R, 8x DL-/+R, 8x +RW, 6x -RW, 12x -RAM

    Memory card reader

    Yes

    USB

    Front: 2 x USB 2.0
      Rear: 6 (4 x USB 2.0; 2 x USB 3.0)

    Modem/Ethernet

    Realtek 8111E 10/100/1000   Gigabit Ethernet

    WiFi

    Ralink 802.11 bgn USB Dongle   150Mbps

    Video interface

    Graphics Card Outputs: HDMI,   DVI-D, Display Port, VGA D-Sub via DVI-D to VGA adaptor provided
      Motherboard graphics outputs (not used): VGA, DVI-D

    Audio interface

    Rear 3 x 3.5mm jacks; Front   1 x 3.5mm Mic, 1 x 3.5mm headphones

    Expansion card slot

    1 x PCI slot
      1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slot

     

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