Configuration Desktop for 3d studio Max / Revit

[Anonymous]

Hello Everyone,

I am assembling a workstation to start learning and using 3d studio max and Revit, for architecture and I am really lost into the right configuration in terms of core, ram and graphic card.

After long research I come to this configuration. and I would like to know if you believe this could be right for my needs ( beginner but with very fast learner and with limitated budget)....

I will use also for autocad.

This is the configuration were in a future I could have more RAM ( 2 slots free)

CORSAIR 230T COMPACT GAMING CASE - RED LED + SIDE WINDOW
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690 (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z97-HD3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 760 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence 

What do you believe?

Also is better windows 8 or 7?

Regards

[dgorsman]

Should be quite functional.  A couple of things to investigate:

- look into a good-sized solid-state drive for the primary drive (OS and programs); the Caviar Black is excellent as a secondary (storage) drive

- 550 W power supply might be a little on the low side; this is one area where over-spec'ing won't hurt

- RAM should be sufficient; if you don't mind spending a little more max out to what the MB can support (typically 32 GB)