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 |
