AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 system requirements

[Anonymous]

would some thing like this be sufficient? Intel Xeon Processor E5-2609 (10M Cache, 2.40 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel QPI) to run AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014

Thanks

Mike

[braudpat]

Hello from France

Welcome to the Autodesk/AutoCAD forums !

YES your processor is OK

A very fast Core i5 or Core i7 or Xeon is the right choice - ONLY ONE processor !

A 4 cores processor is ENOUGH for any ACAD program ...

BUt the memory is very important (even crucial) : please 16 Gb is the right choice !

Even more if your plan to design very large project ...

Then a correct graphic card : price between 200-500 $ depending on your budget

If possible a SSD as primary disk and a fast SATA as secondary disk !

Bye, Pat

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your reply.

Another question. Does the 6.40 GT/s Intel QPI make a lot of difference?  there are faster processors with 0.0.

Thanks

Mike

[braudpat]

Hello

Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2609 - (10M Cache, 2.40 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI) 

But this Xeon is "very" slow ?

You could eventually buy a faster processor with less cache memory : 8 Mb cache for example will not make a significant difference !

I don't know the price of precessor "in your country" but my choice would be a very fast Core i5 or Core i7 running at more than 3.2/3.4 Gh z with Turbo Mode up to 3.6-3.9 Ghz ...

Good Luck, Bye, Pat

[Anonymous]

Pat,

Thanks again for your help.

How is this

Intel Core i7-3770 Processor (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache)

16GB PC3-12800 DDR3 UDIMM (8GBx2)

AMD Radeon HD7450 1GB (DVI+DP) Full Height

Thanks

Mike

[braudpat]

Hello

YES this is a GOOD choice !

Bye, Pat