topic Best PC choice for inventor and what to focus my money on? in Inventor Forum https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/best-pc-choice-for-inventor-and-what-to-focus-my-money-on/m-p/5589853#M379656 <P>i&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;doing&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;of&nbsp;looking&nbsp;around&nbsp;and&nbsp;found&nbsp;buying&nbsp;a&nbsp;customized&nbsp;PC&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;route.&nbsp;i&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;doing&nbsp;inventor&nbsp;drawings&nbsp;and&nbsp;some&nbsp;2d&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;little&nbsp;bit&nbsp;of&nbsp;3d&nbsp;modeling.&nbsp;this&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;used&nbsp;for&nbsp;after&nbsp;work&nbsp;so&nbsp;it&nbsp;wont&nbsp;be&nbsp;like&nbsp;a&nbsp;work&nbsp;horse.&nbsp;i&nbsp;don't&nbsp;know&nbsp;if&nbsp;i&nbsp;should&nbsp;go&nbsp;for&nbsp;something&nbsp;like&nbsp;either&nbsp;A&nbsp;or&nbsp;B</P><P>A:&nbsp;&nbsp;i3-4160&nbsp;(3.6GHz,&nbsp;3M&nbsp;Cache,&nbsp;2x&nbsp;Cores,&nbsp;4x&nbsp;Threads),&nbsp;MSI&nbsp;Z87&nbsp;G43&nbsp;Gaming&nbsp;SATA&nbsp;6GB/s&nbsp;MB,&nbsp;12GB&nbsp;DDR3&nbsp;1600Mhz,&nbsp;MSI&nbsp;GTX&nbsp;730&nbsp;O/C&nbsp;1GB&nbsp;DDR5,&nbsp;128GB&nbsp;SSD&nbsp;and&nbsp;1TB&nbsp;HDD,&nbsp;or&nbsp;</P><P>B:&nbsp;i4-4590&nbsp;(3.70GHz,&nbsp;6M&nbsp;Cache,&nbsp;4x&nbsp;Cores),&nbsp;MSI&nbsp;Z87&nbsp;G43&nbsp;Gaming&nbsp;SATA&nbsp;6GB/s&nbsp;MB,&nbsp;8GB&nbsp;DDR3&nbsp;1600Mhz,&nbsp;MSI&nbsp;GT&nbsp;730&nbsp;2GB&nbsp;DDR3&nbsp;DX11,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;hard&nbsp;drives.&nbsp;</P><P>If&nbsp;option&nbsp;Bs&nbsp;graphics&nbsp;cards&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;adequate&nbsp;to&nbsp;handle&nbsp;not&nbsp;too&nbsp;complex&nbsp;assemblies&nbsp;then&nbsp;I'm&nbsp;even&nbsp;happy&nbsp;with&nbsp;that.&nbsp;i&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;know&nbsp;what&nbsp;i&nbsp;should&nbsp;be&nbsp;focusing&nbsp;my&nbsp;money&nbsp;on&nbsp;and&nbsp;what&nbsp;not&nbsp;to.&nbsp;Also&nbsp;will&nbsp;a&nbsp;400W&nbsp;power&nbsp;supply&nbsp;suffice?&nbsp;or&nbsp;would&nbsp;it&nbsp;be&nbsp;worth&nbsp;the&nbsp;extra&nbsp;money&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;a&nbsp;500W&nbsp;PS.&nbsp;could&nbsp;i&nbsp;leave&nbsp;out&nbsp;the&nbsp;gaming&nbsp;motherboard&nbsp;and&nbsp;go&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;MSI&nbsp;H81&nbsp;Chipset&nbsp;SATA3&nbsp;6.0Gb/s&nbsp;USB&nbsp;3.0&nbsp;MB&nbsp;or&nbsp;will&nbsp;the&nbsp;difference&nbsp;be&nbsp;noticeably&nbsp;beneficial?</P><P>option&nbsp;B&nbsp;is&nbsp;slightly&nbsp;cheaper&nbsp;so&nbsp;obviously&nbsp;I'm&nbsp;liking&nbsp;that&nbsp;i&nbsp;little&nbsp;bit&nbsp;more...&nbsp;Please&nbsp;help,&nbsp;all&nbsp;the&nbsp;customization&nbsp;choices&nbsp;are&nbsp;hurting&nbsp;my&nbsp;head&nbsp;now</P> Mon, 13 Apr 2015 19:54:01 GMT Anonymous 2015-04-13T19:54:01Z