What processor to use?

[lemelman]

I've been using F360 for about 3 years now. I'm reasonably satisfied with the performance on my elderly Win10 Home system using a Core i5-4460 processor, NVIDIA GeForce GT 705, 12GB RAM, and an SSD. But when I watch videos by people like Brad Tallis etc, their systems seem rather smoother than mine, especially when demonstrating things like moving sketch items etc. I'm considering an upgrade to my system, but have limited funds. Any recommendations please?

[g-andresen · Accepted solution]

Hi,

1. CPU speed

2. CPU speed

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günther

[Rafal.Chlod]

Hi @lemelman, thanks for posting.

You can find all the system requirements here. 

Your computer specification is not bad, but I think, as @g-andresen mentioned, CPU speed is important to get the best performance. I think, in this case, better graphics card should do the trick too.

It is also important to take care of the condition of the components. I mean regular cleaning and replacement of thermal paste. From my own experience I know that it can work wonders.

[HughesTooling]

There was a problem with some NVidia cards a while ago where DirectX display was quite slow. Might be worth trying the OpenGL option in preferences.

Mark