Running fusion360 on a older computer

[SCAtul]

Hello everyone, I have been using and learning fusion360 on my dell laptop for over a year. The computer works fine with small assemblies and simulations. But recently I have started to make larger assemblies with many parts and simple commands like joint, takes over 15 seconds to execute, and if I change something in the assembly tree it takes a long time to complete. Therefore I feel like I need an upgrade. Unfortunately in my budget is an old refurbished Dell workstation. I am not a computer person and therefore I am completely reliant on your experience and knowledge to decide my purchase. I am entering my laptop and the workstation specification below for comparison. I hope I would find a solution here. 

My current laptop:

CPU: I54200U, base 1.6, Turbo 2.6 GHz, 2Core, 4 Thread
RAM: 8GB, DDR3 1600 MHz

Storage: 1TB, 2.5", 5000 RPM HDD
Graphics: AMD Radeon 8670M, 1GB 

Dell workstation:
CPU: Xeon X5680, Base 3.33, Turbo 3.66 GHz, 6Core, 12 Thread
RAM: 2X8GB = 16GB DDR3 1600MHz

Storage: 240 GB basic SSD
Graphics: Quadro k420 card, 2GB DDR3

Sincerely,
Atul
Happy Engineer

[g-andresen]

Hi,

The calculation of complex assemblies require time.
My tip:
Before you buy anything test it with your application.

Note:

What Fusion needs is CPU speed.
The number of cores does not help.

günther

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@SCAtul wrote:

 I have started to make larger assemblies with many parts and simple commands like joint, takes over 15 seconds to execute, and if I change something in the assembly tree it takes a long time to complete.

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Can you Attach an assembly here which exhibits this behavior.

I have often found that the techniques used in creating an assembly greatly influence the behavior and just throwing better hardware at the problem does not solve the issue.

[SCAtul]

Thanks for introducing this perspective. I didn't know that the way I assemble parts could cause lag. Please let me know how I could attach the assemble tree for you to diagnose. Thanks once again. 

Re,

SCA  

[TheCADWhisperer]

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?