Question About Computer Needed to Run Revit

[Anonymous]

I need to get Revit for a class I have for college.  I want to know people's views on whether a laptop with this configuration/specs will run the program well or not.  Please let me know as I do not know much about computers!

General Information

Series

Omen

Model Number

3UK57UA#ABA

Lifestyle

Gaming

Color - Lid

Shadow Black

Color - Base

Black

Color - Keyboard

Black

Platform

Notebook PC

Operating System

Operating System

Windows 10 Home

Processor

CPU Brand

Intel

CPU Core

Six-Core

CPU Type

Core i7

CPU Speed

8750H (2.2GHz)

Smart Cache

9MB

FSB

DMI 8GT/s

Turbo Boost Speed

Up to 4.1GHz

CPU Main Features

Hyper-Threading Technology
Virtualization Technology
Intel 64
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
Idle States
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Intel Flex Memory Access
Execute Disable Bit
Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel Identity Protection Technology
Intel Secure Key
OS Guard
Intel Software Guard Extensions
Intel AES New Instructions
Intel Memory Protection Extensions
Intel Speed Shift Technology
Intel Optane Memory Supported

Memory

Total Memory

16GB

Memory Speed

DDR4-2666

Form Factor

260-pin SO-DIMM

Memory Configuration

1 x 16GB

Hard Drive

HD Capacity

1TB

HD Configuration

1 x 1TB

Solid State Drive

SSD Interface

PCIe NVMe M.2

SSD Capacity

256GB

SSD Configuration

1 x 256GB

Multimedia Drives

Optical Drive

None

Display

Screen Size

15.6"

Display Type

Full HD IPS LED-backlit LCD

Display Finish

Matte

Resolution

1920x1080

Widescreen

Yes

Front Camera

Yes

Front Camera Features

HD
Wide Vision

Video

GPU Type

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060

Video Memory

6GB GDDR5

VR Ready

Yes

Audio

Speakers

Dual Speakers

Built-in Microphone

Dual Microphones

Audio System

Bang & Olufsen

Communications

LAN

Gigabit LAN

LAN Data Transfer Rate

10/100/1000Mbps

WLAN

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9560

Wireless Technology

802.11ac

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 5.0

Card Reader

Memory Card Reader

Multi-format Digital Media Card Reader

Ports & Connectors

USB 3.1

3 x USB 3.1 (Gen 1 Type-A)

USB Sleep & Charge

Yes

HDMI

1

Mini DisplayPort

1

LAN RJ-45

1

Audio

1

Security

Physical Device Security

Kensington NanoSaver Security Lock Support

Keyboard & Mouse

Keyboard Features

Backlit Keyboard
Numeric Keypad

Mouse Type

Touchpad
Multi-Touch Gestures

[Corsten.Au]

Hi

Try to get 1TB SSD storage...the more the better..

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/S...

this is the excerpt from the above link

Revit 2019Performance: Large, complex models

Operating System ¹	Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 64-bit: Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit: Enterprise, Pro, or Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows 10 Anniversary Update 64-bit (version 1607 or higher): Enterprise, or Pro
CPU Type	Multi-Core Intel Xeon, or i-Series processor or AMD equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended. Autodesk Revit software products will use multiple cores for many tasks, using up to 16 cores for near-photorealistic rendering operations.
Memory	16 GB RAM Usually sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 700 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models will vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics. Models created in previous versions of Revit software products may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process.
Video Display Resolutions	Minimum: 1920 x 1200 with true color Maximum: Ultra-High (4k) Definition Monitor
Video Adapter	DirectX 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5
Disk Space	5 GB free disk space 10,000+ RPM (for Point Cloud interactions) or Solid State Drive
Media	Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key
Pointing Device	MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device
Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 (or later)
Connectivity	Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

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Revit LT 2019

Operating System ¹	Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 64-bit: Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit: Enterprise, Pro, or Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows 10 Anniversary Update 64-bit (version 1607 or higher): Enterprise, or Pro
CPU Type	Single- or Multi-Core Intel Pentium, Xeon, or i-Series processor or AMD equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended.
Memory	4 GB RAM Usually sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 100 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models will vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics. Models created in previous versions of Revit software products may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process. /3GB RAM switch not recommended where applicable. Revit software and system stability can be affected by memory conflicts with video drivers when the /3GB switch is active.
Video Display Resolutions	Minimum: 1280 x 1024 with true color Maximum: Ultra-High (4k) Definition Monitor
Video Adapter	Basic Graphics: Display adapter capable of 24-bit color Advanced Graphics: DirectX 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5
Disk Space	5 GB free disk space
Media	Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key
Pointing Device	MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device
Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 (or later)
Connectivity	Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

[Anonymous]

Thanks Ganesh.  But will the software work with the original configuration and just run better with a 1 TB SSD or do you think the 1 TB SSD is critical?  Thanks again!

[christian.riley]

@Anonymous - 

The original configuration will work great. In reviewing the specifications it also looks like you do have the 1tb SSD selected for the computer. Below indicates that you should have a 256gb drive as a system drive as well as a 1TB drive for storage and programs.

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@Anonymous wrote:

Hard Drive HD Capacity 1TB HD Configuration 1 x 1TB Solid State Drive SSD Interface PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD Capacity 256GB SSD Configuration 1 x 256GB

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[christian.riley]

@Anonymous -

Hi there, I just wanted to check in and see if you needed any more assistance on this issue.

[toula3RTYW]

Hi everyone, would 512GB be ok for Revit Lt?

HP Spectre x360 - 15-df0002tx

https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c06177232