My new PC and graphics cards for Revit and Autodesk.

[f.annoscia1XRNMD]

  Hello everyone. I just bought a PC with these features:

• Processor

  12 Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900HK (24 MB cache, 14 cores, 20 threads, up to 5.00 GHz Turbo)

• Operating System

  Windows 11 Pro, English

• Graphics Card

  NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060, 6 GB GDDR6, 60 W, 3 DP, HDMI

• Display

  17.0" UHD+ (3840 x 2400) InfinityEdge Touch Anti-Reflecitve 500-Nit Display

• Memory

• 64 GB, 2 x 32 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz, dual-channel

• Hard Drive

  2 TB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD

Is it suitable for demanding revit models? Is the graphics card valid? Also, I was wondering if graphics cards like the NVIDIA RTX A3000, A4500 etc. are more suitable. I read that these graphics cards are tested for Autodesk programs, is that so? Thank you.

[benschilders · Accepted solution]

This looks like a high end setup to me,  this setup is quite similar to the pc i have at work 
(i have 32GB ram though) and here it works just fine even for demanding models. 

You can find the requirements by Autodesk here:
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-req...

[BigPicture045 · Accepted solution]

Nice PC. 

I have a multi-monitor setup that works well. The only thing I would do differently is attach my monitors to my desk and not the wall and upgrade the desk to one that has height adjustment. 

Logitech has great mouse/keyboards. I have the MX2 mouse and it is a game changer once you start getting fast with Revit. 

[Thomas.S.Teichmann · Accepted solution]

Graphics card is definitely fine for Revit since Revit barely uses it. Render plugins like Enscape depend on the graphics card. 3060 does well for screen renderings with Enscape and is hard at work when used with the Oculus headset.

[HVAC-Novice · Accepted solution]

This should be fine, depends on your models. Since you already have the hardware it should be easy to find out if it suits YOUR needs. 

Windows 10 has the resource monitor where you cna see each CPU core load and GPU load etc. Open some complex 3D views and turn them around and you see GPU load increasing. if it goes fluently and doesn't run to 100%, GPU will be fine. 

[f.annoscia1XRNMD]

 Thank you.

@benschilders,

do you have a workstation or a laptop at work? The performance of my laptop looks good for the moment, but I'm not so happy with the thermal performance. I was expecting a cooler keyboard; choosing the "cold" thermal setting I have good results, but you can hear the noise of the fans.

@BigPicture045,

I also have a Logitech mouse (G502Hero) and with Revit I work much better, even if it is a gaming mouse. I have only one screen that I usually connect to the PC, placed on the desk, but I have not yet tried to connect it to the new PC.

@HVAC-Novice,

I'm doing the test that you recommended me and at the moment when opening my most demanding views the GPU does not exceed 20%, then it goes down immediately. I also had other windows open, such as the browser, so I'll do a "cleaner" test later.

[benschilders]

@f.annoscia1XRNMD  

We use desktops since we have our own desks at our firm. 

My boss uses a laptop but then you really need to look for a beast with really good thermals,
and do maintance (cleaning the dust out of the fans etc) to keep good performance). 

I believe he uses a BTO TOXIC laptop wich has really good cooling.

Myself (personal opinion) would always opt for a desktop, since it is more upgradable, 
more customisable, your CPU has a higher TDP etc.

TIP: when you buy a laptop try to research the specifications of the CPU, like the TDP 
lots of laptops get promoted on having a I7 for example but they dont tell it is a 15Watt instead of a 45Watt for example. 

Why i would buy a dekstop in combination with a less higher spec laptop: 
- more cooling wich results in better performance
- higher specs CPU 
- more upgradability

the laptop would be used when working on site for example, 
and if you really need the calculating power you could always use a VPN to your workstation at home. 

Just wanna clarify that this is just a opinion.

[f.annoscia1XRNMD]

@benschilders,

Thank you for your reply! The problem of pc heating arises because I wanted to take an i9, instead of i7. I am reading on the web that with the i7 there are no heating problems. Also I took a touch screen and this contributes. Interesting the suggestion of the VPN, in the future I could consider it.

[benschilders]

No problem 😄

I think i wouldnt Just say every i7 doesn't give heating problems.

It really depends on the TDP and chasisy setup (thinkness, fans, material of the cooling pipes). 

Also some manufactures ship the cpu with a to high core voltage wich makes that the cpu gets more volts wich results in more heat, this can lead to thermal trotteling.

On my laptop i use Intel extreme tuning utility to set my core voltage to a offset of - 0,120v wich gives me a better/ cooler performance. 

https://youtu.be/KoGDNkXLmSQ

Also i would like to say again how important maintance of the airflow is. (College of myself had a laptop wich was extremly loud, turned out that it was full of dust) 

Also always make sure to plug in your power cord when wanting to use your cpu to full capacity

Goodluck 😄

[f.annoscia1XRNMD]

Very interesting!

Speaking of cleaning, I found this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6VRA5TljL0

Ps. is the older version of my laptop.