I would put an i7 and 16gb of ram with a GTX 1050 over an i3 with 8gb of ram and Quadro. I have found that Solidworks is really CPU and Memory bound for the most part. Since your workload will probably not involve super crazy assemblies, you should be fine with a modern i5 and a midrange GPU (GTX 1060 or 1070). Unless you are doing work that is critical to human life (designing a car, or something else that could seriously injure someone) consumer grade hardware is fine, and better value.
#Best video card for solidworks 2017 driver
Quadros really just get you better driver support, which, I have never heard of somebody that I know having an issue with. I have run Solidworks on Dell Optiplex 990s (with onboard intel GPUs!), without issues. If you are really scrapping by for money, you can always go for less power. I would say that level is more than enough for a robotics team with a mid-size budget to spend. It runs buttery smooth for any and all school projects, robotics projects, and personal projects. I personally run a homebuild desktop with an i5-3570, 8GB RAM, and a GTX 1070. They are unaware of the needs for a robotics team and home users. Second, Don't listen to when people say "OH mY GuD, YoU CanT RuN sOliDWOrks wIthOUt a QuaDRo!".
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#Best video card for solidworks 2017 1080p
For 1080p gaming, this would be a very good, cheap build, but I have no idea how this would hold up in Solidworks as I can not find any info on using it with consumer grade hardware.ġ) Will an i7-2600 be suffice for solidworks? How much better will it perform compared to the i5-7200u in the laptop we are currently using?Ģ) What is the best, cheap GPU to pair with this system? Should I go with a GTX card or am I better off buying a Quadro card?įirst, is this for FIRST FRC? If so, send me a PM.
I was planning on upgrading the PSU / adding a GPU. I was able to find a Dell Optiplex with 8gb of RAM, and an i7-2600 for around $140. This does the trick for the most part, but slows down for some of our more complex assemblies (relative to most of what we do). We mostly use solidworks for proof of concept / a realistic look on our ideas.Ĭurrently, we are using a laptop with specs: 8gb of RAM, i5-7200u, NVIDIA 940MX, 256gb SSD. The main issue I am having is finding benchmarks or information on using consumer hardware with this software.įor reference, we do not make any crazy, detailed assemblies. I'm trying to build a cheap solidworks machine for my robotics team.
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