New Engineering System

[fatmanC2H5OH]

So I am in the market for a new personal computer that needs to meet some specific criteria but I'm not sure what exactly I need for hardware. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

1) Three monitors that can rotate between portrait and landscape independently of each other
2) Powerful enough to run complex SolidWorks or AutoCAD designs without being glitchy or laggy
3) Power up and shut down in 5 seconds or less

I am not computer illiterate but i am not currently up to date on what's available. if anyone can help me with how much a system like this would cost that would be great. Thanks

 

[PP Mguire]

It can cost an arm and a leg because for engineering the sky is the limit under super computers and servers. We'll need you to set a budget you're comfortable with before proceeding with parts.

Also 5 seconds or less is a bit of a stretch even with NVMe SSDs. Some boards you can't fast boot past post directly into Windows. Mine takes about 20 with fastboot on and a PCI-E SSD.

 

[fatmanC2H5OH]

I guess 5 seconds is a bit optimistic, but start up and shutdown times are very important to me so the quicker the better. I don't need the best of the best either, I really can't afford to spend anymore then $2000 out the door. I don't need speakers or a keyboard or anything just the tower and the three screens.

 

[PP Mguire]

What are your requirements for the screens because that can take a large portion of the budget.

 

[fatmanC2H5OH]

~24"
1080p
60hz

I really don't wanna spend more then say $100/ monitor

 

[PP Mguire]

Ok then we'll say 1700 for parts. Do you need the OS too? I'll let you choose your monitors.

 

[fatmanC2H5OH]

Haha no I'm gonna get windows and MS Office later. That's just for hardware.

 

[PP Mguire]

Yeaa might want to edit that before a mod sees the thread and deletes it for piracy conversation.

Anyways here's a parts list. The 1050 ti is for CUDA accelerated programs. It leaves you a little wiggle room on the monitors, SSD storage, or more RAM.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/748KKZ

 

[fatmanC2H5OH]

Awesome, thank you I really appreciate the help!

 

[luke127]

Yeaa might want to edit that before a mod sees the thread and deletes it for piracy conversation.

Anyways here's a parts list. The 1050 ti is for CUDA accelerated programs. It leaves you a little wiggle room on the monitors, SSD storage, or more RAM.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/748KKZ

Dat 960 Pro tho...

3.4 GBps read speeds... I want one... xD