Looking for a PC for college

[kcarson19]

I just graduated high school and I am about to start college where I will be studying to be an engineer. I was looking to buy an new pc that would be able to handle the programs I would need (CADD, Revit, Inventor) and something I could also game on. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated

[veeg]

Hello
For starters it does look like you will need a beefy pc. Since you will be using CADD…etc, IMHO you will need at least 16 gbs of ram.
Hopefully more of our members will chime in soon.

@phillpower2 @Bruce @Evan Omo @DOUGIE

[DOUGIE]

Hi. Not knowing what your budget is, here is a good read, and recommendations for Laptops to run CAD, and approx prices.
I am an MSI fan, myself.

http://picknotebook.com/blog/the-best-laptop-for-autocad/

[Bruce]

all I can add is you will need to forget about a budget.
you know what you want to run, you know all the software you mentioned run better with more resources so don’t buy to a budget and then find your software runs badly - you’ll never be happy.

I got a laptop for a client about 18months ago with your sort of demands; AutoCAD, Revit and games. and he wanted a SSD. Ended up with a Dell Alienware laptop, cost about $AUD3,500 - so prepare yourself.

(PS: I’m sure you know, but Revit is an absolute beast on memory and graphics, so go high or go home!)

[DOUGIE]

My Brother in law runs Autocad for his engineering business, and his Laptop cost around $3500.
Certainly not cheap.

[Evan_Omo]

Hi kcarson19. Are you looking for a laptop or a desktop computer and what is the maximum you are willing to spend?

[phillpower2]

Any update for us kcarson19?

[phillpower2]

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