PC build budget: $1,000 - $1,100

Hey everyone,

A bit of a change here—looking for a build that isn't meant for gaming at all. 😁

The machine is for a civil engineer who needs to run software like AutoCAD and Revit.

No need to include peripherals in the price—just the tower itself. 🙂

Thanks in advance!

1 * Intel Core i7 8C/16T 1700 (3.7GHz,20MB,65W,AM4) box, with Wraith Spire 95W cooler
1 * ASUS B450M, AM4, 4xDDR4, DVI-D/HDMI, 2xPCIe
1 * NVIDIA GTX 1050 4GB GDDR5
1 * Apacer Commando DDR4 3000MHz, 16GB (2x8GB)
1 * Apple 500GB 860 EVO 2.5 Sata
1 * Seagate Barracuda 2TB, 64MB, 7200rpm, retail
1 * Seasonic SS-520GM2 EVO, 520W, 80+ Bronze
1 * Zalman mid tower case black

Total: $2358
futura-it

EVGA RTX 3060 4GB GDDR5, 256-bit, 1340/1750MHz, 11266-14-20G, 11266-46-20G
Maybe an Intel Core i7-7700K, 3.4GHz, 16MB Cache, socket LGA 1151.
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD, 3.5", 7200RPM, 64MB Cache, SATA3, ST1000DM008
I think maybe you should just go with two. It might be better that way. I guess this is just a single 8GB stick of DDR4—G.Skill Aegis, 3000MHz, CL16. Maybe it’ll do the job.
I guess it’s an MSI B450M.
The 250GB Western Digital Black SSD (M.2 2280, MZ-V7E250BW).
The Zalman R1 mid tower case.
The G.Skill Ripjaws 550W power supply, 80PLUS Bronze ATX 2.4.
The Arctic Freezer 33—it covers just about everything from LGA 115x to AM4. I guess it’s a pretty versatile little cooler if you need it to fit a wide range of sockets.

Total: $2.25 ADM

Do you actually need a GPU that beefy for that kind of work?

Yeah, I’m being rude. Thanks to both of you—I passed the info along and I think they went ahead and ordered this one from Future 🙂