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Budget PC build for AutoCAD (under $750)

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Carl Bennett8 Carl Bennett8 MemberOP
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joined Mar 2015
#1 ·
Hi,
A friend of mine is looking at getting his son a PC for under $1667 to run AutoCAD.
He’d ideally like 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD.
He sent me this build, but even a novice could tell it's a mistake to buy a pre-built like this...

Computer

Thanks in advance for any suggestions on the specs. As long as they offer free assembly and shipping, I'm open to shops anywhere in the US...
Adam Moore3 Adam Moore3 Regular
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joined Jun 2014
#2 ·
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 box, socket AM4, YD2600BBAFBOX
Asrock B450M-PRO4 F, microATX, AM4, 90-MXBAB0-A0UAYZ
DDR4 16GB (2x8) G.Skill 3000MHz AEGIS C16, F4-3000C16D-16GISB
Kingston 480GB A400 2.5" SATA SSD (SA400S37/480G)
Gigabyte GTX1650 SUPER 4GB OC, GDDR5, GV-N165SOC-4GD
EVGA 400W Power Supply, PPA4004900
ATX Mid Tower Case

Total: $1549 adm.hr
Robert Rodriguez2 Robert Rodriguez2 Regular
353 messages
joined Jul 2015
#3 ·
Adam Moore3 said:AMD Ryzen 5 2600 box, AM4 socket, YD2600BBAFBOX
Asrock B450M-PRO4 F, µATX, AM4, 90-MXBAB0-A0UAYZ
DDR4 16GB (2x8) G.Skill 3000MHz AEGIS C16, F4-3000C16D-16GISB
Kingston SSD 480GB A400 2.5" SATA, SA400S37/480G
Gigabyte GTX1650 SUPER 4GB OC, GDDR5, GV-N165SOC-4GD
EVGA 400W Power Supply, PPA4004900
ATX Mid Tower Case

Total: $1549 PCPartPicker

Nice build. It's solid. I'd maybe swap in a slightly beefier power supply, but this setup will run just fine as is.
Adam Moore3 Adam Moore3 Regular
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joined Jun 2014
#4 ·
I totally agree. I initially went in trying to cut every possible corner, but honestly, it wasn't even necessary in the end. Looking at the power supply selection over at Micro Center right now, I don't see anything particularly worth the money in terms of price-to-performance in the $167 range.

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