@norman-oklahoma really? see I had debated on getting either an NVIDIA RTX 2060 or maybe a RTX 3070 for the next desktop as I'm looking eventually at trying to process drone imagery. But as for the RAM yes I'm going to bump it up to 64GB and as for the processor it'll be one of the 3ghz or faster ones you had mentioned - probably an i7 though seeing as that's what most machines come with now for drafting purposes. found a few Dell XPS 8940 systems that I liked for decent prices actually
My guess is you'll see Autodesk Carlson,
The fur will be flying on both sides if you miss out a comma like that.
@ncsudirtman Why not stream your music over your phone? Thats what I do. If I get a call the music stops and then starts back when the call is over, which is exactly what I want. When I get in the truck my music follows me when my phone connects via Bluetooth. If you are worried about data usage connect to your wifi. If you are worried about battery usage just keep your phone plugged in. I??m not sure streaming music is a cause for C3D issues but I find it much more convenient to use my phone rather than my computer.
Drone imagery is another kettle of fish. For that Pix4d recommends a fast processor and plenty of RAM. They do spec a GPU, but not quite as highly as CAD does.?ÿ
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Photogrammetry reminds me of what the old timers told me of processing static in the old days...start it when you leave at night.
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I prefer cloud processing for that.
As long as you get a i7 processor and plenty of RAM (at least 16GB, preferably 32GB) should be suffice.
Also, the system drive should be a solid state drive (SSD).
If you are going to use external displays with a dock, you can get away with a smaller screen too and put the money in performance over size.
Something like this would work well.. it includes a decent Quadro video card that should be solid for what you need in CAD.
If you have to go down in $$ you can go away from a ??precision? line type laptop and go cheaper chassis and cheaper video card, don??t sacrifice Proc/RAM/SSD.
Hope that helps.
Regarding the SSD for the system.
Best practices for the time being is use an SSD for processing, but not storage. The storage based use will wear out the drive over time, getting better, but still best to store on separate drive than the main OS and application drive?ÿ
Ssd or spindle matters not, just have Two drives. Or better yet, network attached and backup storage.
it's hard to forget about the stuff they stuffed into my head ....
yes I agree I think the i9 would fit the requirement for the needed speed but I believe the i7 would be plenty sufficient for Civil 3D. However, the more I think about it cloud processing might be the smarter option if I do go the photogrammetry route down the road in case I don't have all evening to let the machine do it. My only concern is if I'm going to buy a machine buy one once & be done with it haha
