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3D CAD PC Spec

3D CAD PC Spec

3D CAD PC Spec

(OP)
Ladies and gentlemen,

I'm looking for some advice.  I'll soon be in the market for a new PC for some freelance work I will be doing.  

I will be 3D modelling mostly in Solidworks 2009
(with some architechtural stuff in AutoCAD) and rendering in photoworks with more advanced output from Alias Maya.  I also need to run the standard Adobe 2D software.  At my day job I use Unigraphics NX6, so there might also be a need to run an offsite licsence for this to run on the PC too.  Presumably any PC that will cope with SW2009 will be equally suitable for NX?

Basically I am looking for some guidance on the spec of the PC.  I'm a bit out of touch with PC (my last home PC was bought in 2000!)  I have a budget of around £1,000 and am looking for something that will keep me going for a while.

Any guidance you can offer would be great, I am a little dense when it comes to computers.

Thanks in advance!

RE: 3D CAD PC Spec

(OP)
Thanks ctopher,

The FAQ page was perfect.  Forgive me re-asking questions, I am new to the forums.
 

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