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[Bernard Toews]

I’ve been a regular “lurker” on this forum over the time and it’s incredible how many of my little issues I’ve been able to solve just browsing through the forums and I want to say I really appreciate all that so many of you have contributed here!

 

Now I’m needing to upgrade my computer and would appreciate some feedback from some of you folks more knowledgeable in this tech realm.  Below are two systems that have been suggested to me by my computer tech along with his notes, and I would appreciate any feedback you have, on the pros and cons of each, if the specs are bare minimum, average, or at the top end, etc…  Or if I should be looking for something totally different…

 

 

First is the Lenovo Thinkstation P520c 30BX001AUS. This is designed for 3d CAD work.

Model

30BX001AUS

Product

ThinkStation P520c

Region

NA

Country/Region

USA

Machine Type

30BX

TopSeller

TopSeller

Processor

Intel Xeon W-2123 4C/8T/3.6GHz/8.25MB/120W/DDR4-2666

Discrete Graphics

NVIDIA Quadro P2000 5GB

Chipset

Intel C422

Memory

1x 16GB RDIMM DDR4-2666 ECC

HDD Controller

Onboard Intel RSTe SATA

M.2 SSD RAID Controller

RAID 0/1

Internal Disk Drive

None

M.2 SSD Drive

1x 512GB SSD M.2 PCIe NVMe Opal

PCIe SSD Adapter

None

Optical

1x HH DVD±RW

Media Reader

SD Reader

Ethernet

1x GbE RJ-45

WLAN + Bluetooth

None

Optional Front Ports

None

Optional Rear Ports

None

Optional Internal Ports

None

Chassis Intrusion Switch

Chassis Intrusion Switch

Cover Lock

None

Keyboard

USB Traditional Keyboard, Black, English

Mouse

USB Calliope Mouse

Power Supply

500W Platinum Fixed

Diagnostic

None

System Management

Intel vPro with AMT 11

Operating System

Windows 10 Pro 64 for Workstations, English

Bundled Software

None

Base Warranty

3-year, Onsite

 

 

 

 

If you want to go with a gaming style computer instead then I’d recommend the Lenovo Legion 90JF00BRUS. Something to note, it’s not a “business” class device.  Otherwise they are very similar devices.

Model

90JF00BRUS

Product

Lenovo Legion T730-28ICO

Region

NA

Country/Region

USA

Machine Type

90JF

Processor

Intel Core i7-9700K (8C / 8T, 3.6 / 4.9GHz, 12MB)

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6

Chipset

Intel Z370

Memory

2x 8GB DIMM DDR4-2666

Storage

1x 512GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe + 1x 1TB HDD 7200rpm 3.5"

Optane Memory

None

Optical

9.0mm DVD±RW

Ethernet

Integrated 100/1000M

Media Reader

None

Carry Handle

Carry Handle

WLAN + Bluetooth

11ac, 2x2 + BT4.1

Color

Raven Black

Keyboard

USB Calliope Keyboard, Black, English

Mouse

USB Calliope Mouse, Black

System Fan

1x Rear for Airflow + 1x Front

Chassis Cover

Transparent

Chassis Light

RGB

Cooler

130W Airlow

Power Supply

500W Energy Star

Operating System

Windows 10 Pro 64, English

Bundled Software

None

Base Warranty

1-year, Mail-in

Bundled Service

None

 

 

 

[Keith Almond]

Try and stay away from the QUADRO video cards ... they are not bad, but not recommended for Softplan. Sofftplan recommends gaming machines, rather than business machines (or at least they did), but video cards are improving all they time so it might not be too critical these days.

[Richard Rubinski]

You can check out this site. Its a Trading Computer Site. They have laptops and desktop computers

 

https://www.tradingcomputers.com/

[Allen McDonnell]

Bernard, my desktop pc specs are below.

[Keith Almond]

... and just out of interest Allen, how economical was that desktop ... In guessing you didn't get much change from $5000 ... although I'm probably thinking in CAD$ ... say US$3600  

[David Zawadzki]

I have had the computer listed below for a little while now and have been very happy with the results.

[Chris Proost]

I like the second configuration better but I would bump up the memory.

[Keith Almond]

I would say that 16GB is perfectly adequate. However, memory can easily be added at any time if you feel there's not enough.

[Don Gibbons]

Check your current disk space to see if you need the 1 TB drive. I swapped mine out and just use a 512 Gb SS drive and an exterior backup.

[Allen McDonnell]

... and just out of interest Allen, how economical was that desktop ... In guessing you didn't get much change from $5000 ... although I'm probably thinking in CAD$ ... say US$3600  

Your being a buzzkill Keith...I was just putting together a new computer build with the 3990x

[Keith Almond]

if you don't want the old one, feel free to send it to me.

 

I'm running a really old system that I keep limping along by upgrading bits here and there, but the motherboards maxed out now ...

 

I have a AMD FX6300 (admittedly I could upgrade that, but it's not worth it) with a AMD Radeon RX560 and 16GB RAM ...

 

Are you really considering paying CAD$6000 JUST for the processor?

[Allen McDonnell]

if you don't want the old one, feel free to send it to me.

 

I'm running a really old system that I keep limping along by upgrading bits here and there, but the motherboards maxed out now ...

 

I have a AMD FX6300 (admittedly I could upgrade that, but it's not worth it) with a AMD Radeon RX560 and 16GB RAM ...

 

Are you really considering paying CAD$6000 JUST for the processor?

No...Im just messing with you.   Im fine for a while.  Honestly though, I run my computer very hard.  So had the titan been available when i built i would have went with it.  Ive thought about selling my gpu then buying the titan.

[Keith Almond]

Really ... The increase in performance is almost insignificant for $1800 more. Admittedly it is better, but NOT $1800 better.