Hardware requirements??

[DLzone]

I'm supposed to build a real budget computer for a freind so he can use it to draft, mostly auto cad. I'm not familiar with cad at all, does it need a good videocard to run well?

 

[DeschutesCore]

Only if he's going to use things like Renderman and 3d modeling do you need a higher end video card. P4's seems to do well on the 3DStudio Max / Maya end of the spectrum. Athlons rock for 2D Wire modeling in ACAD. Video card will dictate redraw, so you'll want a early Quadro (GF2) or better. RAM and a strong FPU are required otherwise.

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