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Would a computer like this be good enough to run autocad?

HP Pavilion G6-2205AX Laptop

What autocad?

Werdna, it for my cousin doing architecture so I am assuming it is a recent version of autocad: Building and Design.

This laptop is 1.9GHz Quad Core

Autocad requires 3GHz Dual Core

I installed it once a long time ago on a computer that just barely made specs.
It was so slow it was painful and pretty much useless.

It also often requires some pretty serious video processing, which a stock laptop may struggle with.

However I couldn't give you a definitive answer

Having never used it, but knowing computers, i would say no.
The processor is important yes, but the RAM and video card are going to be very important for something like this.
I would guess 4gb is not going to be enough as this is standard in "mainstream" computers, so are 1gb video cards.
I would not expect it to run well on anything "mainstream".

I would not run it on anything less than an i5 (i7 prefferable), 4gb ram might be ok with a new processor, but i would say 6-8gb RAM is needed, 1gb graphics card would probably be ok if the rest was high end, however if you buy good ram and processor, no point in having a crap graphics card, so 2gb would be better if you can afford it.

I bought an i7, 8gb ram, 2gb graphic card laptop (alienware) for a few K about 3 years ago, such technology should probably be about half the price now.

Thanks guys.

Alienware laptop with an addition larger monitor would be the way to go. That is pushing the budget though.

I suggested a desktop with customized high specs but apparently a laptop is preferred.

Autocad annoys me to no end. Give me Solidworks any day !

I'd run an i7, 16GB High End DDR3 RAM, 2GB high end VRAM dedicated video, and I'd be wanting a solid state hard drive with a 2nd HDD in the machine. Something like the ASUS one I saw a while back but with one of the HDD's either SSD or Hybrid so the OS is on the SSD.

Autocad is HUNGRY for resources - it runs best on graphics workstations - we used SPARCStations when we set up a GIS system way back when.

If you don't go for the high end stuff, be prepared for long waits on redraw and surface mapping functions, and texturing surfaces could be an overnight job.

What in cad are you trying to do?

What version of autoCAD?

My cad station also runs revit so I needed some extra power. My current configuration below



along with a 2 gb AMD FirePro graphics card

If you are truly planing to be productive with a laptop plan to double your budget.

Custom built desktops can be made for around $1500 and a win 7 pro lic.


Good rule of thumb when it comes to autodesk software - if you plan to run autocad prepair to buy a pc that costs the price of the licenced software (last check - $3,990.00) . If you plan to run revit plan to spend the price of the softwares (last check - $5,495).

~JTK07

I run Solidworks on an EeePC 900 ( with a 19inch monitor attached)! It has 1gb ram and a CDROM drive on one of the USB ports. And of course, the Eeepc is a great little NetBoot to take around with you. Oh, and it has a 500gb hdrive.

LOL the days of solid works and MicroStation were great! I still have a 386 that will run microstation V7 flawlessly - but autocad is a different beast

Ive been running autocad on my nintendo 64 for about 48 years. Never let me down yet. Just make sure you give the tape a good blow out first.

What version ?

It must run horrible. Solidworks is also a resource hog, I wouldn't want to run it on even 4GB RAM with a Core2.

Yu have to be a bit careful with ott shiny graphics!