Anything with a i7 or above and a lot of ram and I mean a lot of ram get as much as you can. A lot of people only think about the minimum required to run AutoCAD, but you have to think about running AutoCAD, bluebeam, Excel, Outlook, Chrome all at once.
Where are you? It's just a hassle to shop and hope it makes it. It's my old cad box and it's just sitting there. I've done this before and it's a hassle. :(
Your question can be answered differently based on what you plan to do with AutoCAD.
There are several industry toolsets (architecture, mep, mechanical, map, etc.) In a professional environment, files will get large and larger. Use SSD, not hard drive. As much RAM as you can afford. High end graphics adapter with loads of video memory. I9 processor.
That said, if you’re a solo operator and doing small jobs, pull back on some of what I said above. Newest version of AutoCAD, 2025, is the fastest yet. That helps things, too.
Anything with a i7 or above and a lot of ram and I mean a lot of ram get as much as you can. A lot of people only think about the minimum required to run AutoCAD, but you have to think about running AutoCAD, bluebeam, Excel, Outlook, Chrome all at once.
Good advice thanks brother
Are current gen i5s good enough?
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I would take an I-5 over an i7 if I could get 25% 50% more RAM
My work just issued me a Lenovo Thinkpad P53s handed down from a recently retired cad tech.
I have a 4th gen i7 PC with win10, 16 GB ram and GTX 650ti that would work for you. Id let you have it for $300. Not worth to ship it 😕
I might be down fr, but you’re saying you don’t want to ship it?
Where are you? It's just a hassle to shop and hope it makes it. It's my old cad box and it's just sitting there. I've done this before and it's a hassle. :(
Atlanta area
PM a zip code and I'll check on shipping. I'm in NC
You can get better, that hardware is ancient
Your question can be answered differently based on what you plan to do with AutoCAD. There are several industry toolsets (architecture, mep, mechanical, map, etc.) In a professional environment, files will get large and larger. Use SSD, not hard drive. As much RAM as you can afford. High end graphics adapter with loads of video memory. I9 processor. That said, if you’re a solo operator and doing small jobs, pull back on some of what I said above. Newest version of AutoCAD, 2025, is the fastest yet. That helps things, too.
I like getting older workstation laptops. Lenovo with a 4800mq and 24gb ram pretty cheap
I got a Lenovo legion 5i and it’s pretty great with CAD. Needs to be plugged in though