Desktop PC build for fusion 360

This is my first time posting here, but I love watching the level1tech videos on YouTube and figured this would be a good place to ask a PC building question. I need a desktop PC that can run fusion 360 and maybe the occasional game at 1080p, but gaming is secondary. I’m currently using an HP laptop with an 1165g7 and 8gb of ram and it struggles. It was fine learning fusion for a few months with small models but was always sluggish. Now that I’ve starting making more complex models it can’t keep up. System memory is maxed out and fusion regularly freezes when I zoom in or out. I’d like to stay around $1000 give or take a few hundred but don’t know what specs I need to focus on. I’m thinking at least 32g of ram, Ryzen 7600x, and Intel b580. I’ve got a month or so to decide but any input would be great. Thanks!

From what I gather Fusion only cares about CPU Clock speeds. Doesn’t have any acceleration advantages using CUDA. it can utilise a lot of storage and 32+ Gb of RAM.

I am assuming you were to upgrade to a RTX 4070/7700xt class of card later. ( also ARC B580 doesn’t seem to be in stock)

PCPartPicker Part List: Part List - AMD Ryzen 5 7600, Radeon RX 7700 XT, Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower - PCPartPicker

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB Video Card ($409.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A650BN 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $1073.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-07 12:14 EST-0500

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Thanks for the build list @Tanmay. I know the Intel card is out of stock everywhere right now, but my hope is it’ll be back in stock by the end of January. With that being said, Nvidia announcing the new 50 series cards last night has me interested. $549 for a 5070 seems reasonable, but I’ll probably wait until 3rd party tests are released before I build a system. This is just a hobby for me so I can wait until February for better GPU options. I can spend a little more money than I originally budgeted especially if I wait until February. I ordered a creality scan ferret pro that should be here tomorrow so that’ll keep me occupied for a few weeks at least. Thanks again for the build list. That seems like a really solid build for the money. Hopefully I’ll be patient enough to wait until February.

In general folow vendor guidelines, all except certified gpu can be achieved even on budget:

https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-Autodesk-Fusion-360.html

8C/16T+ cpu and 32GB ram

Regarding certified gpu - you will need professional gpu (used one suffices) which is poor choice for entertainment system.

Consult verified list and follow gpu + specific driver to the letter for good experience.

TLDR: There is no unified configuration path for excellent workstation and excellent gaming computer.
But if dont need absolutely reliable workstation or your requirements are not that high, even gaming build will be stellar improvement from what you have now.

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I have many clients pc’s that use normal gpu and are working just fine, so far I used Nvidia only cards like gtx1650, gtx1660, rtx3060, rtx4060 and super variants of those. They run many of the autodesk portfolio including Revit, Autodesk, 3ds max, etc

For support from autodesk if something is wrong is ideal to have something from the certified list but many people do the same and it works fine.

Get also a speedy nvme and the highest single core speed cpu you can afford.

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If you are on a budget, here is a setup using the rapidly aging AM4 platform. The Alder Lake 12600k could also be used for this. Both are in the “Old, not (yet) obsolete” camp. This also leaves you budget to buy a decent 120Hz 1440p screen.

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If you are going AM5 or Core Ultra route, this is about as cheap as it gets:

PCPartPicker Part List

However, I would strongly advice you to also consider a 7800 XT (7700 XT was suggested, but there really is no point to get one of those when a 7800 XT is so close in price):

And also, I would spend an extra $80 to get a 2TB DRAM-cached SSD for ~$140, but that is up to you whether you think it is worth it. :slight_smile:

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