https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Installation-update/Is-this-pc-appropriate/m-p/217671#M22924 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Hey everybody,<BR /> <BR /> here's more details about pc i am going to buy <BR /> - Windows 8.<BR /> - AMD A8-3870k processor - 3.0GHz<BR /> - 2 graphics cards, integrated AMD Radeon HD6550D and extra AMD HD6530D (or better?) <BR /> - 8 GB RAM and 1 TB hard disk<BR /> <BR /> I'm using many architecture softwares such as Archicad, 3DSMAX, Artlantis ...<BR /> so my question is : is this configuration sufficient enough so i could work comfortable and smooth.<BR /> <BR /> Thanks in advance</T></DIV> Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:05:20 GMT Anonymous 2013-01-14T16:05:20Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Installation-update/Is-this-pc-appropriate/m-p/217671#M22924 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Hey everybody,<BR /> <BR /> here's more details about pc i am going to buy <BR /> - Windows 8.<BR /> - AMD A8-3870k processor - 3.0GHz<BR /> - 2 graphics cards, integrated AMD Radeon HD6550D and extra AMD HD6530D (or better?) <BR /> - 8 GB RAM and 1 TB hard disk<BR /> <BR /> I'm using many architecture softwares such as Archicad, 3DSMAX, Artlantis ...<BR /> so my question is : is this configuration sufficient enough so i could work comfortable and smooth.<BR /> <BR /> Thanks in advance</T></DIV> Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:05:20 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Installation-update/Is-this-pc-appropriate/m-p/217671#M22924 Anonymous 2013-01-14T16:05:20Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Installation-update/Is-this-pc-appropriate/m-p/217672#M22925 The components seem good for ArchiCAD 16.<BR /> You can also check it yourself against the official hardware requirements:<BR /> <BR /> <A href="http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/system_requirements/" target="_blank"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archi ... uirements/">http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/system_requirements/</LINK_TEXT></A><BR /> <BR /> If you are using many other program like you said, I would seriously consider buying at least 16 GB of RAM (this is based on my own experience - I also like to use many programs at the same time without having to close them). It is probably the most important component in your system as if your CPU is a bit slower, so what, but if you run out of memory, your whole system slows down dramatically. Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:33:39 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Installation-update/Is-this-pc-appropriate/m-p/217672#M22925 Laszlo Nagy 2013-01-20T16:33:39Z