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Originally Posted by Cory
This is not correct. CPU is far more important. Any Solidworks certified GPU will get the job done. Best CPU you can afford is by far the number one key to performance in Solidworks.
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I agree, to an extent. I find this document to be really useful in determining how to optimize my SW performance:
http://files.solidworks.com/partners...ance_ ENG.pdf
That being said, it's not perfect. Upgrading to an SSD did not net me massive performance increases, although more RAM and graphics cards seem to help a ton (for my friend's computers).
RAM is a big one too. I run on 8gb RAM, an i7, and no graphics card. In order of priority, I want at least 8gb more RAM, then a graphics card (preferably something good), then a better processor, then another 16gb RAM. I already have an i7, so upgrading my cpu would be far more expensive than changing something else first.