Just got it today...

[Nora19]

I just bought a Asus ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 OLED W7604, 3D-XS99T Laptop, with Intel core i9 13th Gen 13980HX 2.2 GHz processor, NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada 8GB GDDR6; 64 GB DDR5 RAM; 2TB Solid State drive. I'm not sure about this one for Chief but I got a good deal and wanted do give it a try so I'm going to try it for a couple of days, anyways I will appreciate if can you let me know if this is a good one, I think is a pretty good laptop but I'm not good at computers and I will be using it for Chief Architect, CAD, SketchUp, and Photoshop. I have 20 days to return it. Thanks for any help!

[GeneDavis]

That one won't do.  Look up Chief's recommended specs.  Google works.

[TCB_BdnMY]

"workstation" computers in general seem like a scam these days, unfortunately I've heard nothing good about those ada RTX 3000 etc cards. Good luck. 

[Nora19]

what about this one: 

• Intel Core i9 14900HX (1.6GHz) Processor
• 32GB DDR5-5600 RAM
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Graphics Card
• 2 x 1TB SSD
• 16" WQXGA IPS Anti-Glare Display
• Gigabit LAN, 2x2 WiFi 6E (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.1
• Windows 11 Pro

[Nora19]

Considering this one:

Lenovo Newest Legion 16" QHD+ i9 RTX 4070 Gaming Laptop, 16" QHD+ (2560 x 1600) 165 Hz, Intel i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, 64GB RAM, 4TB SSD, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 home

[Rpadge]

I have a similar Lenovo system and it performs well.

[tundra_dweller]

This is a pretty good deal that just dropped. 

https://www.costco.com/lenovo-legion-5i-16-gaming-laptop-14th-gen-intel-core-i9-14900hx-geforce-rtx-4060-165hz-2560-x-1600.product.4000270759.html?EMID=B2C_2024_1122_pcsolo_USE&correlationId=3bc3d08a-8066-4f7e-9c9d-5761c2cfe98e-0

[VHampton]

That second computer will work really great.

 

It's got the correct amount of RAM and the video card is spot on. The specs. check all of the boxes. 

 

Wondering how your new initial purchase performs? ...and why it was commented that the standards aren't up to speed? 

 

It appears that it would (should) run just fine. 

 

The recommended computer for Chief Architect X16 is a PC with:

32 GB of RAM

1 TB SSD

an Intel i9 or AMD Ryzen 9 processor. 

 

 

6 hours ago, Nora19 said:

what about this one: 

• Intel Core i9 14900HX (1.6GHz) Processor
• 32GB DDR5-5600 RAM
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Graphics Card
• 2 x 1TB SSD
• 16" WQXGA IPS Anti-Glare Display
• Gigabit LAN, 2x2 WiFi 6E (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.1
• Windows 11 Pro

 

Here are some other things to consider when choosing a computer for Chief Architect X16:

 

Video card

A dedicated video card like an NVIDIA GeForce RTX or AMD Radeon RX is recommended. 

 

Processor

A multi-core processor with more cores and higher speed is better, especially if you plan to run multiple applications at once.

[Nora19]

Thanks for the recommendations, I exchange the ProArt for the Lenovo, so I'll try it next days... thanks again!

 

[Nora19]

1 hour ago, VHampton said:

That second computer will work really great.

 

It's got the correct amount of RAM and the video card is spot on. The specs. check all of the boxes. 

 

Wondering how your new initial purchase performs? ...and why it was commented that the standards aren't up to speed? 

 

It appears that it would (should) run just fine. 

 

The recommended computer for Chief Architect X16 is a PC with:

32 GB of RAM

1 TB SSD

an Intel i9 or AMD Ryzen 9 processor. 

 

 

 

Here are some other things to consider when choosing a computer for Chief Architect X16:

 

Video card

A dedicated video card like an NVIDIA GeForce RTX or AMD Radeon RX is recommended. 

 

Processor

A multi-core processor with more cores and higher speed is better, especially if you plan to run multiple applications at once.

It was really good to me, and had a really beautiful images, If I wouldn't need to use it for chief I would have keep it, and also was a touch screen, but researching in the blog, many people had trouble with the 3000 and also with the other MSI brand so I knew they said the RXT 4070 and up would be a better choice, that is why I changed.

[ComputerMaster86]

You can run Chief Architect on Core i7 and Ryzen 7 Processors just fine.  I actively do on both an Intel Core i7-10700K and AMD Ryzen 7-7700X.  Both are 8-Core 16-Thread CPU's.  The Intel processor has a base frequency of 3.8 Ghz and the AMD 4.5 Ghz.  The i9's and Ryzen 9's depending on model have a few more core's and/or a bit faster clock speed but many i7 and Ryzen 7's are still decent work horse processors.  I try to shoot for 8-core processors with around 4.0 Ghz speed as a baseline for a processor for a computer that is going to run Chief.  If you are going to do ray-trace renderings get a good graphics card.  I've been using a RTX 3070 super on my semi-portable open air desktop quite a bit this week.  My big ole desktop PC in a more traditional case has a RTX 4080 super on  the inside.  I honestly haven't used the 4080 super much but, others on here actively use RTX 4080 supers for raytrace renders.