Build 330 – TrueGrade: CAD Workstation

TrueGrade is a CAD workstation, designed around a 24-core Core Ultra 9 285K processor and an RTX 4000 ADA 20GB video card.
CAD Workstation

Description

TrueGrade is a CAD workstation, designed around a 24-core Core Ultra 9 285K processor and an RTX 4000 ADA 20GB video card.

General System Design

This build is designed around a 24-core Core Ultra 9 285K processor and an RTX 4000 ADA 20GB video card.

Software Workload/Customer Need

This customer needed a powerful new CAD workstation to handle their growing professional workload that would last a long time.

This build was designed for Carlson Civil and Trimble Business Center.

This build was influenced by our Core Ultra 9 Rhino Workstation.

System Spec

Processor (CPU): Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

CPU Cooler: Asus ROG STRIX LC 240

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE WIFI7

Memory: Crucial Pro 2x64GB DDR​5-5600

OS Storage (NVME): Kingston KC3000 1TB

Main Storage (NVME): Kingston KC3000 2TB

Video Card (GPU): Nvidia RTX 4000 ADA 20GB

Power Supply (PSU): be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W

Case: be quiet! ​Pure Bas​e 501 Airflow Black

OS: Windows 11 Pro

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Design Rationale

  • The Core Ultra 9 285K gave the customer a great amount of single-core performance for general use, and multicore performance for heavily-threaded tasks.
  • To ensure the CPU runs at full speed, liquid cooling with a 360mm cooler is recommended.
  • The customer wanted a stable motherboard with a good amount of desktop functionality.
  • The customer was fine with our recommended memory setup.
  • The customer was fine with our recommended storage setup.
  • The customer was fine with our recommended video card.
  • We recommended a 1000W power supply based on the design of the build.
  • We used our regular mid-tower case for solid airflow and minimalistic design.

Customer Review

“The quality of the product I received exceeded my expectations, which were already high considering all the 5-star reviews that Top Flight Computers had.

After dealing with the owner, Chris, I see those reviews are indicative of much more than just the product. He is knowledgeable, passionate, professional, and really seems to care not only about his work, but taking care of his customers.

We had one slight hiccup with the timeline due to one of the part manufacturers taking an abnormal amount of time to deliver. When I inquired about an expected delivery date via email, Chris personally called me within 10 minutes to fill me in.

Once shipped, the product was expedited and received in less than two days. I will definitely be using Top Flight Computers in the future, and I have already recommended him to others.”

Douglas, Greenville SC

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