Revit Pure Live #012 - 💻 Creating the Perfect BIM Computer with Brandon and Buck

Learn how to build the best possible computer to use with BIM software like Revit, Enscape and others. Here's what you'll learn:

💻 The most crucial part of a computer to smoothly run Revit.
💻 What's going on with the semiconductor shortage? What does it mean for graphic cards?
💻 The best CPU, GPU, hard drive, RAM and cooling for BIM-specific software.
💻 What you should look for in a monitor. Curved? QHD? 4K? Super-wide?
💻 The best floppy disk reader to install Revit.

For this show, I'll be joined by two BIM hardware experts:

- Brandon Melin is the director of technology and innovation at ATG USA. ATG is a BIM software reseller and consultant firm for the AEC industry.

- Buck Davis is a BIM hardware guru and the co-founder of BIM Box. BIMBOX is the leader in high-performance hardware for the AEC industry. They build computers that are optimized for design, construction, visualization, and reality capture workflows.

Timestamp:

0:00 - Pre-show music
2:45 - Intro
4:03 - Introducing Brandon & Buck
4:56 - Chatting with Brand on & Buck
5:42 - Why Buck co-founded BIMBOX?
9:32 - What is the critical hardware for Revit?
13:01 - ECC RAM or not?
14:40 - What is the "latency" rating for RAM?
18:56 - Revit & Graphic Cards
21:40 - Revealing how old my desktop is
22:58 - Frankensteining your system
24:30 - CPU, temperature and speed
27:24 - Cleaning your CPU?
30:04 - Stryker II vs Osprey
34:42 - Buck Leaves & fixing visual stream issue
37:56 - What's going on with the semiconductor shortage?
44:24 - Question: how can I improve my Lenovo system?
44:13 - Revit RAM rule of thumb
47:45 - Quadro vs GeForce
50:01 - HDD vs SSD
52:12 - Are BIMBOX computers only in the US?
55:20 - Scan-to-BIM recommended specs
57:44 - NEVER process from external drive
1:01:27 - Customer support treating you live a 5 years old
1:02:42 - Is GeForce RTX 3660 TI 8GB a good choice?
1:04:20 - The best monitors: curved? super-wide?
1:07:39 - Monitor refresh rate important for BIM?
1:08:50 - How to fix slow realistic views in Revit
1:09:28 - Replace your old cords
1:14:00 - BIMBOX laptops
1:15:34 - The biggest problem with laptops
1:20:09 - Outro music

Music by: Ile Flottante

[dustinquintini]

Thank you for this Webinar @ Revit Pure, another Gold Nugget! Very useful and vital info.

[mhdingbi]

BUCK have to change his MIC in the future. The two lives at RevitKid and here i can't hear him well!
But good presentation. Support from Senegal RP!

[BikeRider-et]

Not to be ignorant, can I build an azure VM that would handle exports super fast? any recommends?

[hizacaine]

Win 7 was the last good OS. Wish I still had it.

[MaxiREV]

BIM BOX, do they have international service?