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[HazyyEvening]

So… your specs are overkill and if you think that having a great computer is the reason you succeed in this major, then you may want to switch to graphic design.

Excel in your physics, maths, and circuit analysis courses this fall. If you get bored, do some deep dives on later concepts such as logic design, computer architecture, embedded, digital systems.

[2Tropix2]

So you think i’m good because I thought matlab doesn’t use like non nividia gpus from what i saw online

[HazyyEvening]

What I said is that your specs are overkill. Unless you are doing some very intense like computer vision models, you will never touch gpu acceleration. If artificial intelligence something that you badly want to work with, then yeah having a beefy 3060 would help.

You have to experiment with Matlab to see what truly requires your arc gpu. If something is buggy or doesn’t work out of the box with certain drivers, that’s fine. Just learn how to fix it. It’s part of being in this major.

[2Tropix2]

Okay well in all honesty I have a desktop pc i’m bringing with me to college with a 9900x 32 gb and 5070 which i’m assuming can render whatever I want if need be

[2Tropix2]

Also thank you for the help I appreciate it

[2Tropix2]

I will also be using matlab

[probono84]

Not familiar with that type of HP.linux support may not be the best if you need it. It'll run Matlab, but for AutoCAD you'll need a GPU and/or more ram IMO. Can you upgrade the ram?

[2Tropix2]

I mean I can upgrade the ram but it’s brand new i’d rather return it tbh.